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Va donc chier!!
-The Art of Arrogance-
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Q1 Where and when did you meet the band members you started The Sainte Catherines with? Where is the idea of the band name come from?
We met in Montreal. Fred was a friend of my older brother and he played in a punk band. I was 12 and he was 16. When i was 17 we started a ska band together called The Sarkastix. Then when i turned 18, we dropped the skank and never picked it up again (get it.. pick it up ). We started The Sainte Catherines in 1999, the name comes from our favorite street in the city, Rue Sainte Catherine.
Q2 Could you tell us about the dvd, "THE SODA MACHINE"?
It's a movie about the first 7 years as The Sainte Catherines. From 1999 to 2006, when we played our 500th show in Montreal. The package also comes with a CD with 25 rare/unreleased/shitty songs from 1999 to 2008. It's kinda like a farewell gift to us, our friends, family and fans, but we are not breaking up yet. |
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Q3 What’s your most memorable on the road story?
Swimming in the ocean with my best friends in Italy after playing in an Italian Restaurant on top of a mountain to 200 Italiens that knew the words... shit like that i'll remember forever. I think the jokes and the conversations in the truck are what makes this band so special to me. If it was not for that, we would be just another punk rock band trying to sell a couple records.
Q4 What is on your rider?
For at least 6 years, there was nothing on our rider cuz we didn't know what a rider was and we didn't care much. Now that we are spoiled, we ask for cigarettes and whiskey and wild wild women.
Q5 What do you usually do before the show starts?
I drink whiskey and smoke cigarettes with Wild Wild Women. |
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Ring of Fire = 4 points
-Dancing for Decadance-
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The Sainte Catherines have been around since 1999 and are the first band Fat Wreck Chords has ever worked with from Quebec. Montreal to be exact, sacre bleu! Their Fat debut, Dancing For Decadence, is a perfect representation of their hard-working, hard-drinking, hard-hitting brand of punk rock. People call them crusty, punk, metal, hardcore... whatever, but they sarcastically describe themselves as "Motley Crue taking a bath with Tragedy while Hot Water Music argues with Leatherface about the state of punk rock." At least we think it's sarcastic...?
The French-Canadians not only have golden hearts, but iron wills. They've toured in 9 different countries and have more than 400 shows under their collective beret. Tours with bands like Against Me!, Leatherface, The Lawrence Arms, Strike Anywhere, etc. With the impending release of their new record the band is poised for many months of the same. They've already scheduled some shows with the Subhumans and have a nice long tour of European squats lined up in support of the new tunes.
The band insisted they record the new album in Montreal in an effort to capture all the scum and revelry that is their hometown. A city that has recently given birth to booming metal and indie scenes, The Sainte Catherines wanted to make sure Montreal gets its punk rock propers. On top of that, they enlisted the help of Alex Newport, who specializes in heavy rocking and has worked with bands like At The Drive In, Sepultura, The Locust, Melvins, and more. The end result is a vicious punk LP that has The Sainte Catherines and their three ripping guitars (that's right, three guitars) firing on all cylinders. Frontman Hugo says, "It's classic punk rock: fast, angry, melodic, and fun. And we did it right for the first time!"
MEMBERS:
Hugo alias The Big Cat: Voice, arrogance, and janitor.
Fred alias Fred Jacques: Guitar, voice and militant sellout.
Louis alias Loupidou: Guitar, professional dog walker.
Marc alias Bodet: Guitar,voice, sound-tech, studio guy.
Rich alias Motherfucker Rich: drums, distance driver, ice delivery man.
Pablo alias Pablo Escobar : Bass, net-man, record shop. |
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Q6 You guys have been touring all over the places, which venue do you feel the best to play your music? Any favorite venues?
Frankly, i don't remeber the names of the venues we play in. I know that the Fireside Bowl in Chicago was fantastic and i enjoy playing Gilman Street in Berkeley,California.
Q7 Dead or alive. What 5 acts would you have play with you at a festival?
The Pogues
Hank Williams
Johnny Cash
Tom Waits
Fifth Hour Hero
Q8 What music are you enjoying right now? Any recommendations for our readers to check out?
Right now, i'm pretty much obssessed with Steve Earle. I also really enjoy Hayes Carl, Lucinda Williams, Colin Moore, Rudy Caya, Dany Placard, Malcolm Bauld and alot more.... |
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Q9 if you were to collaborate with another musician, who would it be?
Lucinda Williams.
Q10 Would you like to add anything for the Japanese fans?
Please book a tour for us. We really wanna play Japan. It would be a dream come true!!!
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