A Conversation with Via Audio

Everyone should listen to Via Audio. They really are that fantastic. The band, made up of Jessica Martins, Tom Deis, David Lizmi, and Adam Sturtevant, resides in Brooklyn, NY. They met at Berklee College of Music in Boston and the rest is history. Via Audio released their first album, Say Something, in September 2007. I have listened to the album so much, and the song, “Modern Day Saint”, is my favorite on the album. I got the chance to do a phone interview with the bassist, David Lizmi, and the drummer and newest member, Adam Sturtevant.
David and Adam are really nice guys, and when I talked to them they were in Austin, Texas with Jim Eno of Spoon starting on their new album. Eno produced their first album, also. They listed their main influences as Radiohead, Spoon, and Death Cab for Cutie. The band tours often, mainly in the northeast, but they admit they love to play in foreign countries. Japan and Montreal are two places they named as favorites. Also, the band has toured with many talented bands in the past. "It is very, very crucial for us to be really, really close with the band we're touring with,” David said. They list Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin as a favorite to tour with and Jukebox the Ghost as another favorite. Also, they collaborate with the bands they are touring with, whether it is onstage or off. As for what they do to entertain themselves on our, Adam said, “All we do all day is try and crack each other up and weird shit will come out."
Also, David and Adam are both movie freaks. Adam quoted Ferris Bueller Day’s Off as his parting words and named Breakfast Club as his favorite movie.
As I said earlier, the band is currently working on their new album with Jim Eno. They both sounded super excited about it, and I am looking forward to it because I know it will be amazing. They predicted May 2009 as a possible release date. Make sure to pick up a copy of Say Something if you do not have it. Also, check out their website:

http://www.viaaudio.net/

(Photo from their website)