Tallapoosa, The Who, Oasis, Little Richard, The Band, trash, Cream, cream corn, whiskey, Cory Bailey, Jack, The Cars, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Spoon, Texas, Kings of Leon, New Orleans, The Eurythmics, Minneapolis
By Caroline Coppel for Cellar Magazine, October 2007
At home in dingy clubs and smoky bars, BOTTLES/CANS has no qualms about cranking up the volume all the way to 11 and embracing the defiant spirit of rock- for as long as their finances will allow.
The three members, who began playing together during college, cited various musical influences. Drummer Brendan Polmer is a huge jazz enthusiast and does some occasional jazz drumming. Singer/bassist Zach Pentel remarked that the band listens to its fair share of Fleetwood Mac, “We go through phases, but Rumors gets played just about every day,” he said. Singer/guitarist Kevin Eskowitz, a Houston, Texas, native, has a penchant for classic rock, especially southern rock. Although the band shrugs off any particular labels, Eskowitz’s musical influences definitely come through in the band’s songs. Tracks like, “Shotgun Sam,” and “Tabitha Calhoun,” are infused with that Southern restlessness and rebellion that make you want to skip town with nothing but your girl and a pack of smokes.
For the upcoming year, Bottles/Cans plans to bring their straight-up rock ‘n’ roll to colleges across the Northeast. Eskowitz feels it’s finally time for the boys to go on tour, “We’ve found our niche as a live band,” he says. Drummer Brendan Polmer seconded these feelings explaining, “I like the smaller clubs better. They’re much more intimate – you can connect with your audience,” Eskowitz echoed his earlier sentiment, “we just like playing for a live audience.” Still, the band wishes to record an album, as all bands do. Although they’ve made some, “pretty mediocre recordings,” in the past, this has not diminished their desire to make an EP and secure a record deal. Eskowitz concluded our interview expressing his determination for the band to find success, “We really just want to stay together as long as possible.” Hopefully Bottles/Cans will be able to gain the kind of hype on-campus that has helped other GW bands like Jukebox the Ghost find the means to tour and record.
Just finished man scaping my junk to look like kev's face---those groupies will never see this one coming!!! haha --devious morose shit--I am demented. miss you boys! NH
what up fellas? just letting you know we are gonna get some live recordings for yous guys to check out pretty soon here. catch you on the flip.. spence
..as long as I can help force feed you my fist to induce the vomitting then we are all set! ;) bass cab be damned!
You have my personal guarentee that i will be drunker than you are, as I am cab-ing it into the show tonight to avoid the inevitable jail sentence that would ensue had I driven. (once was enough--no okay twice!).
It's wonderful! All the hills are green with tons of wildflowers and the sky is bright blue... truly gorgeous. Have you guys ever been around here before?
I heard you guys on XM radio during the Radar Report a couple of days ago, went to your myspace, and now I am completely and utterly hooked on your music. I can't wait for your album to come out. Thanks for existing.
Hey bottles/cans - We're really liking your sound, especially your song "everybody knows"
Just wanted to let you all know that ARMY OF ME will be playing the Shamrock Festival at RFK Stadium in DC on March 15th. We're playing with Carbon Leaf and Jimmie's Chicken Shack, and there will be DJ sets by Paul Oakenfold and (THE) Tommy Lee, so it should be a great time!
