What goes through a musician's mind? How does Mike Gordon zone in on an extended improvisation then concentrate on an intricately composed section in the same song? How is it affected by playing in massive arenas with Phish, then moving to smaller clubs for a solo band show?
I don't want to interview, I want to BE Mike Gordon.
To some extent, the same goes for Big Sam's Funky Nation. I've seen him play with much bigger NOLA groups like Galactic, but his band gave a supercharged performance nonetheless. Life on the road. How does it feel? Whats the sleep reschedule like? Stuart Copeland wrote in his autobiography that it's on par with emerging from a cave each day and being in a new town, where the dressing rooms, stages, crowds and people all begin running together and the redundancy leaves much to be desired.
But man, to be on stage.
Big Sam's Funky Nation, Smiths Olde Bar, 3/31/11
Mike Gordon Band, Center Stage ATLANTA 3/19/11
Big Sam's Funky Nation, Smiths Olde Bar, 3/31/11
Mike Gordon Band, Center Stage ATLANTA 3/19/11
