Robo Robb

I had a song stuck in my head when I returned from North Carolina in November. This song started to fade as the months went by and I soon forgot about it. Sugar Glyder is a band from Charlotte, North Carolina. I have been wanting to interview these dudes and dudette since I first saw them perform at the Tremont in Charlotte back in September of 2009. Well I made another trip to Charlotte this past May and finally was able to get them all in one place for a great interview. This interview was conducted at their practice space in the Queen City Underground. When I left the interview I popped in one of the CDs they had given me and voila! There it was the song that was stuck in my head! Take a listen, enjoy and leave some feedback for the group.

Emily, Chris and Daniel playing Scrabble!

Before I left Charlotte, NC I just had to interview this dude. I kept hearing great things about him from everybody. Andy is the doorman (ID Checker, Money Collector and Wristband dispenser) for the Milestone, by far my favorite music venue in Charlotte. The Milestone has the feeling of a great Detroit dive bar, it really made me feel like I was home when I was hundreds of miles away. Take a listen to the interview, I am really proud of the audio collected (the background noise in this is priceless).

Andy the Doorbum spends most of his nights in this window at the Milestone

Guest list for life at the Milestone

Notice posted on the door of the Milestone

I first met Brandon at Free Radio Charlotte on the campus of UNCC (University of North Carolina Charlotte). Free Radio Charlotte is a brand new college radio station that Brandon Kirkley is currently working on establishing at the University. I initially was visiting the station to talk to to the General Manager in hopes of interviewing someone for the book I am doing research for. It turns out Brandon Kirkley and the General Manager of Free Radio Charlotte are one in the same. We met later on that month at a coffee shop and Brandon was able to show me a little southern hospitality!

This interview was my first official “back stage” interview, It was conducted at the McGlohon Theater in Charlotte NorthCarolina. The Carolina Chocolate Drops are an Old Time band with a new wave twist. I was honored to be able to speak to these guys (and gal) before their show on October 15th, 2009. Without spoiling to much I will let the audio speak for itself, Enjoy!

While I was in Charlotte I met many artists. Charlotte’s scene is a very small scene and I felt like everyone knew everyone. One group that people kept referring me to was Mr. Invisible. I finally was able to organize an interview with Mr. Invisible. 3 hours after I had gotten to the CLT Blog headquarters I looked at my digital recorder and realized how long we had actually spoken for. I want to thank the group for helping me with my book and delivering a very interesting interview!

All I have to say is I wish this interview could have gone into the early hours of the morning. The whole group is so fascinating. Their live performance is also a treat. They use a diverse array of sounds and styles and bring it all together like it was meant to be! If you have a chance you should definitely check the video I took of thier live performance on my myspace ( myspace.com/roborobb ) they sound great!

This was the first group I linked up with when I got down to Charlotte. I want to give a big thank you to Royer, without him I wouldn’t have known about some of these groups I have been interviewing. All the guys in the band are very nice and deserve all the success they achieve. This interview might be hard to hear. We did this back stage at a huge metal show at the Tremont Music Theater. I hope I can interview these guys more as the years progress. But for now this will have to do!

This interview was very interesting and the atmosphere is great in the Waffle House. I was very surprised by the answers to my questions I think you might be too. This is the raw unedited version as opposed to the one that was aired on WXOU. I think you will enjoy listening to this interview as much as I enjoyed the waffles!

First off, I want to thank Cataclysm from Quantum Foundry for showing a Northerner a good time down here in Charlotte. This past Friday he was kind enough to take me out to this Chinese restaurant called “Dim Sum” off of Central Ave. in Charlotte for a great lunch of the most tasty dim sum I have ever eaten. He ordered entirely in Mandarin (this dude is not Chinese). Cataclysm is a man of many hats and possesses the knowledge of many languages and cultures beyond his native village of Charlotte.

Two fridays ago I was skimming through a list of artists, my man Royer of Scapegoat sent me, and stumbled upon Quantum Foundry. I saw they had a show the very night I was just discovering them. So I hopped in my car and drove to the Milestone. I would compare this venue to a Detroit venue you might be familiar with called Paychecks in Hamtramck. A huge difference between the two venues is this venue was much smaller and the parking was more adequate than the alleys and abandoned lots of little Poland. I really enjoy this interview for the simple fact that it was conducted in the gravel parking lot which gave it a very cool background noise as the patrons of the Milestone began filing in for that nights show. Please check out my homies Quantum Foundry they are some very interesting dudes and this interview is all raw and uncut from the one that was previously aired on Robo-Robb Radio… Enjoy!

The cool thing about this photograph is I have only been inside of one home since I have been in Charlotte and this happens to be a picture taken in that very home (which is the rehearsal space for Scapegoat).