AirLands

AirLands is: Kevin Calaba (he/him), Dan Lawonn (he/him), Jasper Nephew (he/him), Scott McPherson (he/him), Dave Mehling (he/him), Rob Morgan (he/him)

Nickname: Luft Lander

One Highlight of career: Opening for The Smashing Pumpkins at The Fillmore SF.

Three Lowlights: Mugged on tour in Columbus Ohio, shot in the face with a wrist rocket in Lexington Kentucky, and cracked a tooth on ceiling jumping off an amp in Nashville.

Addictions: Harmonies, coffee, synth, double stuff Oreos, glitch delay, bikes, falsetto, duplicate cello and guitar lines.

Funny fact: Since I signed up for AirLands Google alerts, I always get emails about a thing which flies through the “Air” and “Lands” on another thing. Cats, people, cakes, Volvos, etc…Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes is tragedy, but it’s never about my band.

Pre-show ritual: Misplace capo, lose picks, lose setlist, look for somewhere to warm up Vox but never find, give up and just hang with band.

Crazy moment: Meeting Roger Waters in NY at The Gibson Showroom, I froze, panicked, and said “hey, Good job on the music Roger.”

Epic fail: See above.

Describe Music: (in the voice of Dignan from Wes Anderson’s sensational debut film, Bottle Rocket): “I mean, what does indie rock even mean man?”