interview: Circa 62
Tune into WMSE as DJ Paul Host chats with Circa 62 (featuring Gina Romantini, formerly of Milwaukee’s Whiskey of the Damned). The band is in town for a show at Shank Hall later that evening with Eoin McCarthy.
CIRCA 62 is a Rock n Roll/Americana band from Los Angeles whose core members consist of Max Goldman and Milwaukee native Gina Romantini (Whiskey Of The Damned, Trapper Schoepp). The two are veterans of the LA music scene who have made their careers as musical hired guns, backing up such artists as The Wallflowers, Fountains of Wayne, The Jayhawks, Nick Fradiani, Tiffany Houghton and many others.
In recent months they have have joined forces with the top musicians in LA to make their upcoming Debut LP ‘Collateral Loans’, to be released this summer. This album, along with numerous singles, has been graced with such talent as Tommy Stinson (The Replacements/Guns N’ Roses), Jeff Babko (Jimmy Kimmel Live, James Taylor), Larry Williams (Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau), Max Bernstein (Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato) to name a few. With high-energy rock ‘n roll chops and melodic pop hooks countered by gritty B3 organ and country fiddle, CIRCA 62 are taking their unique sound on the road.