Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3 to Play at Mohawk Place Monday, November 17
Yes, that's right, Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3 will perform Monday, November 17, at Mohawk Place, 47 East Mohawk Street, Buffalo, with Mark Norris and the Backpeddlers and Matt Smith opening
I am not sure if I can make it to the show (which would suck), because I have greatly enjoyed all three acts in one way or another; I caught a previous show of Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3 at Mohawk Place, and it was frigging phenomenal. Wynn, the former guitarist and vocalist with the Dream Syndicate before starting a more than 15-year solo career (and in Gutterball), still blazes on guitar and continues to release excellent CDs. Mark Norris is known best for his former band girlpope, and Matt Smith is best known for some of his previous bands, including his long term with Scott Carpenter and the Real McCoys, as well as Terry and the Headhunters.
The following interview was conducted before Wynn's last show in Buffalo earlier this year, but due to work and health situations, we never got to post it to our Buffaloroots web site.
So, enjoy the interview and maybe I'll see you at the show.
Almost 10 questions with Steve Wynn
By Kevin J. Hosey
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Steve Wynn has continued his post-Dream Syndicate/Gutterball music career with some fine solo music and has now recorded his third CD with the Miracle 3 (Jason Victor, guitar and vocals; Dave DeCastro, bass; Linda Pitmon, drums), “tick…tick…tick…” on Down There Records.
The new CD kicks like a horse, mule, soccer player or whatever saying/cliché you’d like to mention, and shows that the years have treated Wynn well; indeed, he seems to have more energy than any previous part of his career.
Before a late March 2006 show at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, Wynn took to his computer and answered some questions for us.
KJHosey: How do you feel about the recording/the results of
"tick...tick...tick?"
Steve Wynn: Thrilled. My main goal was to translate our live show to CD and that's usually the hardest thing to do, surprisingly. I think we got it.
KJH: Some reports refer to "tick...tick...tick" as the third in a trilogy
or "Tucson Trilogy" of recordings with "Here Come the Miracles" and
"Static Transmission." Is this accurate, and are you pleased with your
last three recordings?
SW: The records most certainly belong together and are a trilogy. The studio, the band, the engineer, the vibe, the sound-it all holds together. And these are my three favorite records that I've done. It was so much fun and so easy, unbelievably easy.
KJH: You have worked with the Miracle 3 for several years; is this the
same lineup, and what have you enjoyed and gotten out of working with
these particular musicians?
SW: There is a certain kind of connection and rapport and transcendence you can get from people that you've spent so much time around. Not just on stage but also in the van or in hotel rooms or backstage. All of our camaraderie and friendship comes out in our music.
KJH: While you have had a long solo career and attracted media attention, it appears that the positive critical reviews and coverage you have received from your last three recordings has been the most since your time with the Dream Syndicate. Does it feel any different this time around and is it surprising to be in this position again about 20 years later?
SW: It's really gratifying to have people paying so much attention to these records. I am more proud of them than anything I've done before and I’m glad people are paying attention. And it's easier to enjoy it more now that I’m older and have some kind of perspective.
KJH: Has moving to New York City changed your sound or approach to
recording these last few years?
SW: Absolutely. There is no shortage of ideas or inspiration or snippets of conversation or excitement. It's around you all the time. I've always said that the reason I prefer New York to LA comes down to "Walking Not Driving."
KJH: Life away from music has a way of sticking its ugly head into things; you recently lost friend and Gutterball band mate Bryan Harvey when he and his family were murdered in their home. How did that hit you?
SW: As badly as you would think. Words can't express the way I feel. I've tried to find the right words and they keep coming up short. Incomprehensible and horrible. I miss him.
KJH: How do you feel with people still enjoying and requesting Dream
Syndicate music?
SW: It means a lot to me. Look, I'm really proud of that record and am happy that so many other people love it as well. But it makes all of the nostalgia a little easier when so many people have been discovering my last few albums. You never want to be strictly a museum piece but I think there's a good balance these days
KJH: I know you've been asked before, but is there any word on the
possible reissuing of "Medicine Show?"
SW: It's the only one I can't keep in print. It's hard when you're dealing with a monolithic corporation like A&M or Interscope (who owns the company, I think). But I think it will get reissued at some point.
KJH: People have repeatedly written that rock and roll is dead; is it?
SW: It's got more lives than a cat. Or Rocky Balboa. Every time you think that it's breathed its last, somebody comes along and reminds you of why the whole thing mattered so much in the first place.
For more information, people can go to http://stevewynn.net.
I am not sure if I can make it to the show (which would suck), because I have greatly enjoyed all three acts in one way or another; I caught a previous show of Steve Wynn and the Miracle 3 at Mohawk Place, and it was frigging phenomenal. Wynn, the former guitarist and vocalist with the Dream Syndicate before starting a more than 15-year solo career (and in Gutterball), still blazes on guitar and continues to release excellent CDs. Mark Norris is known best for his former band girlpope, and Matt Smith is best known for some of his previous bands, including his long term with Scott Carpenter and the Real McCoys, as well as Terry and the Headhunters.
The following interview was conducted before Wynn's last show in Buffalo earlier this year, but due to work and health situations, we never got to post it to our Buffaloroots web site.
So, enjoy the interview and maybe I'll see you at the show.
Almost 10 questions with Steve Wynn
By Kevin J. Hosey
Guitarist, singer and songwriter Steve Wynn has continued his post-Dream Syndicate/Gutterball music career with some fine solo music and has now recorded his third CD with the Miracle 3 (Jason Victor, guitar and vocals; Dave DeCastro, bass; Linda Pitmon, drums), “tick…tick…tick…” on Down There Records.
The new CD kicks like a horse, mule, soccer player or whatever saying/cliché you’d like to mention, and shows that the years have treated Wynn well; indeed, he seems to have more energy than any previous part of his career.
Before a late March 2006 show at Mohawk Place in Buffalo, Wynn took to his computer and answered some questions for us.
KJHosey: How do you feel about the recording/the results of
"tick...tick...tick?"
Steve Wynn: Thrilled. My main goal was to translate our live show to CD and that's usually the hardest thing to do, surprisingly. I think we got it.
KJH: Some reports refer to "tick...tick...tick" as the third in a trilogy
or "Tucson Trilogy" of recordings with "Here Come the Miracles" and
"Static Transmission." Is this accurate, and are you pleased with your
last three recordings?
SW: The records most certainly belong together and are a trilogy. The studio, the band, the engineer, the vibe, the sound-it all holds together. And these are my three favorite records that I've done. It was so much fun and so easy, unbelievably easy.
KJH: You have worked with the Miracle 3 for several years; is this the
same lineup, and what have you enjoyed and gotten out of working with
these particular musicians?
SW: There is a certain kind of connection and rapport and transcendence you can get from people that you've spent so much time around. Not just on stage but also in the van or in hotel rooms or backstage. All of our camaraderie and friendship comes out in our music.
KJH: While you have had a long solo career and attracted media attention, it appears that the positive critical reviews and coverage you have received from your last three recordings has been the most since your time with the Dream Syndicate. Does it feel any different this time around and is it surprising to be in this position again about 20 years later?
SW: It's really gratifying to have people paying so much attention to these records. I am more proud of them than anything I've done before and I’m glad people are paying attention. And it's easier to enjoy it more now that I’m older and have some kind of perspective.
KJH: Has moving to New York City changed your sound or approach to
recording these last few years?
SW: Absolutely. There is no shortage of ideas or inspiration or snippets of conversation or excitement. It's around you all the time. I've always said that the reason I prefer New York to LA comes down to "Walking Not Driving."
KJH: Life away from music has a way of sticking its ugly head into things; you recently lost friend and Gutterball band mate Bryan Harvey when he and his family were murdered in their home. How did that hit you?
SW: As badly as you would think. Words can't express the way I feel. I've tried to find the right words and they keep coming up short. Incomprehensible and horrible. I miss him.
KJH: How do you feel with people still enjoying and requesting Dream
Syndicate music?
SW: It means a lot to me. Look, I'm really proud of that record and am happy that so many other people love it as well. But it makes all of the nostalgia a little easier when so many people have been discovering my last few albums. You never want to be strictly a museum piece but I think there's a good balance these days
KJH: I know you've been asked before, but is there any word on the
possible reissuing of "Medicine Show?"
SW: It's the only one I can't keep in print. It's hard when you're dealing with a monolithic corporation like A&M or Interscope (who owns the company, I think). But I think it will get reissued at some point.
KJH: People have repeatedly written that rock and roll is dead; is it?
SW: It's got more lives than a cat. Or Rocky Balboa. Every time you think that it's breathed its last, somebody comes along and reminds you of why the whole thing mattered so much in the first place.
For more information, people can go to http://stevewynn.net.
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