Kyle Gass | Interview with Lyndsey Parker (LPTV)

Kyle Gass (Tenacious D, Kyle Gass Band) joins LPTV's Lyndsey Parker / Licorice Pizza for a conversation celebrating the release of the Kyle Gass Band’s new live album, Live in Palmdale, recorded at Transplants Brewery in Palmdale, CA. 0:00 Intro 0:08 Kyle Gass Band name & current projects 0:24 Live album announced: “Live in Palmdale” 0:34 Recording at Transplants Brewery 0:58 Why Palmdale? 1:41 Live albums & rock history influences 2:20 “Fake” live albums & studio fixes 2:52 Recording live in a brewery 3:10 The Last Waltz & rock myths 3:39 Humor vs musicianship in Kyle Gass Band 4:10 Band lineup & virtuoso players 4:55 John Konesky origin story 5:35 Lightning round: early acting career 5:38 First job: Seven Up Gold commercial 6:19 UCLA, acting vs music 6:56 Film debut: Peter Jackson’s Brain Dead 7:32 Meet the Feebles & early Peter Jackson films 8:11 Working with Peter Jackson & visiting Bag End 9:06 Fear of a Punk Planet & early web shows 10:01 Guitarings web series revival 10:56 Teaching Jack Black guitar 12:47 Tenacious D hiatus & future 13:38 Sydney controversy & moving forward 15:01 Tenacious D’s first gig at Al’s Bar 16:00 Acting roles: Elf, Wild Hogs, Friends, Seinfeld 17:17 Grammy win for Best Metal Performance 18:42 Recorder solo & music education 19:01 Grammy thoughts & industry talk 20:27 Tribute, Metallica & “best song ever” 20:56 Kyle Gass Band today & album plug 21:15 Wrap-up & goodbye 👉 Follow Kyle Gass Band Instagram |   / kylegassband   Facebook |   / kylegassband   Website | https://kylegass.com/ 👉 Follow Licorice Pizza Records Instagram |   / licoricepizzarecords   Facebook |   / licoricepizzarecords   TikTok |   / licoricepizzarecords   Website | http://www.LicoricePizzaStore.com #KyleGassBand #KyleGass #TenaciousD #interview #vinyl