Friday, June 20, 2008

The Next Big Thing...Larkins Call. Interview with Mike Civetti



So going along with the whole music theme...I wanna bring to everyone's attention this pretty sweet band I've been listening to lately. Larkins Call is a 5-piece, rock/power-pop band out of Germantown, Md. If you're into bands like Motion City Soundtrack, The Metro Station and Hellogoodbye, you should def consider checkin these guys out. Here's a youtube video of their latest song, Sometimes I get so Crazy.







I had the pleasure of sitting down with Larkins Call synthesizer player, Mike Civetti, to discuss the band and their upcoming summer tour

Stush: How did Larkins Call come to be

Mike: Luca (Larkins Call frontman and guitarist) started writing songs when he was at Ohio State University and he started talking to John (bass) and I about starting an actual band to play the songs he was writing. So when he got back we all jammed and what not...

Stush: Who came up with the name, Larkins Call? What does it mean?


Mike: At Ohio State, the gym is called "Larkins Hall". So Luca said it was like the gym was calling him to go lift, hahahahaha.

Stush: I hear you guys are going on tour this summer. Is this your first tour as a band?

Mike: Yes it is. We're hitting up Maryland, New Jersey, three shows in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Connecticutt. Overall, we'll be playing seven shows in eight days.

Stush: How long have you been playing the synth?

Mike: I taught myself how to play the synth and keyboard, I'm not the best, but I get the job done.

Stush: Where's your favorite venue to play at? Why?

Mike: Probably Fletchers, because it's small and we usually get a good draw there of about 150-200 people. We also played with the hint and american diary at recher and it was sold out (800-900 people) and it was siiiick so its kind of a toss up... I like anything in Baltimore.

Stush: I understand you recorded an EP with Senses Fail and All Time Low producer, Paul Leavitt. What was that experience like?

Mike: It was awesome most the time but he was really busy too... He was in the middle of finishing The Spotlights album then he had problems with All Time Low and mastering their Cd, and he was also recording The Dangerous Summer too, so yeah he was busy...I recorded with him in my old band (12 Noon) before he started recording with all these big bands... But it was definitely more fun this time around because it was in Fells Point. So all in all it was fun.

Stush: When can we expect a full-length Larkins Call album?

Mike: We're kind of writing right now, and were going to record another song mid-late July. Ummm maybe within the next few months we'll have things ready to start recording.

Stush: Are there any bands that inspired larkins call or you in particular?

Mike: Blink 182, early Green Day, and stuff on old-school MTV.

Stush: Is there anything you would like to say to the readers?

Mike: Ummm I guess just check us out. We like hanging out with people after the show and we're down to meet and hang out with new people.


Make sure you check out www.myspace.com/larkinscall to pick up Larkins Call merchandise, download the EP, and find out tour information.

I want to take the chance to thank Mike Civetti and Larkins Call for taking to time to speak with me. You can contact Larkins Call at
larkinscall22@yahoo.com.

***picture taken from www.myspace.com/larkinscall. Video taken from www.youtube.com



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