Now that SFist has signed year books, been told to stay “cute ‘n cool” about five thousand times, updated facebook with our new school, and has promised to NEVER change, we’re all revved up for a summer fling. We’ve decided to aim high this year—rockstar high. So our summer crush is going to be Voxtrot. True, they don’t have a full length album out yet, but after listening to the LP’s and seeing them perform, well, let’s just say they are destined for greatness, and we want to go along for the ride. If you’ve missed Voxtrot in SF (they’ve played 3 times this year), do your best to check them out next time you hear they’re in town. We’re not sure when that’ll be, but maybe if we all cross our fingers and wish really hard, it’ll be soon.

Voxtrot is fronted by Ramesh Srivastava, who is a fellow blogger. Ramesh has been kind enough to submit to the feared SFist interview process. Read on for his tips on how to be a better fan, what blogging does for music, and to get your hopes up that Voxtrot can be your summer fling, too.

SF has a notoriously rough dating scene.. any advice for singles here? Would any Voxtrot members be willing to help out the locals?
I'm probably the worst person to give advice to singles, as I seem to be perpetually single. I am definitely willing to help out the locals in San Francisco. Cool, but the SFist is at the front of the line

Voxtrot's best ever show was when, where, and why?
For me, the two shows are tied for this award:
1. The first show we played in NY: We weren't expecting anybody and it had been promoted so well that there were loads of people and it was ridiculously fun. Lots of our friends from Austin were present.
2. Our first show in San Francisco: We played the pop fest last summer and it was magical, primarily because San Francisco is magical. We all fell in love with the city immediately upon arrival.

Photo: Mary Sledd, originally for Austin Chronicle.

Name
Ramesh McLean Srivastava

Introduce yourself in one sentence
Trouble.

Age and Occupation
22, Musician.

Home Town
Austin, TX.

Favorite place to spend time online
I'm pretty much a strictly email guy (as well as the odd bit of myspace), but I recently discovered waxidermy.

Where are the best fans and what makes them so good?
The best fans are those that are attached to the songs because the relationship between performer and audience is reciprocal. Also, people who are not afraid to dance.

What's the best thing about going on tour?
Creating a strange and wonderfully large group of friends that spans long distances.

What’s your favorite blog (besides yours and ours?).. what do you think blogging adds to your music?
Perhaps my blogging enforces this aforementioned relationship between listener and artist. It's nice to have a personal insight outside of the music. As for my favorite blog, I don't really read any regularly, but once and a while I read Brooklyn Vegan. I like his because it's just the facts, and each time I have met him he's been such a wonderful guy.

Any full legnth releases coming out soon?
Yep. Probably February, fingers crossed.