- TAYLOR BONIN
The Growlers’ noirish and articulate guitar explorations have been slinking their way onto stereos with a quickness of late. The band’s surfers-on-mushrooms reputation belies their industriousness, which includes at least seven records in the last five years, and also the Beach Goth Party, which invites all manner of like-minded acts to converge in Orange County for a celebration of what might be called the musical antithesis of Orange County. The following is a transcript of a telephone conversation with Growlers vocalist/songwriter/founding member Brooks Nielsen.
What are you doing right now?* Layin’ on my couch. Just got in at like three in the morning.
Where did you get in from? San Antonio, Texas. We drove straight here.
What did you have for breakfast this morning? Uh, I haven’t eaten yet…
The Growlers play Chop Suey Wednesday, October 15. Click here for more information.
