Review Fix Exclusive: Rusted Root’s Michael Glabicki Talks Brooklyn Bowl Show And More

Review Fix chats with Rusted Root’s Michael Glabicki who discusses the band’s upcoming album and show at Brooklyn Bowl.

Review Fix: How did your childhood play a role in your decision to devote your life to music?

Michael Glabicki: I think from an early age I was kind of spiritually aloof. For that reason I found the world that music exposed gave me a feeling of representation. Music explained who I was more than anything I was seeing or being told here on earth in the “real world”. Music is liberating because it’s a place where fear doesn’t exist- it really shows us our greatest potential.

Review Fix: How has your sound evolved over the years?

Glabicki: It’s a lot more free now with less expectations. We are willing to accept the beauty of surprise each night whether it works or not. As far as songwriting goes I still am an explorer of sorts but I am a different person now so I don’t think I can explain that to you in a short answer.

Review Fix: What makes Rusted Root unique?

Glabicki: I think it is the intent of the songwriting to explain the “We” not the “I” there a lot of bands out there that present themselves in an amped up fashion to tell their crowd and their fans who they are and who they think they are. That’s fine and it has a place. It’s the “look at me ” sound. I was always more interested in writing from the perspective of “we as a community.” The rhythms, melodies, and harmonies of Rusted Root are all in tune with that perspective.

Review Fix: What makes the album you’re currently working on special?

Glabicki: Everything! It’s special in every way!

Review Fix: So far, is there a standout track on the new album? How was it written?

Glabicki: I feel that they are all standouts so I really can’t choose. For the most part I am writing the songs and coming up with a strong blueprint for the arrangement and then the band works off of that. We will then usually try to perform them live for a while before recording.

Review Fix: How is this new body of work different from the band’s other work?

Glabicki: Hmmm… a lot more grooving. Also more scenes within the songs.

Review Fix: What’s going to make this appearance at Brooklyn Bowl different?

Glabicki: It’s the Brooklyn Bowl…come on!! It’s always a great night for us and full of surprises for us too.

Review Fix: Feelings on the upcoming dates/tour?

Glabicki: There’s a great feeling out there for us now. people are really responding to the music, to our message, and to the realness of what we bring

Review Fix: How is the band’s sound different live?

Glabicki: Well it’s different every night.  We connect with the audience and we conform to that – in that sense it’s a communal experience . each night is different -therefore it’s way different than our recordings.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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