RiYL
RiYL
Brian Heater
Episode 076: Kevin Seconds
56 minutes Posted Oct 22, 2014 at 3:55 pm.
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Kevin Seconds is seated next to me on a small bench just in front of the
Knitting Factory. As I prep the record and unravel the mic cords, fan
after fan approach the singer. Some want autographs, some want to take a
photo, some just want to say hello, but all have a story — mostly tales
of seeing 7 Seconds way back when. Punk show stories that prove they’ve
been there for the band for just as long as the band’s been there for
them. Seconds has been living the stories since he was
19-year-old in Reno, one of two groups of brothers who helped bring the
nascent hardcore scene to the biggest little city. At 53, he still
appears grateful for every one. The band still tours, now and again,
when Seconds isn’t putting out solo records or running a Sacramento
coffee shop wife his wife, a fellow musician. In the past year, 7
Seconds even put a new record, Leave a Light On — it’s first in nine
years. When he gets up on stage, the energy returns, though, granted,
not quite the same level as the 19-year-old who started the group 35
years ago. But like his fans, those intervening decades have left
Seconds with many more roads traveled and stories to tell.