{"id":14174,"date":"2013-07-01T16:37:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T16:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesunsetstrip.com\/2013\/07\/01\/5-questions-with-brent-amaker\/"},"modified":"2017-12-21T16:20:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T00:20:07","slug":"5-questions-brent-amaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesunsetstrip.com\/5-questions-brent-amaker\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Questions With Brent Amaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>3 Minute, 55 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n\tIf Sergio Leone and Quentin Tarantino picked up guitars instead of cameras, chances are their music would&rsquo;ve sounded pretty damn close to Brent Amaker and The Rodeo. The Seattle-based six-piece recently stopped by the Viper Room on The Sunset Strip to bring their new record, <em>Year Of The Dragon<\/em>, to a growing cult following of fans across the U.S.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tBefore donning their crisp, white western wears and taking the stage, Mr. Amaker himself took a moment to speak with TSS.com about their much buzzed about new full length, the blur of life on the road and the quest for &ndash; of all things &ndash; a laundry detergent sponsor&#8230;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Western music from Seattle? What are the origins of The Rodeo?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tMe and a group of friends decided to try and write some western songs influenced by music from the past&#8230; &nbsp;It&#39;s been a long time since modern country music has had any real attitude. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tWhen we first formed, we were riding our motorcycles to our gigs. That was the one thing we all had in common &ndash; we liked to ride. But in the end, the bikes were a logistical nightmare. So we ditched &#39;em and kept our focus on the music!<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Tell us about the new album, Year Of The Dragon. Is there an overall theme?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t2012 was actually the year of the dragon, and that&#39;s when we did most of the work. The overall theme is based on our travels, I suspect&#8230; &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tWe take a western cinematic attitude and apply that to things we&#39;ve experienced as a band. And if you think about it, most western films are based on cowboys traveling and overcoming obstacles. That&#39;s what we do; most of the things I write about are inspired by real life. And while this project may have started as a concept, we now live it every day. &nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tAt this point the songs are coming from a very real place.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Who would be your dream collaboration?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tI&#39;d love to work with Mark Mothersbaugh. DEVO is one of my favorite bands of all time. We are influenced by a lot of music in film, and Mark is &quot;the man&quot; when it comes to scoring soundtracks. If I could ever get him to produce one of our records, that&#39;d be the shit!<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>What&#39;s the story behind your song &quot;Tequila Cerveza?&quot;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tI&#39;ve found that touring as a band can be a lot like an episode of the &ldquo;Twilight Zone.&rdquo; Every day leads to a new town, and every day becomes a time loop of driving to the gig, loading in and playing the set. It becomes your reality, and it&#39;s not like any other reality out there.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&quot;Tequila Cerveza,&rdquo; to me, represents that moment I step on stage on a night when I&#39;ve been touring too long. I can&#39;t even imagine what&#39;s happening with the people who are in the crowd. I don&#39;t know what they did with their day. I don&#39;t know there problems. So the best thing I can say to a room full of strangers is &quot;let&#39;s drink!&rdquo;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Please recount your most infamous rock n&#39; roll road story.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tA lot of people of have been talking about the time I ate a bloody steak on stage. Our girl Bunny took her shirt off and served it to me with a glass of wine. The band kept right on playing and we kicked back into our set the second I was finished eating. I really enjoyed that experience. I felt like a king!<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<strong>Bonus question: What&#39;s the secret to keeping crisp, sparkling white outfits when on the road?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\tWe wear our matching black outfits during the day, and change into the white ones right before we perform. When we&#39;re done, it&#39;s back to black. I&#39;d really like to find a laundry detergent sponsor soon so I have a better answer to this question.<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<em>Brent Amaker And The Rodeo are currently touring the U.S. &nbsp;Their new album, <\/em>Year Of The Dragon<em>, is available on iTunes.<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentamaker.com\">brentamaker.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/BrentAmakerandtheRodeo\">facebook.com\/BrentAmakerandtheRodeo<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/brentamaker\">twitter.com\/brentamaker<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<em>&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/brentxmendoza\">Brent X Mendoza<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n\t&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t<em>Photos courtesy of Jessica Pix, RocketQueen 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