Check out this great video from gearwire where they interview Dengue Fever’s Ethan Holtzman about his Farfisa and his Nord that he tours with. While he sticks to the Farfisa, among other vintage (and heavy) gear in the studio, he loves his Nord for the road.

He even gives a shout out to Robert’s excellent Combo Organ Heaven!!!

In the battle between authenticity and portability, the Nord Stage Compact has it over Ethan Holtzman’s vintage Farfisa organ, as Ethan opts to leave the old thing home when his band, Dengue Fever, takes to the road [or skies, as the case may be].

Patrick Ogle caught up with Ethan at a Dengue Fever sound check and chatted about the differences between what he uses in the studio and what gear he brings on tour. While Ethan does admire the Nord’s sample patches, their are some Farfisa qualities it cannot reproduce, like the Farfisa’s ability to “harness the power of a nest of bees.” True story.

The wonderful folks at Metropolis Coffee here in Chicago let us throw a party in their roasting warehouse. The proceeds benefited Pierce Elementary School. My band, The Infrasonics played all day between sets of rock as the house band. Below is Clear the Fort with special guest JP from Begin By Gathering Supplies on the electric kazoo. The full playlist can be found here: The Infrasonics – PRF Cauldron 2011. Among other random musical (and not so musical) devices, I am playing a Farfisa Compact Deluxe.

We are releasing a compilation on Saturday as part of the PRF Winter Cauldron Series main event. It is a collection of songs that we have recorded over the last year, filled with a huge array of quite different bands. Fear not my friends, there is a Farfisa on it though, tucked away neatly at the end, played by yours truly.

We’ve made 100 physical copies of the compilation in hand stamped recycled cd sleeves. They are sure to be gone on Saturday, so if you wish to listen, download, or purchase, I have set a bandcamp for the compilation over here.