• The We Shared Milk
• Garfield Artworks
• Wednesday, October 10, 2012
• Garfield

“The We Shared Milk, originally Alaskan, have spent the last two years in Portland gigging constantly and self-producing a large volume of their psychedelic rock. Ranging from solid Lennon-influenced songs to driving psych jams, the shows are riff-filled and high energy. The We Shared Milk have recently finished their first full length album History of Voyager & Legend Tripping and are heading out across the country to promote its release. History of Voyager… is more of a project than a normal release, with each original TWSM song produced by a different Portland, Oregon band. It documents not only the current scene in Portland, but also a deconstruction of what can often be a cliquey and competitive atmosphere.”

The band plays GarfArt this upcoming Wednesday night on a bill with The Dig and The Dirty Feathers supporting their recently released, “History of Voyager & Legend Tripping“. My sincere thanks to frontman Boone Howard for taking a few minutes to participate in this edition of First/Last.

• The first album you ever bought?
• Probably some 60’s/70’s “Best of…” compilation tapes, which my folks had me listening to growing up. Or Jay-Z’s “Black Album”.
• Your last album bought?
• The Dirty Projectors, “Swing Lo Magellan”.
• Favorite album of all time?
• The Misfits, “Static Age”.
• Least favorite/most disappointing album?
• Smash Mouth, “Astro Lounge”.
• First concert attended?
• Anatomy of a Ghost at the Alaska State Fair.
• Last concert?
• The Dirty Projectors at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR.
• Favorite concert ever?
• Kool Keith at Harvest of Hope in ’09, in the rain, in a mud pit.
• Least favorite concert?
• One doesn’t stand out. Probably one of our own shows a few years ago.
• Any thoughts, experiences about Pittsburgh?
• In the van chasing Dog the Bounty Hunter’s bus through town and eating way too many wings at Sidelines in Millvale.

Thanks, Boone. I must say, your band name is unique amongst a plethora of unique indie band names. Would love to know the origin sometime.