Spring Break
Pilot Light: Rising up to the challenge, never fading
Craig Bidiman
Issue date: 5/30/08 Section: Diversions
Goal two: get a spot on the Battle. Which they did.
Goal three: get enough original material to fill their set at the Battle. Which they have.
Goal four: dominate the Battle tonight. Which they plan to achieve.
The only thing left for this band of optimistic Streetlight Manifesto fans to do is win tonight in the Battle of the Bands.
Having only been a band for a few months the guys are quite the underdogs in the competition - but they are very confident in the upcoming event.
"It's fun to play music for people who enjoy dancing," Broussard said. "Especially when you can pull in a number of different age groups with these sorts of shows."
However, the road they've traveled hasn't been completely golden.
"It's been killing me," Fitzsimmons said. "It's been really hard to balance school, the band and trying to graduate in another term." Being the only senior in the group, it is apparent he would have the most on his plate at this point in time.
But with a new treble clef tattoo on his calf, Fitzsimmons is ready to take the stage tonight.
The band anticipates playing a number of newer original songs for the crowds to dance to. Since their debut at the Battle tryouts, the band has played a number of covers at their shows, including OSMG's second Pre Exam Jam. The band played nine songs at the show, six of which were covers.
"We really just wanted to cram a set together," Bode said.
"I don't think Charley [McGowan] realized we were playing so many covers," Broussard said.
Their new original set, they said, was unveiled a couple weeks ago at both the Beaverstock and SigBlock events.
"I have found days when I can just write, and not do anything but write, and I come away with a number of great songs," Broussard said, excited about the fully original set they'll be playing tonight.
The band plans to take the summer off from playing shows, but will be focusing on new material and making more shirts.
"All of the shirts are individually numbered," Bode said.
After unveiling a number of the spray-painted shirts, they proved that the shirts are each truly unique from all the others. The shirts will be for sale at the battle for $5, as well as a CD of a few live practice recordings of some of their original songs - the songs on their MySpace.
Pilot Light can see the light at the end of tunnel - they have managed to stagger any obstacle in their way thus far and only time will tell where these six men will end up.
The band can be seen tonight in the Battle of the Bands, as well as next Wednesday in Salem when they perform alongside battle cohorts Break As We Fall and Honest To Empire at the Dog Days Festival.
Craig Bidiman
diversions@dailybarometer.com
Goal three: get enough original material to fill their set at the Battle. Which they have.
Goal four: dominate the Battle tonight. Which they plan to achieve.
The only thing left for this band of optimistic Streetlight Manifesto fans to do is win tonight in the Battle of the Bands.
Having only been a band for a few months the guys are quite the underdogs in the competition - but they are very confident in the upcoming event.
"It's fun to play music for people who enjoy dancing," Broussard said. "Especially when you can pull in a number of different age groups with these sorts of shows."
However, the road they've traveled hasn't been completely golden.
"It's been killing me," Fitzsimmons said. "It's been really hard to balance school, the band and trying to graduate in another term." Being the only senior in the group, it is apparent he would have the most on his plate at this point in time.
But with a new treble clef tattoo on his calf, Fitzsimmons is ready to take the stage tonight.
The band anticipates playing a number of newer original songs for the crowds to dance to. Since their debut at the Battle tryouts, the band has played a number of covers at their shows, including OSMG's second Pre Exam Jam. The band played nine songs at the show, six of which were covers.
"We really just wanted to cram a set together," Bode said.
"I don't think Charley [McGowan] realized we were playing so many covers," Broussard said.
Their new original set, they said, was unveiled a couple weeks ago at both the Beaverstock and SigBlock events.
"I have found days when I can just write, and not do anything but write, and I come away with a number of great songs," Broussard said, excited about the fully original set they'll be playing tonight.
The band plans to take the summer off from playing shows, but will be focusing on new material and making more shirts.
"All of the shirts are individually numbered," Bode said.
After unveiling a number of the spray-painted shirts, they proved that the shirts are each truly unique from all the others. The shirts will be for sale at the battle for $5, as well as a CD of a few live practice recordings of some of their original songs - the songs on their MySpace.
Pilot Light can see the light at the end of tunnel - they have managed to stagger any obstacle in their way thus far and only time will tell where these six men will end up.
The band can be seen tonight in the Battle of the Bands, as well as next Wednesday in Salem when they perform alongside battle cohorts Break As We Fall and Honest To Empire at the Dog Days Festival.
Craig Bidiman
diversions@dailybarometer.com
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