017: Victor Delorenzo (Violent Femmes, Nineteen Thirteen)
The Trap Set with Joe Wong
Joe Wong
4.8 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2015
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Joe talks to Victor Delorenzo about seeing Sun Ra perform at the Racine Zoo, entering the arts as an actor, co-founding the successful and incredibly influential Violent Femmes, and remaining creative and prolific as a member of several groups including Lorenzo Menzerschmidt and Nineteen Thirteen.
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| 0:23.6 | This is Joe Wong. |
| 0:38.3 | Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers. |
| 0:43.3 | I want to play something for you. You're getting just one kiss. |
| 0:57.0 | Why can I get just one kiss? |
| 1:00.0 | Maybe some things I wouldn't miss |
| 1:03.0 | but I lift your pants and I need a kiss. |
| 1:06.0 | You're hearing added up by Violent Femmes, featuring my guest Victor D. Lorenzo on drums. |
| 1:12.5 | Formed in 1980, Violent Femmes developed their sound while busking on the streets of Milwaukee. |
| 1:17.9 | The band's choice to be portable led to a stripped-down acoustic instrumentation, which, |
| 1:23.4 | when combined with their raw punk energy, gave them a unique sound early in their career. |
| 1:29.3 | Trained in classical and jazz, Victor is able to draw a seemingly endless variety of sounds |
| 1:35.3 | out of a minimal setup that often features only one or two drums. |
| 1:39.3 | This configuration not only forced Victor to be incredibly inventive, |
| 1:42.3 | but allowed the naturally charismatic performer |
| 1:45.0 | to stand up and really put on a show. |
| 1:49.4 | Thanks to the band's volatile relationship, Victor has floated in and out of the femme several times |
| 1:55.0 | over the past few decades, but he's always remained busy. |
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