The University Daily Kansan
Monday, June 17, 2013
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MUSIC
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Childhood memories inspire Brooklyn band's indie lyrics
SARAH NOONAN
snoonan@kansan.com
Forget the pressures of adulthood and imagine jumping into a pile of leaves. Go back 15 years to when cell phones were foreign, Facebook didn't exist and scattering Mom's freshly made mountain of orange and brown plant matter was the highlight of the day. These lighthearted memories of childhood wonderment and discovery are the inspiration for the up-and-coming inie rock band, A Great Big Pile of Leaves.
The Brooklyn-based band — guitarist/singer Pete Weiland, drummer Tyler Soucy, guitarist Matthew Fazzi and bassist Tucker Yaro — started their pursuit of music touring with Motion City Soundtrack in 2007 and have since gained a significant following and respectable fan base. Yaro, who is also the back-up singer, said touring can be exhausting from the mix of hotels, fast food and driving months in a van, but the powerful friendship between him and his band members is their competitive advantage.
"We are all very close friends," Yaro said. "That is our secret weapon for touring. Any trip is going to be horrible with people you don't like. Being considerate to one another can make this excruciating lifestyle very rewarding."
Ali Mackenzie, a senior from Santa Fe, N.M., has been a dedicated fan since purchasing its first album, "Have You Seen My Prefrontal Cortex?" and attending its fall 2010 concert in New York.
"I'm picky when it comes to music," Mackenzie said. "A Great Big
Pile of Leaves has this organic sound that's almost addicting. They are the obscure poppy side of indie rock, which makes their live performances different from any other I've seen."
A Great Big Pile of Leaves will release its second album, "You're Always on My Mind," in July. The meaningful lyrics are a mix of personal experiences with psychological theories. The band's tour begins in Lawrence on July 23 at Jackpot Saloon, 943 Massachusetts St., and will continue to venues in Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and New York.
"This tour and album release will test our ability," Tucker said, "but at the end of the day, we're just doing what we love to do — make music."
Edited by Megan Hinman
Performance Info
When: July 23 at 9 p.m.
Where: Jackpot Saloon
Cost: $9 over 21,
$11 over 18
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