Redline, a high energy and soulful rock band out of Dallas, Texas, is highly influenced by The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jimmy Hendrix. Band members include Austin Adams on bass, Joseph Campise on guitar, Nate Williams on the drums, and Joe Rodriguez on vocals and acoustic guitar.
While sitting down for this interview, Austin tells me that the band got their name from the term "redlining your car" - a phrase which to them symbolizes giving it your all and putting everything you have into everything you do. The band has been together for five years and has loved every moment of it.
When Redline begin working on a song, they just start by "going with whatever comes" to their heads. What they do next is pretty unique; Austin claims that it is the same as what the band, the Postal Service, had done way back when they were off at college - as members of Redline are today. Someone from the band will record a chorus or riff with his cell phone and send it in a group message to their band mates. Then all of the members will critique what's been sent as a group. At the end of the semester, the whole band will meet up for band practice back in their hometown, during which time they jam out their previous ideas and bounce things off of one other.
Redline just released their latest album in January and plan on releasing a couple of singles over the summer. When I asked how close all the band members were as far as their friendships and interpersonal relationships go, they told me that they all feel like they were born to play in this band together. This group has been through bad shows and great shows, bad luck and good luck. Much like the story behind their band name suggests, they have learned to never give up, "even when you think life couldn't get any worse, never back down."
The band also says that they will almost certainly never go the way mainstream music goes. Austin says, "the group has been through too much sh*t to not make it, and I love it." The band's hardest struggle when they first started playing music was building up their fan base and getting the response they were really looking for in potential fans. After putting themselves out there though, they finally were able to foster the support they were so desperately searching for. The members of Redline are looking forward to performing together for years to come in the future.
While sitting down for this interview, Austin tells me that the band got their name from the term "redlining your car" - a phrase which to them symbolizes giving it your all and putting everything you have into everything you do. The band has been together for five years and has loved every moment of it.
When Redline begin working on a song, they just start by "going with whatever comes" to their heads. What they do next is pretty unique; Austin claims that it is the same as what the band, the Postal Service, had done way back when they were off at college - as members of Redline are today. Someone from the band will record a chorus or riff with his cell phone and send it in a group message to their band mates. Then all of the members will critique what's been sent as a group. At the end of the semester, the whole band will meet up for band practice back in their hometown, during which time they jam out their previous ideas and bounce things off of one other.
Redline just released their latest album in January and plan on releasing a couple of singles over the summer. When I asked how close all the band members were as far as their friendships and interpersonal relationships go, they told me that they all feel like they were born to play in this band together. This group has been through bad shows and great shows, bad luck and good luck. Much like the story behind their band name suggests, they have learned to never give up, "even when you think life couldn't get any worse, never back down."
The band also says that they will almost certainly never go the way mainstream music goes. Austin says, "the group has been through too much sh*t to not make it, and I love it." The band's hardest struggle when they first started playing music was building up their fan base and getting the response they were really looking for in potential fans. After putting themselves out there though, they finally were able to foster the support they were so desperately searching for. The members of Redline are looking forward to performing together for years to come in the future.
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This interview is part of a band interview series with bands booked to Gorilla Music shows across the country. For more information on Gorilla Music, check out their website or the Gorilla Music Blog today.
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