![]() Anyone who’s seen the show knows that it’s as frothy as the head on a pitcher of Pabst Blue Ribbon, but there’s some universality to the show’s central conceit. “It helps that the character is basically me,” Disston says. ![]() “He’s a guy who really wants to be in a rock and roll band.”ĭisston has lived that scenario for the past decade-plus. Initially an Americana act, Pickwick became one of Seattle’s most beloved and in-demand live acts when it embraced and perfected its own distinctive combination of R&B and indie rock. Mainstages and festivals across the Pacific Northwest followed, culminating in a couple of national tours. The band’s three albums were released to considerable acclaim: Paste Magazine described Pickwick’s 2017 full-length Lovejoys as “a seamless little sound-world of old soul, new blood, sleek pop, slow jams, electro-funk, and fearless exploration.” Pickwick’s first big single, “Hacienda Motel,” even amassed an impressive 4.5 million streams on Spotify, generating enough income for band members to cover their health insurance for a while.īut maintaining health insurance through the band’s streaming proceeds became too much to sustain, and the harsh reality of Seattle’s astronomical cost of living kicked in with a vengeance. ![]() Started in 2017, From the Green Room highlighted lively, off-the-cuff chats between him and fellow musicians.Īdjusting their paradigm to commit to the city and accepting the inevitability of zero financial security turned out to be an untenable notion.ĭisston even found that the podcast he’d created was affected by the financial crunch.
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