Deficit Space pushes indie/alternative rock to a dreamy and ethereal edge. Guitarist/singer Dylon Hinchey’s monotone vocals reverberate throughout the band’s music. Twinkly, delay-heavy guitar lines craft a soundscape that is otherworldly, while driving bass and drums bring the sound back down to Earth, into the indie/alt realm. For more information, check out www.instagram.com/deficitspace. The band is set to perform at the Holland Project on Sunday, March 16, opening up for NVM and Slow Joy. For more information, visit hollandreno.org.
What was the first concert you attended?
A band called Dreamers in Sacramento. I was a bit older than most attending a first show would probably be, but ever since then, I’ve been hooked!
What was the first album you owned?
The first CD I remember getting was One-X by Three Days Grace when I was maybe 8 or 9 as a birthday present. I heard them on the radio and wouldn’t stop talking about how cool I thought their music was, so my aunt got my brother and me that CD!
What bands are you listening to right now?
All kinds! I love a lot of the music coming out of Reno at the moment (shout-out Frank Futility, Worm Shot, Bug Bath, all of the bands). Aside from that, I’ve been listening to Big Thief, Rainbow City Park, Softcult, some Bob Dylan, and I’m always listening to Alkaline Trio!
What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone love, but you don’t get?
I’m going to get some heat for this, especially being involved in the Reno scene, but I am not a big hardcore guy. I’m also petrified of mosh pits. I respect everyone who loves to mosh and listen to hardcore, but it’s a little intense for me!
What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?
Black Sabbath or just seeing Ozzy would be incredible!
What’s your favorite musical guilty pleasure?
I’m a sucker for early 2000s pop punk.
What’s your favorite music venue?
Holland Project here in Reno! Of all the different venues I’ve gone to, nothing really beats that very tight-knit and personal vibe that you can get with bands that come to Holland, and it’s such a good communal space.
What’s the one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?
“Rearview mirror, reckless mind.” from the Tigers Jaw song “Bullet.”
What band or artist changed your life? How?
Last Dinosaurs really is the band that made me want to make music. They were introduced to me back in high school by my friend, and now my drummer, Sam. I’ve gone to see them live twice and even have a tattoo of one of their song’s logos. Listening to them just flipped a switch in my brain that made me really want to make music and be in a band.
You have one question to ask one musician. What’s the question, and who are you asking?
I would ask Tom DeLonge about his alien and UFO knowledge.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
Something off of Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park probably, maybe “In the End.” Another one of my earliest musical memories is my dad playing that CD in his car, so it seems fitting to end on that.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?
Peripheral Vision by Turnover!
What song should everyone listen to right now?
“Chalk” by Rainbow City Park.