Having signed with venerable indie label, Dangerbird Records, The Limosines have made a big step forward with their song “Internet Killed The Video Star.” Though the song has appeared on MTV2 and has been aired internationally, that hasn’t kept founding members Eric Victorino and Giovanni Giusti from staying humble and true to their Bay Area roots. Backstage at Outside Lands, we chatted with Giusti about an assortment of topics and here’s what happened.

Daniel Kohn: With the success of your single, “Internet Killed The Video Star,” and this being a pseudo hometown gig, what’s it like playing at your first Outside Lands?

Giovanni Giusti: Everytime we’re at a hometown festival we jump for joy. There’s a lot of great supporters here and we appreciate it.

 

DK: What were some of the reasons behind signing with Dangerbird Records as opposed to some of the other labels that were interested in the band?

GG: They’re small, that’s for starters. We’ve already had our problems with the major labels. I respect their artist roster and they’re cool, down to earth people. We also knew that they knew they could take us in the direction we wanted it to go. We took things as far as we could ourselves and we knew we needed muscle behind us.

 

DK: What have been some of the perks of being on Dangerbird?

GG: I got an awesome Dangerbird sweatshirt! They also got us on festivals and they’ve also got pull with getting on us on corporate events too. They’re really keeping the album going, which has been great.

 

DK: What’s the set going to be like?

GG: It is going to be 40 minutes. We’re going to incorporate a nice, cool cover, which is a secret. We have a couple of other friends who are going to join us on stage. It’s weird because Eric and I will play clubs as just him and I, and we’ll bring along a drummer for bigger shows. Since this is a festival, we kind of had to fill up the stage with guests, but in the end it’s still us, but there could a lot of others up there too.

 

DK: Do you find it easier or difficult to playing at an event like this, despite having to deal with the pitfalls of potential sound problems?

GG: Standing out in the field sounds completely different to being up on stage. You have a monitor next to you and a lot of the factors have to do with the sound guy. If he’s great, then the show goes off without a problem. I also understand that sound here goes everywhere.

 

DK: Who are you looking forward to seeing when you’re not on stage?

GG: Easy, Toro Y Moi.

 

DK: Are you going to stick around for the rest of the festival?

GG: I wish! After the show, we have to catch a red-eye tonight to Columbus for our gig there tomorrow (last Saturday) at 4 p.m.