How interviews come about can sometimes be strange. I ran into Rob from The Thieving Gypsies at the Cardinia Cultural Centre and we soon got into an indepth conversation on all things music related and we learnt we both shared a love for The Tea Party. Such was Rob’s passion for music I simply had to find out more about his band.
Thieving Gypsies is made up of Dani Capron (guitar/vocals), Rob Lloyd (bass) and Justin Hall (drums). Dani tells me how the band got together and was named. ‘The idea of putting a project together had been there for a long time, it was just a matter of actually getting to it. As for the band name, it came like most; “Band name? Oh.. umm.. Got it!’ Then Rob quickly adds, ‘I was guilty for creating the name during a spree of insomnia which turned out fortuitous as we were very close to being named The Giant Jeffersons.’
They describe their sound as ‘prehistoric rock’ and say they are influenced by ‘Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The Tea Party, Led Zeppelin and The Doors’.
Rob says Thieving Gypsies career highlights so far are ‘creating and playing music with two of my best friends’ while Justin says it is ‘the fact we write our own stuff’.
I couldn’t agree more with that sentiment; so a band as promising as Thieving Gypsies must have an album or EP coming out soon… right? ‘We’re planning on putting together and EP very shortly. We are currently in pre production so it’s just a matter of time really.’
Where can people see Thieving Gypsies live? ‘We have gigs coming up at The Tote on the 10th of June with Shades Allure, the Cardinia Shire Battle Of The Bands on the 27th of June in Pakenham, and at Xscape Nightclub Traralgon on the 25th of July supporting Bellusira.’
So Dani, do you guys have a website people can check out for more info? ‘Sure do. www.myspace.com/thethievinggypsies . It’s a necessary evil.’