SAINT MOTEL  

Passion for eclecticism has always been at the heart of Saint Motel, a band founded by Jackson andguitarist Aaron Sharp: film-school classmates whose longtime friendship had its roots in a sharedappreciation of obscurist cinema and mutually adventurous musical tastes that include everythingfromImperial Teento Beethoven’s 7th Symphony, 2nd Movement. After bringing bass player Dak Lerdamornpong and drummer Greg Erwin into the fold, the band released their debut EP ForPlay in2009 and began hosting a series of ‘experiential concerts’ with such themes as Zombie Prom and Judgment Day. — ‘We just wanted to do what we could to push ourselves beyond our comfort zone, and give people some kind of big, crazy experience whenever they came to see us’ — says Jackson.