Chandra and Leigh Watson water their Louisville roots March 3 at Headliners (1386 Lexington Road, 584-8088, www.headlinerslouisville.com) supporting Ben Kweller. The all-ages show starts at 7 p.m. and costs $15. Ladies …
LEO: Reincarnation, pro or con?
Watson Twins: I would say pro, but guess that depends on what you come back as.
LEO: Is identity theft a problem?
WT: Only when we want it to be … ever used someone else’s license when getting a ticket? It also comes in handy when trying to rent a video and you don’t have your own account (actually, just happened a week ago — I didn’t mind being Chandra for 10 minutes so I could get my copy of “Mad Hot Ballroom” without a hassle).
LEO: Your new EP is called Live at Fingerprints. If eyes are the windows to the soul, what are fingerprints?
WT: The impressions you leave behind.
LEO: Your show happens to be the same date as Doc Watson’s birthday (March 3, 1923). Any relation to Watson? Or doctors?
WT: Only related by our big brother Vanguard Records, but that is “kin” enough for us.
LEO: In your promotional photo, your hands are painted red. Artistic statement or tomato fight?
WT: Got caught red-handed.
Music Cast
Edgehill Avenue releases its new album, The Rambler, on new local label Departure Records on Friday, Feb. 27. You can now listen at Bluegrass Catastrophe, bluecat.leoweekly.com.
This article appears in February 25, 2009.