Turbo Suit (Formerly Cosby Sweater): New Year, New Name, New Album, and They’re Dressed to Impress

Honestly, has only been a month since the name change. So far the crowds at shows have been great and people still seem to enjoy our music which is the most important part of being a band. I think we did a good enough job of announcing and explaining the name change that we avoided any real negative effects. There are a few people who still don’t understand why we changed our name. But, I’m not sure what more we can tell them. I’m sure that they will come around and realize why we made the decision.

I think my favorite remixes to play are “Cocaine Blues” and “Another Brick in the Wall”. They are both funky and give me the chance to explore the tune live on my saxophone. We don’t have any remixes planned for release coming up soon, but that’s only because we are releasing our new album “Out Here” next month! I’m sure there will be plenty of fresh remixes coming through the pipeline after that.

I think our most memorable live performance so far was playing Umphrey’s McGee’s set break at Electric Forest last year. They are a band that we have always looked up to as role models in the business and it was an honor that they let us play in front of a huge crowd that they had drawn at such an important festival.

We’re pretty big fans of the Disco Biscuits so we are all excited to see them the day after we play. I’m personally excited that the Shady Horns are artists in residence. They’re a great horn section and can’t wait to see them thrown into some interesting situations.

In 2015, we plan to release “Out Here” to masses. Our goal is to have this album take us to another level in our fans and potential fans’ eyes. It represents a total shift in our sound to a more polished, professional, and bigger sound. After that we just plan to tour as hard as possible to spread the word and raise our profile. So far it is shaping up to be a really fun year and it’s only February.