It’s not easy to lure Sasquatch-ers out of their campsites and away from their day drinking in the late afternoon. Besides, does anyone really show up for the opening acts on the first day? But last Friday, Sea Wolf, led by Los Angeles-based musician Alex Brown Church, assembled a multitude. People didn’t run to his show — they slowly, almost trance-like, walked towards the soon-to-be packed Honda Bigfoot Stage. And that’s just how Church likes it.

Church is smart. You can tell he puts a lot of thought into every move he makes, only devoting his time to projects he can fully immerse himself in. (He also had to explain to me what “traipsing” meant.) He and I shared a laugh about Kanye West’s new album name — “Yeezus? Really? Wow, that’s so Kanye. But I still like him” — and also talked about his plan for a hip-hop album – yes, you heard it here first. (He wasn’t serious, but hey, a girl can dream.)

How do you stay inspired when you’re on the road? Where do you find inspiration?

I’m not doing any writing right now, so there’s no outlet for that inspiration other than playing shows. I definitely read, listen to music, and just traveling and seeing new places is really inspiring.

How did you meet everyone in the band?

Sea Wolf is kind of my project. I started it a while ago now — I think officially it was in 2004 — but I was in another band and it took several years for me to do Sea Wolf full time. So probably like 2006 was when I started doing it full time and that’s when it really started to become something. At first, I just had friends come in and play with me. All my friends are musicians and they were all in other bands so it was like a rotating cast of people because they would go on tour.

And then it came time for Sea Wolf to go on tour, and I was like, “Well, I gotta get some people who can commit.” So it just started out as friends-of-friends and over the years that’s how it’s always worked. Lisa (Fendelander) and Joey (Ficken) started playing with me right after the first record came out. The other guys are relatively new; they just started like last summer.

So I was reading your Under the Radar article about mixtapes — and you said something about “hip hop being one of the primary reasons you became a musician.” So did you listen to it a ton growing up? Do you still?

I don’t listen to it as much as I used to. I like Kanye West and some of those big guys, but I sort of gravitated away from it.

How did it make you want to become a musician though?

Well, my best friend from like 6th grade through high school, his brother was a dj in Los Angeles and we grew up together in the Bay Area. So my friend’s brother used to spin hip hop records and we got all the coolest stuff. And my friend — his whole family is musical, like his dad and all of his uncles are jazz musicians — he really educated me in hip hop. Music was a really big thing for both of us. He ended up producing hip hop records and I started playing bass in high school. But it wasn’t until college that I really tried to pick up the guitar and learn how to play songs.

That leads me to my next question… I know you want to NYU Film School and your video for “Old Friend” is coming out soon – can you tell me anything about it?

Well, director Jeff Gardner had me traipsing around in southern California. That’s all I can really tell you right now, he’s working on it and he’s a busy guy, so hopefully it will be out soon.

So are videos important to you — are you really involved in the process?

I would like to be more involved in the process than I am, but it’s hard for me to devote that much energy to it because I think if I did want to do a video, I’d want to do it right. And it would take me a lot of time to do it, which is time I don’t have right now. So I try to work with people that I trust.

I read “Old World Romance” was recorded at your home – is that true? How was that process?

I have a studio where I used to live — which is like an artist live-work studio. So now it’s my work space where the band rehearses, and also where I write songs and record.

So how was this recording process different than previous albums?

The first record being the difference that I actually lived there at the time and I didn’t know what I was doing. (Laughs) The second record I actually recorded at a studio with a band. The first record was kind of done over a long period of time with friends coming in here and there — whoever was available. So the new album was done similarly to the first album… it was recorded over a long period of time in my home studio.

So where do you see Sea Wolf progressing over the next few years? What’s your vision for the band?

I want to keep putting out records and keep moving forward. We’ll probably go to Europe later in the year. I think before the next official Sea Wolf record, I might do do a crowdfunded sort of experimental, stripped-down record.

So can we expect a hip hop album?…Maaaybe?

(Laughs) Yeah, it’s gonna be a hip hop album. Just me and a drum machine. That’s it. That’s an idea.