It is who I am, like I kind of define myself by it.

And it's like the one thing that I feel like, you know, I'm so blessed to be able to do.

Oh, wow.

This is Joe Wong.

Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.

I want to play something for you.

I want to play something for you. You're hearing hurricane by the code hangers, featuring my guest guest Stephanie Luke, aka Rusty Cotehanger, on drums. Formed in 2006 as a joke, the coat hangers embody a familial, almost gang-like attitude.

Stephanie didn't start playing drums until she was in her mid-20s, and her wild, driving style was developed specifically for the band.

As we'll discuss, Stephanie didn't spend decades in the woodshed honing her technique, but her confident, passionate approach is perfectly suited to the band, which is now in the midst of its second decade.

I spoke to Stephanie before a recent performance in downtown Los Angeles.

And now my conversation with Rusty Coat Hanger.

My mother is a My mom, she was basically stay-at-home mom, but she used to be an antiques dealer.

So our house is covered with nothing but antiques.

So a lot of chairs you can't sit in, a lot of random stuff like that.

But I love it because I love to go in Teaking now.

So when you go home to visit your parents, where do you go?

They live up in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Okay, got it.

Yeah, in the suburbs.

What kind of music was on when you were growing up?

Not a lot, actually.

My parents weren't really into music, kind of more, you know, on the right side of things.

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