VIAL ready for 7th St Entry debut: A conversation about method acting, political internships, and how to mark an important Nirvana anniversary

VIAL is (clockwise from left): Taylor Kraemer, Katie Fischer, Kate Kanfield, and KT Branscom.

Flip Rushmore and VIAL are playing Minneapolis’ legendary 7th St Entry with Denim Matriarch and Pure Shifter on Friday, January 17. Find tickets here. Alex got on the phone with VIAL bassist Kate Kanfield to discuss the gig and—apparently—everything else.

Alex: You guys have way too many Kates in your band. Did you purposely seek each other out?

Kate: Absolutely no planning or anything. It just happened that way. Taylor knew myself and KT, and we thought, “Oh my god, that’s funny.” Then we were on Tinder and we were looking for a drummer, and we matched with Katie. We thought, “Oh, that’s perfect. Three Katies or Kates or KTs. That’s just hilarious.”

So there was a little bit of fate. You saw the name, and it made sense.

Yeah. “We need to message them just because their name is Katie.” It worked out perfectly.

How did you guys all start playing music with each other? 

I’ve known Taylor since we were both in high school. Five or six years now. We played together in a program back then and did some stuff together. Taylor messaged me earlier this year and said, “I want to get a band together.” Taylor also knew KT through a program called She Rock She Rock. Taylor connected us, and then we found Katie on Tinder!

Is that how bands are being formed now? On Tinder?

We haven’t found another band yet who’s used Tinder, but we highly recommend it.

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