{"id":517256,"date":"2016-03-17T10:13:05","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T14:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.fredericknewspost.com\/playlist\/?p=517256"},"modified":"2016-03-17T10:13:05","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T14:13:05","slug":"qa-plate-scrapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnpsites.net\/playlist\/2016\/03\/17\/qa-plate-scrapers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Q&amp;A With The Plate Scrapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7nEWaH7hShU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Well. Again. OK, then. In the midst of all this <a href=\"http:\/\/frederickplaylist.com\/tag\/diary\/\">South By Southwest stuff<\/a> \u2013 as well as an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/frederickplaylist.com\/2016\/03\/15\/need-know-fridays-open-mic\/\">open mic we are holding at 200 East on Friday<\/a> \u2013 the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weinbergcenter.org\/9326\/americana-music-festival\/\">Americana Fest<\/a> is set to go down this weekend at the Weinberg Center. And we, believe it or not, have actually talked to pretty much all the artists set to perform (yet not Keller Williams; he\u2019s simply too good). This week, then, we\u2019ll be running Q\u2019s &amp; A\u2019s with the ones we were lucky enough to speak with. Today, we have local bluegrass awesome dudes The Plate Scrapers.\u00a0Among the things we discussed were what it means for them to be playing the Weinberg, when they might begin work on a new album, and how they got together in the first place. They\u2019re set to take the stage on Saturday, and we all know you&#8217;re looking for something to do on Saturday. So, go support the locals!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>You guys put out your debut album last year, which makes you kind of relatively new to this area&#8217;s music scene. How did the band form? What were some of the precipitating factors that brought you guys together?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Brett Kretzer<\/strong>: We all started picking together at a mutual friend\u2019s farm who had a really awesome bluegrass jam every Sunday night &#8211; plenty of good food, corn liquor and tunes. There were a lot of great pickers and really wonderful people that showed up every week, but for some reason, the four of us had a noticeable chemistry. Eventually, we thought, &#8220;Hey, why don\u2019t we go out and do this same thing in front of a can?&#8221; It all started out as just four\u00a0dudes having a good time, and we try to keep it that way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What are some of your proudest accomplishments thus far?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Andrew Jordan<\/strong>: Being able to go on tour and come back alive, not broke, and not hating each other. Playing with some really awesome musicians. Getting on the radio in Knoxville. Meeting cool people is all pretty right on, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Brett Kretzer<\/strong>: I\u2019m really proud to have a studio CD, which we recorded and produced on our own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Who are some of your major influences and why?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Brett Kretzer:\u00a0<\/strong>I think we are influenced most by people who\u00a0don\u2019t just go through the motions on stage, waiting to get their paycheck and head to the next gig &#8211; people that make every single performance into a deep emotional and spiritual connection with the crowd. <a href=\"http:\/\/frederickplaylist.com\/2016\/02\/24\/larry-keel-experienced\/\">Larry Keel<\/a> comes to mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What does \u201cAmericana\u201d mean to you?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Derek Kretzer<\/strong>: That\u2019s tough because it\u2019s such a broad genre. I guess I would say any western music created with roots-y, organic flavor.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>You guys are playing on the Saturday of the festival with We Banjo 3 and Keller Williams. Are you looking forward to checking anyone out the most?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Derek Kretzer<\/strong>: I am definitely looking forward to seeing Keller. I have seen him many times in many different incarnations and it is always interesting. This will be my first time seeing We Banjo 3, so I look forward to meeting them as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What\u2019s your impression of the local music scene here in Frederick &#8211; especially when it comes to Americana and bluegrass?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Evan Bell<\/strong>: The local community is really supportive of bluegrass and string bands. We have a fantastic fan base that always comes out strong to local Frederick shows. There aren&#8217;t\u00a0a lot of string bands coming out of Frederick, but it does have a very eclectic and vibrant music scene. We were recently on a <a href=\"http:\/\/frederickplaylist.com\/2015\/10\/08\/the-frederick-fall-fest-compilation-song-by-song\/\">Frederick Playlist CD<\/a> that showcased the variety of music that comes from this area, a reason why I love living here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Who\/what are you listening to the most lately? Are there any names of any bands or artists that we might not know about, who we should pay attention to?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Brett Kretzer:\u00a0<\/strong>Plank Stompers are our buds. If you like psychedelic, boot-stompin\u2019, hippie-funk-grass, check them out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>What does it mean to you guys to be playing the Weinberg Center?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Derek Kretzer<\/strong>: Playing at the Weinberg is a huge honor for us. We are all from this area and the Weinberg is one of the nicest venues around. There have been some legendary performers that have played on that stage and for us to be asked is extremely humbling and a great privilege.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>&#8211; What\u2019s next for The Plate Scrapers? With \u201cContact\u201d released more than a year ago now, will you be getting in the studio anytime soon?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Brett Kretzer<\/strong>: Absolutely. We\u2019ve got a ton of fresh new material to lay down, some of which you can hear at our live shows. It\u2019s our best stuff by far, now that we\u2019re really evolving as a band. There\u2019s also a possibility of a totally different sort of album, just for fun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>And finally, what can we expect from your set at the Weinberg Center?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Derek Kretzer:\u00a0<\/strong>We will be playing first so we will have a fairly short set. We will be playing mostly our own original material off our album &#8220;Contact&#8221; as well as some new unreleased material for the hardcore Scrapers fans. Maybe we can even convince Keller or one of the We Banjo 3 boys to pop out and jam a little bit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well. Again. OK, then. 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