So your first tour was supporting Panic At The Disco, who obviously play huge venues. What was it like playing to such large audiences on your first tour as Black Gold?
Than: I think for Eric it was a little bit easier since he had been on tour with Panic. It’s weird, but I think, Eric, you were kind of used to playing in front of these huge crowds. For me, I’ve played in front of many pretty decent-sized crowds too, but to step out in a literal sports arena for your third show and there’s like all these huge security people and the backstage area. It’s a sports arena, so there’s all these crazy dressing rooms and weird little tunnels so it’s a little jarring at first.
Are you guys going to take a break from your other musical commitments or projects for a while to focus on Black Gold?
Eric: Yeah, for the most part, this Black Gold thing has kind of taken over our lives in the best way possible. It’s definitely diminished the time that we have available to really do anything else. But yeah, actually, I’m going to be playing a couple of shows in the next couple weeks with Panic as well just because we have a short hole in our schedule before we head out on tour in February. Yeah, I think we’ll be continuing to work with other people, but I think you can just expect to see it a whole lot less now that things are really happening for Black Gold.
Black Gold’s debut album, Rush, will be released on Feb. 3. Catch the duo at the Mercury Lounge in NYC on March 5 and at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ, on March 6. For more info, head to blackgoldmusic.com or myspace.com/blackgold.
This was a really interesting interview. I enjoyed hearing their thoughts on live performances vs recorded music. Fascinating. I quite liked the song Detroit, I think I’ll be checking out the rest of their album.