If you’ve got an insatiable hunger to see live bands following Oxjam and the infinite number of great bands that have played Bedford recently, but your skint, what do you do ?. Here’s a suggestion: Every so often a thing happens at Esquires called ‘Juicebox Showcase’ and it’s free. It’s been running for a couple of years now with the same magic formula: bring together 3 or 4 bands and let people listen for free.
Later this month (23rd), three bands will take to the stage: The Mobbs, from Northampton, The Maida Vales, from London, and Screen People, from just outside Cambridge who have some chart time behind them, having held the top spot on Radio Cambridgeshire’s unsigned chart for 6 weeks.
Alie Pavlitski is Vocalist & Guitarist, Ed Robinson plays Bassist and Becca Robinson is on Drums & Percussion. Their album ‘Greater Good‘ is available to download
I asked them some questions and they gave me some, y’know, answers.
What inspired you to form a band ?
A combination of two things: Firstly, we had played together before for various productions and
so we knew each other well, as well as our capabilities. Secondly, we all have a passion for writing
music. Three years later and we are still here!
How did you decide on the name ?
Alie came up with the name which we thought was rather unusual, and so we stuck with it for that
reason.
Favourite Book ?
Alie: The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris.
Ed’s: Goosebumps series
Becca: The Drummer’s Bible
Best Thai Restaurant ?
Thai Rack Glass House in Royston – a place where many meals are had between practice and
recording sessions!
Where did you record Greater Good ?
Greater Good was solely recorded at Alie’s house. It was a challenging yet fantastic experience and
one which we can importantly learn from, for our new content we are currently working on! We will
be performing some of those songs in Bedford!
What were your 2014 highlights ?
Outside of music we all finished our study in A Levels and having graduated from university. With
regards to music, we busked for Oxfam for the first time which we found to be a really enjoyable and
successful experience. Keep an eye out for us when we next busk!
What are your plans for 2015?
We hope to have a solid set of new songs recorded, and to branch out of Cambridgeshire to perform
at some awesome venues with some awesome bands
Been to any good gigs lately ?
We have seen some great bands play lately, from The Mercy House, Austere, The Super Nothing
(from Bedfordshire/London!), Bella Loka, The Abstracts to name but a few!
