145: Riley Breckenridge (Thrice, Less Art)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Riley Breckenridge dreamed of becoming a professional athlete, but after his prospects were cut short after an injury, he turned to drums. He achieved success with Thrice, a band that features his brother Eddie and their childhood friends from Orange County. Riley discusses the benefits and drawbacks about being intensely hard on himself; struggling to find an identity when the band went on hiatus; selling suits; feeling a "loss of gravity" after losing his father; and his own approach to fatherhood.

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0:00.0	Hello, people of Minnesota. I'm really excited to announce that the Trap Set Live is coming to St. Paul.
0:07.4	On Tuesday, November 21st, I'm hosting a panel with Eric Kamau Gravatt,
0:12.1	who played with Weather Report in McCoy Tyner, Lori Barbaro of Babes in Toyland,
0:17.1	Gordy Knudson from the Steve Miller Miller band and Todd Trainer of Shalak.
0:21.9	It all goes down at 7 p.m. at Voo Karee,
0:25.5	408 St. Peter Street in St. Paul.
0:28.1	And best of all, it's free.
0:30.1	That's Tuesday, November 21st.
0:32.7	Hope to see you there, Minnesota.
0:36.8	Oh! Yeah. there, Minnesota.
0:49.1	This is Joe Wong.
0:53.8	Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers. I want in Irvine, California. You're hearing The Window by Thrice featuring my guest Riley Breckenridge on drums.
1:29.3	Formed in Irvine, California in 1998, the band was born of the Orange County hardcore scene,
1:36.3	but its music soon proved resonant with a wider audience.
1:40.3	A lifelong athlete, Riley aspired to become a professional baseball player, and he brings a
1:46.6	meticulous, athletic mindset to his playing. Aside from his work with Thrice, Riley plays in
1:52.9	less art, a band that draws inspiration from his early influences such as Drive Like Jihou
1:58.0	and Unwound. He's also spent time as an advice columnist,
2:03.1	and I first met Riley through his excellent baseball podcast, The Prodcast.
2:24.5	Thrice is set to begin a U.S. tour later this week, and now my conversation with Riley Breckenridge.
2:29.0	I wanted to play football for years, but my parents wouldn't let me because they figured I'd get hurt, and that ended up being true later.
2:43.3	But I was pretty sports-minded. My dad was big into jazz, and my mom was into like Zeppelin and the Beatles. So music was always
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