Tales From An Indie Band's First Tour/CD: Interstate's Alex O'Nan Talks To Sojournmusic.com On Eve Of Opening For Wovenhand

Alex O’Nan and Kyle Noltemeyer are long-time members of the Louisville indie music scene as well as Sojourn Music.  They’re also best friends and founding members of the innovative band Interstates, signed to The Record Machine label.

Interstates will be opening for critically acclaimed band Wovenhand this Thursday, October 9 at The 930 Listening Room. This comes fresh on the heels of their first ever cross-country tour and the release of their first CD, Run, Run, available through iTunes and many other outlets.

Read The LEO Weekly review of Run, Run by Interstates

I sat down with Alex in the Sojourn Music studio to talk about Interstates’ art (layers of recorded electronic music, live guitar and percussion, synchronized to Alex’s short indie films) as well as life as an indie artist: touring, recording, developing a sound, playing multiple shows with friends (like the band Foxhole) and then opening for more well-known acts that you’ve not previously met (such as Wovenhand) and more.

Download this Sojournmusic.com Radio podcast episode for free with iTunes or another podcast directory, or simply click play below to hear this short, inside look into the creative process and experiences of an up-and-coming indie band.

Check out Interstates music as well as a selection of Alex O’Nan’s short films on interstatesmusic.com.

Read Will Kotheimer’s piece on Interstates, Of Asaph, and other O’Nan/ Noltemeyer endeavors