Labor Day weekend is usually a quiet one here in DC. Staffers enjoy the last few moments of respite before their members return and fall is just around the corner. Usually, that means one last trip to the beach and out of town for the 3-day weekend.
For those of you sticking around the district, we recommend kicking off the blow out farewell to summer weekend with one of our favorite local bands, Big Country Express.
The band headline the Black Cat (link to one of our favorite venues piece) Friday night (tickets $12 at the door) and were kind enough to sit down with us for an interview this past weekend.
CC: So what is the name change about? Last time we spoke you were known as Bullmoose (link to the introducing bullmoose piece)
BCE: Well we had an unfortunate legal run-in with a music store in Maine. Long story short, we could no longer be Bullmoose without lawyering up. We chose the name Big Country Express after a show we played at a local Elementary School. It was a market day and as a favor to our neighbors on H Street who deal with our loud practicing every week, we played to a schoolyard of 400 kids and their parents. There was a train that kids could ride around the playground named Big Country Express. The name stuck.
CC: Wait, so you played a show at an elementary school?
BCE: Yeah. Probably one of the highlights of my career has to be looking out near the basketball hoops and seeing a 3-year old jamming out to our cover of Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds."
CC: So any other changes we should know about?
BCE: We upgraded guitarists recently. Our new guitarist is named Ray. He is a breath of fresh air and he really shreds. He has allowed our sound to develop in ways we hadn't anticipated. More or less, he melts faces like his life depends on it.
CC: Any surprises we should look forward to on the Friday show at Black Cat?
BCE: We don't want to reveal too much but there definitely are some fun collaborations in the works that could be debuted on Friday. The only hint you get is that there may be some horns involved. Horns and soul music.
CC: Great! What time should we be showing up to the club?
BCE: I'd say no later than 10 p.m. We have a solid bill for the night with our friends in Cherry Tree and Down to Everything playing along with us. We're all just really excited to start the 3-day weekend off right and send the summer packing with a serious rock show punch to the face!
Catch Big Country Express at Black Cat this Friday at 9:30pm. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter and their Website.
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