His mom played guitar, so she had him take lessons and stuff, and when I met him, the only rock band he knew was Creedence Clearwater Revival. Boon was living there, and we met when we were 12. My mother didn’t wanna move again, so we ended up in San Pedro. My pop was a machinist in the Navy, and then he got stationed up here. I came to San Pedro from Virginia when I was 8 in ’66. I wasn’t a musician or anything I wanted to be with D. Secondmen, no more gigs for a while, and after the Missingmen album, I’m gonna work out a record for them too. So, I’ll be doing these gigs and stuff, and I’ve got five gigs, two of them are opening for Flipper, and that’s where a lot of the focus is. I liked playing with these guys, so I’m going to make it my record with no opera it’s just a collection of songs focused on playing with Todd and Raul. I’m getting the band ramped up because we’re gonna make another Missingmen album. I just got back from three Missingmen gigs, my first out-of-state riding and playing gig in 20 months. Get us up to speed on your latest comings and goings. In this all-encompassing head-to-head chat with the prolific bassist, we talk about his multi-faceted career, his time with his childhood friend D. Everywhen We Go is being released on 12” vinyl LP, digital download, and via streaming platforms on Schlarb’s BIG EGO Records label on November 18. Most compositions are by Baggetta, with one by Watt and two by the whole group. The album mostly stems from a single day of recording at BIG EGO Studio in Long Beach, California, with Chris Schlarb producing, yielding very intimate, relaxed-sounding results. Watt’s latest project is Everywhen We Go, the second in-studio convocation of the post-rock, dream-team “power” trio of guitarist Mike Baggetta, Jim Keltner on drums, and Watt the “power” proceeding from the unfettered, visionary inventiveness of their performances delivered via explosive raw creative energy and prodigious instrumental prowess. Since then, Watt has kept busy, extending his career with the likes of Dos, Firehose, his solo work, and much more. The veteran bassist runs through his memories of D.Boon, Double Nickles on the Dime, and what it’s like to be an aging punk amongst a shifting scene.īy Anthony Montalbano Watt’s long and storied career dates back to 1980 with the formation and co-founding of the punk band Minutemen, which hit hard and fast in its five-year reign on the West Coast in San Pedro, California. We don’t bite.All images courtesy of Getty Images/Wiki Commons You don’t have to tell us who you are, but if you do, then rest assured we won’t broadcast it on the air.Īsk us anything! Or email us at firehose-chat(at)mit.edu. We’ll try to connect you to resources on and off campus that are available to you, and if you’d rather we just be here to listen and commiserate, we can do that too.Īll your questions are kept anonymous. If you missed us, no worries – all of our shows are archived.Įvery other Thursday at 11PM, we’ll talk about a different aspect of student life, culture, health, and happiness, answering as many of your questions as we can. Tune in from your radio (88.1 FM!) or check out our live stream. We broadcast live from MIT’s radio station, WMBR. We’re a super power team of undergrads, grad students, alumni, and community members who are here to answer your questions and offer our support. For us, that means talking about the things we face here each day: problems, expectations, ideals, small (and big!) victories, and life in and out of MIT.
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