Drip Edges
Jeremy Scott would be obsessed with music even if he weren’t a musician. While talking up his band’s upcoming date Friday at Gabe’s, Scott reminisced about being raised on the radio while growing up with powerhouse stations in Philadelphia.
“I was exposed to great stuff in that area starting with AM stations,” Scott said while calling from his Memphis home. “That shows you how old I am. I listened to a DJ back then doing the overnight and he just played anything he wanted, and I thought that was so cool.”
Scott does the same with his band. Drip Edges is a powerful alt-rock band. The band, which will showcase tracks from its latest EP “Kicking Tires on the Clown Car,” is a dynamic live act that has a number of catchy, potent songs in their canon.
Scott’s influences — Sugar, the Smithereens and Tommy Keene — are evident after a spin of “Clown Car.” It’s obvious that power pop has impacted Scott with his band and as a solo artist. His under-heralded solo release,” Bear Grease,” is filled with catchy tunes. Some of those tracks will be delivered at Gabe’s.
“I’ll be playing songs from the EP and ‘Bear Grease,’” Scott said. “I’ll play some other tracks (which have yet to be released). The plan is to put out another album this year. I’m writing for a full-length album.”
Scott doesn’t pander. He writes for himself and when performing hopes to connect with folks in the audience.
“The plan for me is to try to reach at least one person in the room when I perform,” Scott said. “You may remain true to yourself and hope that some people are into what you’re doing. You make the best music you can, and then you perform as well as you can and not worry about the other stuff.”
That’s a reference to social media.
“That’s something that’s very different than creating music,” Scott said. “It’s not easy doing all of these different things to get the word out about when you come to town. Can you imagine what it would be like if Jim Morrison was posting social media for The Doors today? That would be potentially hysterical. It’s harder now doing this since there is social media and then so much you have to do it yourself. For me, I have to balance music with a full-time job. But it’s all working out for me.”
Scott, who is married and works in manufacturing, somehow masters the balancing act.
“I do what I have to do to make music,” Scott said. “It’s what I enjoy.”
The goal is to connect with an audience and not worry about anything beyond that.
“You go out and play and just have fun with it,” Scott said. “There are music fans who love going to clubs to see bands like ours. And there are people who walk this earth who don’t care about the biggest bands. There are people out there who don’t care about the Foo Fighters.”
Scott cares about power-pop heroes, who he hopes don’t fall through the cracks of history such as Redd Kross.
“What a great band,” Scott said. “I just saw Redd Kross, and they were amazing. Bands like that play because they love it. It’s the same for our group. This is what we’re all about”
Fortunately, the charismatic Scott has a sense of humor about it, and it’s conveyed in Drip Edges material. “Patron of the Arts” is an amusing rock anthem about the filthy underbelly of the music industry.
“I remember (singer-songwriter) Dan Montgomery telling me this story about when he moved to Memphis during the ’80s” Scott said. “There was a guy in a band on the phone at the venue, and he said, ‘You show up at 7 or you don’t. I ain’t no patron of the arts.’ That story inspired the song. That song underscores how this business is. It’s not for the faint of heart.”
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