If you’ve never listened to Daytime Moon before, you really should fix that. This majestic three-piece band—which includes Brent Simpson, formerly of Spankshaft—incorporates several different genres into the music. The band will perform at the Beatnik Lounge on Wednesday, Oct. 17, and The Saguaro on Friday, Oct. 26. For more information on Daytime Moon, visit www.facebook.com/daytimemoonband. Brent Simpson was kind enough to answer the Lucky 13; here are his answers.
What was the first concert you attended?
Canned Heat at Pappy and Harriet’s. I think I was about 10. I went up to country, and got my mojo workin’ for whisky and wimmen and boogie music. I’m serious. I realize those are all titles of songs by them, but I was 10 years old, and it blew my mind.
What was the first album you owned?
The first CD I ever bought with my own money was one of the Now That’s What I Call Music! CDs, but I can’t remember which volume it actually was. The first album of a band that I actually liked and knew what I was getting into was Blink-182’s Enema of the State. Then it was pure mayhem, and I quickly maxed out my parent’s subscription to one of those “pick some CDs and get them in the mail”-type deals.
What bands are you listening to right now?
I am enjoying some Family Thief, Slothrust, Mystic Valley Band, Amine, Animals as Leaders, Mourners, and Jouska. I am also listening to the new Daytime Moon masters from Get Right Recording Studios.
What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone love, but you don’t get?
I don’t get why so many artists have to pop pills and drink cough syrup and all that nonsense. Life is beautiful, and mental health is not talked about enough. There are a ton of amazing artists out there who feel incomplete or unhappy the way their chemistry is, and they should be able to talk about it.
What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?
Jimi Hendrix! Or, maybe Elvis. This is a really hard question, because I feel like maybe Elvis wouldn’t live up to the expectations. Jimi would probably blow anyone away, but everyone probably chooses one or the other, so maybe Jimi.
What’s your favorite musical guilty pleasure?
Have you heard of The Moog Cookbook? Also, jazz ensembles are sometimes cool. I was a band geek back in the day, ya know, so I kinda have a different take on this.
What’s your favorite music venue?
The Palms in Wonder Valley.
What’s the one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?
“This a rollie not a stopwatch, shit don’t ever stop,” Drake, “Nonstop.”
What band or artist changed your life? How?
The Beatles. They taught me that love is all you need.
You have one question to ask one musician. What’s the question, and who are you asking?
I would ask Mozart: “DO YOU WANT TO JAM?”
What song would you like played at your funeral?
I would love it if there was a karaoke-type thing and a sweet jam session or a drum circle, but if it had to be one song, it would probably be Blink-182’s “Adam’s Song,” but played on a dozen ukuleles and one bass guitar. Or an a capella version of that “Time Traveler” song by The Flusters.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?
Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy. It’s the only album I own two of, so it must be my favorite, right?
What song should everyone listen to right now?
“Alien Boy” by Oliver Tree. (Scroll down to hear it.)
