Interview From June 3rd Summit Post Daily In Breckenridge, Colorado

Here's the link.
And the interview is below.

Dr. Dre meets Johnny Cash

Who: Paul Chesne Band

When: Saturday June 4th, my 35th birthday party

Where: three20south

Where'd (the band name) come from?

It's my name. We would have a band name, but the first six years we were playing we went through about 40+ band members. Now that we've got a set lineup it's too late to change. And plus we could never agree on one. I have a piece of paper with at least 35 band names on it. We have come up with hundreds, all voted down.

Home base: Los Angeles

Type of music you play/who are you?

Dr. Dre meets Johnny Cash. I'm from LA. Have a Ph.D in dive bar. Started playing them in 1999. Have played 1,000+ shows since then in various places including festivals, a couple of friend's weddings, farmers markets, strip clubs, a 1-year-old's birthday party, opening up for big artists on the Sunset Strip, every party in Venice Beach and lots and lots of dive bars.

If your music was a tangible item, what would it be, and why?

Organic pharmaceutical street narcotics that cause euphoria, simultaneous laughter and tears mixed with an uncontrollable urge to dance

Why do people love ya?

I forsake relationships and money for art. I love with vehemence. I stand by my convictions. I mean well.

How do you keep it fresh?

No two shows are ever the same. We make up songs on the spot. We cover the most recent top 40 or Internet hit like Rebecca Black's Friday or Cee Lo or Adele or Brittney Spears or Outkast, but we also do our own envelope pushing originals and then bring it all back home with some Rolling Stones, Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, Prince, New Orleans Mardi Gras tunes, R. Kelly, Steve Miller Band, The Specials, Doc Watson, Elvis Presley, James Brown, 50 Cent, and whatever else we might be listening to or heard on the radio on the way to the show.

What's the craziest thing you've done/weirdest experience?

I'm not sure that's fit for print. I'm pretty sure it's either illegal or pornographic. Probably both. No animals or humans were harmed. Let's do something crazy right now!

Utah & Colorado Strip Tour 2011

6/3/11: Park City, UT: Cisero's
306 Main St. Park City, UT 84060
9pm-close. Free!

6/4/11: Breckenridge, CO: Three20South
320 S Main St. Breckenridge, CO 80424
9pm-close.
It's my birthday party time!

6/5/11: Boulder, CO: Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
1535 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302
10pm

6/8/11: Boulder, CO: Illegal Pete's
1447 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302
9pm

6/9/11: Denver, CO: Cervantes (The Other Side)
2637 Welton Street, Denver, CO 80205
with Holden Young Trio and James & The Devil
$5, doors at 8pm

6/10/11: TBD. Either Vail, Denver or Park City. Will letcha know!

6/17/11: Hermosa Beach, CA: Cafe Boogaloo
1238 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
9pm-11pm. Free!
Welcome home celebrations!

Audio Recording Of Our Set At LIB Festival & Pics

Here's audio from our show at the Lightning In A Bottle Festival from Sunday 5/29/2011.

I did a lot of swearing.



And here are pics that I made at said fest:

Lightning In A Bottle 2011

O'Brien's Saturday : LIB Festival Sunday : Colorado Next Week : Album Reviews

Saturday
5/28/11: O'Brien's Pub
2941 Main St. SM, CA 90405

Sunday
5/29/11: Silverado, CA: LIB Festival at 9pm
It appears to be quite the happening!
You have to go to the box office and get your wristband before getting directions to the festival.
Box office:
Santiago Canyon College
8045 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92869

Next week
6/4/11: Breckenridge, CO: Three20South
6/5/11: Boulder, CO: Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery
6/8/11: Boulder, CO: Illegal Pete's
6/9/11: Denver, CO: Cervantes (The Other Side)
Plus more dates to be announced, including somewhere's Park City, Utah on 6/3 & 10.

Keep those album reviews coming. Message or facebook or tweetski or whateverskis 'em.

Here's some that we've already received.

PCB Album Reviews

Since we don't have access to a publicist or mainstream media, I am publishing heartfelt reviews that I have personally received on our new album. They mean a lot more to me than any NY Times or Pitchfork. Please keep 'em coming. Positive, negative and/or completely non-sequitur!

“Happy Muthers Day...Thx for the CD's i hate them with all my heart...i hate 'Live Once' as much as i hate 'sour grapes.' 'face in the dirt' must be a blast to do live... the year wait was worth the hate i hate them all. Luv Ya, double g” 
-- Gerri Graefe, Super Critter Sitter

"Goin' To Hell? Sounds like Hell... It sucks. Only one song is mixed right. You don't listen to anybody."
-- Paxton Pryor, (Drummer on the album and former band member who recently quit)
 
“My new P.C.B. favorite”
– Matt Tidwell, all around miscreant and good man

“Just gave it a listen, pretty bomb bitty bomb I must say. My sister and I listen to the new album everyday while laying out...paul chesne band, pool, sunshine...I'm super blessed...”
– Summer Taxdahl, Tidwell’s sis

“Chez, for me, not that it means anything on any Grammy board, you've done it. When I first ever heard you, I knew you were genius. But now I know you and hear what you're producing, this is the very most honest profile of all your fabulous varied-ness that makes you wonderful that I've ever heard. Bravo, matey. Bravo! Proud to tears. Xx”
– Vavine Tahapehi, Founder of Cup Cup,  and Sometime Songbird with Matt Ellis

“It's amazing...every album is unreal and trumps the last...”
– Dustin Meredith, founder of the band The 99’s

“Great songs and soundscapes. It's been helping me on my emotionally tortured walks!”
– Mitchell Robe, our former keyboardist of several years and great friend, and musician in his own right

“I listened to the whole album last night and was obviously quite moved by it. The whole chasm of souls on it was a lot to take and not feel in my opinion greatness and at times frailty. You’re a damned rascal and that’s what I’ve come to terms with.”  
-- Michelle Lepori, poet, bartender, and muse for the song “Wounded Bird”

“Your CD is awesome Chez. I really love it. Congrats on another work of art.”
– Photographer and songwriter Melinda Dahl of Dahlhouse Productions

“Thank you for my CD Artie Vegas! I love it. Congratulations on your 3^rd full length release. I’m so proud of you.”
-- Singer/songwriter Holland Greco

“Streamed the rekkid the other day. Sounds real good. I like the spontaneous song you all made. Nice play on TCB!”
-- Singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins

“PCB by Paul Chesne Band is a really good rockin' record. Just sayin.” 
-- Publicist at KG Music Press & host of the Grand Ole Echo, Kimberely Grant

"Should there not already be one in hand, very shortly after putting on a Paul Chesne CD I find a sudden urge to have a drink...

PCB encourages me to double fist.

Maybe it's because I've been listening to these songs for months at shows, parties, afterparties or random drunken wanderings, but I'll be damned if you could listen to this music and not have a good time. If liquor were to ever endorse a band, Paul Chesne's would be a very wealthy one at that.

Too often you hear of artists lamenting the fact they can't capture the "live" experience of their music......... which often portends to it being far more style than substance; needing a grand visual production to take away from the lack of musical craftsmanship.

Chesne has both.

I'll be damned if I didn't feel like it was 3:00 AM at The Stronghold and I was staggering about hoping to find one last PBR but instead I was listening to PCB while working out at the gym.

To paraphrase Will Hunting, I don't know why the fuck this stuff
sounds so damn good, it just does.

So whether this CD makes you want to have a shot before getting on the dance floor (which it will), chug a bottle of Jack to forget your troubles (I'd have no idea about that / but it also will) or simply toast someone that you don't have it as God awful as Chesne seems to so often lament, grab a drink and put this disc on repeat."  
– Photographer Stephen Albanese, http://tailstar.com/

"I LOVE THE NEW RECORD!!!!! It made me so happy listening to it. You guys all sound great. Congratulations again!"
-- Video director Caitlin Dahl of Dahlhouse Productions

"Chez, I think I know all the words to every song already. I am addicted! Not sure if Jason told you how much I appreciate your music so I'll just tell ya.. I LOVE PCB! I have "you only live once" on repeat My FAVE!!! Love the new sound on "you owe me". Can't wait for more videos too. ♥"
-- Shannon Dunn-Kokanour

"Chester, I just got your album in the mail and it hasn't left my CD player (yes, I still have a CD player!) It sounds like Willie Nelson had sex with a synthesizer and out popped PCB. Nice work! ♥"
-- Jennifer Jenkins Farmer, Daisy Rock Guitars

Pappy & Harriet's Saturday May 21

5/21/11: Joshua Tree, CA: Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

53688 Pioneertown Rd
Pioneertown, CA 92268

It's free.

We play from 7pm-close!

Last time we were there it snowed and we did donuts in the parking lot.

Looks to be a lot warmer this weekend.

New Video For The Song "Tell Me"

Just got this video up on the Youtube the other day. It's hot.
Tell Me

http://music.paulchesne.com/track/tell-me