Chicago’s My Gold Mask left a pretty good impression on the crowd that gathered for their CMJ performance last week at Europa in Brooklyn. Both Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo are now riding the wave of support with their upcoming EP, out late November. To tide you over is their spaced out and lush percussion filled Violet Eyes. The song is not unlike their trademark admirable experimentation and echoing progression. If this is at all a taste of what’s to come on this approaching EP, this ought to be a very impressive release.

This week, both Gretta and Jack weight-in on this week’s Kuestionnaire.

1. Could you state your name and what you do in the band?
Gretta- Vocals, drums
Jack- Guitar

2. How would you describe your sound?
We have a hard time answering that. We think the listener is probably better at describing our sound than we are.

3. What is your favorite local band?
Well that changes all the time as there are so many good bands in Chicago….but at the moment we’ve been listening to a lot of .

4. Any concerts that blew your mind recently?
We played with Bosque Brown recently in Denton TX and they were amazing.

5. Any non-musical influences you would like to mention?
We are almost more influenced by film, books and just life in general than we are music. At the moment traveling is stirring up many song ideas.

6. If your music was to be the theme of a film/TV show, what would it be?
A nature show about exotic insects in the jungle.

7. What musician/artist would you like to collaborate with for a day?
Ma Rainey

8. What is the album you listen to on a cold rainy day?
The Cure – Three Imaginary Boys

9. List four songs you would listen to on a roadtrip?
Oh, that could be anything! How about: JJ Fad – Supersonic, Magic Wands – Kiss Me Dead, Rolling Stones – Paint It Black and New Order – Blue Monday…we just listened to all of those the other day in the van.

10. Where do you see yourselves in 7 years?
Still making music and surrounded by black pugs.

11. What is the last book you read?
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.

12. Is image a factor in music or is it a waste of time?
Image has nothing to do with the creative process of writing and recording songs, for us. It can be a nice package for the music later on. It’s fun to play with style and photos, but we aren’t thinking about that while we make records.

13. Any embarrassing moments on stage you would like to share?
When the tom drum decides to fall in the middle of a show…..that’s always fun.

14. Any favorite tour locations?
You’re catching us early on in the game. We have only toured a few cities. So far we like em all!

15. Lastly, what is your present state of mind?
We are a little excited as we are about to play our first NY show in like, 3 hours.

My Gold Mask – Violet Eyes from [Upcoming 5 Song EP] (2009)

Bosque Brown – Went Walking from Baby (2009)

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