Slow Caves Talk About SXSW Documentary

Tim Wenger | June 1, 2015

by Tim Wenger

Fort Collins rockers Slow Caves brought some major debauchery down to South By Southwest with them this year. Lucky for us, they also brought along a camera to document it. The footage was recently debuted at coloradomusicbuzz.com. Here are some words from the band and the production team at Rev Films, LLC, about the process.

CMB: Tell us about the process of making this documentary, and how the filming went. Who did the filming?

SC: Rev Films, LLC was the brains behind this documentary. They shot and edited the whole thing and really helped us piece together a storyline that portrays our trip to Texas. All we had to do as a band was be musicians and that really helped us have a successful trip. Not to mention that the guys from Rev Films, Ethan and Dimitri, are a lot of fun and made us feel really comfortable. I think that’s important, to be able to be yourself in front of the camera and this documentary really captures who we are as a band.

CMB: Did the filming and editing flow smoothly or was it a pain in the ass?

SC: For this documentary we shot over 13 hours of footage. So compressing that into a 10 minute video was really hard. There are tons of funny stories and hours of b-roll that went unused. But in the end we were really happy with how the story is told.

From Ethan at Rev Films, “It was a pain in the ass picking through hours of interviews to capture the right story. But once the base was laid, it was smooth sailing.”

CMB: What do you feel you guys got out of SXSW?

SC: For us as a band, this was our first out of state tour. So we learned a lot about what it’s like to be on the road, and how to act professionally even when things don’t go exactly as planned (a sound guy doesn’t show up, the power goes out at show, or the promoter is drunk and can’t remember who he booked). I think this trip brought us a lot closer as a band and we know that we can tour successfully and have good shows away from Colorado. It was fun to be a part of something as big as SXSW, and to be playing on the same stage as some of your favorite national acts. To have that experience together is something we will never forget.

CMB: Where can we find your music online?

SC: You can find our music at www.slowcaves.com , on iTunes, or at slowcaves.bandcamp.com