Meet The Miscreants!

New Jersey's The Miscreants, who have been quickly building a following on the New York area garage scene since their debut last August, are coming to Brooklyn's Magnetic Field (97 Atlantic Avenue) on Saturday, August 21st (with New York's The Anything People.) Taking New York grit and glazing it with New Jersey suburbia, keyboardist Blair Buscareno, drummer Jahna Rain, and guitarists Mike Bonomo and Matt Friedlander offer something unique to the city's endless stream of crash and burn bands.

Their music can be sampled at by clicking here, but here is Fufkin's exclusive look at New Jersey's fastest-rising band.

Photos by Justina Davies. Go to www.whatawaytodie.com for more of Justina's photos of The Miscreants, plus her snaps of over 200 other great garage bands.

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As usual, we'll start with the typical question. Could I get a summation of how The Miscreants formed?

BLAIR: It started with me getting Jahna a drumkit as part of her Christmas present in 2001. She'd been playing bass and guitar (and singing) for years, but wanted to learn drums. Well, after I got her a kit, she said she couldn't learn to play unless she had a band. So, after a few months, we decided to ask Michael and Matt. Michael and I have been friends since we were probably 8 or 9. And Michael, Matt, and I were bowling together every Tuesday night at that point. So it was more like a few friends getting together. This was not a quick thing. I'm not sure any of us originally had any plans beyond having some fun and maybe finishing a few songs.

MATT: It's an age-old story -- Man is invited to go bowling with his boss and her friends. Man becomes friends himself with his boss' friends. Man finds out that some of his bowling friends share his interest in rocking out. And so, eventually, a garage-rock band is born. Actually, I guess it's not such an age-old story.

BLAIR: Give it time. Everyone who reads this will soon start bowling, after which they will start bands w/their bowling buddies. They will worship at the altar of The Pin Monkeez.

MATT: The longer story is: After Mike and I became friends through recreational bowling, we started talking about getting together to jam on our guitars. We did this a couple of times but it didn't get very far. Then Jahna came to watch us bowl one night and we began talking -- she told me that Blair had just bought her a drum kit and she was looking for people to play with. I said that Mike and I had gotten together, and pointed out that I sang and played guitar and Mike played guitar. She said that Blair played keyboards. It seemed very obvious that we had all the pieces we needed for a band right then and there -- all we had to do was get us and our instruments together in a basement, which is what eventually happened. The rest is, like, rock history or something.

JAHNA: I wanted to play drums in a band, and I thought that Blair's songs were really good and people should hear 'em. He and Matt and Mike had been talking about playing music together for a while but hadn't done it yet. So I nagged Blair until he got it up and running. <chuckle>

BLAIR: Ummm... Uh... Ummm...

MIKE: Blair and I go back to our rowdy days in elementary school where good wholesome living prevailed. Dodgeball, kickball and the beach were pretty much our fun. Of course I'm talking about being about 8 years old at the time and not knowing any better than to hang out with Blair. Now that I'm just a few years older than 8, I'm proud to say I still don't know any better than to hang out with Blair. Jahna I met on the music scene and Matt, Blair and myself used to bowl together. But after many years of bowling glory, stories too many and long to tell here, of strikes and spares and silly names written on the score board to embarrass each other, we found that all the real bowling challenges had been used up (especially the silly names part) and so we seeked new adventures. Our bowling escapades, like our elementary school escapades, faded out. But that opened up a week day. So, with Jahna receiving a birthday gift of drums, Matt being a singer, me on guitar, and Blair being a keyboard player, like most bowling teams, we just felt that starting a rock band would be the very thing to do on a Tuesday. But then, sadly, Jahna wasn't available on Tuesdays, so we changed that to Sundays, and off we went. It's the sort of story Saturday morning cartoons used to be about really. We chase ghosts and solve crimes in our spare time too.

For each of you, can I have your previous history of bands?

BLAIR: For me, that's pretty simple: None!

JAHNA: This is my first band playing the drums... I've been playing bass, guitar and singing for a pretty long time. There's a list of all them in the Demands interview here:

BLAIR: There's actually a longer answer to that... I got my first combo organ (a Farfisa Combo Compact Deluxe) in 1988. (And I'd actually almost bought the Farfisa that Tony Millions used in The Mosquitos. And, I don't know if Andy Babiuk remembers this or not, but he once offered to sell me the Chesterfield Kings' Vox Continental back around '88 or '89. I ended up buying mine from Bobby Belfiore of the Optic Nerve instead.) My first attempt at starting a band came in about '85 or so, with a guy I knew in college named Chris Swersey. That got as far as me giving Chris a tape of some covers I wanted to try. (As I recall, there were a couple from the What A Way To Die comp.) That band was to be called The Simplex Five. (That way I could get up on stage and say, "Hi, we're a social disease...Catch us around town." Yeah... Ouch.) I actually tried to start a band a couple times in the early 90s. The first time was with my friend Rory and my friend Deb, but Deb soon dropped out and - although Rory and I played together every Sunday for awhile at his place - it just didn't go anywhere. The other time... Well, Rory was going to be involved in that, too. I actually had the other three people in place, too - but before we ended up making it official, the three girls jumped ship and joined forces with the-artist-now-known-as-Kitty-Kowalski <grin> to form Starkist. Actually, I probably didn't pursue being in a band all that heavily because I'm such a huge fan. The idea of missing a great show because I had to play somewhere else myself just didn't sit all that well with me.

MATT: I've played in a variety of groups on and off for about, ahem, 20 years. My first couple of bands, which date back to the mid-'80s, were inspired by melodic alt-rockers like R.E.M. as well as punk and '60s and '80s garage-rock and psychedelia. One of those groups released a kinda forgettable (or at least forgotten) EP in 1987. In the late '80s-early '90s, I played in a psych/folk-rock group influenced by Love, Fairport Convention, the Velvet Underground and Jefferson Airplane. In the late '90s, I was in a band with some mutual friends that didn't know what it wanted to be -- too many people with too diverse tastes to make a cohesive unit. I hadn't really been playing music with anyone for about five years when the Miscreants formed in 2002, and I definitely was excited to be doing it again.

BLAIR: Come on, Matt, let people know the names of your bands. Didn't one of 'em play a Mind's Eye event (great monthly garage/psych event held for a few years running at the old Tramps on 15th in the late 80s)?

MIKE: I used to love to play blues music all the time. In high school I would get together with my friend Cliff to hash out some 12 bar blues and some 3 chord rock.

BLAIR: They let me come over once for that. Cliff had a Casio sitting around, so I got to play that. I think we played "Louie Louie" for a half hour. Actually, when I first told Cliff that Mike and I had a band going, he asked why he wasn't invited. "Well," I asked, "Are you interested in driving from Brooklyn to rehearse in NJ every week?" The answer, oddly enough, was no. Of course, I don't think Cliff plays bass, so we *still wouldn't've had one of those things.

MIKE: We were still learning to play. As I guess we all always are. All my projects had great lives in my parent's basement. With the 70's style furnishings, we didn't even need drugs to trip out. Those old bright 70's futuristic swivel chairs, paneling, and multi colored rug that made the Partridge family bus seem positively tasteful by comparison.

BLAIR: Yes, but it was a nice BIG basement. I think you could fit about four of our current rehearsal rooms in that basement. Plus there was the famed Bonomo pantry... Which had more snacks than the local supermarket. Meanwhile, The Miscreants subsist on Goldfish. Which, come to think of it, seems to work just fine.

MIKE: Anyway, I also have played in Metal bands, jam bands, funk bands, reggae bands etc. Some of which played out and some did not. I love many different styles of music.

The Miscreants don't have a bass guitarist. Any particular reason for this? Might this change? How much of a problem, if at all, has this been?

MATT: Bass? We don't need no stinking bass!

BLAIR: Remind me to perfume the Hohner Bass 3 keyboard bass.

JAHNA: We have key bass!!! Just like the Doors!

BLAIR: (Exasperated) No, it is NOT like The Doors. Ray played a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass; I've got a Hohner Bass 3. COMPLETELY different! <grin> (But, seriously, it's a very different sound. Said the keyboard geek.)

MIKE: We have a very small rehearsal space and another person wouldn't fit in the room. We've turned down many hopefuls though. John Paul Jones, McCartney, some guy named Keith who said he had a gig as guitarist but was tired of this other person named Mick. We said, Hey, you guys are all damn skinny, especially you Keith, but damn it, you just can't fit in the room.

BLAIR: I'll take that in a couple parts. We started without one because we knew we wanted to play with friends: Michael and Matt. Both of them play guitar. We just didn't see any great need for a bass player. I don't think we've ever even considered bringing in an actual bassist. And the fact that we rehearse in our (Blair and Jahna's) basement means there's not much room. (In fact, I've been in that room with a five person band a couple times. Very cramped.) Of course, that's 'cuz of all my friggin' organs. Might it change? I guess anything's possible, but I'm not sure I've seen a great need for a bassist yet. For awhile, that was definitely questionable. I was trying to get enough of a bass sound from the bass octave(s) on my organs and was finding that they weren't doing it. Especially since the organ I was using didn't have a separate bass output. (In fact, only a few combo organs do. It's a feature I wish all had put in. However, my current favorite does not have that option.) So I went in search of a keyboard bass. First I picked up a Sound City Key Bass via eBay. Great, but when it arrived, the middle C was dead. Then a couple months ago, I finally got a Rheem Kee Bass (very cool-looking) on eBay. But it was waaaaaaaay out of tune. I took it to Dave Amels (see http://www.voceinc.com/ for the stuff Dave's company makes; or search for Voce in Musical Instruments on eBay. Or listen to the organ parts on the first Swingin' Neckbreakers' LP.) Dave's a genius with this stuff. After a couple hours, he got it in tune... And warned me that by the time I got it home, it might not be. And it wasn't. But I happened to mention it to Robert MacNutt of Combo Organ Heaven. (See http://www.combo-organ.com.) (an amazing site-ed.)I described the problems and Robert said he'd trade me his working Hohner Bass 3 keyboard bass for my problematic Rheem Kee Bass. (And for that I thank Robert mightily.) Anyway, in addition to now having a separate keyboard bass, I've decided to use a separate amp for it, as well. So we'll get some more low-end in there at our next show (though it also means I'll have an extra amp to carry.) Of course, my "skills" are severely limited, so most of what you'll hear will be root-note stuff. But it's definitely been nice hearing more
low end of late.

Do you feel The Miscreants are modeled after any one particular band, or is it completely its own breed?

MATT: No particular group. All the Miscreants are big music fans and while we each like a lot of different artists, there are also a heck of lot that we mutually love. I think our music is influenced by the groups that we all are fans of -- a very long list that would include the BeatlesStonesKinksWhoStoogesAnimalsVelvetsByrdsetc.etc.etc.

MIKE: I'm just pleased you refered to us as a band. We're not really modeled on any one type of band or music really. I don't think we could be if we tried anyway. I like Joey Ramone's take on this. We wanted to sound like the other bands, but this was the best we could do.

JAHNA: It's not modeled after any one band as far as I can figure. Or any ten, either. Strangely, it all comes together pretty well.

BLAIR: I'd like to believe that, too. It's pretty much whatever comes out of our heads. We've always spent way more of our time on whatever originals we've written. But it's definitely not modeled on any particular band. I doubt it could be, since Michael and I (the two who bring the most originals to the band) come from pretty different places, musically speaking. I mean, we've known each other for eons (and I even went to my first real concert with Michael), but there are things each of us is really into that the other one just isn't. The thing is, I think those differences have added some very interesting flavors to the band.

Jahna, we've known you for a long time as a guitarist and also now as a bassist. How did you come to the drums?

JAHNA: I played the drums for a little while - actually even took some lessons - when I was about 20 years old, but never got good enough to play them in a band. I always wanted to play drums, though. I know annoyed enough band members over the years by sitting my ass behind the kit whenever our drummers went to pee... 5 minutes practice a couple times a week for... a while. Then, Saint Blair bought me a kit for x-mas... and well, you know the rest!

BLAIR: I wonder if my brothers know I've been canonized.

What is the typical Miscreants' songwriting process, if there is indeed a typical one?

BLAIR: I doubt there is one... Michael tends to bring his songs to the band as complete works. Not always, but more often than not. I mean, maybe he'll need an ending, but it's rare that he's got something only partially ready. Then there's me... I tend to write pieces of songs and play them for the band. Every once in awhile I'll bring something fully formed, but I'm just as happy to just bring things in and have us play what I've got. Sometimes I'll finish things after that, while other times I'll ask the band to help me out. Matt hasn't brought as many songs to the band, but the ones he's brought have been fantastic. In one case, Jahna and I helped him finish off the lyrics, but in the other (my current favorite, "Heart of a Lion") he just brought it to us in completed form. From there it was just a matter of getting our parts down.

MATT: Like Blair said, there isn't much method to our madness. Mike will generally bring in full songs that the bands will sometimes polish up in rehearsals. Blair sometimes will have some songs that are complete and others that are partially done that the band will work into shape in practice or by collaborating outside of practice. I come up with a lot of ideas that I only occasionally complete. My bandmates have helped me finish at least one tune and I'm hoping to bring a lot more stuff to the group in the future.

BLAIR: I hope so, too, 'cuz if they're anywhere near as good as what Matt's brought in so far, we'll be in great shape. I think I'm extremely lucky to be in a band with a bunch of people who can really write good songs. Do I think our solid waste is not an offense to the olfactory system? Uh... no. But I do really love the songs we're doing.

JAHNA: Heh heh. A lot of arguing... and the drummer sits on her ass getting bored. It's fun being on the other side of that fence for once!

BLAIR: She makes it sound like she keeps her yap shut. HA! (Notice she doesn't mention that she's got some co-writing credits.) Actually, she pretty much cracks the whip.

MIKE: We all come to song writing from very different angles. I write songs in my head and on guitar. The music and lyrics all at once. I like what Keith Richards says he plays about 20 of other peoples' songs and hopes at the end a Keith Richards song falls out. I get inspired by music I hear and then I find that a song seems to be brewing some how. Unfortunately, after I play around 20 songs or so, a Keith Richards song never falls out. It just my own ones...

Blair, you're not only the keyboard player but a keyboard collector, always searching out vintage keyboards. Can I ask about your fascination with the older boards?

BLAIR: Hmm... Good question. I got into the whole garage thing when I was still in high school. There was a band called The Mosquitos playing at the time. And they had a guy playing a red Farfisa Combo Compact. I loved the sound. And, upon arriving at college in Rochester, NY, I saw the Chesterfield Kings, who had a Vox Continental. And there were bands in NYC like The Cheepskates, The Fuzztones, and The Vipers, all of whom used combo organs. And on Long Island, in addition to The Mosquitos, there were The Plastic Device and The Vindicators. And I started getting lots of 60s garage comps and fell in love with the combo organ sound. And, since I'd taken piano for four years as a kid, I figured I wanted one. And got my first Farfisa (Combo Compact Deluxe) in '88. And soon a Vox Continental. And an Ace Tone Top-8 (*much* better than many of the lower model Ace Tones.) And a Farfisa Fast 3. And an Elka Panther Combo 300. And a Farfisa Fast 3. And something that just said "Combo Deluxe" on it (later determined by the ComboOrgan YahooGroup to be a Lem. And in the last year and a half, I've bought a ton more (and sold a couple, too.) My fascination... Uh... I don't know. I just love all the sounds. It's really cool stuff. The sounds are fantastic. And they look cool. I mean, the only really cool looking modern keyboard is the Nord Electro. And it doesn't have anything like a combo organ sound. I'm not really against modern keys per se. I just don't have a need for what most of them offer. And I've yet to hear one that gives me the sound I want. The closest I've ever heard is the sound Dave Amels got on the first Swingin' Neckbreakers' LP. In fact, it's a great sound. Thing is, even that particular box only had presets. In other words, you got a Vox sound, a Farfisa sound, and a Whippany Dart sound. You didn't get the choice of changing drawbars or rocker tabs for the Vox sound you wanted. It could be done. There's a YahooGroup called NewComboProject that's tossing ideas for a new combo organ back and forth. People are discussing whether to build a true combo (analog circuitry, etc.) or start small, with a MIDI module that allows complete control over parameters, but merely emulates the sound. Personally, I'm more in favor of a true combo, complete with its own sound. Like I said, I just love the sound of these things.

Are there any recordings in the works...albums, EPs, comps, etc.?

BLAIR: Probably something on a comp. And, while we're not working on a full record or anything, that will eventually happen. We have way too many songs not to get some stuff down.

JAHNA: There's a garage comp from Headdip Reacords out of Germany called "Tonight You're Gonna Die in My Garage" that's supposed to be out by x-mas. More info can be had at
http://home.t-online.de/home/leeee/die_tonight/schedule.htm

MATT: I think everybody is looking forward to recording soon. We just have to synchronize our schedules.

MIKE: Many recordings are planned. We hope to record what we've done so far.

What part of Miscreantism do you enjoy most? Songwriting, performing, recording?

JAHNA: MAKING NOISE!!! HITTING THINGS!!! (no, Blair, I don't mean *you*) I love playing drums.

BLAIR: 'Cuz she gets to make noise and hit things. For me, I think it's playing music with my friends. Everything else is fun, too - *finishing* songs I've written and playing songs those guys have done - but playing music with my friends has been the best.

MIKE: Songwriting and performing are my fav's. We havn't recorded yet as a band. Songwriting is the best part of this band. And since its' probably the most important part, I'm happy about it.

MATT: Playing the rock in Blair's basement probably is the most fun at this point. I never played guitar in a band before the Miscreants (I mainly just sang in my previous bands), so it's been a blast to finally get to jam out with other musicians. In addition, being in a straightforward garage-y band is something I'd wanted to do for a long time, so it's great to finally get the opportunity. Playing shows is fun too, but we've only had about four gigs so far -- and I have to admit that I do get a bit stressed and self-conscious when I perform live.

BLAIR: Heck, there've been times where my hands have been shaking for the first couple songs! I was gonna say that we're not a straightforward garage band, 'cuz we've also got soul, pop, and psych in what we do. Then I got that look from Jahna, reminding me that we've had this conversation, and that - while we explore many sides of garage - we're definitely a garage band. Yes, dear.

You do some interesting choices of covers..."I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" by The Ramones, "Empty Heart" by The Stones (by way of another band). How does the band choose a song to cover?

JAHNA: It's pretty random... whatever works, really.

MIKE: If we can play it all together and it doesn't make anyone else in the band nuts, we tend to play it. We have alot of originals though and really don't do too many covers.

MATT: A lot of times, someone will learn a tune that they like and start playing it at practice. Lately, though, we've had so many Blair and Mike originals in the works that we haven't had the time or felt the need to focus on new covers.

BLAIR: Hmm... We really oughtta get another one in at some point. Maybe we need to live in a communal band house, so we can rehearse all the time? And we could make a TV series out of it. In fact, it could be a reality show take on The Monkees. Any TV execs wanna buy us a nice house, complete with swimming pool, rehearsal studio, and lotsa really cool stuff? Uh... Was that an echo I heard? Anyway, with "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend", it was the fact that Matt knew it, so we started playing it. And it kinda stuck. We haven't rehearsed "Empty Heart" in awhile, but I think that happened 'cuz I was fooling around with it on the organ one day. And it was simple. Which is very important to me. <grin>. We don't do many covers, though... Usually, it's maybe one in the regular set, then - if we're prepared and someone wants to hear another song - one in an encore. We've fooled around with Mr. Lucky & the Gamblers' "Take A Look At Me" a few times. Same goes for the Stones' "Please Go Home", The Creation's "Making Time", and The Vertebrats' "Left In The Dark", among others. But we haven't worked on any of them to the point where we'd do them live. We've concentrated way more on the originals... Mainly 'cuz there are so darn many of them.

For you, what is it that makes a good gig?

JAHNA: MAKING NOISE!!! HITTING THINGS!!! Having fun!!

BLAIR: I'm happy once I stop shaking like a leaf. I'm so new to this that I'm happy to get through it without completely screwing up. But I guess what makes me happiest at a show is when I see people really liking our songs. I mean, these are things that we created, so to see people enjoying that really makes me happy.

MIKE: All our gigs have been positive experiences so far. Being among friends is what makes our gigs fun.

MATT: Getting an enthusiastic response from the audience, not making too many mistakes, not having too many uncomfortable pauses between songs, not getting a nasty electric shock from the microphone (something that happened to me at our last gig).

Blair, you've been following the New York garage scene closely since the 1980s. What similarities and/or differences do you note between back then and today, and when do you think New York garage had its glory days? (Jahna, I'd like your take on this too).

BLAIR: Things go in cycles. I tend to think the first "revival" of garage - the early to mid-80s - was mainly rooted in bringing back the mid-60s sound. Most of the bands stayed as true as possible to that as they could. Over time, things evolved. The NYC scene has had its ebb and flow. Right now, I think we're in a good period... Lots of shows to see, lots of DJ events, etc. But there's a major difference, soundwise. About 5-6 years ago, (Cavestomp founder / Vipers' singer) Jon Weiss and I used to have these long discussions about what is and isn't garage. Jon, at the time, felt that certain modern bands were not garage, because they didn't sound like something from 1966. To me, it's been an evolution. And there are different types of garage: garage-rock, garage-punk, garage pop, etc. In the mid-80s, The Fuzztones and The Vipers - two local bands - had no trouble headlining Irving Plaza - or even the old Ritz. The Mosquitos could headline the Peppermint Lounge! And there'd be crowds. Every Thursday night in the Summer of '84 (which I've been calling the Summer of Fuzz for years) was Cavestomp with The Vipers and a guest band at The Dive on West 29th. And the shows were jammed. It took till a couple years ago for good garage-oriented acts to be able to pack the big places again, but it happened, so I think we're in the midst of another peak period for what 'FMU DJ Bill Kelly would call "real rock'n'roll." It's just that the music has evolved.

JAHNA: Uh, I don't remember a whole lot about the glory days, 'cause I was... uh...enjoying them too much. Ha! There were a lot of great bands then and there are a lot of great bands now... the main difference is that people are more open to different kinds of stuff these days, which is cool!

BLAIR: A very good point. In the 80s, it sometimes seemed people had major tunnel vision.

What's been the highlight of The Miscreants' story so far?

MIKE: Getting to know Belleville and Newark NJ really well. Also the fact that we've really grown as a band since day one. The biggest highlight for me is that this band really rekindled my interest in writing and playing music.

BLAIR: For me - finally actually being in a band. This has really been a ton of fun for me.

JAHNA: Just doing it, really. It's getting better all the time...

MATT: There have been a lot of little highlights just playing and working up tunes in the basement. I would say the biggest one for me so far was probably our first gig -- just for the pure adrenaline rush of it. It was at Magnetic Field in Brooklyn -- a very cool little bar. We were a bit sloppy, but the crowd -- made up of a lot of our good friends -- was so into it and it really was such an awesome, fun gig. An extra highlight that night was getting some compliments from my former boss Ira Robbins (of Trouser Press fame) -- although he told me I shouldn't smile so much on stage.

What are some other musical projects each of you are currently involved with?

JAHNA: The Demands, The Whirls, The Coal Gems (sweeter, twangier, quieter stuff) with Blair. It's Blair's turn to nag me about that duo thingy. We'll see what happens with that. <laughing>

BLAIR: Well... Jahna and I have some plans to do a recording-only project in the basement. Those'll probably be more melodic pop songs. The tentative name for that is The Coal Gems. We'll likely invite a couple friends to pitch in on a song here or there. (To Jahna): Can we *please* start recording some of this stuff! I'm also trying to convince Jahna to do a live duo thing with me. It'd be me on organ and key bass and Jahna on guitar and bass drum, I think. I've got a name for it, but I'll hold off on disclosing it for a bit. There's also the possibility that the Miscreants' alter-ego will surface at some point. We've got pieces of songs for that worked out, as well. Let's just say bowling is involved.

MATT: I'm currently not doing anything else outside of the band -- except for doodling on assorted cover tunes at home -- although Mike and I have discussed working on some acoustic songs together. I'd also be interested in contributing to one of Blair and Jahna's side projects.

BLAIR: And so you shall.

MIKE: I've just started playing drums for a yet unnamed band.

Goals for The Miscreants, both longterm and relative near future?

BLAIR: Long-term, do some recording. Near future, just have some fun, play a couple shows, and record some demos at home.

MIKE: To gig and record.

MATT: Keep playing and improving personally and as a unit, try to finish writing more songs and try to come up with more, greater tunes, make an excellent recording of some of our stuff, play more shows, have more fun, conquer the world!

JAHNA: Keep playing! Come up with more great songs. We need to record an album -these guys are too prolific and we need to get it all documented. And more nagging - definitely more nagging! <chuckle>

BLAIR: So you're the one Joan Jett was writing about... "You're a
nag-nag-nag, naggety-nag!

Thanks, guys. Best of luck to you.

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