The Last Internationale open for Robert Plant at the Palladium Oct. 7
New York rebel rockers The Last Internationale (TLI) give rock-n-roll a taste of it’s own medicine with an LA show on Tues, Oct. 7 at the Hollywood Palladium opening for the legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant.
With the recent rock n roll is dead statement TLI gives rock-n-roll some newfound revival. The trio is made up of Delila Paz on vocals Edgey Pires on guitar and Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave) on drums.
With a Smokey sweet voice, guitar sounds that haunt you in your sleep and a drumbeat that will make you sweat; The Last Internationale is proof that you can still go and rock out at a concert.
OC Concert Guide caught up with The Last Internationale at Sunset Strip Music Festival to see what the band has planned while in LA.
OCCG: We are currently at the SSMF; how important do you think this place is for music?
TLI: LA in general is an important place to be for musicians, there is incredible history here, from the Sunset Strip, The Doors video and of course the Whiskey A Go Go.
OCCG: While on the topic, SS is where rock n roll began, what do you think about Gene Simmons statement that Rock N Roll is dead?
TLI: I agree with that, and I think I know exactly what he is referring to. Times have changed there are no more long-term bands that cut across generations. Bands now days are more chasing the latest fads and setting trends. It’s more for the record labels to make money after just one hit. There are no more records just “singles.” The music industry makes it that way.
OCCG: Tom Morello was a fan of your music and played a role in Brad being a part of the band how did that come about?
TLI: Tom being a fan of our music started tweeting about the band, and the next thing you know we were invited for Thanksgiving dinner. Tom is a good mentor and a great friend; we listened to Rage Against the Machine when we were growing up. Tom had suggested we have Brad join the band, he listened to our music and he was in. Despite only meeting him two weeks before the record, he was able to bring a lot of creativity to it.
OCCG: You have been asked to open for Robert Plant’s tour this fall, how does it feel to be opening for one of Rock’s biggest legend?
TLI: It’s surreal; we are big fans of Led Zeppelin, so it’s an honor to be opening for him.
OCCG: Your album We Will Reign Out Now, just came out last month, if there was one song you would want your audience to listen to which on would it be and why?
TLI: We suggest you listen to 1986. We put that as the last song for a reason, it sums up and interprets the record in its entirety.
OCCG: You guys have any tips for bands going out on tour?
TLI: This is the only experience every band should do is tour all the time. Even if the band has no money set that as your goal, have a tunnel vision for it. Go out on the road, eat out of the garbage, and rough it out. Every band should have that determination that’s what rock and roll is all about.
OCCG: What can we expect after your tour?
TLI: We want to win a Grammy and we will do anything we need to get one. What we ultimately want is to change the world. Within the next year we want to demand free education from colleges, and for students not to have to pay their loans. We will go campus to campus to reclaim free education. It’s a huge goal but with determination we will make it possible. Our album We Will Reign will always donate to music programs. We will try to get more bands to participate with this social movement, to gain more money for the cause.