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Distants

Words: Loren • May 23, 2024

Distants
Distants

Steve Brewer (Distants)

SPB: Did you choose your name before the band members were located in different cities?

Brweer: Yes. Everyone who was in the band when it started lived in Chicago. When I joined the band in 2019, Zach and I would carpool the distants from Michigan to Chicago for practice. I’m not really sure where the band name came from. Every time I ask about it they say things like “you had to be there,” or “it’s a long story.” If I were to guess, I think they didn’t know how to spell “distance,” but that’s just speculation. One time we played a show and they not only put our name as “Instants” on the flyer, but on a big flashing marquee in front of the venue. We took a picture and made it our banner on Facebook.

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Loren • May 23, 2024

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