WEEKEND NACHOS
John Hoffman, vocals
How excited is Weekend Nachos to be playing the A389 showcase?
Very. A389 is great...Dom puts his blood and sweat into that label and everybody supports him. It's one of those labels that is just backed by everybody. And why? There's no ego or hype involved; there's no sketchiness behind how it's run; there's no commercial aspect to it or any sort of desire to hold anything over anybody's head. There's no "cool guy" factor when it comes to who's on the label. It's just one of those entities that's on everybody's level and there's not a negative thing to say about it. People will come out to this thing because A389 has become its own animal in the hardcore scene. And, of course, I'm happy that my own band gets to be a part of something like that.
The label released the Black Earth EP as a teaser to the Relapse-released full-length Worthless. What prompted you guys to work with Dom on the EP?
Well, for the reasons I said before, Dom is just the dude to work with. He's one of the friendliest and warmest dudes I can think of in this usually rotten scene. I think he's Greek, too, but I'm always pretty bad at figuring out ethnicities.
Is there a different dynamic between Weekend Nachoes and A389 than there is between the other labels you guys work with?
Hmm, honestly we've just put out the one record with A389, so the main difference there is experience. I'm in contact with Relapse and Deep Six daily because of all the shit we've released with them. But I know Dom better than I know any of the other dudes that put out our records. I suppose it's more laid back ‘cause I just feel like a friend of mine is supporting our band. It's like that with the other labels too, but more so with Dom. Honestly, I don't even know Dom that well. What the fuck am I even talking about?
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What bands are you most excited to see at the showcase?
Eyehategod, Pulling Teeth, and Homewrecker are the bands I know I will enjoy due to the other great times that I've seen them play in the past. But there are some other greats that I'm gonna check out too. Full of Hell and Young and In the Way are two bands I've heard and liked but have still never seen live.
What can we expect from your set?
If all goes well, we will play some songs and I won't piss anybody off. That's really the main goal for a Weekend Nachos set. If the night ends without me getting smacked around, I'll be into it.
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