Dani and I were just kind of like, “I don’t know… maybe we should try writing this way?” We knew we wanted to do some sort of duo but I don’t think we knew what we wanted exactly. I just never really thought that I could write like that. It was always, “I like it, but I don’t love it.” I’ve been a big pop punk girl my whole life. Keaton: We always joke that this band started as a joke and then it’s just gone a little bit too far and we don’t know when it’s going to be like, “Wait! We were kidding!” I’ve done musical theater forever and have always written here and there, but I guess everything I was writing… it didn’t really stick. Then we became friends and we were like, “We both love musical theater and we also both love rock music.” We wanted to branch into that as well and were like, “Let’s do it together! Wow – we’re a good team, let’s keep going!” We were doing a show together and we randomly ended up at a rehearsal on the same day and met each other, and then never had another rehearsal again because of the pandemic. That’s where we both started and that’s where our careers were before we found each other. ![]() We’ve both done some pretty big theater shows where you literally can’t see anyone and it feels like a black hole, so it’s probably a little bit less scary in that aspect, for sure.Ī post shared by Daisy Grenade into that, I want to ask about that musical theater background and how that bled into the band.ĭani: We’ve both been doing musical theater our whole lives. The scariest part of the arena is not really seeing the end of the audience, but you guys are musical theater based, so you may be used to not seeing the audience during a performance. What’s interesting is that a lot of bands talk about the arena aspect versus the club aspect. We’re just excited to get out there and do our best. I don’t feel ready, but I don’t feel like we’ll ever feel fully ready. I don’t know if you ever feel really ready to do that I think you just have to take the leap and see how it goes. I think that will probably be pretty wild. Keaton: I think it’s going to be pretty crazy to make that jump from playing 250 cap venues to then going to an arena. ![]() I guess we’ll see how we’re feeling post-that about the amphitheaters and arenas. What’s going through your head?ĭani: We will have just done the Fall Out Boy jump. This is the biggest Sad Summer yet – amphitheater level. I want to ask about how that’s going to feel with playing arenas. I totally agree! You get the older Taking Back Sunday fans, two years ago with all the All Time Low fans, and now you have people also discovering you for the first time. I think that’s a really cool way of merging the whole genre together. Keaton: I think it’s really cool to have a mix of some older bands headline and then having one of the newer bands in the same genre come through. Warped Tour was such a huge influence, and to have that go on, there needed to be a space for all of this punk/emo/rock, you know? It’s so exciting to see this newer festival with a newer band on the bill. Keaton: And we get to do it mostly on the East Coast, so that will be really really fun. I didn’t get to go personally, but that would be really cool, and now here we are! It’s going to be so fun.ĭani: Yeah, I remember last year I was looking at the lineup and watching all the gigs happen. It really is Daisy Grenade’s world… we’re all living in it.Īlright, let’s kick off the call with why we’re gathered here today: Sad Summer Fest. We also talked on the band’s origins during the pandemic, their favorite emo bands, and so much more. ![]() We had the chance to speak with Keaton Whittaker and Dani Nigro, the two members of Daisy Grenade, to discuss all the exciting and important things happening right now. The caliber of the music speaks to the opportunities they are receiving – the songs really are just that good. This is not to forget that they just wrapped a tour with Meet Me The Altar. It’s unique and, if we’re being honest, refreshingly original.ĭespite being such a new band, they’re opening up for Fall Out Boy on their stadium tour this summer and playing Sad Summer fest alongside Taking Back Sunday. The female band walks the line of edgy and clean perfectly, and coming from a theatrical background, much of the music has strong personality. Those songs have a a gritty punk sound but with the polish of professional mixing and mastering. They won’t be forever.Īt the time of writing this, Daisy Grenade only has two EPs out – just 10 songs total. ![]() Get your rookie card and hop on this bandwagon while they’re still small. If not, be prepared, because they will be spearheading the punk movement going forward. If you’re in the punk scene and have your ear to the ground, you may have already discovered the electric new band that is Daisy Grenade.
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