Thursday, February 28, 2008
This weekend, Lawrencians will be able to experience the Athens, Ga., garage rock trio that has piqued the interest of music magazines and fashion magazines alike. The Whigs are touring to promote their recently released sophomore album, Mission Control, and on Monday, March 3, they’ll be making a stop at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
Drummer Julian Dorio, who was named Esquire magazine’s 2007 drummer of the year, dishes to Jayplay about dinosaurs and how to be a rock star.
In 2007 Rolling Stone said that you were the “best unsigned band in America.” Now that you’ve been signed, what are you the best at?
Convenience store shopping.
If you were a dinosaur, what would you be?
We were actually just talking about dinosaurs and our friends who don’t believe in them. They think that fossils were planted by the government. Like the player from the Boston Red Sox, Johnny Damon. He doesn’t believe in dinosaurs because they weren’t in the Bible. I’d pick a triceratops. They’re sluggish.
You all recently graduated from the University of Georgia and got your start playing in Athens, Ga. Do you have a soft spot for college towns?
Yeah, absolutely. Athens is the ultimate college town. We like playing to that same demographic.
Any advice for college musicians?
Don’t let a lack of financial resources get in the way. We were at a crossroads where we really didn’t have the money to record an album, so we bought our equipment on the Internet and recorded in an abandoned frat house. Afterwards, we sold the equipment on eBay and actually turned a profit. We just had faith in the songs.
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