#35 - Maura Weaver (Ogikubo Station, Direct Hit, The Homeless Gospel Choir)

This week I had a really impressive guest. Maura Weaver of
Ogikubo Station, Direct Hit, and The Homeless Gospel Choir joined
me to talk about her journey in music. Maura began the discussion
talking about touring with three different bands. We soon
explored her time in the UK last year, which included two
separate trips. We talked about being on tour with Jawbreaker.. a
band Maura made covers of their songs as a teenager. When Maura
first got into music she read an article about the best punk
albums of all time and made an effort to buy every CD on that
list. We chatted about how good of a bassist Matt Freeman
(Rancid) is, playing an acoustic tour as opposed to having amps
and loud drums, and how it's refreshing to dabble in different
bands. We went back to her young where Maura brought up she got
into music because of her father who plays classical piano. Maura
admits that she is fortunate to play music full-time and then
gets into the story about her introduction to Direct Hit. She
tells a funny story about how she didn't have the opportunity to
practice with the band before her first tour with them and said
she was freaking out before. Maura talks about growing up in
Cincinnati and explains her experience at shows -- which wasn't
the most encouraging experience for a young female musician. We
soon talk about the beginning of Mixtapes, the first few tours --
which included The Wonder Years, having good writing chemistry
with Ryan, and the band splitting up after a successful release.
Maura remembers back to her teenage years again and talks about a
rock camp that she attended (found it through Ultimate Guitar).
She also brings up dealing with the ups and downs of the music
industry at a young age. We finish off the interview talking
about the period after Mixtapes, the band Boys, and meeting Mike
Park. All Maura ever wanted is to be in a band and she's
definitely doing that now. Follow Maura below: 


Ogikubo Station:
https://asianmanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ogikubo-station-s-t


Direct Hit: https://directhit.bandcamp.com


The Homeless Gospel Choir: https://www.thehomelessgospelchoir.com


Instagram: @mauraweaver