BEHIND THE SCENES: VAMPIRE WEEKEND

ROLLINGSTONE goes backstage with the band during the taping of ‘Q With Jiam Ghomeshi’.

“Things like this are so different from normal concerts,” says Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, sitting in a downstairs dressing room at New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The band has just finished taping a special episode of Q – the CBC radio show hosted by Jian Ghomeshi – where they played three songs from their upcoming third album, Modern Vampires of the City (due out May 14th), in between interview segments with Alan Alda, David Cross, Cyndi Lauper, progressive journalist Amy Goodman and more.

“It was very reminiscent of having a minor role in a school play, which I haven’t experienced in a while,” adds Koenig (pictured, at right, with bassist Chris Baio). “So it made me a little nervous. But I think it went well.”

source: rollingstone

photo: amy davis