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The Return Of Scubadog


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Bryan Gibson
11/19, 9:58am
Bryan Gibson

I'd like to post something about your show on WOUB's music blog. Would you mind answering a few questions?

1. How long has it been since Scubadog's last show? Why has there been such a long hiatus? How did this show come about?

2. Can we expect any new recordings from Scubadog?

3. Would you mind giving me a brief history of the band, i.e. how/when did you get together and some highlights of your time together?

4. Finally, what can your fans expect at this show? Is it being billed as a "reunion?"
Jake Householder
11/19, 10:00am
Jake Householder

hey bryan! I'd love to take a minute to answer these. I'll get back to you by 2:00. Will that work?
Bryan Gibson
11/19, 10:00am
Bryan Gibson

Sounds good!
Jake Householder
11/19, 10:00am
Jake Householder

Great! Thanks!
Tuesday
Jake Householder
11/19, 2:27pm
Jake Householder

Here you go, Bryan. Edit however you need. Thanks again for the publicity! Hope to see you at the show!
Jake Householder
11/19, 2:27pm
Jake Householder

How long has it been since Scubadog's last show? Why has there been such a long hiatus? How did this show come about?

Our last show was in December of 2012. Really, it was about the least monumental show you could imagine – playing for about 5 people in The Front Room at the beginning of winter break. At the time, we didn’t have any intention of going out with such a whimper, but life was really busy for all of us, and we couldn’t get another show together before Jesse moved to Vermont in March – which has been the reason for the hiatus.

Jesse joined the band on bass and vocals replacing Teddy Humpert when he moved from Athens in 2011, and honestly, we couldn’t see a way to move forward from there. For Josh, Chris, and I there was just no way to top those two as musicians, co-writers, and friends. I don’t think it would have felt honest to keep doing something that we could call Scubadog without them.

Lucky for us, Jesse moved back to Columbus a couple of months ago, and we started talking about playing together pretty much immediately thereafter. I’ve missed this band pretty profoundly. It’s been a singular experience in my musical development – collaborative, inspiring, and incredibly fun. We were all sad to see it fizzle out how it did, and I think we’re all really excited to get back on stage together.

2. Can we expect any new recordings from Scubadog?

We’ve only just gotten the ball rolling again, and are still trying to see what’s realistic for us to do together. I don’t think we’re in a position to talk about anything more than this one show at the moment.

3. Would you mind giving me a brief history of the band, i.e. how/when did you get together and some highlights of your time together?

Teddy Humpert and I were in a band together a few years back called Kaslo, and Josh was more than a little involved as a producer/arranger/occasional bassist & guitarist. I have an incredible fondness and respect for Josh and Teddy. They’re some of the best musicians and creative artists I know, and our styles have always meshed really well together. So when Kaslo ended in 2009, we were all keen to keep working together in some capacity. We started getting together at 3 Elliott Studio that summer to write, create, and just see what happened. We didn’t necessarily intend to start a performing band. We just wanted to create together. But once we got going we were all so excited about the songs that we wanted to get out and play, so we went for it.

4. Finally, what can your fans expect at this show? Is it being billed as a “reunion?"

I’m calling it a revival more than a reunion. Yes, it’s been close to a year since we’ve played together, but the way things went, there was never a sense of finality. We never did a “farewell” show, or announced that we were done. We just kind of fizzled out, and I feel like since then we’ve just been waiting for the next opportunity. I’m excited that it’s finally here. All the elements are in the right place. We’re all really looking forward to the show. We’ve got at least one song that we’ve never played for folks before as well as a slew of surprise covers we’ve been cooking up. That combined with the fact that it’s a week before Thanksgiving gives us plenty of ways to make it a memorable show. We intend to do what we can do deliver.