An Interview w/ The Sapphire Sun

After a fantastic TBLMS set by Boston-based The Sapphire Sun, I sat down with the power trio (guitarist/vocalist Sandy Lincoln, bassist Charlotte Black, and drummer Corey Chaloff) for a few minutes to get to know them a little better. I began with a brief list of pertinent questions:

Kittens or puppies?

Puppies

MP3s or CDs?

CDs

Fender or Gibson?

Both (Sandy plays a Gibson guitar out of a Fender amp)

Burger or hot dog?

Burger

Hard or soft?

Hard

Blue or red?

Blue

First or last?

First

Most or least?

Most

Mario or Luigi?

Mario

Jam or jelly?

Jam

We then got down to more concrete talk, discussing their music and backgrounds. I was surprised to learn that the three of them had only been playing together for two to three months - they play quite well as a group. We also talked about their influences; all the bands you’d expect came up (Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Chili Peppers) but Sandy made it clear that they listen to wide range of stuff (he mentioned, for example, that he likes belly dance music).

The most interesting thing I learned, though, was the group’s goal: to save rock & roll. They stressed it’d been their mission for a long time - even since childhood, perhaps. Certainly admirable, and they may very well have the chops to do it.

The Sapphire Sun is playing McGann’s in Boston on July 22nd

Find them online at thesapphiresun.com