Best known for his time in wildly influential emo band Christie Front Drive, Eric Richter has had a musical career worth acclaim. From Christie Front Drive to Antarctica to The 101 and now Golden City, Richter continues to create some of my favorite music. He was nice enough to accommodate SAL and answer some of our questions.
You have said Golden City was honestly just friends getting together to play. How did it evolve from that beginning?
After The 101 disbanded it was clear to me that I needed to step it up a notch and get a second guitarist. Jeremy, The 101 drummer, was still interested in playing so all I really needed was a guitarist and a bassist. Jim worked/helped out at Limekiln Records, The 101’s label, and always mentioned at shows that he played guitar and would love to play with us so that was a no-brainer. Chris, was a fan of CFD and Antarctica and was always present at The 101 shows. I ended up talking to him a lot and remembered that he had once told me that he was a musician. I don’t remember why he came to mind when I was getting Golden City together, but he just did, so I emailed him and asked if he was interested.
