Jackson, Michigan, is known for being “the birthplace of the Republican Party” and the home of “the world’s largest walled prison,” so they got that going for them. It’s also where Dina Bankole is from, although she calls Detroit home these days. Does every town have someone like Dina? A multifarious musical dynamo who makes guys barely scraping by with one measly band feel like they have a bad case of “Fatman’s Lazyitis”? I sent Dina a questionnaire via email in hopes of illuminating what the constantly busy can teach us turgidly not busy. Of course, she was a little late in replying because she was at yet another fucking band practice.

First off, how many bands are you currently in? From the amount of time I’ve seen you play, I’d guess the low 50s...