Barbara F - What is the band out to accomplish?
Evil Dr. Q in his quest for world domination.`
As for covers: we don’t do many, but we are working on a few at the moment. I enjoy covering a song I have a personal attachment to, it always seems to make it mean a little more.
Paul - Helping Andy fund his quest for world do-
Ray - There hasn’t been a set way. We just get
Andy - Honestly I’m just trying to help fund The
mination. Umm, I mean the Evil Dr. Q;s quest for world domination. On a serious note: I’ve wanted to become a professional musician for years, and now I finally feel as those I am on the right path. I’m playing with the 3 most talented musicians I’ve ever had the pleasure of playing with. I hope people can listen to our music, and in some way gain something from it. If something I helped create can help one person, than I have succeeded. I would just prefer to help people on a much larger scale that we have so far, so we are going until we accomplish every goal we set out to do. Ray - To make great music and to attempt to give
people the same overwhelming feeling that I get when I go to a concert or when I hear a great piece of music. Corey - What I hope our audience takes away
from our music is that they are transported to a sonic world that expresses thought provoking lyrical content and sounds that they can enjoy on every level, whether it be intellectual value, for entertainment value or purely as kick ass rock music.
get together start talking about an idea then one or more of us will present a riff or a beat and we sort of piece it together from there. It’s been a really natural process so far. As for covers, each one of us will make a suggestion and we either agree or disagree and we either learn said cover or we don’t. It’s a refreshingly simple process that works really well. Corey - When it comes to what I contribute as a
writer I usually wait until the music itself is done being pieced together, before I contribute vocal melodies/lyrics. Once a song is laid out I simply let the music dictate which direction my writing and singing will take. I might have an idea on a topic prior to the music being completed, but when it comes to vocal melodies and even lyrics, I generally wait until I have the music to work off of. Barbara F - Who are some of your favorite bands/
venues in this scene?
Andy - Local Bands: SkinKage, The Jupiter Tide,
Barbara F - How does the band go about writing
material, and how do you choose which songs to cover?
Eyes Down, 8OTree, Lucky 5, Something Clever, Waking Tera, Consider the Source, Luna’s Lament and Schmegma, and Venues: Amos’ Southend, Tremont Music Hall, The Money, The “World Famous” Milestone.
Andy - As for covers we don’t do many but we
Paul - Bands: Eyes Down, Skinkage, The Jupiter
Paul - As far as writing goes, we work extremely
Corey - I’d have to say that at the moment I have
have been known to throw Stinkfist in the set list from time to time. Writing for me has always been the same. I want the music to make you feel something. Whether it’s anger or sadness or melancholy the song has to grab you and say something. well together. I’ve never witnessed 4 individuals come together so effortlessly for a common cause before in my musical career. It’s almost second nature at this point to construct a song and build upon that foundation until it reaches a point where you know that song has gotten to best effort, both creatively and emotionally that we could give it.
Tide, Waking Tera, The Reticent, and so many more that deserve mention but would take up way too much bandwidth. Venues: Amos Southend, The Money, Tremont, and I’ve always enjoyed playing at The Wizard in Hickory.
two favorite local bands, the first would be Eyes Down and the second would be The Reticent. Eyes Down right now has got to be the most entertaining and visually striking band I have had the privilege of watching and playing with on a couple of occasions.