Spring Fling: Changing the speed limit with 'Drive Faster'

by Ken Baumbach staff wrfter

This year's Spring Fling, on May 4, is shaping up to be a day filled with fun. With live music, food, various events and plenty of partying, Spring Fling will be a day that no one will soon forget. This year the local band, Drive Faster will play at Cabrini.

Scott Slomeana and Anthony DiLella, the founders of Drive Faster, fonned the band in August 2000. It was a venture they· had wished to pursue for a long time. The duo teamed up with high school friend, Chris Dunne who played drums. With Slomeana on bass and DiLella on guitar the trio began writing songs immediately.

Drive Faster played their first show a few weeks later, opening up .for Slomeana and DiLella's other band, "The New Victims," which is no longer in existence. The band got the idea for the name Drive Faster from the movie "That Thing You Do."

"There is a band on the soundtrack called The Vicksburgs who play some song called 'Drive Faster.' It's the hardest f------ thing in the world to come up with an original band name. The name just

Internet photo clicked and we figured we'll keep 'it," Slomeana said.

"Drive Faster," one of the several bands affiliated with Spring Fling, will play the "Bum Bash" on May 3 in the Grace Hall Atrium.

After Dunne was forced to leave the band in order to attend college, Slomeana and DiLella wasted no time in finding a new drummer. Long-time friend Matt Tooley, filled in for Dunne and the trio connected perfectly. The band soon entered the studio and recorded a nine-song demo. Drive Faster played as many gigs as they could, to try and get their music heard, and spent countless hours trying to promote the band. The band won first place in Cabrini