Dewolfe, a pop-punk band out of Reno, uses energetic musical vibes to sing about cryptids, haunts and the end of the world. The band’s alternative approach to both sonics and song topics has allowed for moments of Mothman metal, Bigfoot blues, chupacabra-crunch guitars, and even some fairytale folk. Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jesse Green uses a pop-inspired vocal approach, allowing these science-fiction tunes to combine dreamy with doomsday, crafting earworms as big as the Loch Ness Monster! The band’s debut EP, Not Dead Yet, features six tracks that show off the band’s diverse and mystical body of work. For more information, visit instagram.com/dewolfe.band.
What was the first concert you attended?
Nine Inch Nails.
What was the first album you owned?
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.
What bands are you listening to right now?
The Mountain Goats, The Orwells, Blaze Foley, Geto Boys, C.W. Stoneking, and Power Trip.
What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone love, but you don’t get?
None really come to mind. I think there’s value in every genre if you look for it and have an open mind.
What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?
1980s Motorhead. I would melt into nutritious goo from the sheer power.
What’s your favorite musical guilty pleasure?
I listen to a lot of soundtracks to musicals. I don’t know if that’s guilty or not. Sweeney Todd, Chicago, that kind of thing. I also unironically enjoy Creed, but I take no shame in that, either.
What’s your favorite music venue?
Cypress is really nice.
What’s the one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?
“Tell me why / Does the spice of loneliness / Seem all but tasteless / And lays there / To haunt me from inside,” “Diet of Strange Places,” k.d. lang.
What band or artist changed your life? How?
Bob Dylan. He was my gateway into more artistic musical acts and my inspiration to learn to play the guitar and sing at the same time.
You have one question to ask one musician. What’s the question, and who are you asking?
John Darnielle from the Mountain Goats: Why are you so good at writing lyrics? Can you teach me to write lyrics like you? Also, can my band open for you? We can play Magic: The Gathering together, too, if you’re still doing that. That would be dope. Thank you. I love you.”
What song would you like played at your funeral?
“Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce to make everyone cry. “One Day” by Matisyahu to make all my friends who are still alive laugh.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?
Warren Zevon, self-titled.
What song should everyone listen to right now?
Zapp, “Doo Wah Ditty (Blow That Thing).” Try not to do a little dance when you listen to it. I dare ya!