Maybe, if you guys aren’t too busy, perhaps later, would you like to join us for a drink at the Verdugo? This was the offer made nightly by an unassuming studio engineer at the studio where Twin Atlantic recorded in Eagle Rock. The Verdugo is a neighborhood bar that the boys in Twin Atlantic never quite made it out to. I know right? Then why would drummer Craig Kneale get Verdugo? tattooed on his arm forever. Honestly, if you have to ask that, you simply don’t know Craig.
The quiet drummer has a quirky sense of humor to say the least. Craig’s first tattoo is a bar he’s never stepped foot in, and yet it speaks volumes about his experience in Los Angeles. The boys in Twin Atlantic hit The Tattoo Lounge to make some memories, and for Craig this kind request that went unanswered reminds him of the hours of work and dedication that faced the band while hard at work 5,000 miles from Glasgow, Scottland where they call home.
Let’s hear it straight from the man himself….
Words by Barbie Brady, photos by Sidney McMullen, Video by Moving Images
BTW, “Verdugo” is a street gang in Southern California, ” West Side Verdugo” it refers to the west side of the city of San Bernardino California. The West side Verdugo gang is also part of the Mexican Mafia.
Verdugo is also a bar. http://www.verdugobar.com/