BUD & J.D. OF THE BOXMASTERS UNBOXED
By Michael Buffalo Smith What a long, strange trip it’s been since
I first met the Boxmasters, way back in 2007. They were opening the show for Billy Bob Thornton at House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach. That night they played a short set, but I was immediately hooked on their sound- a blend of hillbilly and British Invasion styles. It was the beginning of a friendship as well as the birth of a true fan, all in a single night. I have followed the “little ol’ band from L.A.” ever since, seeing many a show and even opening a few with my own Buffalo music. The Boxmasters are a seriously prolific
group, penning tons of songs and recording beau coups of music, some release, some not. In what has become a right or summer, the
band this month releases a hot new album, Speck, and hit the road in July and August for a tour. We spoke with Bud Thornton and J.D. Andrew (two of the three permanent mem- bers of the band, the other being the great Teddy Zig Zag of Alice Cooper and Guns N Roses fame). By the way, if Bud, the singer looks a little like the actor from Slingblade and all of those hit movies, there’s a good rea- son for that, but that is a story for another place and time. We are all about the music this go round.
MB: When and how did the Boxmasters begin? JD: Well, we started the band back in early 2007, and we were finishing up Billy’s fourth solo record, Beautiful Door. Somebody asked
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