FRET12 SESSIONS
Olive Vox –Live Performance
Olive Vox, the young Dallas-based alt-rock band took a break from their tour to pop into FRET12 and record a session.
Broadcasting from our shop at The Salt Shed, FRET12 Sessions invites musicians of all genres and styles to come in, perform, and share their work with the world.
FRET12 SESSIONS
OLIVE VOX – LIVE PERFORMANCE
Olive Vox, the young Dallas-based alt-rock band took a break from their tour to pop into FRET12 and record a session.
Broadcasting from our shop at The Salt Shed, FRET12 Sessions invites musicians of all genres and styles to come in, perform, and share their work with the world.
F12-SESSION 021 // Olive Vox
A young, hungry quartet of frenetic alternative energy, Olive Vox is charged, heavy, raw, and above all, LOUD. The dynamos driving their sound are Parker James on vocals, who cuts a striking figure with an unmistakable voice and shock of magenta hair, Caden Shae, whose grungy, powerful guitar riffs underpin James’ vocals along with Ben Reid’s propulsive basslines. Bringing order to the chaos is Dayton Phillips holding it all down drums. Based in Dallas, Olive Vox draws inspiration from across the alternative world to create a surprisingly nuanced sound that defies easy categorization. We were lucky enough to catch up with them when they rolled through the Salt Shed on tour.
“It's like you have to put on a show every time. You can't just sit there and play. You got to give them something to look at."- Caden Shae
“It's like you have to put on a show every time. You can't just sit there and play. You got to give them something to look at."
- Parker James
"Obviously we love the big stage, but like, it really doesn't matter to us as long as there's a community there to be a part of. It's all about the love of the game and the people, you know, it's not about where you're playing."
– Caden Shae
"Obviously we love the big stage, but like, it really doesn't matter to us as long as there's a community there to be a part of. It's all about the love of the game and the people, you know, it's not about where you're playing."
– Caden Shae
HARD-WON TOUR TIPS
💥 “School also serves the purpose of being something to kind of come back to and a schedule to be on, which I know is very helpful for me.”
💥 “We brought DVDs on tour, we watched Star Wars.”
💥 “Develop some stable things you do every night that can take away that strange Groundhog’s Day thing from touring.”
💥 “Make yourself wake up early enough to feel like you're real. It's like it's better to not just wake up and immediately get in a car.”
💥 “Taking a walk, eating breakfast, maybe with a piece of lettuce or something, just [doing] little things. Self-care, it’s 2024.”
💥 “Try to fill your days with things that aren’t just driving and moving gear.”
“I grew up singing in front of six, 700 people a week. You know, every Sunday was a concert basically.”
— Brother Wallace
“I grew up singing in front of six, 700 people a week. You know, every Sunday was a concert basically.”— Brother Wallace
“This is my favorite pedal I've ever owned, the Reverberation Machine [by Death By Audio]. I started using it for guitar because I like this really cool, dusty kind of distorted reverb... there are a lot of songs in Ganser where I use distorted vocals. It’s just a sound I’ve always wanted for vocals and it’s much more fun to perform as well.”
— Sophie Sputnik
“This is my favorite pedal I've ever owned, the Reverberation Machine [by Death By Audio]. I started using it for guitar because I like this really cool, dusty kind of distorted reverb... there are a lot of songs in Ganser where I use distorted vocals. It’s just a sound I’ve always wanted for vocals and it’s much more fun to perform as well.”
— Sophie Sputnik
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FRET12 SESSIONS – Olive Vox
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Venue: FRET12 Shop, located in the main lobby of the Salt Shed - Chicago.
FRET12 SESSIONS – PELICAN
Pioneers of instrumental post-metal, the world-storming Pelican was back at home in Chicago showing us their incredible, one-of-a-kind sound in this FRET12 Session.
