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Last Sunday we sat down with brothers Django Stewart & Samuel Stewart of Nightmare and the Cat just before their debut Dallas performance at the House of Blues.
From recently playing Letterman to their latest single "Undercover" and touring with Neon Trees on the Pop Psychology Tour we covered a lot with this duo originally from London!
Welcome to Dallas guys!
Thank you!
GBS:
Looks like this is your first time to play Dallas?
Samuel:
I've been here before but not with Nightmare and the Cat.
GBS:
So Neon Trees, Pop Psychology Tour that must not suck to be apart of right now?
Samuel:
Yeah it's been awesome!
Django:
Yeah it's amazing! The stage production is really mind blowing kind of a dream to work toward I think.
Samuel:
The crew has been super helpful and nice. They have gone above and beyond what they need to, to help us out.
GBS:
Have you guys been on the tour since it started in Nashville back on the 12th of May?
Django:
It was three weeks ago yesterday.
GBS:
Congrats on getting to play Letterman a little over two weeks ago! Any big surprises you weren't expecting from Dave or the show?
Django:
The actual show itself was a big surprise because we had been driving and trying to stay awake in our van for four days near the beginning of the tour. We had no idea that we would be playing
Letterman and we had a day off planned like the day of Letterman. We were really excited to get a full nights sleep. We weren't expecting it and I remember just coming out of the shower and
Sam's face looked like he had just seen a ghost and he goes "we are driving overnight to Letterman from Pittsburgh.
Samuel:
Yeah get this we woke up after 5am that morning in Chicago. Drove to Pittsburgh did sound check found out we were going to play Letterman. So Chicago to Pittsburgh, played a show then
drove up to New York did Letterman all in 24 hours.
Django:
We sound checked at like 4 in the morning at Letterman. It was amazing! One of those stories you'll have always.
GBS:
Undercover seems to be doing really well for you guys right now. I really dig the song, not just interview talk! I've got to ask, what the heck is Samuel using to bang on his guitar strings with during the Letterman performance?
Samuel:
Seems like it's getting there ya know. A slow climb on the radio. At least stations are starting to pick it up which is really great for us!
Django:
Thanks so much! It's kinda hard to tell when you're in the touring bubble.
Samuel:
Just a pen. I just went into Walgreens or something and bought a pack of like 40 pens for $3. I'm almost out think I've got one left. It's just what works the best. When I originally wrote the part I
think I was using a fork or something but that gave it too much of a metallic sound. Bic! I need to get a Bic endorsement.
Django let's talk about your mistake in gender by a couple of ladies you mentioned on twitter and I quote... "Since my Letterman performance two lesbians have confused me for a 'hot lesbian
girl'. @mention BoyGeorge - #delicateboy". What gives on that bro?
Django:
Why do you think that was me? That wasn't me, nah I'm just kidding. I'm not very good at twitter but I was happy with that one. I did do that. I post in instagram alot. I feel like a lot of people boast on twitter.
GBS:
That's what it's for..!
Django:
But for that I was definitely down to post about!
Samuel:
It was funny I went into... the day after our Letterman I went into a coffee shop with a friend he was like to the barista that he's friendly with "this guy was on Letterman last night" just trying to embarrass me. She was like "oh yeah what do you play?" Guitar. "oh do you have a girl in your band? And you've got a really hot lesbian singer!" No, you might be thinking of a different band.
She then describe Clair [background vocals, guitar, drums] and then she said "and your singers a chick too right?" I said actually no that's my brother.
Django:
But I'm a really big fan of front men that are androgynous!
Samuel:
He was flattered!
GBS:
You guys played the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville not long ago. Pretty epic bucket list of a venue for just about any artist to play. The room and the acoustics were amazing right?
Samuel:
That for me was a little tricky because and probably for everyone because that was the first time ever playing with in-ears and I just kinda freaked out. Just tore mine out so I unfortunately didn't notice how amazing the acoustics were.
Django:
It's just amazing! So cool to play and for the first show it was historical!
Last question! Considering we are at the House of Blues tonight... what's your favorite blues song of all time from any era?
Samuel:
My favorite blues song Hard Time Killing Floor Blues. I have to admit the first time I heard it was in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou. King that is playing it as the character loosely based on
Robert Johnson. Since then I've heard the Skip James version and I'm not sure who does it originally I think it might be Skip James but I just love it.
Django:
I'm scared that I'm going to get confused and name a soul song but I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James or Born By the River by Sam Cooke.
Samuel:
That song is called A Change Is Gonna Come.
Django:
A Change Is Gonna Come!
Nightmare and the Cat's performance of "Undercover" on Letterman...
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