January
Distant Kingdom: “No More Drama! We’re All About the Music.”
I meet the band at Rafi Reyes’s condo, a glass-and-metal construction with an astounding view of the Hudson River. Rafi and his bandmates are sprawled over white leather couches, noodling around with their instruments, but they all stand to greet me.
Spirits are high in the group; there’s a lot of chatter and good-natured ribbing as we get down to business, Rafi trying to get them all pointed in the same direction. It’s clear they all get along well, which is a nice change for Distant Kingdom.
The band has had a huge transition in the last year, losing two of its original three members, and gaining three replacements. Ex-members Bo Thomas and Carlos Reyes are both trying to establish solo careers (with very different
