Tav Falco: A gifted, complicated, sardonic, articulate, funny, ruthless, and utterly charming artist. How did you two cross paths in Memphis and what was it like working with him in the studio and on stage? Looking back, what comes to mind when you think about him? “I’m gonna buy me a wife, I’m gonna buy me a job, gonna buy me a policeman so I won’t be robbed, money talks.” What has kept me in it all this time, you ask? Well, I’m beginning to notice some improvement, Jared.ĪD: In the early days of Panther Burns, Alex Chilton was a member. My manager, Jud Phillips Jr., introduced us. Tav Falco: Surprised to know that Sonic Boom was listening to “Money Talks.” That number was a demo by Mac Rice in Detroit. Can you talk a little bit about what got you into music in the first place, what bands inspired you, and what has kept you in it after all these years? As soon as I got home I went to my local record shop and got everything I could find by you and the Panther Burns. It was 4 AM after a late night in Lisbon with Sonic Boom, he said to me, “I have something to show you.” He went into the other room and grabbed a Tav Falco record and put on the track “Money Talks.” A few bars into that track and I was instantly hooked. ![]() Ahead of the shows, Jared Artaud of The Vacant Lots/Alan Vega Archive caught up with Falco to discuss his recent work, relationship with Alex Chilton, and the fractured state of the union.Īquarium Drunkard: I discovered your music some years ago when my band The Vacant Lots were on tour in Europe. Fresh off last year’s release of Club Car Zodiac, he’s united The Panther Burns for the “Rogue Male” tour, and plotting a course through the U.S. ![]() More than four decades into it, punk gentleman Tav Falco is still on the road, still tapping into flowing channels of primal rock & roll.
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