Thievery Corporation Interview

Thievery Corporation is the American electronic project of Eric Hilton and Rob Garza. The two met in Washington D.C. back in the 90s at a downtempo jazz club called the Eighteenth Street Lounge, which Eric Hilton co-owned at the time. They hit it off immediately and formed the band Thievery Corporation soon after meeting. Now, almost 30 years later, the band is hitting the road for a 5-month tour that starts in May of 2024 with a round of US dates that include cities in our area like Nashville, Knoxville, and Atlanta. In June the duo and their massive touring band will make their way over to Europe, visiting sixteen countries in half as many weeks. After multiple dates in Greece and Eastern Europe, locations that have developed strong followings for the band, Thievery Corporation will make their way back to the States to close out their tour in the fall. Before leaving for Europe, Thievery Corporation’s Rob Garza spoke with WUTC’s Haley Solomon about the band, lessons learned from touring, and how he finds long flights an extremely productive space for making music.