Rocking Stuffers
Musicians Tell Us What They're Giving Their Bandmates For the Holidays
By Alex Scordelis
Illustration by Ashkahn Shahparnia
After spending a whole year suffering through soundchecks and smelly van rides, the holidays are the perfect time to remind your band that you still care. A handful of musicians told us what gifts they'll be giving their bandmates for the holidays, regardless of who was naughty or nice.
Kevin Hendrick of Male Bonding: "I'll get Robin [Christian] a bag of David Lynch's coffee and a coffee grinder, and for John [Webb] an evening with Henry Rollins."
Jesse Kivel of Kisses: "I'll be getting [bandmate/girlfriend] Zinzi Edmundson a refurbished Juno 106 soundchip because ours is about to melt. I will also be getting her a bouquet of flowers and possibly some Swedish houseware. Also, our biggest gift will be the return of our beagle, Ruby, who was shipped off to Maine to live with Zinzi's parents during this tour."
Sharon Jones: "Well, there are eight Dap-Kings, right? And Santa has eight reindeer, right?
So I'm getting them sweaters with Santa's reindeer. And I'm gonna make them wear the sweaters to our New Year's gig! They're gonna look sharp!"
Ryan Lynch and Hannah Hunt of Dominant Legs:
Ryan: "I'm getting everybody a [San Francisco] Giants Championship T-shirt this year. Han only wears crop-tops, so hers will be a Giants Championship crop-top."
Hannah: "I'd get Ryan The Ghost of Electricity, John Bauldie's ultra-rare chronicle of Bob Dylan's 1966 world tour, but it's $850 on eBay. Instead, I have to settle on Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader, a distant second."
Cee Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley on what he'll be getting Danger Mouse: "That's a
secret!"
After spending a whole year suffering through soundchecks and smelly van rides, the holidays are the perfect time to remind your band that you still care. A handful of musicians told us what gifts they'll be giving their bandmates for the holidays, regardless of who was naughty or nice.
Kevin Hendrick of Male Bonding: "I'll get Robin [Christian] a bag of David Lynch's coffee and a coffee grinder, and for John [Webb] an evening with Henry Rollins."
Jesse Kivel of Kisses: "I'll be getting [bandmate/girlfriend] Zinzi Edmundson a refurbished Juno 106 soundchip because ours is about to melt. I will also be getting her a bouquet of flowers and possibly some Swedish houseware. Also, our biggest gift will be the return of our beagle, Ruby, who was shipped off to Maine to live with Zinzi's parents during this tour."
Sharon Jones: "Well, there are eight Dap-Kings, right? And Santa has eight reindeer, right?
So I'm getting them sweaters with Santa's reindeer. And I'm gonna make them wear the sweaters to our New Year's gig! They're gonna look sharp!"
Ryan Lynch and Hannah Hunt of Dominant Legs:
Ryan: "I'm getting everybody a [San Francisco] Giants Championship T-shirt this year. Han only wears crop-tops, so hers will be a Giants Championship crop-top."
Hannah: "I'd get Ryan The Ghost of Electricity, John Bauldie's ultra-rare chronicle of Bob Dylan's 1966 world tour, but it's $850 on eBay. Instead, I have to settle on Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader, a distant second."
Cee Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley on what he'll be getting Danger Mouse: "That's a
secret!"
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