Weathers talk the venue they've always dreamed of playing and who they would trade places with for a week if they could

We got the chance to catch up with Weathers in Orlando, Florida before they opened for Badflower at The Beacham to talk about where they've always dreamed of playing and who they would trade places with for a week if they could.

For starters can you tell us a little bit about Weathers? How and when you got started, etc.?

Cameron B: Yeah, so we're I guess an alternative band from LA. We've been around since 2015. I started doing music when I was 13, started putting a band together, and found these guys along the way. I met Brennen first through Facebook, I put out a bass player audition thing and he came and auditioned. We found [Cameron] Olson at a battle of the bands and Cole, his dad and my dad used to play in a band together at the end high school, or out of high school, something like that and he was moving out to California from Illinois and we linked up and started playing together.

Have you faced any hardships getting the band off the ground?

Cameron B: Oh yeah, we face hardships every single day.

Cameron O: Still getting it off the ground.

Cameron B: Every day is hard. There's always obstacles. I mean the music business is not really always efficient.

Cole: It can be pretty relentless sometimes. Once you get one thing you're like, there's five other things that didn't go the right way.

Brennen: You've gotta have the right mentality and the heart kinda to stick with it for sure.

Can you describe the moment that you realized that this was what you were meant to do?

Cameron B: When I was 13 I remember I was in various music groups and stuff through school and whatever and I kinda just realized that I didn't like being told what to do anymore when it came to music and I just wanted to create it for myself, so that's why I decided to start a band.

Brennen: I don't think I ever had a defining moment. My dad also played bass in multiple bands in the hair metal days. He had very long hair and that kinda thing. He still does have very long hair but he just always listening to music growing up so I think I just overtime fell into it and stuck with it.

Cole: I had always been playing the drums but I think there was one show where I played and it was just a lot of fun and I was just sad after because I wondered if I was every going to get to do that ever again; then I was like "why don't I just make it happen" so I just worked at it harder from there and it's kinda what I wanted to do.

Cameron O: Probably my first public performance in like first grade. I just really liked it and have been doing it since.

What has the response been like from your fans after the release of Lonely Vampire?

Cameron B: Oh, it's been great. I mean it's been probably the best response we've gotten since the album I'd say.

Cole: Especially live, they really like it live too.

Cameron B: Yeah, I think the message also really speaks to people and stuff. Just about being awkward in social situations and that sort of thing and that what the song is about. I think a lot of people, even if you don't have actual social anxiety like people feel that on a certain level. I think people really relate to the message too.

If there was one thing you could change about the music industry what would it be and why?

Brennen: Everything.

Cameron B: Yeah, everything, seriously like so many, so many, so many things. I almost don't want to answer the question because I don't want to get in trouble.

Cole: Yeah, man, I don't know. It would be nice to be able to plan a little bit more. Things just kinda happen like, I don't know what we're gonna be doing two weeks from now let alone a year. For me, the toughest part is getting together with family and stuff and I can't schedule anything. So that's kinda tough, I'd like to change that.

Cameron B: I think kids are always looking for new music and they want stuff that sounds new and stuff that sounds like what they want to listen to, what they're going to grow up with, you know? I think that it would be great if more, I guess, more chances were taken on new acts and stuff that were stand out and different, especially if fans already really like them on Spotify or whatever. To get that kind of backing would be nice.

Brennen: I feel pretty much the same as him.

Cameron O: Yeah, less gate keepers would be cool.

Brennen: Almost like a more people based decision than the people at the top who run.

Cameron B: All decisions are made by like one guy and I think when it comes to music that is not the way to do things.

Is there a venue that you have always dreamed of playing?

Cameron B: Red Rocks, the O2 in London. I meant there's those other venues that are so insane to even think about, that we'll probably never get there.

Cole: Wembley would be at the top.

Cameron B: But I'm thinking more realistically, what could we actually really get to unless something insane happens, that probably won't. But I think Red Rocks is doable for us. I think that the O2 is doable. Those are the two first ones that come to mind. Madison Square Garden.

Cameron O: Hollywood Bowl.

Cole: Staples Center. The Forum. All of them.

Which of your songs seems to have the best response live?

Cameron O: I'm Not OK.

Cameron B: Live? Probably Problems or I'm Not OK. We used to always end on Problems and it's really cool to end the show with the crowd singing "I've got problems" back to you, you know? So, yeah probably those two I would say. 1983 always gets a good response.

If you could trade places with another person for a week, famous or not, living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why?

Cameron B: That's impossible. Uh, Spiderman.

Cole: Real or fictional? That's tough. I'm gonna go with like living. Probably Dave Grohl. That would be so fun to be him for a second.

Cameron B: I'd rather be you than Dave Grohl.

Cole: Aw. I'm so sorry.

Cameron O: That's tough. I'm trying to think of the biggest pop star in the world.

Cole: Bill Gates. All the money.

Brennen: Just wired to your own account.

Cameron B: Whoever the head of Amazon is.

Brennen: Jim Bezos?

Cameron B: Yeah, he's like the new Bill Gates. I think he has more than Bill Gates now, doesn't he?

Cole: Joe Rogan would be cool. I've got a lot sorry.

Cameron O: I think it would be really fun for a week to be Ryan Gosling and walk into every bar and just know you can take any woman there.

Cameron B: Just the confidence.

Brennen: I have no clue. I can't. That's a big decision.

If your fans were to take one message away from your music what would you hope it would be?

Cameron B: I would say you're not alone and don't forget to have fun.

Cole: It's okay to not be okay.

What can we expect from Weathers in the future?

Cameron B: Well we just released a music video yesterday (10/22), well that's the past.

Brennen: The future would be going home and watching it.

Cameron B: It would be cool to go watch that video. It fits the spooky season very well I think. We have new music coming very, very soon that we're super excited about.

Brennen: We have an Echosmith tour in 2020 from February to March.

Cole: We just announced that today.

Cameron B: Yep, that gonna be really fun and always be on the lookout for some new content.

We want to give a huge thank you to Weathers for taking the time to make this interview happen. You can catch them currently on tour with Badflower. Check out their new video for "Lonely Vampire" below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Ij6BhQXw8