by Lexi Bissonnette
The 70’s may have come and gone but the age of disco is still alive with the band Escort. They offer a great get up anddance sound but leave all the afros and sequins of days past behind them.
“Style is quite important to us – also because dressing up is so much fun,” says Adeline Michele of the band. “We wanted to look like modern band and not fall in the sequins/bell bottom expectation.”
Escort got their start in 2006 but really took off in January of 2012 when they released their self titled LP. Since then the band has been touring internationally, primarily in Europe and has had their work featured in commercials.
Seeing Escort in concert is the best way to catch them right now as they’ve been doing extensive touring since 2012. Michele thinks it’s a great way for any band to bond and grow together. It’s helped them on a personal level as well as
with their writing.
“You can’t make up running jokes, nicknames and road stories. These come with time spent on the road.” But along with that it’s given them a way to better get to know each other’s personalities musically, and an outlet to write stronger songs.
Plus, touring takes them to wonderful new places with great food. “The food is all we really care about! So far France and Austria have won that contest,” jokes Michele. But she also enjoys learning a lot about cultures through their reaction to disco music.
Her favorite moment with the band was when they headlined at the Montreal Jazz Festival with over 100,000 people out enjoying their music. “Or our legendary dance battles, but I can’t say too much about that.”
Must be another one of the road jokes she mentioned.
Escort is more than just the primary artists when they tour. While it is a core band of five, there can be as many as ten musicians playing at one time, filling the stage and adding to their sound. “It’s very powerful. It is a bit of a transcendent experience.” Michele says about having the fortune to play with such a large group. A group that has learned to play together well from their time on the road and can seamlessly perform whether there are 10 or 14 of them on stage.
This year fans can look forward to a new album and a more shows. But their main goal, according to Michele, is “to get the entire world to dig our music.”
