ION INDIE MAGAZINE November 2014, Volume 6 | Page 30

Music by THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS ‘Circles”

events that become so prevalent in the late 90's/2000s. We ended up furloughing the money made from
said party and rented a warehouse in downtown Sacramento, where we threw underground concerts for the
next couple of years.
Phil: I was 17 or 18 and played dobro on the Roseville, CA, Public Access channel. I guess that was 1996,
because I got my dobro as a graduation present.
YD: Who has been your biggest inspiration in the music industry?
James: It hasn't been anyone in particular, but rather bits and pieces from all over the spectrum. I’ve always
said, I just respect talent over genre and can find the good in any type of music as long as it comes from a
place of inspiration. Necessity has always been my biggest inspiration. We never had a roadmap, we just
made up a path as we went. Whether it was throwing shows/parties at THE WAREHOUSE in Sacramento or
finding and cultivating venues in Western Colorado, I just did whatever it took to make it happen. More often
than not, it worked out, and if it didn’t, I used the experience as a v