Ok, here’s the breakdown:
Today, Billboard had a little write up on Jawbox, which featured an interesting quote from bassist Kim Coletta on a potential Jawbox reunion:
“I’d love to,” Coletta tells Billboard. “It would be the coolest thing in the world.”
What’s this? Do explain!
Coletta says the Jawbox’s “Jimmy Fallon” performance will be “a safe way of seeing if it’s still fun to play together, or get back together. It’s an easy way to test the waters. I can’t say whether it’s going to lead to a full-length show or any touring, but we’ll see. We’re taking it one step at a time.”
Interesting… especially considering just a short while ago, J. Robbins told Buzzgrinder something completely different:
There were good and bad things about Jawbox, but we always held ourselves to a pretty high standard as far as playing shows. We would want to make sure we did it right, and we felt like we couldn’t take the time to do that. So that was pretty much the beginning and the end of the reunion discussion.
Odd… perhaps Robbins was just pulling our collective chain… or Coletta for that matter.
That’s the tough thing with all of these bands-getting-back-together-matters, and another reason why I really appreciate Fugazi’s extended hiatus: it’s a bit abrupt to just toss everything away and call it a day when who knows what the future may bring.
So, perhaps the band has been practicing together more since Robbins’ interview and they’ve collectively found their mojo, something to really work with, do a full show or a tour beyond Fallon. Perhaps. Let’s just say never say never.
Jawbox – “Savory”:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFvz1JQAPgQ]
