So it's really weird. We met the support
crew, I think we had a one hour down
time, and we were rehearsing. It was like
fly, rehearse, sleep a little, massive
rehearsal day, get acquainted with our
gear, and we're not sure if are we asleep or
are awake (laughs).
Tim
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IE: Well, you are just getting going then.
Tim: We drive to Portland tonight,
because we are not doing a show today, so
we‘re just walking around like zombies.
We're in downtown Sacramento and it has
got a lot of franchise stores. I guess
American stores that are common around
the world, but they're on steroids. The
bizarre thing that really struck me and a
couple other guys this morning was 'look
at all the shopping.' It's just this whole
Powles gave us a measured look at the
band's run-up to their current North
American tour which hits Chicago at the
Double Door on March 6th and SXSW in
mid-March.
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globalization and the brands are just the
same brands everywhere - and its very
odd.
IE: Hey, Tim how are you? A little jetlagged?
Tim Powles: A little disoriented but I'm...I
just don't where I am (laughs), we were
just in one of the biggest shopping malls
in America [in Sacramento] and I guess
I'm just trying to find a Starbucks. It's just
been that way because we flew in from
Sydney to L.A. on Tuesday and we did
one of those 24-hour turnarounds. You
have to be up basically be up by 6AM. By
the time you get geared to the captains
and the crew, then you take off and you
effectively arrive at the beginning of that
same day again at that [LAX] the airport.
Speaker: There's not much of that in the
music business yet, thankfully. You're
playing the Double Door which is unique,
with so much history.
Tim: That's great - we've switched [booking] agencies. So, I think because it's a bit
of a gap between tours. So you think the
Double Door is a good match?
IE: Yes. The Church could have played a
larger venue like to you did the last tour
(Park West). But this is a real treat. It's so
intimate for the fans, and a great Chicago
neighborhood (Wicker Park).
Tim: It's been 3 years [since touring] and
there's been some changes for us.
Personally and musically.
IE: Well this tour you're playing the new
record (Further/Deeper) and you're mixing
in some of the old Church stuff as well.
So, that's a different vibe than the last
tour. You played three classic albums
(Starfish, Priest = Aura, Untitled #23),
which brings a different kind of fan who
knows you from Starfish and “Under The
Milkyway. “
Tim: What's your take on that? Because
we've been actually really pleased with
the [album] sales from the tour and we're
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