When it comes to well-crafted, catchy, rock songwriting, Trixter remain among the best to ever do it. The band rose to success at teenagers on the back several years honing their craft (guitarist Steve Brown was only 12 when the band started in 1983), and their debut album spawned the hit singles “Give It To Me Good” and “One In A Million.”
Like most rock bands from the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, grunge put feel-good rock on the back burner, but Trixter reformed in 2008 and has released two excellent records since, “New Audio Machine” (2012) and “Human Era” (2015).
The group, which now consists of Brown, bassist PJ Farley and drummer Ben Hans, is set for another leg of their “Spirit Of 1989 Tour.” The trio had been touring under the “Trixter Acoustic” tag for a few years until a close friend told Brown to plug back in.
“I think it was just time,” guitarist/singer Steve Brown said of going back to electric. “We were kind of spurred on by our buddy Chris Jericho when we went out on the Jericho Cruise last year. He was like, ‘I don’t want Trixter acoustic, I want you guys to play electric. PJ and I just looked at each other said, ‘Alright, let’s do it.’ There’s been no stopping us ever since.”
In this Web Is Jericho interview via Youngstown Studio, Brown talked about a variety of topics including songwriting, plans for a new Trixter album, the band’s relationship with longtime singer Pete Loran, working with KISS legend Ace Frehley, his close relationship with Farley and much more.
Get your tickets to the “Spirit Of 1989 Tour” at TrixterRocks.com.
