bands like the stand-up drum kit, so they deal with the production end. And theyʼre both so passionate about it. We have frequent “light nights” where they design new light scenes at our home in Dillon Beach. Iʼm sure our neighbors go crazy trying to sleep with lasers and strobes flashing through their windows and over the water. Itʼs like the Aurora Borealis of the North Bay. Rising: Do you consider yourselves more of “performance art”? Your look is very retro and yet futuristic ...were you into disco back then? Were you even born back then? Alicia: I really dig disco! I would say that many people think of us as performance art because of our incorporation of dance and theatrics. I tend not to because it all just looks normal to me and when I think of a “band” I think of all of those elements rolled into one. And when I think of performance art – I
Iʼm sure our neighbors go crazy trying to sleep with lasers and strobes flashing through their windows and over the water. Itʼs like the Aurora Borealis of the North Bay always imagine something much more still. But to that end, I would love to incorporate more quiet, more vulnerable moments. Rising: Lion has a production company? ... Can you tell us about that? Alicia: Lion produces various special events, from live music concerts to dance parties in beautiful San Francisco. Being as gregarious as he is, heʼs naturally drawn to San Francisco's nightlife as an organizer and promoter, in addition to his role as performer. Rising: What would FOJC like to do that you havenʼt done yet? Alicia: I donʼt know about the boys but Iʼd like to perform at John Cusackʼs next birthday party. Or if Brazil has a birthday party, that would be nice. Rising: Victor is a descendant of Jesse James. Thatʼs pretty bad-ass... is this for real? Alicia...is he a bad-ass? Alicia: Yes, heʼs a distant cousin. Victor is a riproaring gunslinger. But heʼs a Gemini so heʼs also a pretty pink pussycat, like his other distant relative, Jane Russell.
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