A well known name in the psychobilly and rockabilly scene, The Creepshow are back at it with a full Canada USA tour going on right now. Going strong for 10 years, The Creepshow are still rocking out, having fun doing it, and not slowing down. I took the opportunity to chat with Sean "Sickboy" McNab about the band and whats coming up next. Read on for the interview.
Jay: Thanks for taking the time for this interview Sean! Really appreciate it.
So you guys are on the road right now, how long are you going to be away from home for?
Sean: Yes sir! We are on our way to Saskatoon right now on the trans-Canada. Played a super fun show in Winnipeg last night. We are pretty much booked up until the end of September , so like 5 months I guess, with a few weeks off here and there.
Jay: Are you looking forward to playing a certain city in particular? (if there is) What makes that town/city stand out?
Sean: Hmmmmm that's tough, there's so many.. We haven't toured Canada in a while, so we are pretty excited just to do that, but Calgary at the Ship & Anchor is definitely always a favorite tour stop. What makes a town stand out is usually 3 things... Food, people, and the show...
Jay: It seemed like you were ready to welcome Kenda right away which is awesome. How did that change the dynamic of the band with a new frontman? Or frontlady I guess. Was it an instant chemistry? Big shoes to fill no doubt!
Sean: I would say it was pretty instant! After about 30 seconds of hearing her sing with us, we all looked at each other with excitement and knew she was the last piece to the puzzle. The dynamic changed in a way that we are all like family now, we've been through a lot of ups and downs together over the years, but it has made us stronger.
Jay: With the last release, Life After Death, you also welcomed Sandro and Daniel to the band as well. What was that like with all the fresh new blood?
Sean: It's great! Daniel is a longtime friend that we met on a Europe tour in 2007, when we decided to add a lead guitar player to the band , it HAD to be him, He's an amazing guitar player, songwriter, and person. We had seen sandro play when he was filling in for The hypnophonics when we brought them on tour a few years ago, and he blew our minds! After that tour , we needed a new drummer and immediately called him to come play in Europe with us for a month, he's a maniac on the drums and brings a whole new dimension to the band.
Jay: Lets talk about nowadays for a minute. With this tour having just begun, can fans expect to hear new material at all? Have you been working on anything recently?
Sean: We are currently working on a new album which will hopefully be ready to record in October. We have a shit ton of stuff but nothing that is ready to play live yet unfortunately, but maybe by the end of the tour!
Jay: What can you say about the rockabilly, psychobilly scene now? It seems like alot of bands have decided to hang up the guitars so to speak in the last few years. Does this affect where The Creepshow is headed?
Sean: Our shows are always filled with such a mix of different scenes and we live that. Punks, psychos, rockabillies, ska kids, whatever, just people that want to have a good time and everyone is welcome. The rockabilly / psychobilly scene is so different in every city and is always growing and then shrinking, and then growing again, just like any scene I guess. Will bands hanging up their guitars affect us? Hell no! If it did we would have given up a long time ago, we are having way too much fun.
Jay: Thanks again for taking the time to chat Sean. One last question, any bands you recommend listening to these days? What are you currently listening to?
Sean: No problem, anytime! Currently I can't stop listening to every album of the Bronx. The dead Kennedys are always on my play list, minor threat, sick of it all, bombshell rocks...stuff like that.
The Creepshow will play the Ship and Anchor in Calgary April 29th
-Jay Caption
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