with Metric
Slim, well-dressed and hailing from Canada, the boys and girl of Metric have been turning heads with their jittery, new-wave pop since they released their debut. Old World Underground, Where Are You Now, two years ago. Currently on the road to promote their frantically-righteous new record, Live It Out, Metric brings their much talked about live show to the Bottleneck on October 20. Taking a break from making all the cool kids dance, bassist Josh Winstead talks about the effect of his instrument on the human posterior and why "Stairway to Heaven" is a good song after all.
Q: What question do you dislike answering the most about your band or records and why?
A: I dislike being asked questions about the history of the band that have answers that are easily accessible to anybody with the Internet. Why? Because it's a waste of my time.
Q: What question have you always wanted to answer in an interview yet have never been asked?
A: I've wanted to be asked about anything that has to do with the influence of the bass creating the bounce for the booty and why it feels so good when the low end kicks in...No, I'm just joshing you.
Q: What are five adjectives that you hope would apply to someone who has just seen you play live?
A: Impressed, confused, drunk, broke, famous.
Q: Why does the United States refuse to accept the metric system?
A: Ignorance, pure and simple.
Q: If you could co-headline with anyone, past or present, who would it be and why?
A: Miles Davis, circa 1966. I want to hear and see the band he had during the late sixties that music was alive.
Q: Is "Stairway to Heaven" a good song?
Why or why not?
A: Yeah, "Stairway to Heaven" is a good song! But you have to forget all the times you've heard some sucker playing it in a
guitar store, basement or garage and just think of just the song itself. Come on, it's "Stairway to Heaven" — it's Zep, baby. "Empty," a song on our new record, was directly influenced by that song. Well OK, it wasn't, but that sounded right for a second.
- Dave Ruigh
Drink here The Bourgeois Pig
The Bourgeois Pig is not just another bar. It is dim, lit by lamplight and twinkling Christmas lights that hang year-round. Hushed conversations echo throughout and drift on to the back and front smoking patios. It is small, but the tight fit just enhances the bar's intimacy.
"It's filled with free spirits and open minds. Other bars are like a meat market but at this bar, you can be yourself," says Vera Ackerly, Bourgeois Pig patron. Ackerly likes "the Pig's" Algonquin martini, a special pineapple martini. They also offer three-dollar premium bottles every night of the week.
The Bourgeois Pig doesn't just cater to alcohol fiends but also to caffeine addicts. The assortment of coffee drinks and alcohol should please any drinker in need of a quiet, downtown Lawrence venue.
- Lindsey Ramsey
Sarah Heath
What kind of qualities do you want in a bartender? Someone who is friendly, quick, has a good sense of humor and hmmm...oh yeah, the ability to cast hot, liquid iron. Well, if you stop by Harbour Lights on Monday or Saturday nights, you will find all of these qualities in KU sculpture student and bartender Sarah Heath. When she's not working at the bar she is a teaching assistant for a metal casting class at KU.
Heath halls from Wichita but spent much of her youth in Italy. She has bartended at Harbour Lights for a year and has become a favorite among many of the bar's regulars. After she graduates, she plans to etitner
go to graduate school or pursue an artist residency in sculpture.
Favorite Music to listen to while bartending: Heath claims Harbour Lights has one of the best jukeboxes in town. She says she enjoys the longer tracks like Miles Davis so she can get the most bang for her buck. She also confesses to a secret love for the Pretenders.
Specialty Shot: German Chocolate Cake: Equal parts Frangelico, Baileys and Malibu Coconut Rum
- Rory Flynn
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