Matt: Like so many others I grew up on what my parents listened to, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Motown. Tell us about your music inspirations, and your favorite bands growing up and present that give you that push and drive. Stef: Matt, your band is a mix of different loves of music. As far as crowds, there’s been times where we’ve walked away from small club shows feeling more energized than shows with much bigger crowds, it’s about the energy the audience brings. We are very blessed to be doing this for a living. When you’re on the road and things get hard, sometimes you have to remind yourself. Matt: Playing music has been making me feel better since I was a teenager. Stef: When I watch your videos, and your Sugarshack sessions, you all look like you are having the time of your life! Tell us about that feeling you get when you play, do you love small shows, or do big ass crowds make you go wild? As far as this life, our bass player, Pags, said it best “When you think about the alternative, there are no other options”.
Matt: It’s no small task to manage this career with a family and social life. Stef: How do you guys deal with touring non-stop life/social stuff? Do any of you ever get homesick? How has this changed your life? It keeps us tuned in, routine is important out here. Unless we have off days we seldom break this routine. Matt: Our typical day on the road involves waking up at a truck stop, hit the gym, load in, show, load out, repeat. Stef: What is your day-to-day starting when you wake up? Is there a yoga or meditation sesh? Or do you guys mix it up with just getting in the vehicle, flip a coin, and say “ok you drive?” Trying to eat well on the road can be tough. I don’t eat much meat, everyone else is somewhere in between. Matt: We have guys that are fairly strict carnivores and will bust out an air fryer or grill. Stef: I’m curious about the band’s road life and daily grind how do you manage your meals-is it family style or grilling, any vegans? The venue tonight might be a new favorite, The Ford Amp in Los Angeles. Matt: We’ve been blessed to perform at some amazing venues on this tour. Stef: Right now, you guys are touring the country, where is your favorite spot? Our rig in particular is our home and we try to maintain as much privacy as possible as it relates to our bus.
#EVERWILD TROPIDELIC HOW TO#
You learn over time how to handle things and best practices. Stef: I must ask, I love to hear the behind-the-scenes shenanigans! Any crazy fans jump in your vehicle and ask you to take them with you? Matt: There are a few of us that play multiple instruments and we have done instrument switches onstage over the years.
Stef: Your band is comprised of a trumpet player, a trombone, a guitarist, bass, vocals for days, what an amazing collaboration! Do any of you like to switch around and play something else? There’s been several lineups since but the current lineup is the one that has toured the country for the last 7 years or so and it’s the one that most people have come to know. Matt: The band formed over 10 years ago now amongst friends at Kent State. Stef: Hey Matt! Thanks so much for getting with The Pier Magazine to share your story! So tell us, how and when was this creation born? What an incredible run these guys are on! I don’t like to go into detailed explanations of songs but the good and the bad bleed into all of them, some more directly than others. Life is beautiful, life is tragic, life is magic.
#EVERWILD TROPIDELIC PLUS#
Ever the road warriors, they have just announced their appearance at Ever-Wild Music Festival this coming August 12 & 13 plus a new tour run kicking off this September with 311! They have gained fan and critical acclaim through regularly touring with top billing acts like 311, Slightly Stoopid, The Dirty Heads, Pepper, The Flobots and Wookiefoot.Īnd performed at fan-favorite festivals including Warped Tour, Reggae Rise Up, 311 Caribbean Cruise, Electric Forest, California Roots Music & Art Festival, as well as host of their own annual Freakstomp Music Festival. The six-piece band from Cleveland, Ohio may be far from any tropical islands, but that doesn’t stop them from dishing out an interesting mix of reggae, hip-hop, and high energy funk. On the eve of their latest album release “All The Colors” Matt Roads, lead singer and frontman of Tropidelic, sat down with us at The Pier to talk about their current tour and life on the road.
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