Take Five with Tim: Sharon Koltick
Journal and Courier
Journal and Courier
By Tim Brouk • tbrouk@journalandcourier.com • May 16, 2008
Music City has been a perfect fit for Lafayette native Sharon Koltick. The 25-year-old moved her Kink Ador project in 2006 to Nashville, Tenn. After picking up a few new musicians, Koltick's band is starting to make a buzz thanks to high profile appearances on the Muzik Mafia jam sessions started by country music superstars Big and Rich. Koltick's sound is anything but country, though. The band has a 1980s rock sound influenced by the likes of Blondie and The Police. Former bassist in Lafayette bands Feasible, The Malcontents and Batalyst, Koltick sings and plays bass in Kink Ador, too, and she will return to Indiana with a gig at 9 p.m. Saturday at Radio Radio, 1117 E. Prospect St., Indianapolis. Admission is $6.
1. Why did you move to Nashville?
I was in this place ready to move somewhere with a strong music scene and where the music industry is going really strong. It was down to Los Angeles, New York City and Nashville. I have friends in LA but at the last second, I chose Nashville. It's closer to home and cheaper. I got a day job lined up -- a tech writing job -- and it just made sense.
2 What's a Muzik Mafia jam session like?
I don't know how we got invited. I think it was just through the grapevine. We knew some people and they invited us to jam. ... It's really casual. Around 10:30 and 11 p.m., people get on-stage and start playing. One of the times we played, Futureman of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones was just hanging around. Our first time there, it was 1 a.m. when we finally got called to play. We were standing on the side of the stage and they bring you up with 10 other people on-stage playing along. In Nashville, they look at you and they know what to play next. Then we got invited to play San Francisco and we jammed at a jazz club there.
3 How did your music style go over in Nashville?
It's actually really cool because there's a community of indie artists here right now. It's a strong scene. I don't have to even see country if I don't want to. As far as the rock scene, it's really strong here. I can't complain.
4 What are your thoughts on playing Indiana again?
I'm really excited about it. It's just a different atmosphere. Everyone in Nashville is a musician and the people who go to shows are musicians. They do not get excited about shows and just sit there with their arms crossed and analyze you. I can't wait to play shows in Indiana.
5 When are you going to play Lafayette?
Hopefully really soon. I tried to add it to a tour this summer. Hopefully we'll play there in the fall. We're going to try to get more shows and hire a booking agent.
On the Net: www.kinkador.com
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