Grindhouse’ Provides Berists, Who Performed That Eve- Older Song from Their “5 Songs” EP Ning in the School’S Gymnasium
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8 Hyperliterate indie rock band, AQUINAS THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2007 9 The Decemberists, perform at Billboard Messiah College last month Top Five Arts Life BY EVA PIATEK the songs she performed, includ- & ing “Magic Rabbit,” came from Staff Writer her latest CD entitled, “Tear it On Saturday, March 31, Mes- Down,” where she remixes many siah College was graced with the of her older songs. musical talents of the Decem- Beginning their set with an ‘Grindhouse’ provides berists, who performed that eve- older song from their “5 Songs” EP ning in the school’s gymnasium. entitled “Shiny,” the Decemberists The energy generated from both immediately impressed the crowd the band and the crowd that night not only with their solid sound, made for a most exciting and en- but also with impressive visual double dose of violence joyable show. stimuli. The stage was beautifully According to Wikipedia, The adorned with a painted nature- BY CECILIA BARESS Decemberists obtain their name inspired background depicting AFTER TWO weeks on the from both the Russian Decembrist Managing Editor images of cascading waterfalls. PHOTO BY DENNIS MONAGHAN PHOTO BY DENNIS MONAGHAN charts Now 24 takes the num- revolt and the weather associated Quentin Tarantino’s and Robert It also made use of several large THE STARTING Line have a new album due out this summer. HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS guitarist, Casey Calvert. ber one spot away from Tim with the month of December. The McGraw. Rodriguez’s newest project, “Grind- hanging paper lanterns that con- band hails from Oregon and con- house,” is an interesting blend of stantly varied colors and gener- sists of singer and guitarist Colin vintage movie styles, real stunts, ated rays of light from reflecting Meloy, keyboardist Jenny Conlee, Interview with Spring Concert headliners gross zombies and girl power. the various stage lights. The De- multi-instrumentalist Chris Funk, before we tour. some type genre. to get used to. It’s way different The double feature is com- cemberists themselves added to BY MATTHEW VITA bassist Nate Query, and drummer Q: What do you guys think of HH: It’s weird that people think than any other tour. Its like a big prised of two movies, separated this beautifully decorated scene Arts & Life Editor John Moen. They write lyrically in- smaller shows like these com- you do have to be called some- camping trip. Now I feel like we’ve by fake movie previews. The first by being dressed sharply in light- tricate songs that range from up- pared to bigger things like stadi- thing. It’s more the labels’ doing got the hang of it. movie, Planet Terror, is attributed colored suits and blouses. This past Saturday, April 14, beat indie pop to elaborate instru- ums and so forth? that than the bands. It’s more of Q: You guys are playing with to Robert Rodriguez, while the The Decemberists had a very Hawthorne Heights and The Start- mental ballads and even employ HH: We’ve only played one are- a marketing aspect than it, is ac- Hawthorne Heights tonight. Who second, Death Proof, is attributed diverse set list, since they played ing Line shared the stage for the styles inspired by folk. American na tour, and it was fun. But this tual bands saying, ‘Hey, were this are some of your favorite bands to Quentin Tarantino. a variety of songs ranging from annual Spring Concert in the Long comedian Stephen Colbert may place isn’t that small. It’s nice play- type of band.’ Led Zeppelin and to tour with? “Planet Terror” is, in its simplest most of the albums they have re- Center. Aquinas was able to sit have adequately described them ing for colleges, even if it isn’t as AC/DC were just rock bands, but SL: We had fun touring with essence, a zombie movie with leased, including, “Her Majesty” down with them for an interview on The Colbert Report as “hyper- big. they don’t really sound alike. You Brand New when we first started a high gross-out factor. A small PHOTO COURTESY MCT CAMPUS and “Castaways and Cutouts.” before the show. literate prog rock.” Q: Your last album hit number wouldn’t say that one of them was out. Fun with Taking Back, back town is the target of experiments QUENTIN TARANTINO and Robert Rodrigez, co-directors of the Some of the songs performed HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS ‘LET IT Go,’ the newest album Overall, the Decemberists have three on Billboard. Any hopes that a certain type of rock band. Now in the day. Cartel, Boys’ Night Out, to find a cure for a biological dis- double feature, ‘Grindhouse.’ included “July, July,” “Song for Q: You guys left your label last from Tim McGraw, drops from released two major EPs and four the next one will hit number one? genre’s a selling point. those guys were fun. ease that a group of soldiers was Myla Goldberg,” “The Crane Wife year, is there anything you’d like the number one spot and into The lead up to the famous scene she can walk. Her lowest point full-length albums. Their latest HH: If it happens it happens. Q: Excited about tonight? Q: You have an album due out infected with while fighting the 1,” “The Bachelor and the Bride,” to say about that? second this week. is as follows: Cherry complains comes when she is taken prisoner album, released on Oct. 3, 2006, is It’s not something we sit there and HH: Absolutely. We haven’t this summer. What should we ex- war in Afghanistan. The disease “O Valencia,” and “A Cautionary HH: We’re still involved in a throughout the movie about her by the soldiers and made to dance entitled “The Crane Wife.” go, ‘We hope we hit number one.’ played any shows in a while, we’ve pect? causes the skin to mutate, erupt Song.” Among these and other lawsuit to clarify that, so we don’t seemingly useless talents, includ- on one leg for one of them. Wray The opening act for the show It’s something you always want as just been writing new material. So SL: Expect rockingness, great- into boils and even melt off. The songs, they used a harmonious have any updates. ing being incredibly flexible and bursts in at the right moment, not was the band My Brightest Dia- a goal, but it’s not heartbreaking if we have a couple shows coming ness. I don’t want the expectations only cure is a special gas that the and unusual array of musical in- Q: Do you plan on signing to acrobatic. She has a number of only to save her from her embar- mond, who has been touring with you don’t get it. up, and we’re definitely looking to be high, what if they shoot soldiers must carry with them struments, such as the accordion another label anytime soon? plans and dreams for her life, but rassment, but also to give her a the Decemberists since March. Q: What would you say are forward to it. over? at all times. When several of the and melodica. They even allowed HH: As soon as we are legally they never seem to work out. She new leg – a gun. After this, Cherry My Brightest Diamond consists some of your biggest influences Q: Have you ever played any Q: You guys have a MySpace, town’s people become infected, one of the crowd members to play free. reunites with her ex-boyfriend realizes her true calling is to kill of Shara Worden, a young woman for music and lyrics? other shows in the area? Purevolume, a Web site, do you a small band of citizens, led by with them during one song by us- Q: You guys are touring for the Wray at a truck stop, and asks him lots of zombies with her new leg. born in Michigan who moved to HH: Really pretty broad, actu- HH: Tinks, Café Metropolis in think the Internet is important or Cherry, played by Rose McGowan ing a percussive noise maker. next few months. Are you excited for a lift. While on the road, Wray While the movie is cheesy and New York City after her college ally. We all grew up listening to a Wilkes-Barre. We played Tinks last overrated for advertising and that and Wray, played by Freddy Rodri- The band also surprised the au- or more daunted? swerves to avoid a zombie, caus- peppered with a number of dis- years. Although the audience did lot of different things: old rock, February. So we’ve been to Scran- sort of thing? guez, must fight them off. dience with a captivating rendition HH: Definitely excited. We’ve ing a crash that costs Cherry her gusting scenes that cannot be not seem too familiar with the classic like Led Zeppelin, new ton before. Obviously we watch SL: I think it’s great. Now there’s “Planet Terror” is the movie of “The Perfect Crime #1,” which been off the road for about six leg. Cherry struggles with her loss repeated in good taste, the movie music of My Brightest Diamond, stuff like Jimmy Eat World, Foo The Office, so we’ve had a lot of so much of it that it’s hard to where the girl with the machine is a recently recorded b-side from months now writing a new record. throughout the movie, especially will appeal to fans of good slasher Shara most certainly captured Fighters, Death Cab. buzz. weed through, but it’s definitely gun for a leg, hyped in most of “The Crane Wife.” What made it And ahh… we’re very excited to HILARY DUFF’S new album, when Wray breaks off a table leg them with her melodic, yet pow- Q: Where’d you get your name? 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