The band is now making money on the road, a turn that vocalist Katie Gavin calls ‘a game-changer.’
When indie pop trio MUNA performed at Lollapalooza in August of 2022, live performance was just beginning to return in earnest, with the bandmates having released their self-titled third album, their first on an independent label, about a month earlier.
For vocalist Katie Gavin, who hails from Chicago’s north suburbs, the moment represented something of a crossroads for the group, which, like many artists, was struggling to make a go of it on the road amid turbulent times in America.
Two years later, MUNA returned to Chicago for a Sunday afternoon performance at the Pitchfork Music Festival fresh off a stint opening select dates on Taylor Swift’s massively successful “Eras” tour and with a new live album recorded in Los Angeles at the iconic Greek Theatre.
MUNA spoke with the Sun-Times about live performance, the new “Live at the Greek” and what’s next.
Q: Two years ago at Lollapalooza, Katie said, “We’ve been lucky our entire career, honestly, to get to do what we want. It’s just amazing. Things have just worked out. But we’ve had a lot of dark moments. And we’re not sure where things are gonna go, if we’ll be able to keep doing this. But we just keep showing up and it has worked out in our favor.” Two years later, you’ve been part of “The Eras” tour as well as a tour with Lorde. How do things look two years later?
Naomi McPherson: Better! But still grinding.
