{"id":20747,"date":"2013-07-29T11:15:40","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T18:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/?p=20747"},"modified":"2013-07-29T11:15:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T18:15:40","slug":"the-lions-club-whats-the-point-of-music-if-its-not-like-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/aznightlife\/the-lions-club-whats-the-point-of-music-if-its-not-like-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lions Club: What\u2019s the Point of Music if It\u2019s not like Family?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by: Hannah Alley<\/a><\/p>\n

Family is the exact foundation of The Lions Club, a Phoenix-grown rock and roll band that draws inspiration from a collection of genres:\u00a0folk, blues, rock and roll, surf and Christian. I first heard this group while at Last Exit Live \u00a0\u2014\u00a0a music venue hidden in a pocket neighborhood of downtown Phoenix \u2014\u00a0and was intrigued by not only their diversity in appearance on stage, but also how hard they jammed.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult to pinpoint a specific category to throw these guys in because the lead singer, Bryan James, strutted the stage like Sid Vicious, while maintaining southern blues and folk-like vocals. While the bass player, Aaron Pickering, was in a basic t-shirt and jeans with a cool, collected demeanor. The drummer, Jason Williams, was thrashing his long curly locks while staying true to a simplistic style of percussion – almost as though he was purposely imitating the combined styles of Meg White of the White Stripes and former drummer of Nirvana, Dave Grohl (hard to imagine, isn\u2019t it)? Then you have the keyboardist, Aaron Smith, who looks like the fifth member of Alt-J. They are all over the place. But man, does it sound good.<\/p>\n

I got the chance to sit down with the band at their post-rehearsal watering hole, Uncle Sam\u2019s, on 83rd Avenue and Union Hills to swap stories, talk music and at happy hour – throw back a few beers. Despite being in their early twenties, their philosophy on music and general outlook on life is wise beyond their years.<\/p>\n

These guys are as genuinely humble as they get and with their single, “Dog in the Sun,” releasing at the end of this summer, they have a clear thirst for their craft and hunger for evolving the music scene. An interview with this quartet is much like a family dinner: full of inside jokes, a lot of talking over one another, finishing each other\u2019s sentences, and a side-dish of smack-talking. But underneath the chatter, there\u2019s an abundance of love and a deep rooted respect for one another.<\/p>\n

Undiscovered (and willing to stay there) this band of provocatively sweet characters are supplying the Phoenix scene with exactly what it needs. Good old-fashioned rock and roll – with a splash of folk, peppered with funk, and a heap of soul. Stay updated with these hooligans on Facebook and be sure you check out a show. They dress to impress – and come ready to rock. Here\u2019s what they had to say.<\/p>\n

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AFM -Guys – tell Az your name, age, what you do for the band, and your favorite beer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan James – 21 – Guitar + Lead Vocal – Pabst Blue Ribbon
\nAaron Pickering – 22 – Bass – a Kilt Lifter (just one…)
\nAaron Smith – 21 – Piano (and try to play guitar) – loves everything
\nJason Williams – 21 – Drums – Any IPA<\/p>\n

AFM – The Lions Club – Where did you come up with the name?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan James – We were stickin\u2019 around with Bryan James and the Crooked Teeth, then dropped it down to just The Crooked teeth to make it more of a band collaborative thing. Then we all just felt like it was still something that I had created rather than something we had all created. We were looking for something that kind of symbolically represented a group of people or a family of people. The Lions Club, which actually comes back to bite us in the ass a lot, is an actual organization of a bunch of old dudes that get together and do community service. Both of the Aaron\u2019s, at separate times, had driven by a sign for the club a few times. It was actually Aaron Smith who brought it to the table, like \u201chey guys, what do you think about this\u201d and everything thought it was hilarious because of what it was.<\/p>\n

As soon as he said it, I thought this is exactly what we need to do. We gave ourselves until the end of practice to think of something better but it doesn\u2019t matter what we\u2019re called as long as we\u2019re all still playing together.<\/p>\n

AFM – How\u2019d you guys come together?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan: Aaron (Pickering) met at church in the third grade. Jason and Aaron (Smith) met in high school Aaron Smith was invited to play for the church band, so we met there. In early formation of a band, Aaron Smith quickly became the shoe-in choice for piano.<\/p>\n

Jason: We would skateboard together and play music together in my room.<\/p>\n

Bryan: I didn\u2019t know it at the time, but when we first all got together we found out Jason and Aaron (Pickering) are cousins.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: It was really funny because when we sat down for our first practice,
\nJason looked at me and was like…that\u2019s my cousin!<\/p>\n

Jason: I was kind of far away but was like, \u201cI think that might be my cousin.\u201d I was like, \u201cno way!\u201d<\/p>\n

Bryan: Music means family. And for us, that\u2019s in the literal sense.<\/p>\n

AFM – How would you describe the vibe of The Lions Club?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan: The scripted answer to the question, \u201cwhat kind of music do you play\u201d is Good old fashioned American Rock and Roll. Playing music for us is not about making it big. We\u2019re not making music for a paycheck.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: Like last time we played at Last Exit Live, we each got five one dollar bills.<\/p>\n

Bryan: Music is a source of sustenance for us and if we\u2019re not doing it, it\u2019s like our lives go to hell in a hand basket. having a good time, having a couple beers and playing music is what.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: It sucks not playing music. When you practice twice a week and practice the same set over and over again – it\u2019s like, dude… I want to rip my eyes out.<\/p>\n

AFM – Complete the sentence \u201c People would say that we sound most like _____.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan: If you could mix the blues of The Black Keys, the punk of The White Stripes, and throw some surfer rock in there…<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: I wouldn\u2019t say that… I would just say that we sound like Alicia Keys.<\/p>\n

Jason: Sprinkle a little Alicia Keys on top the The Black Keys<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: I don\u2019t want to say black keys… that\u2019s just hard to say we sound like Black Keys.<\/p>\n

AFM – Seems pretty diverse, would you say you all bring something unique to the table?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: Bryan will write songs that are completely different from what I write. I\u2019ll write more messy, garage-punk stuff. I\u2019m more provocative with my style. With music, you can use it to scoff at the audience. Make them question if you\u2019re serious or not.<\/p>\n

Bryan: And what I write is a little more old-school – Buddy Holly inspired.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: Much more proper, very proper and clean<\/p>\n

Bryan: And on the opposite spectrum, towards the end of our set are really grungy and just play very dirty, gritty songs that we have all written together.<\/p>\n

Bryan: There\u2019s not only diversity in who we are but also in the songs that we play.<\/p>\n

Jason: Bryan brings a lot of the blues out, but Aaron actually has a jazzier sound.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: I actually grew up playing Jazz.<\/p>\n

Jason: He (Aaron) kills all the blue scales.<\/p>\n

Bryan: It\u2019s an explosion. I try to get him to do more keyboard solos!<\/p>\n

Bryan: Aaron and I met at church and grew up playing church music – I actually did it for seven years.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: We are all politically and religiously different. I want to make a point to not make Christian music. I\u2019d rather just make music and have it be about whatever you think it\u2019s about.<\/p>\n

Bryan: The way we think about it is that these are gifts given to us by God so we don\u2019t have to sing about it, as long as we\u2019re using it. it\u2019s one of those things that when someone gives you a gift and you return it, that\u2019s the ultimate slap in the face.<\/p>\n

AFM – Everyone has their influences though, what\/who is The Lions Club influenced by?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan: We were all heavily influenced by old acoustic blues and folk. The Band is group from Canada, except for one who was from the south and their drummer, Levon Helm, is actually my favorite musician there ever was.<\/p>\n

Jason: Surfer rock, garage stuff<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: My favorite bands, right now, are The Growlers, Hindu Pirates, and Fidlar – which is another Los Angeles Band.<\/p>\n

Jason: The Vines, White Stripes, The (Black) Keys<\/p>\n

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AFM – So is it safe to say you guys are in an experimental stage?<\/strong><\/p>\n

All: Absolutely.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: But honestly, I hope we never leave that stage because then we\u2019re not growing and it\u2019s almost like we\u2019re stuck in purgatory state.<\/p>\n

Bryan: I hope we never find out who are are. If we exit from the stage of progression and experimentation – then we fall into a set and kind of a tight niche… and I don\u2019t want that. If we fall into a niche, we\u2019ll be playing with the same bands and the same songs over and over…<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: We\u2019ll be stuck with Mumford\u2019s kid brother and… the kids with the muscle tees, wearing Rock Revival, just talking to girls… ugh<\/p>\n

Bryan: If you\u2019re not growing… you\u2019re dying.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s deep. Lets talk your single. What\u2019s cooking with that?<\/p>\n

Bryan: Dog in the Sun is the title. When I started this group, I kind of looked at it as my band. But now that it\u2019s grown into our band – and that\u2019s the way it\u2019s supposed to be – our main single isn\u2019t even a song that I wrote, it\u2019s Aaron\u2019s song. But we don\u2019t think of it as Aaron\u2019s song – it\u2019s our song.<\/p>\n

Aaron – I just have so much stuff in my brain that I have to get out – otherwise I won\u2019t feel comfortable with myself. Whether we use it or not, I have to share it. Bryan will always be the front-man but if someone else sings the song – it doesn\u2019t keep him from being the frontman.<\/p>\n

Bryan: If The Lion\u2019s Club ever breaks up, it\u2019s going to be because one of us died in a plane crash, not because we fought over creative control.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: But yeah, I wrote Dog of the Sun a long time ago. I was really into the band Deer Tick at the time and they\u2019re still one of my favorites. This guy John McCauley, he\u2019s just completely tormented – he graduated high school and just started touring America playing at birthday parties and shows. I went to see him and thought this guy was brilliant. He is easily one of my idols just because he takes everything as a joke – nothing to him is ever serious. That\u2019s what I love about music – it doesn\u2019t have to be.. you know, too serious. Anyway, I wrote the song based off of his style. I think I tried to be like him.<\/p>\n

Jason: Everyone has that – people who are super influential to how we do things.<\/p>\n

Bryan: I remember seeing a video of him singing that song and I just loved it. I knew we had to use it.<\/p>\n

AFM – So what\u2019s the goal here, guys. Career-wise, that is.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan: I think we would all very much enjoy is to be able to make enough money playing music to support our families to be able to do this for our livelihood. But I don\u2019t think this needs to turn into a job. That\u2019s not what we\u2019re playing music for. Music never has to be too serious.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: I\u2019m a firm believer in that.<\/p>\n

Jason: If it ever gets too serious, it loses its magic. I get the chills doing this. I always want to get chills.When you first start playing, the last thing you think of is making it big. You\u2019re just so stoked to get gigs and whatever happens, happens. Stay happy with it as long as it keeps you happy.<\/p>\n

Aaron: Bryan is the whole business side, the one who schedules shows and stuff. Without him, we\u2019d be just a bunch of slime.<\/p>\n

AFM – Speaking of scheduling, where are your favorite places to play?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bryan: Last Exit Live. We love the dive bar scene.<\/p>\n

Jason: Their sound system is really good<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: You just feel really comfortable because they\u2019re no tension. It\u2019s not so much a professional persona – and they sometimes buy you beer<\/p>\n

AFM – What\u2019s the Phoenix music Scene?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: I don\u2019t want to say that it\u2019s weak but…<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: It\u2019s weak<\/p>\n

Bryan: I\u2019m glad it\u2019s not like a Seattle or L.A….out here there\u2019s not as many bands saturating the market. So there\u2019s less of us, but it\u2019s more of a family.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: I want to see Scottsdale become more receptive because it\u2019s like, you run into people who are almost the jocks of the music scene.<\/p>\n

Bryan: I would like all of Phoenix and metropolitan area to be like it is downtown. If you go downtown on a first friday and you bump into somebody and knock their drink out of their hand, the first thing both people do is apologize. It\u2019s like there\u2019s the jocks and the geeks of the music scene in Scottsdale, but we\u2019re not in high school anymore. What\u2019s the point of music if it\u2019s not like family.<\/p>\n

AFM – What do you want Arizona readers to know about you guys?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: We like to play music live for our friends and whoever is down to have fun and drink some beers and listen to some rock and roll<\/p>\n

Aaron Pickering: We\u2019re creative and don\u2019t like to play the same stuff…<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: God, I love you.\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t want people to fall in love with us – I just want people to fall in love with music.<\/p>\n

Bryan: We\u2019re trying to expand the music scene here in Phoenix. And if any band is going to bum you a cigarette or buy you a beer, it\u2019s going to be The Lions Club. If you want to come have a beer, forget about your life and listen to some good Rock and Roll music – come see us.<\/p>\n

AFM – If you could schedule your dream concert, collectively as a group – with an opening act, middle act, and closer. Dead or alive. Who would it be.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason: The ultimate music festival on lake pleasant with everyone drinking their beers on their boats.<\/p>\n

(After bouncing around a dozen artists they came up with):<\/p>\n

Beatles with Frank Sinatra as special guest would open
\nNico from Velvet Underground and Jimmy Hendrix duet
\nLed Zeppelin to close<\/p>\n

Biggie Smalls, NWA, Run DMC and TuPac all come together to do a mashup and play their after party<\/p>\n

Jason: all getting along and sharing verses together.<\/p>\n

Aaron Smith: And the Spice Girls.<\/p>\n

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