In recent years if Philly music fans hadn't seen Ron Gallo a half-dozen or so times by mid-year, they must have tried to avoid him. But as the calendar turned to 2016, Ron Gallo packed up his talents and left for Nashville. This summer tour, including a stop at Philly's JOHNNY BRENDA'S, is the first chance for many to catch Ron Gallo in quite a while. Let's see what Ron has been up to, as he chatted with Root Down In The Shadow.
Once upon a time you were everywhere in Philly, but then after 1 (or 2) farewell show(s) you were gone to Nashville at the end of 2015
Part of moving to Nashville and leaving Philly behind, was not being stuck in the same old stuff, doing shows with the same crew, taking a step forward. Going to Nashville however meant playing shows with old friends like Jordan Hull and Joe Fletcher. Do you have fears of getting into the same ruts?
i always have a natural fear of growing stagnant. even while in
philly i could never sit still. the decision to make the move was a
little more personal than that. all i can say it was time to go and
nashville seemed like a natural step to really get serious about my pop
country career. i had compiled such an enormous collection of songs
about blue jeans, whiskey and last night that i needed to take the leap
and go where the food is.
i mean i have played a show or two with my pre-move nashville friends down there but even more frequently i have met a ton of new people and bands and have been really warmly welcomed by the very great weirdo rock and roll scene in nashville.
What are you doing differently? Any new friends the folks back in Philly should know?
I've been playing lead guitar in a band called The Minks which is fronted by my pal Nikki Barber and features members of Ranch Ghost, Kat Milk Blu and Blackfoot Gypsies who are all great bands in their own right. I also put together a compilation for American Diamond which features a bunch of nashville bands including: Ian Ferguson (probably my favorite band in nashville - some really fucking good T-Rex meets "the White Album" next level stuff), Charlie and the Evil Mothers (Charlie has joined my band on bass for some shows!), Supermelt, Okey Dokey (members of Sol Cat and The Weeks) and of course Jordan Hull (my longtime musical brother)
Instead of coming back to Philly, you get to send a postcard to your friends and fans, what do you want to tell us?
the postcard would say:
Let's talk SXSW tour? who were the players? Anything exciting happen?
SXSW tour was great. My band was Dylan Sevey on drums and Rich Domings on bass. Some of those shows were pretty high on the list of memorable ones. Particularly our Saturday night show at Cheer Up Charlies with Har Mar Superstar, Acid Dad, Thelma and the Sleaze and many more.
Wasn't "Heavy Meta" supposed to be out? We got the "RG3 EP" instead? Miscommunication/misunderstanding or last minute audible?
I hadn't made a plan to release the full length yet so the EP was a preliminary preview until i found the right outlet for "HEAVY META". Right now it's looking like it will come out in the fall. Working on some exciting stuff!
Once upon a time you were everywhere in Philly, but then after 1 (or 2) farewell show(s) you were gone to Nashville at the end of 2015
Part of moving to Nashville and leaving Philly behind, was not being stuck in the same old stuff, doing shows with the same crew, taking a step forward. Going to Nashville however meant playing shows with old friends like Jordan Hull and Joe Fletcher. Do you have fears of getting into the same ruts?
i mean i have played a show or two with my pre-move nashville friends down there but even more frequently i have met a ton of new people and bands and have been really warmly welcomed by the very great weirdo rock and roll scene in nashville.
What are you doing differently? Any new friends the folks back in Philly should know?
I've been playing lead guitar in a band called The Minks which is fronted by my pal Nikki Barber and features members of Ranch Ghost, Kat Milk Blu and Blackfoot Gypsies who are all great bands in their own right. I also put together a compilation for American Diamond which features a bunch of nashville bands including: Ian Ferguson (probably my favorite band in nashville - some really fucking good T-Rex meets "the White Album" next level stuff), Charlie and the Evil Mothers (Charlie has joined my band on bass for some shows!), Supermelt, Okey Dokey (members of Sol Cat and The Weeks) and of course Jordan Hull (my longtime musical brother)
Instead of coming back to Philly, you get to send a postcard to your friends and fans, what do you want to tell us?
the postcard would say:
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| "HOLY SHIT THERES PARKING. Come eat Hattie B's with me." |
Let's talk SXSW tour? who were the players? Anything exciting happen?
SXSW tour was great. My band was Dylan Sevey on drums and Rich Domings on bass. Some of those shows were pretty high on the list of memorable ones. Particularly our Saturday night show at Cheer Up Charlies with Har Mar Superstar, Acid Dad, Thelma and the Sleaze and many more.
I hadn't made a plan to release the full length yet so the EP was a preliminary preview until i found the right outlet for "HEAVY META". Right now it's looking like it will come out in the fall. Working on some exciting stuff!
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