Moncton’s The Motorleague have more than one creative outlet.
Not only do the rockers explore their artistic side through music, but also through the sculpting of tacos every Thursday.
“Here’s the deal with the tacos, look up Taco Bell’s Mexican pizza on Google. They took a taco and flattened it out and are calling it pizza. Dear Taco Bell, please don’t ruin two great things with your shitty ingredients and apparent lack of regard for food culture,” said frontman Don Leviander.
“So, if they’re going to ruin tacos then I’m just going over the top and ruining it properly.”
Get your pens ready, because for all aspiring food artists, the band has broken down the key ingredients for creating your very own saturated masterpiece.
Step one: For that golden crisp shell throw a waffle (blueberry if you’re classy) into the toaster.
Step two: Stick a Wonderbar into that shell, real quick (you want that naturally melted look).
Step three: Take a fork and bust up some peanut-butter cups. This will be your decadent salsa. For the final touches add some maple syrup for decorative purposes.
Even though Thursdays are dedicated to tacos, The Motorleague said they’ll be sticking to music.
The two-time ECMA winners have been on the road in the United States for the last three weeks and are ready for a short break. They’ll soon be packing up and shipping home to Moncton.
“We’re in good shape as a band as a few weeks on the road makes all bands tight and well oiled,” said Levandier.
The band said the new year will prove to be a busy one. Their second album Acknowledge, Acknowledge will finally be released.
“It’s a source of frustration as [the album has] been finished for over two years, but has been delayed for a slew of reasons, mostly on the label’s end. It’s much cleaner than Black Noise [our first album] and much more varied,” said Levandier.
“We’re in love with Acknowledge because it took a lot out of us. We wrote a van off, lost members and almost fell apart making this record so there’s going to be a huge weight lifted when it comes out.”
Tacos aren’t the only thing the band has going on besides their music. They will be starting a new round of fundraising for Cystic Fibrosis Canada.
In the last few years, this cast of characters has haggled friends and other Maritime musicians like Carmen Townsend to create musical renditions of the Heritage Minutes. The 60-second comedic blurbs have raised over $3,000 dollars for cystic fibrosis.
“We’re not done but we are taking a break so we don’t kill people with it. We will always have one merch item that goes to C.F. It’s a horrible, but beatable disease and C.F. Canada is a fantastic charity. We have several friends that have been affected by it so, it’s important to us,” said Levandier.
For right now the band is focusing on the tail-end of their tour. The last stop was originally set in Ontario, but Motorleague fans can thank the automotive gods for their sudden Fredericton show date.
“Our poor van has a lot of miles on her so not re-driving Ontario seemed smart. The stars aligned on this show as we wanted to head back rather than head west, and the Capital Complex was cool with having us as an add-on,” said Levandier.
The band is tired, but elated to be coming back to New Brunswick for their final show.
“We are very excited and can’t wait to get back to our home base where we can say things like ‘donair’ and ‘bie’ and ‘what are ya sayin?’” said the frontman.
“You always feel at the end of a tour like you’ve beaten a boss in Zelda. So, that’s how we’re gonna feel on [Nov.] 23 and hopefully a few friends want to come beat that boss with us.”
The Motorleague will be playing at the Capital Complex with Lifestory: Monologue on Friday, Nov. 23, at 10 p.m.
