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Caterwaul 2025

May 13, 2025

Caterwaul 2025
Caterwaul 2025

Brian Lake (Buildings)

Who are you most excited to see at Caterwaul?

Lake: Uniform.

Who would you like to collaborate with or start a cover band with at Caterwaul and why?

Lake: Big’n. Beautiful chaos.

What was your first favorite band?

Lake: Sepultura.

Have you ever had performance anxiety? What is your secret weapon?

Lake: Yes. Beer.

What’s the best part of playing an all day/multiple day festival or gathering? And conversely, what is the worst part of doing it?

Lake: Pro: seeing cool bands / meeting interesting people. Cons: the waiting is the hardest part.

Bonus multiple choice: Replacements, Husker Du, Halo of Flies or Prince?

Lake: HUSKER DOO.

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— words by the SPB team • May 13, 2025

Caterwaul 2025
Caterwaul 2025

Pages in this feature

  1. Opening page
  2. Justin Pearson (Deaf Club)
  3. Brian Case (FACS)
  4. Scott Evans (Kowloon Walled City)
  5. Nick, Shaun and Noah (Upright Forms)
  6. Randy Cotton (Violenteer)
  7. Brian Lake (Buildings)
  8. Chantal Roeske (Tonguecutter)
  9. Mitch G. (Unstable Shapes)
  10. Eddie Gobbo (Something Is Waiting)

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