JH: What projects are you involved in right now?
JK: Ah, too many to name / too many without names. Big Bad Buffalo, Traffic Bear and Dawayne Neptune are the projects I've been playing shows with though.
JH: Tell us more about your band, Big Bad Buffalo.
JK: We’ve been together for 3 years now (woah) and we just got a blogspot. bigbadbuffalo.blogspot.com
JH: What has been your biggest inspiration musically?
JK: I think what drives me more than anything is knowing what I DONT want to sound like. I don't really know what I want to sound like, but I definitely know what I want to avoid sounding like.
JH: What’s the craziest thing that has ever happened to you during a show?
JK: We played an instrumental show at a temple one time and our set got cut short to make room for a last-minute rave that was taking place at the temple. That was weird.
JH: How has your age been an advantage or disadvantage in the scene?
JK: Advantage: people are always amazed that somebody under 21 can pick up an instrument, no matter how good you are.
Disadvantage: people often include your age when describing you or your band; age shouldn't matter.
Disadvantage: didn't get to see drive like Jehu when we opened for them at casbah (but we heard em).
Disadvantage: people try to take advantage of you (not really a disadvantage but definitely a nuisance).
Disadvantage: people don't take you seriously and can act condescending.
JH: Not only are you a big part of the scene musically, you are also a promoter. What shows have you put together and what got you into them?
JK: I’ve helped put together a lot of shows these past couple years- my favorites would probably be Bummerfest, Burger Revolution, Yamfest and the Weatherbox/Future Crooks/Big Bad Buffalo/Kids show. Usually somebody else has the idea and then I help out. Ex: Yamfest was Steve (from The Bridge)'s idea, you had the Burger idea and the Weatherbox show was Brian (from Weatherbox)'s idea. Bummerfest had been in the works for awhile though, the timing just never aligned until recently. The reason I started booking my own shows is because I like having that creative control y’know? Usually when I book a show I try to make sure things are very laid back. No pay to play or whatever the fuck. I'll still make sure that all the bands get paid if enough people come though. Another cool thing about booking shows is that you can kind of merge scenes and intersect cliques with one another.
JH: What advice would you give a young musician just starting out?
JK: Don’t put restrictions on yourself but don't sound like shit either...
JH: What would be your dream concert?
JK: I actually had a dream that Bummerfest went terribly. Nobody showed up and all the bands were mad and Big Bad Buffalo’s set was really sloppy. So I guess that was literally my dream concert.
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