Two of our favorite local acts, Le Loup and These United States are taking the main stage of the Black Cat tomorrow night, in celebration of the release of Le Loup’s album, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly. Both bands have graced the pages and stages of DCist in the past, so today we’re trying something different. Le Loup’s Sam Simkoff and Dan Ryan and TUS’ Jesse Elliot and Tom Hnatow have been having an un-moderated email conversation amongst themselves all day. To get you guys ready for tomorrow’s show (which also features Thao Nguyen and Get Down Stay Down), take a look at our intimate, meandering, grammar-be-damned, band-on-band interview.

TUS Tom: I have been told that we both had experiences with “lost” dogs on our last tours. Sam/Jesse, care to elaborate?

LL Dan: What up all – today being my last day in my corporate cube, you better believe I just rolled in at 11:15 in a t-shirt. Eff the man!

I think Sam is best suited to handle the lost dog story…

TUS Jesse: it was a dark and stormy night in Providence, Rhode Island. but only because we had our sunglasses on. it was bright out, and daytime. but still Providence. when — SUDDENLY, FROM OUT OF NOWHERE — there burst a rabid, fanged animal, criss-crossing the streets in a mad dash for blood! human blood! there were car crashes, pile-ups, screaming children, crying women, fainting men — in short, Pandemonium! we were eating brunch. needless to say, our brunch was interrupted. our stalwart friend and tour mates Vandaveer and Robby Catholic, whose names sounds like the names of superheroes, leaped into action! no, wait, they lept! no, leapt! frog-like, Vandaveer and Robby the Catholic pounced upon the rabid fanged animal! they subdued it, the savage beast, with a song — and a dance! their sunglasses were intact. they the rabid fanged beast a can of Alpo from the corner store. the fanged beast refused to eat…

For the continuation of this harrowing tale and more, keep reading after the jump