Mouser: Spilling the BeansMouser: Spilling the Beans
Athens, GA - Mouser kicked off the fourth night of Popfest at the 40 Watt Club on Aug. 11. Guitar, bass and drums were supplemented by a horn section and a whole lot of energy. They won the 2006 Flagpole Athens Music Award for Best Experimental Band.
Between songs, frontman Colby Carter kept mumbling nonsense about messy burritos. After their set, Taylor tracked him down outside the venue for a few questions.
Mouser will be performing tomorrow, Aug. 26, at the Homemade Genius art and music festival in Greenwood, SC, starting at 4 p.m.
What inspires you as a musician?
Colby: Heartbreak, social anxiety, the fact that I’m a pretty good guitar player. Comparatively and unfortunately I have to say, I know a lot of good musicians but I’m really good. I just pick up on the scale situation; that’s the reason. That inspires me. The fact that I like guitars inspires me. Also, my friends, Athens, Georgia, the people. There are a lot of people here for the same reason, so that’s very inspiring. There’s constantly someone to play music with, so everybody builds off of that.
Have you ever been to any life-changing shows?
Colby: I saw Deerhoof in Atlanta last year. That was really good. I was with my ex-girlfriend at the time and I was stomping around. I kind of broke a toe stomping on it. She wasn’t into it, but I freaked out. I love Deerhoof. They’re playing tonight, so that’s good.
Are you sticking around for that?
Colby: Yes, Yes. I’m going to meet them and praise them, and everything I can possibly do. They look so angry. They’ve been on tour for a long time, so they’re probably really tired. I want to hang out with them. I don’t know, what’s a good concert? I forget everything, which is horrible. The Buzzcocks, that was a good show. That was here last month. I don’t know. I just come from a family of musicians, so it was always kind of there. The guitars were there, and it’s like I’m bored and that looks fun.
Are you touring or recording?
Colby: We’re going to record an album through October. It will probably take a month, and then we’ll just tour on that. That’s real exciting because we have a big, happy, fun group of people that all want to go. We’re just going to have the best time of our lives.
