Q and A with Linfinity’s Dylan Von Wagner

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Sofar New York City performers Linfinity are a celebration of style diversity. There’s something incredibly freeing when listening to their music. One never knows which direction it’ll take next—rock, folk, classic, dance. Linfinity is wide-open. One of a kind, Linfinity pulls you in. This band is a celebration of what music can be without restraint.  They move where the music takes them, bringing the listener along for an amazing ride. Front man Dylan Von Wagner answered a few questions for Sofar Extended Play. Here’s what he had to say about Sofar, the band’s name and more: How did you hear about Sofar? I heard from Chris Vinyard from our label American Myth. What was your experience like playing Sofar gigs? Quite interesting, the first one we did, we had to redo four songs acoustic, which kind of gives the song a new face. I enjoyed performing without amps or mics, I'm used to that climate when I'm writing at home, so it was a welcome change. Second time we did new songs, but it was only Megan (Berson) on viola and her husband Steve on cello. Again we worked the songs up from scratch, a good exercise of arrangement. Lastly, the concept, I love the idea of doing an unplugged show in someone’s apartment-was a curve ball, kind of a mini festival of bands. I hope it turns into a TV series-all the people that turned out hadn't seen anything like it.
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Where did the band name come from? The band name comes from a World War I vet I met working at the Saratoga race track (horse track.) When I was 15, he told me a story of a general walking through the trenches telling the shell shocked soldiers to say Linfinity over and over to calm them, a mantra of sorts. How would you describe the band’s style? Who knows, from our first record we ended up doing any style. The next record seems to be a dance record. We’re knee-deep in it now! I tend to think it’s a happy accident we ended up all over the map. Your site says you are working on new material, how’s the song writing coming along? We've been working on it all summer; have some new people in the line-up, so things will be different. Trying to make the album more focused on song selection, hopefully it'll come out in spring 2012. There should be an EP before, a single perhaps. Do you have any live shows planned? Probably CMJ will be our first shows this year, then Coachella or bust! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj3QpaZ305k] Learn more about Linfinity here: Web | Facebook | Twitter