THE ULTRASOUNDS ask RUBEN
Are you named after a sandwich or the incredibly talented and famous American Idol R&B crooner Ruben Studdard?
Yes
Who has a better beard…Mack or Sam?
Sam’s. It’s more orangey.
If you had to choose one musical mentor…dead or alive to train you up and guide you in the ways of rock and roll…who would it be?
Levon Helm for his sincerity and purity, Marc Bolan for his energy and style.
RUBEN asks SAN DIMAS
Who do you party with: Bill, Ted, George Carlin, Death or Station?
Station. Bill and Ted might confuse Garret and I for their evil us-es.
Would you rather have Lemmie’s cowboy hat, or Elton John’s sunglasses circa 1974?
With the power given to us from Lemmy’s hat we would time travel, punch 74 Elton John and laugh about it before stealing his glasses and returning to the present.
Where would you record if you could record your next album anywhere on earth?
Anywhere that doesn’t suck
THE ULTRASOUNDS ask SAN DIMAS
What’s your favorite venue to play and why?
Our favorite venue would probably be Club Underground in Minneapolis. Always welcoming, fun stage, and it’s always a party. It’s a home away from home…although Howard’s Club H in Bowling Green, OH is always a good time as well.
What’s your favorite Black Sabbath song?
We have to pick just one Black Sabbath song?! Anything from the first 6 albums is good with me. As a band collective favorite it’d have to be Fairies Wear Boots.
Does Dan get more Carrot Top or Shaun White comparisons and who does he prefer?
I definitely get more Shaun White, and prefer that one as well. Although, Carrot Top isn’t far behind in amount of people screaming at me…Also get Blake from Workaholics a lot too though
RUBEN asks THE ULTRASOUNDS
Who wins in a fight between Debbie Harry, Nancy Wilson, Courtney Love, or Karen O?
I think we decided that Courtney Love probably just kills them and makes it look like a suicide.
Who does Todd’s hair(dude looks fine)?
No one currently…but he’s actively looking
Name your favorite guitar solo of all time.
That’s a tough one…maybe a Scorpions or a Night Ranger solo…or just about any Corgan “Siamese Dream” solo.
SAN DIMAS asks RUBEN
Are you masters of your domain?
At the moment, yes.
Do you feel the US should intervene in the Russia/Ukraine situation or is Russia justified in their occupation of the Crimea region?
Let me get my Eight Ball for that one…
If the Fellowship of the Ring were a band which Ruben songs would they cover and who would play what instrument?
“Wild Fern,””Things Have Changed,” and “Slow Bleed.” Gimli on double-neck bass, Gandalf on drums, Borimir on pan-flute, Legolas on guitar, Aragorn on vocals, Frodo on tambo and Samwise on merch table.
SAN DIMAS asks THE ULTRASOUNDS
What does your practice space smell like?
Like Steel Reserve and hairspray…and according to Todd…add a faint aroma of tuna casserole during the Summer.
Who is the looks? The brains? The muscle? The wild card?
Amber is the looks. Megan is the brains. Courtney is the muscle. Todd is the wild card.
If you could transplant The Ultrasounds into any era/scene of music (past or present) where/when would you go and what bands would be on the bill with you?
Well, I guess we don’t understand the question…how would you transplant us into any era of music? Like with a time traveling telephone booth or something?
San Dimas is from Minneapolis. They play rock. Loudly. The Ultrasounds make their home right here in Winona, Minnesota and are the purveyors of sludge, garage pop, and can koozie albums. Ruben hails from Stillwater, MN bringing with their vintage rock sensibilities and soulful harmonies.
See them all perform together at Ed’s (no name) Bar Friday, March 28th as part of a Mid West Music Fest 2014 teaser show, the beginning of San Dimas’s US tour, and The Ultrasounds’ unofficial release of the Lost My Mind EP— but mostly— it will just be a really good rock show.