Interview with Jacob Beaver and Max D’Ambra of Twin Bruises
You guys recently played Cosmic Fest 2.0. How would you compare that show to the others ones you’ve played?
Max: Cosmic Fest was funny because there was no organization. We were supposed to play third and we ended up playing last. It was fun and I loved it
Jacob: Either way, organizing anything with Paul, you’re gonna have a fun time so you don’t have to worry about it.
You guys also played a new song at Cosmic Fest. Is there going to be a new EP?
Jacob: Yeah, we’re recording in the beginning of April.
Max: We’re recording the first week of April with Jonathan Klawitter. He’s a cool guy. He recorded Cactus Eyes & Lush Greenery which is a really good Death Metal/Black Metal Band
Jacob: They’re not Black Metal. They’re like beachy ambient awesomeness.
Max: Ha, ok. Listen to it.
Jacob: I will look them up right now! [pulls out smart phone and searches Cactus Eyes & Lush Greenery]
Is it true that you guys are going on tour?
Jacob: Aw fuck. We were supposed to go on tour with Ridgeway but the problem with the tour is that we’re still in fucking high school and Evan, our drummer, has finals. We don’t want to go on tour unless it’s with our full band
Max: I think what’s going to end up happening is we’re probably going to play the kickoff and welcoming home show. But, I don’t think we’re going to end up going to Portland with them. I was actually really excited about that because I was going to get my uncle who gets free gas from his work to drive us. That would have been half of our touring expenses, so we could have had a $100 tour to Portland which would have been awesome.
So what bands are your greatest influences?
Max: It started with Fugazi
Jacob: Yeah, I was definitely a major Fugazi fan. Back when we first started, I based all my performing and all my guitar parts off Guy Picciotto. He’s a really cool guy.
Max: and Ian Mackaye is probably one of my favorite people on the face of the Earth. Fugazi was a big influence for us.
Jacob: [finally finds Cactus Eyes & Lush Greenery on his phone and plays their music. Holds phone up to Max’s ear] Proof! Does that sound like Death Metal to you?
Max: I don’t know if it’s the same Cactus Eyes & Lush Greenery.
Jacob: It is! You probably looked up the wrong one.
In the new song you guys played, I heard some Fugazi influence
Jacob: Yeah! The pause that we had was definitely Fugazi. I wrote it with Evan, and we were just fucking around with chords
Max: With my leads, I kind of just want to be the guy from Tiny Moving Parts. He’s insane; he’s all over the neck of the guitar
Jacob: The new song is one of my favorites because it was just about everything that was happening in my point of life
Max: I think we’re finally writing stuff that we’re proud of. We can finally say that it’s us
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