By: Mat Weir One of the bands I wanted to see that wasn’t at the Old School stage, was the femme fatale sound of Civet. Hailing from the City of Angels, Civet has been building a reputation for themselves through constant touring and two albums, the most recent being 2008’s Hell Hath No Fury. This was my third time seeing them, and each time just gets better and better. These ladies play tough and fast, so make sure you’re going to see them for the right reasons. If you think they’re just eye candy, you’ll be walking away with a stiletto enema, guaranteed. I know I wouldn’t mess with them. Luckily, they were nice enough to grant my ADD inner-child an interview after their set. You guys put on a great show today. We came in right as you were starting... Liza: Nice, so you got to see the full set then, good.
Liza, I know you started working for Altitude TV? Lisa: Yeah, but it’s just for money (laughs). The band is the one love of my life.
So, you’re going on tour with Social Distortion and the Strangers soon? Liza: Yes, it’s like a dream tour. Suzie: Totally, we’re really big fans of theirs.
And I know that sometimes all of you model for various clothing companies... Lisa: Yeah, we do a lot of modeling, individually. Suzie: We try to make sure anything we do on the side is also related to Civet. Any exposure we get that works for the band is the best; this is our home. Jacquie: Yeah, we would never stray too far. Lisa: Plus, we’re doing so well right now as a band there’s no need for musical side projects. We’re pretty busy! Jacquie: Really busy! Lisa: There’s just no time for them.
What else do you dream about as a kid when you’re learning to play, right? So what got you ladies into rock ‘n roll? Liza: We didn’t want to do ballet. We were always kind of bad girls who were into music, so we were just growing up that way. Jacquie: Always an outsider. (laughs) Suzie: And you know, when you’re growing up, you see somebody cool and you think, “I wanna be cool too, what’s this punk rock?” And it just felt good. Of course, that’s who you are, right? Jacquie: Yeah, it was just natural.
Alright, well Roxy, a quick question for you: How do you like being in the band? Roxy: It’s awesome! It’s everything I ever wanted from a band (Jacquie, Suzie and Lisa simultaneously break out in “Aaawwws”). Jacquie: Well, we love having you.
So what else is coming up for you guys? You have the tour going on, the album is already out, any plans for another video? Liza: Well, we already have a video for “Son of a Bitch” off of Hell Hath No Fury. We might do a low budget, second video but we already have “the big one.” We’ll probably start writing for the new album and hopefully start recording by the beginning of next year.
Anything for the fans? What can they do to help out? LIsa: Come to shows, buy merch. Jacquie: T-shirts! Suzie: Come up afterwards and say hi, we love meeting fans. Plus, you can print up flyers for shows and help pass them out. You know, do the DIY thing. Lisa: There’s always stuff to do. They can bring sunscreen.
How is the Hellcat Record label treating you? Jacquie: Amazing! Suzie: It’s the best record company and family we could work for. Roxy: They really take care of us. Good to hear, I talk to a lot of bands who feel they don’t get enough attention. Liza: Really? I think Hellcat does a great job. We love our publicist! We feel like a priority now.
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So, I want to ask about side project.