Spark Magazine Interview

// September 17th, 2009 // Press

Delaware Music Awards 2009
Best Alternative Band: Long Walk Home

The Band: Julian Booker, guitar and vocals; Pete Nellius, guitar and vocals; Kevin Ryan, guitar and vocals; Anthony Boxler, bass; Mark Rybaltowski, drums.

Congratulations on winning the 2009 Delaware Music Award for Best Alternative Band. “We’re definitely surprised, especially if local bar owners voted for us. But it’s great.” — Julian and Kevin

Where does this award rank on the list of your life’s achievements? “Definitely No. 1 or 2 as far as what we’ve done as a band. Especially if there is a trophy. We haven’t won a trophy since we were probably in middle school.”

Where will you put the trophy? “We’re thinking we might tape it to our drummer’s base drum, maybe even keep it right up on stage with us. We’re thinking about getting a carrying case or we might also construct a homemade mic stand out of it.”

Who will get the trophy first? Will it be passed around like the Stanley Cup? “Mark our drummer will go ahead and accept that one first.”

What’s next for you guys? What are you currently working on? “Actually we’re self-recording a new album at the moment, and we have about half the songs planned out already, a majority of which we played at the festival. We’re still in the early stages of recording, but plan on having something out definitely by the fall, if not late summer.”

Where can we see you playing in the meantime? “We’re playing The Flash in Kennett Square on April 10, along with Diego Paulo. That’ll be a good show. We’ve also got a residency right now at the North Star in Philly, and our last show for that is on April 22.”

by Ryan Cormier