played with the Jackson Pines
guys in Philly, NYC and up in the
Hudson Valley of New York. Never
gets old.
We’ve talked for years about do-
ing a split EP, but it just hasn’t hap-
pened. We’ve sang and played on
each other’s records, but haven’t
done a full-on collabo. We’ll get
around to it someday.
We did a live recording at the
Porchistas Home Studio one after-
noon when we crashed at Alan’s
place after a show. It was Matt
Brown of Homeless Apians, Alan
Porchista, and me and Al from
Seabirds. I think it was for Lazlo’s
BlowUp Radio benefit for Spon-
dylitis research. Might be floating
around the Internet somewhere.
Oh man, we also did this live
show for Lazlo out on the river in
Keyport with all the members of
Porchistas and Seabirds on stage
together at once, playing each
other’s songs as the sun was set-
ting. What a trip!
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Joe: We have played countless
shows together in NJ, but I have
never toured with the Seabirds or
the Porchistas. We always tend to
go on the road at different times
and for varying lengths of time.
But we’ve played in each other’s
bands during live sets in many dif-
ferent combinations. I always was
drawn to groups of bands who
did that, like the folks at Saddle
Creek or Elephant 6 in the ’90s
and ’00s. That kind of collabora-
tion is a big part of our slice of the
NJ local scene for sure. You’ll hear
Jesse sing on my former band’s
albums. And I play trombone on
some of Alan’s hits. We love to
hang out and experiment with in-
strumentation.
I believe the last time all three of
your bands played together was
a benefit for Standing Rock at The
Saint right around this time last
year. Within that year, the country,
especially the White House, has
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