4) What's one time something went terribly wrong or miraculously right for you at a show or on the road?
On our last tour, we had several obstacles we had to overcome to make it work (but yay! It wound up being the best!) There was one night in particular, this show in Philly. We’d driven nine hours to get there, didn’t really know too many people there, and the record store where we were playing had a very strict noise cutoff and 'rental' deal. The first band was half an hour or so late going on, played one or two too many songs, and that just set the pace for the rest of the night. We were nervous they’d cut off the show before we had a chance to play, and even more nervous we’d have to front money out of pocket for the venue. Regardless, we were determined to give it our all and have fun, no matter what happened. But miraculously, a bunch of people showed up, and everything worked out! We got to play our whole set, we more than covered their door deal, plus people stayed for our set AND bought merch! It really was such a great lesson in keeping a positive mindset, and we LOVE Philly.
There was also this time in Albuquerque that a show got cancelled due to a toilet that overflowed and tripped the fire alarm. Don’t have to get in too deep on that one, but suffice it to say -- shit happens!
5) How did you guys come up with the cover for your PMS EP? Have you made squeamish dudes uncomfortable with it?
That’s such a great story. So many people think it’s staged, but actually I was borrowing Olivia’s leggings during a show one night. I had my period and forgot to swap out my tampon before playing, and during the first song of the night as I screamed the first 'I WANNA BE ALONE!' in the song Partying Alone...well, let’s just say there was some major leakage. But the show must go on! So I kept playing. After the show I got off stage and of course there was a stain. I showed Olivia, who was momentarily horrified that I’d stained her leggings, but recovered quickly with a, 'Let me take a photo, this HAS to be our cover!' A moment of genius for sure!
We’ve actually been surprised at how many dudes LOVE the shirt and rock it with pride. It’s cool that something so stereotypically in the shadows (as many women’s issues are) gets some light shed on it -- all because I forgot to change my tampon. PS -- the stain came out.