Nick White of Tilly and the Wall

Name
Nick White

Introduce yourself in one sentence
Hi I’m Nick; I like to watercolor, I collect bolo ties, and I have a place in my heart for all singer-songwriters.

Age and Occupation
26. I play the keyboards in Omaha-based band Tilly and the Wall

Home Town
I grew up in Dunwoody, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta

How long have you lived in LA?
I’ve lived in Los Angeles for the parts of the last 2 1/2 years I haven't been on tour or recording. I found a beautiful place in Silverlake with 4 very rad roommates. I like how you can make whatever you want of this city, and I had always had a nice time here on tour. thought it would be nice to write about it as a fairly recent transplant

Favorite place to spend time online
Right now, faildogs.com (I know)

Favorite local business
The Oinkster in eagle rock. Homemade veggie patty with homemade fries and mustard and gruyere (well maybe the cheese isn’t homemade)?!

What I'm currently Reading
Just finished Philip K Dick's "Valis" on the plane and really enjoyed it

Best Deal in LA
The $1 book shop in Burbank. Truly all the books are $1 and they have a big collection of VHS

Favorite mode of transportation
I like trains, but that’s not easy here. I try to only drive at night.

Best Band or Musician to come out of LA
beck

Favorite LA Stereotype, and whether or not you buy into it
I don't know where to begin with the LA stereotypes

Favorite local hangout
Frank and Hank's bar. It has cheap drinks and a pool table.

LA has the BEST
Plants vie ever seen

You've never lived in LA until
You've gotten lost and found something magical in the hills

You can tell someone is a local in LA IF
They'll venture out of the house at rush hour because they know all the secret streets

LA would be soooo much better if only
They would try a little harder with the subway system

Best Burrito
Cactus on Vine

Best Restaurant
You can't argue with the macaroons at the little next door

Best movie scene filmed in or about LA
Just saw the house that was Tara in gone with the wind, pretty amazing

Favorite artist to come out of LA
Elliott Hundley

Favorite author to come out of LA
I really love the way Joan Didion writes about LA.

Place you always tell visitors to check out
all the museums

You have two hours and $15 bucks to kill in LA, what are you going to do?
Go to cactus for a burrito and walk to the Goodwill on Vine

I have found/sold/bought the following on craigslist
I listed this computer then took down the listing even though I had already got emails. I wasn't ready

I want all the SFists out there to know
Bikes are nice too (I know everyone knows already)

Question you'd ask if you were doing this interview
What’s the weirdest looking place in town?