Breakout rock band The White Noise discusses developing your band at the local level: "DIY is amazing. Make. Great. Songs."

Breakout rock band The White Noise discusses developing your band at the local level: “DIY is amazing. Make. Great. Songs.”

Touted by us as a band to watch during 2017’s Vans Warped Tour, rock/post-hardcore newcomers The White Noise just finished up a successful run supporting Anti-Flag and Stray From The Path. And given the way fans are reacting to their debut album AM/PM, amazing things are likely in store if the band keeps plugging away like they are right now.

Known for being very interactive with their growing fanbase (something many bands in the scene are genuinely terrible at doing), the band recently hosted a Q&A session on social media. And while the questions ranged from the predictable (“What’s your favorite ice cream?”) to the hilarious (“Do you guys plan on doing a Backstreet Boys cover?”, the most interesting conversations were the ones where fans just wanted to pick the brains of a band who’s touring hard on the road. And The White Noise had specific things to say about the DIY scene they were raised in, as well.

You can read the entire conversation below, it’s pretty enlightening. We can’t stress enough how important it is for bands to interact with their fanbase. Case in point: The Maine.