GO!ZILLA
Now entering its 5th iteration, ARToberFest — put on by Lake Worth’s Propaganda — has grown into a major event curated with arts and music to suit the taste of just about anyone!
More a sonic marathon than a music festival, over 50 bands will perform over the course of ARTober Fest’s 2 days! One band we’re personally very excited about on this year’s bill is Italian garage-psych upstarts, Go!Zilla, a band which has made some serious waves stateside and will no-doubt be a name to watch in the ever-growing international garage and psych scene. We caught up with Go!Zilla’s frontman and guitarist, Luca Landi, to learn a little more about his group.
PH: What’s the rock ‘n’ roll scene like where the band is from in Italy?
LL: We come from Florence, which is not a real rock ‘n’ roll town nowadays. In the ‘80s, it was famous for its contributions to the new wave movement, but now it’s a bit less inspired. We have people booking shows at 2 or 3 small venues there these days, and we’ve thrown shows for bands like Dead Meadow, KKBBQ, the Gories, and we have a lot of fun! We’ve been lucky to share the stage with great bands from our town, like the Vickers — which is really a great band you should definitely check out!
PH: How did you get into playing what is essentially American garage-psych? How did you discover this sound?
LL: The music we loves comes more from the US than say, England, but I think that nowadays every country has their own characteristic garage sounds! I think there’s a bit of Italian western in our music as well, you just have to know what to listen for.
PH: You guys have been doing some really big things lately, like playing Levitation France and catching some airplay on KEXP! How does that feel?
LL: In Europe, things are going pretty well! We’re playing almost everywhere around the continent. KEXP was a great surprise! I just mailed Cheryl Waters and she replied straight away telling us she loved the band, so we got on the air in a natural way. We’re waiting to see if it’s possible for us to play in the studio, which would be the best!
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