First off, can you state your name and role in Bathurst?
Jason and I sing.
How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it?
We are a punk rock band from Toronto playing the type of music that we grew up on. style wise it's like 97-2002 era punk. We have been called pop punk, melodic hardcore amongst other things. We leave it up to the listener to decide and take what they can from our music!
How do you feel about our current pop punk scene in Ontario?
I think it's great! Growing pretty quick! Some of the bands we enjoy a lot from the area are... June and July, Brighter Brightest, Attention!, Junior Battles, Permanent Bastards, Like Pacific. I’m sure I’m forgetting someone...... sorry!
You recently released your 2-song debut EP “Hello Bathurst”, for free. How did that come together? Is there going to be a follow up anytime soon?
You guys have only been a band for a short period of time, but you’ve already played with the likes of Fireworks, Man Overboard, The Dangerous Summer, Transit and Such Gold. Do you have any big shows lined up in the near future?
We played our first show last August and a lot has happened since then! We have been lucky to play with a lot of bands that we really love and have made a lot of new friends along the way! Travis @ wegotthemovement, Timur and Indoor Shoes in Niagara, and Pat @ Union Events Ontario have all been a really big help and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts!
What has been your favorite show you’ve played so far?
I’m not sure if I can narrow it down to just one! A lot of our shows have been amazing! Most recently the scene music festival in St. Catharines was great, we played a tiny little hallway of a club and it was so packed we couldn't move! Every time we play with our friends June and July and Rust Belt Lights it's always a good time!
What’s the weirdest thing that has happened at one of your shows?
lol that’s tough, not too much has happened! It’s always weird for me to see people singing the words that I wrote back at me! (I’ve seen you up there!) It also boggles my mind that we have gotten fans writing to us from Japan and Argentina! But it's also a really awesome feeling! But maybe the weirdest thing us as a band has done is had a bocce ball tournament outside a show!
Do you have any plans on touring soon? Perhaps in the U.S?
We would love to get to the U.S!, as of right now we have no immediate plans to tour in the near future, we just want to get our full length out and go from there! Who knows what will happen, I’m sure we'd all love to tour if it's possible
What can your fans expect for the rest of 2011?
Our 7inch ep "hello bathurst" will be out very very soon, as well as our full length hopefully before years end, if not soon in the new year. Other than that we will be playing any show we can get our hands on and h aving beers with as many new friends as we can possibly make!
Any final comments?
Thanks for being a rad dude! Your blog is great found out about a lot of really rad bands through your site! Also check us out www.myspace.com/bathurstsucks as well as like us on fb http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bathurst/137095629659011
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