Dave Hause
Although arguably lacking the name value of the rest of this year's Revival Tour, Dave Hause is a bigger part of the US punk scene than people might realise.
Cutting his teeth in punk-rock band The Loved Ones, Hause recently released his debut solo album Resolutions.
We spoke to the singer-songwriter a few hours before The Revival Tour's second ever UK show, as they stopped off in Manchester.
"It's just come out here and in Europe, and it seems to be doing well. Yeah, I'm fired up," he said, before revealing plans for a second record.
He follows a number of punk artists who have taken a folk/acoustic route, including Revival Tour-mates Dan Andriano and Chuck Ragan.
"I think a lot of it has to do with what our childhood influences were," Dave said of the reason for this trend.
Growing up listening to the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, Dave (like many teenagers) soon discovered punk, which is how he learnt how to perform.
Despite the punk roots, Dave doesn't feel that it defines him or his music.
He said: "I've never been just a punk guy. I played in punk bands, but even The Loved Ones...I always just thought of it as a rock n' roll band, you know?"
Whilst he feels that you do get the true essence of a song in such a stripped down, acoustic setting, he admits that the scene is becoming quite crowded.
"There's a lot of people doing it, and I don't necessarily think everybody does it with the best results," he admits.
It does make for an easier touring life, as there's less organising to do compared to full band tour.
Plus, Dave, reveals, the economy still makes it hard for bands. He said: "It's a lot of work to get a band out on the road was gas prices as high as they are."
Dave's toured with some of his fellow punk-goes-acoustic artists, most recently Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano, and Franz Nicolay.
He learnt a lot from his experience with Franz, who he clearly has a lot of admiration for.
"He's a master musician, excellent song-writer, and he's a good dude. He's been on the road a long time, he knows the ropes."
Dave added: "It's nice to be around someone with that much experience and talent. He's a terrific guy, and I love touring with him."
The Revival Tour sees Dan and Dave reunited, and they were already trying out material during their recent shows in the States.
"We weren't starting it completely from scratch. We put a lot of work into it. We'll continue to, every day," he said, adding "Everyone's pretty committed to working daily on making it the best show we can."
Although it's hard learning other people's back catalogue for such a collaborative show, the familiarity of the artists has helped a lot, and Dave believes they all benefit from the challenge.
He said: "It's a great thing, man, it's a stretch musically. I think it makes everybody better players and songwriters, to collaborate like that."
Mixing his set up to feature solo tracks and songs by The Loved Ones, Dave's keen to send the crowd home happy.
"At the end of the day, if people are paying to come and see the show, I want to give people what they wanna hear," he told us.
Despite his solo career, The Loved Ones are very much together, with plans to start writing a new album over winter.
However, the band are on hold for now, meaning Dave isn't struggling to balance the two projects.
"Everybody needed a break as it was. I did this record, I'm seeing it through, tour the whole world, then start back fresh with The Loved Ones," he explained.
"I miss my buds, you know," Dave admitted. "We'll get back to it. It'll be fun to crank back up and play loud."
Asked if the song-writing process is a collaboration, he explained that he writes the heart of the song, before the rest of the band make their make.
"I'm going to write primarily, and then we'll arrange it together. Once those guys get their fingerprints on the song, they inevitably make them better."
Dave has recently signed with Xtra Mile Records in the UK, joining the likes of Against Me! and Frank Turner on the punk-influenced label.
Although Dave's management made the final decision, he was excited to join the label. "Frank spoke highly about them. I was psyched that they were into it."
Anyone who has seen Dave's Wikipedia page will notice that it states that he is an ordained minister, something that hasn't exactly pleased the singer-songwriter.
"Ordained" at a show, he didn't speak highly of the legitimacy: "I think it was some dopey Church. Like, he could walk up and ordain you!"
Dave explained that he wasn't religious, and is a bit confused by the whole thing.
"He added it to my Wikipedia page, but I don't know how to work it," he admitted.
"I should probably take it down. It's a little mis-leading."
It's not the first time someone on the internet has done anything like this. When The Loved Ones first started, an "imposter" Dave Hause MySpace page had to be taken down at the request of the band.
Looking to the future, Dave will be keeping busy with a co-headline December tour in America, before work starts on the next The Loved Ones album.
"We'll make a record and then spring time, I'll do my last run of solo touring for a while, then kick The Loved Ones back into geer."
Before that, though, Dave just wants to relax and have a bit of a break.
"I've been touring like crazy, and I'd like to see my wife for a while, pet my dogs, and make a record. That's the plan."
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