FILLIGAR Words: Jasmine Stein Photos: Gavin Thomas
CHICAGO TOURING BAND FILLIGAR PUTS ON ONE THE BEST LIVE SHOWS YOU ARE LIKELY TO SEE THIS YEAR. THREE BROTHERS AND A CHILDHOOD FRIEND WHO PLAY CLASSIC ROCK IN ITS PUREST FORM, LEAVE EVERYTHING OUT ON THE STAGE EACH NIGHT AND COULDN’T SEE THEMSELVES DOING ANYTHING ELSE.
You have been around for a little while, but you were recently named “band to watch” by Spin Magazine and there is certainly a lot of buzz surrounding you. How does it feel to start getting a bit of success? We’re excited to put out the new record. We’ve been playing these songs live for a while now, so we’re excited for people to finally have the recoding. We are touring a lot, and writing new music, and its always good when people say nice things about you. So how do you think that the sound has changed or evolved over the past few years?
to, and our tastes are constantly changing. We put out the nerve in 2010, and at the time that’s where our heads were at. The Nerve was influenced by the stuff we were listening to at the time. And you just want to keep yourself interested. Are there any new bands that you guys are listening to and excited about right now? Yes, there are a ton of them. One of the good things about being on the road so much is you have a lot of time to listen to new music. Right now, we’re listening to Tame Impala, Alt-J, and Portugal The Man.
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