Interview with Lesli Wood, Seattle, Washington

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Date
2020-09-16
Main contributor
Lesli Wood
Summary
Lesli Wood (Seattle, Washington)

Lesli Wood, front person, guitarist, and songwriter for Skates! (pop band, upbeat, energetic, with a lot of punk influence), also plays lead guitar in the punk band Trash Day and bass for Seattle songwriter Craig Jaffe. Skates! is an outlet for Wood's carefree pop songs and unforgettable melodies. Influences hint at Hüsker Dü, Talking Heads, and Best Coast. Skates! live shows are energetic and full of melodic goodness, beyond catchy melodies. Proficient Lesli Wood is passionate when talking about her band, their live shows, and the energy they get out of their audiences and vice-versa. She is grateful for her life, her music making, and her bandmates.

Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 09/16/2020.
Contributor
Raquel Paraíso
Subjects
Music; United States; Covid-19 Pandemic
Location
Seattle, Washington
Collection
Musicians in America during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Unit
Society for Ethnomusicology

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