"We walked into Parrilla tonight to get something to eat and it was a
flashback for me of the goals we used to have," says Moon Mountain
Ramblers guitarist and singer Matthew Hyman.
He's referring to the
band's early target of securing a gig at Parrilla Grill, which they did
- playing in the corner of the Westside eatery in front of a garbage
can with no P.A. system. That was in 2000 and now, more than eight
years later, the band is unveiling its new album, Let it All Be Good,
at a much-talked-about Tower Theatre show.
Four-fifths of the
group is gathered in percussionist Dale Largent's home studio space
near downtown Bend before a Friday night rehearsal with a collection of
five or so friends sitting outside the semi circle we've formed in the
center of the room. Beers are sipped freely and frequently by all and
the mood is laid back to the point that it's tough to tell whether or
not the actual interview will actually begin. But soon we're discussing
the band's popularity in Bend, the year-plus recording of its new
record and why they don't mind being called a bluegrass band.
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