SFist Interviews Thom Moran of Bon Savants
We hope to visit Boston soon, and when we do, we hope Bon Savants will be our ambassadors. Read lead singer Thom Moran's hilarious answers to the below questions and listen to their catchy, shoegazy pop, and you'll see what we mean. They are also humanitarians at heart and requested that we link to The Pendulum Project.
Bon Savants are currently on tour and are stopping in SF tonight to play a sold-out show at Cafe Du Nord with Portland band Menomena, who were featured in SF Weekly and SFist Krissy's column this week. Both bands are heading to South By Southwest next week.
Special thanks to Thom and his thumbs for taking the time to answer these questions via one of those nifty, handheld devices while in transit.
Photo of Bon Savants by JB Galusha
What city have you enjoyed most on your tour and why?
Denver was great. It was our fist time playing there, which is always fun. everyone was friendly, and lots of folks knew the words.
What band do you love playing with the most?
The Wrens always inspire us to work even harder at connecting with our audience.
Best venue to play?
Schuba's in Chicago has always been good for us.
What do you like about the Boston music scene?
The constant stream of students through the city keeps both the bands and audiences fresh. Its like a different city every 4 years.
Got any crazy tour stories?
We stopped at Mt Rushmore En route to Denver. The park has a performance stage right at the base of the mountain, and we were joking about filming a live dvd there. Then this ranger comes up and starts talking with us and it turns out he does the booking for the stage, and he asks us if we wnt to perform on July 3. Stay tuned for "Bon Savants Live at Mt Rushmore"!
And now for the standards...
Name
Thom Moran
Introduce yourself in one sentence
I'm the only one in Bon Savants who can send email from his phone.
Age and Occupation
30, musician
Home Town
Boston, MA
How long have you lived in the Bay Area and Where (city, neighborhood etc.) and WHY?
I've been in Boston for 8 years, because that's where all my stuff is and I'm too lazy to move.
Favorite place to spend time online (website/blog/RSS feeds)
On the rare occasion I'm doing something other than band related biz I stop by slate.com
Favorite local business
Isn't slate.com out of SF? If so, then that one, I suppose.
What I'm currently Reading
N/A, sadly.
Best Deal in San Francisco
You said answer for Boston on these, right? Then Anna's Tacos. I once ate there for every meal for 12 days straight. Not so long ago.
Favorite mode of transportation
Train.
Best Band or Musician to come out of the Bay Area
I'm a big fan of Aislers Set. Hi, Amy.
Favorite Bay Area Stereotype, and whether or not you buy into it
From an east coast perspective, that SF is the only place more liberal than Massachusetts. Frankly, MA isn't that liberal (hello Mitt Romney), so I'm guessing its true. And good for you.
Favorite local hangout
For Boston, Great Scott in Allston.
SF has the BEST
Insufficient data for this question.
You've never lived in SF until
I dunno, maybe 2009?
Favorite Bay area politician of past or present
Woefully underqualified to answer this.
Now that Mayor Gavin is single, who are you going to set him up with?
Maybe someone down with open relationships?
You can tell someone is a local here IF
They don't laugh when I joke about rice-a-roni.
SF would be soooo much better if only
I could afford to live here for a while.
Best Burrito
I'd like to know.
Best Restaurant
See above.
Best movie scene filmed in or about SF
Any of a number of ridiculous scenes involving the destruction of the Golden Gate come to mind.
Favorite artist to come out of the bay area
Ummm...
Favorite author to come out of the bay area
Errrr..
Place you always tell visitors to check out
For Boston, the Mount Auburn Cemetary.
Favorite Bridge in the area
Is this a real question?
You have two hours and $15 bucks to kill in SF, what are you going to do?
Well, tonight i'll probably have about that, and I suppose i'll pocket the cash and steal Menomena's beer.
I have found/sold/bought the following on craigslist
A 1978 Buick Electra.
I want all the SFists out there to know
I love you. No, really. I was waiting for the perfect time to say it, but it just never came, so I'll just say it now, for the whole world to read. I. Love. You. Don't feel obligated to say it back, that's not what I want.
Tell us a San Francisco Story
My mother lived here from 1968 - 70, on Haight, with the manager of the Steve Miller Band as a roommate. Which means she will always be cooler than me, no matter what.
Question you'd ask if you were doing this interview
How do you type so much on that tiny keypad with your thumbs?
Who would you like to see interviewed in the future:
I don't want to tell you how to do your job.