The Mulhollands
Sarah Jeanette and Jeremy James of Kiss or Kill's March Resident Band The Mulhollands took some time to answer some of our questions on the history of the band and their involvement in our scene.
Band Members
Sarah Jeanette - Vocals, Tambourine
Jeremy James - Guitar, Vocals
Jeff - Bass
Dave - Drums
Check out their video for their song, "Baby It's Alright"
The Mulhollands will be opening up for The Screeners and IAMX tonight at Safari Sam's!
1. Where are you each from originally, and what brought you to Los Angeles?
Sarah Jeanette - I am originally from West Chester, PA. I moved out to Los Angeles to pursue music
Jeremy James – Originally from Nashville . Moved to LA to play music and surf
Jeff and Dave are from LA
2. How did the name The Mulhollands come about?
Jeremy James would often go up to the top of Mulholland Drive to write our songs...so it just seemed to fit.
3. How did the current line-up meet?
Upon first moving to LA, Sarah Jeanette heard Jeremy James playing guitar by the pool at the apartment complex where they both lived. They started working together and seeked other members to form the Mulhollands. Then they found Jeff pretty quickly and just recently added Dave to the group as drummer.
4. Were any of you involved in other bands before forming The Mulhollands?
Jeremy James was in Nashville punk band PLASTER for 9 years before starting The Mulhollands. Sarah Jeanette was in a couple local bands in Pennsylvania . Dave is also in L.A. band The Quirks
5. What instruments do you each play?
Jeremy James plays Lead Guitar (Fender Strat, Gibson SG) Sarah Jeanette sings and plays Tambourine, Jeff plays Fender Jazz Bass, Dave plays drums.
6. What made each of you get involved with music?
Sarah Jeanette - Having been born into show business with an actress for a mother (Susan Richardson from Eight is Enough), I have been singing since I could walk, constantly doing charity work with my mom, singing in retirement homes and hospitals. I grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, The Pretenders and Heart. At 16, I started playing guitar and formed my first band. After college, I decided to move to LA to pursue the life long dream.
Jeremy James – It wasn’t much of a decision. I saw Everclear when I was 15, went home and never put the guitar down again. Not to mention the whole Nirvana and Green Day thing. I had about 30 Beach Boys tapes before I was eleven.
7. What has been the craziest show you have played to date?
We played a Kiss or Kill show opening for Winger and Metal Skool which was probably the craziest show to date. The crowd was amazing and yeah, its Winger...enough said.
8. Are there any plans to go on tour in the near future?
We hope to tour later this year, hopefully in the summer.
9. What has been your favorite venue or town/city to play so far?
We love playing Kiss or Kill the best because it has a family type vibe. There are so many regulars and everyone is so supportive
10. How did The Mulhollands involvement with Kiss or Kill come about?
Well, we started hanging out at Kiss or Kill and really loved the scene. So Johnny decided to book us an opening slot and it went really well, so we continued to play pretty regularly.
11. When did you play your first Kiss or Kill show?
April 21, 2006
12. What do you feel makes Kiss or Kill different from other nights in Los Angeles/Hollywood?
Kiss or Kill is different because as mentioned above, it has an awesome vibe...it is its own little community, like a big family of musicians and genuine music lovers. Thats hard to find in LA.
13.You all are part of your own little music community as well, describe that?
Outside of the Kiss or Kill Community, we have a group of LA bands we have formed a community with...Automatic Music Explosion, Ok Stranger, Spycamera, The Scene, The Ringers, American Eyes etc.
14. Will True Romance be your first full length CD? Who did you work with that on and how was that experience? What is the release date?
Our first release is going to be "With Our Eyes Closed" a 4 song EP. We worked with Producer Biff Vincent and engineer Joshua Williams who did an amazing job.
15. You guys seem to have a great following by other local LA bands what do you credit that to?
We have been lucky to meet some amazing people out here in local bands. We all support each other.
15. In your own words how would you describe The Mulhollands sound?
The Mulhollands sound is indie pop...The kind of music you want to drive along the Pacific Coast Highway with the windows down.
16. Jeremy James recently had the chance to tour with the Pink Spiders, how did that come about and how was that experience for him?
The Spiders were fans of PLASTER and then The Mulhollands. The tour was amazing, I got to see ever city in America and become friends with some of my favorite bands.
16. How has the sound evolved since you first came together?
The music has evolved quite a bit. It took us a while to develop exactly what The Mulhollands sound is.
17. What bands have influenced you personally?
We have been influenced by The Beach Boys, The Pretenders, Smashing Pumpkins, The Ramones, Gram Parsons
18. What advice would you give to bands that are just starting out?
Be original, network, and don’t give up
19. What would be your dream bill to play on?
Coachella
20. If you didnt reside in the Los Angeles area where would you live?
Sarah Jeanette - I would live in Corsica...an amazing Island just off the coast of France .
Jeremy James – Chicago or New York
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