Indie rockers Red Wanting Blue looking forward to performing in Santa Fe for first time
Jul. 21—Scott Terry is at home in Brooklyn, New York. The smoke from the fires in Canada is making the air quality bad. On this day, Terry will skip his daily run. "I'll take it as a nice, quiet moment," Terry says. "I will be busy through August as I head out on tour. These moments are rare for me." Terry is a member of the indie rock band Red Wanting Blue. The band has spent the last 20 years establishing themselves as a self-sufficient band as they've toured the world. The band's most recent album is "The Wanting," which was produced by Will Hoge. Red Wanting Blue's tour is slated for a stop in Santa Fe at Tumbleroot Brewery & Distillery on Friday, July 28. Terry is joined in the band by Mark McCullough, Greg Rahm, Eric Hall and Dean Anshutz. "The Wanting" was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, and the record draws on many of the group's traditional strengths while pushing them far outside their comfort zone and forcing them to take an unprecedented, nearly year-long break from touring. "This is really the most collaborative album our band has ever made," Terry says of the wide range of influences. "It's the first record where every member contributed to the writing, and I feel like we all matured as artists because of it." Red Wanting Blue has never played in New Mexico before. "We would find ourselves driving through the area on tour," he says. "Our band has been touring for years and we're lucky to have built a large following. It's always nice to be able to play a new area after how long we've been performing." Though the band has never performed in the state, Terry has stopped in Albuquerque to be exact. "We ate at The Owl Cafe," he says. "I even have a coffee mug from there. We've been learning a lot about New Mexico before we head out there." Terry says with two decades of performances and music under its belt, Red Wanting Blue tries to keep the set fun while performing. "Everything changes all the time," he says of the set. "I've taken previous records from 10 or 15 years ago and performed songs. They still feel new. We started this band in college and it's been a big part of our lives. Our newest member of the band is our drummer and he's been with us for 13 years now." Terry says the band is working on new music and hopes to have more of it released through the year. The writing process has also changed. "The pandemic kind of made a lot of bands learn how to write and send things to one another via email," he says. "The band is still a Midwest band. My wife and I live in Brooklyn. We moved about 10 years ago, and the band was in a secure enough space for a move like this to happen. We've learned and adapted and each member steps up and puts their touch on the music."
