Written by: Paul Gleason
To close off Elephant Stone Week at SEM, we’re grateful to present the band’s Scouting Report.
Songwriter-vocalist-bassist-sitarist Rishi Dhir, guitarist-vocalist Gab Lambert, and drummer-vocalist Miles Dupire responded to our questionnaire with all the good humor and sincerity that you’ve come to expect from such a generous trio of guys.
Have fun reading the Report – and remember to have even more fun by being moved, challenged, and excited by Elephant Stone’s masterful album, The Three Poisons.
RISHI DHIR
FULL NAME: Rishi Dhir
NICKNAME: Chi-Chi
HOMETOWN: Montreal
WEBSITE: elephantstonemusic.com
RECORD LABEL: Hidden Pony
DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND IN ONE SENTENCE: Vibe
PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL MOMENT: My daughter and son learning to sing the GI Joe movie theme song (“Crashing through the sky, comes the fearful cry… Cobraaaa…. Cobraaa!”)
THE SONG YOU WISH YOU’D WRITTEN: “Alcoholiday” by Teenage Fanclub
FIVE MUSICIANS YOU ADMIRE: I don’t think I can limit it to just five… I’ve met so many amazingly talented musicians that have inspired me… Alex Maas, Gab Lambert, Miles Dupire, Anton Newcombe, Tom Furse, JM Lapham, Gerry Love, George Harrison, Paul Weller, Beck…
ALBUM YOU CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO: Tame Impala’s Lonerism
DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A KID: Shy, chubby, stubborn, introspective, asthmatic, silly, loving, and particular
THREE THINGS THAT KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT: Melodies, grooves, and tinitus
LAST BOOK YOU READ: Life by Keith Richards
THINGS WE’D FIND IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR: No car!
HARDEST PART ABOUT YOUR JOB: Having to work two of them!
FIRST THING YOU DO WHEN YOU GET TO A NEW CITY: Find some third-wave coffee
WHAT WORD DO YOU OVERUSE IN CONVERSATION?: Dude
WHAT WILL THE TITLE OF YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY BE?: I guess it should be lyric from one of my songs… have to think on that one…
FAVORITE LATE NIGHT TV SHOW: The process of trying to decide on movie on Netflix…
DRINK OF CHOICE: Cortado
BEST ALBUM TO PLAY AFTER A BREAK-UP AND YOU’RE HOLDING A BOTTLE OF VODKA AND SOMETHING SHARP: The Best of Raffi
INDULGENCE YOU REFUSE TO GIVE UP: Third-wave coffee
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Be honest with yourself.
GAB LAMBERT
FULL NAME: Gabriel Lambert
NICKNAME: Gab
HOMETOWN: Montreal
A MUSICIAN YOU ADMIRE: John Coltrane
ALBUM YOU CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO: good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar
DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A KID: Dreamy
THINGS THAT KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT: Recently, Rihanna videos
LAST BOOK YOU READ: White Noise by Don DeLillo
THINGS WE’D FIND IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR: Don’t know, never had one
HARDEST PART ABOUT YOUR JOB: Problems to solve all day long
FIRST THING YOU DO WHEN YOU GET TO A NEW CITY: Look around, absorb, think
WHAT WORD DO YOU OVERUSE IN CONVERSATION?: Vibe
DRINK OF CHOICE: Beer
BEST ALBUM TO PLAY AFTER A BREAK-UP AND YOU’RE HOLDING A BOTTLE OF VODKA AND SOMETHING SHARP: Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
INDULGENCE YOU REFUSE TO GIVE UP: I don’t feel guilty about indulging if I do
WORDS TO LIVE BY: Self-acceptance, freedom
MILES DUPIRE
FULL NAME: Miles Dupire-Gagnon
NICKNAMES: Smasher, Chachi
HOMETOWN: Montreal
DESCRIBE YOUR SOUND IN ONE SENTENCE: Groove is in the heart
PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL MOMENT: Every time I feel like I’m improving as a musician, I’m proud
THE SONG YOU WISH YOU’D WRITTEN: “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson
FIVE MUSICIANS YOU ADMIRE: Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Prince, Jamire Williams, Chris Dave
ALBUM YOU CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO: Nefertiti by Miles Davis
DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A KID: Happy
THREE THINGS THAT KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT: Music, friends, Jack Daniels
LAST BOOK YOU READ: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
THINGS WE’D FIND IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR: Sticks, cymbals, drums
HARDEST PART ABOUT YOUR JOB: Carrying gear
FIRST THING YOU DO WHEN YOU GET TO A NEW CITY: Find a third-wave coffee
WHAT WORD DO YOU OVERUSE IN CONVERSATION?: Like
FAVORITE LATE NIGHT TV SHOW: The Late Show with David Letterman
DRINK OF CHOICE: Old fashioned
BEST ALBUM TO PLAY AFTER A BREAK-UP AND YOU’RE HOLDING A BOTTLE OF VODKA AND SOMETHING SHARP: “All By Myself” by Céline Dion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfHJ-1VQMVU
(Photograph by Geoffrey Tischman)
