Moving Van Releases “Popcorn”
Are there any other interesting or amusing happenings – no matter how small – that the band has been involved with that would be of interest to those who like your music?
So we'd played some cover-based bar and restaurant gigs in 2021, but our first ticketed show was at Brick And Mortar in SF in February 2022, which was also where we first performed Popcorn. Leah, the girl Miranda wrote the song about, was there, and when Miranda name-dropped her in the first verse, she screamed really loudly, audible on the recording of the show. Ian did not hear this because he was too on the piano to notice, and it was only after the show was over and Miranda relayed this to him that he even realized that 1. the song was about a lesbian relationship 2. Miranda was bi. They had known each other and worked together for over two years at this point. Ian is not the brightest. Also, for a while, our cover sets featured an instrumental jam tune called "Fender '50s Made In Mexico Surf Green Stratocaster," named after Josh's weapon of choice at the time.
Where was the single/EP/album recorded and who was involved in its production?
Popcorn, along with a couple of other as-yet-unreleased tunes, was recorded at the studio on the CCSF campus on August 6, 2022, by Dana Rae Labrecque and her assistant Cash (actual name, not referring to money). It was then mixed by Dalton Ricks and mastered by Gary Hobish.
How and where did you get together?
We got started as an informal jam group in August of 2019 when Liam moved to San Francisco and wanted to play music with people. It turned out that the group of Liam, Ian, Josh, and Lars had some real musical chemistry, and so we decided to start writing originals and playing gigs, whereupon we ran into the small problem that the world shut down due to Covid. But then when things started happening again, we ran into the second small problem that none of the guys were more than passable singers, or lyricists. That was when Ian recruited his music school coworker Miranda to sing and write lyrics, and that was when Moving Van really found its sound.
Who are the band members and what do they play?
Miranda Shakes - vocals Ian Carlton - keys Josh Clouse - guitar Lars Aquinonez - bass Liam McKay - drums