{"id":2770,"date":"2024-10-23T01:46:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T01:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wmcn.fm\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2024-10-23T16:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T16:27:08","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wmcn.fm\/?p=2770","title":{"rendered":"julie, TAGABOW, and Her New Knife at Fine Line — feat. an interview with HNK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I shrieked when I saw the band julie\u2019s announcement for their 2024 tour. It was the news I\u2019d been waiting for after years of commenting \u201ccome to minneapolis\u201d on the band\u2019s instagram posts. And I couldn\u2019t be more excited for the chance to see them play alongside some of the finest talent coming out of Philadelphia: They Are Gutting a Body of Water (TAGABOW) and Her New Knife. The night of the show came quickly, and after two other shows earlier in the week, I was content to attend the julie concert solo. I arrived at Fine Line twenty minutes before music started and took my place in the line that stretched down First Avenue, behind probably one hundred other concertgoers dressed \u00e0 la TikTok alt subculture. I made it through the door just as Her New Knife took the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HNK opened with a moody set showcasing their dynamic sound. A distinctive take on new post-punk and shoegaze, HNK appeals to fans of bands like DIIV, Deftones, and Midrift. The highlight of their set was their freshly released single \u201cpurepurepure,\u201d off their upcoming EP Chrome is a Lullaby<\/em> (to be released Oct. 24th!). The new single keeps pace with the sonic aesthetics the band has constructed in their discography thus far, digging deeper into brooding tones and featuring an eerie atmosphere evoked by plucked guitar notes, reminiscent of the striking strings of a horror film soundtrack (think: the shower scene in Psycho). <\/em>HNK kept up the energy throughout the set with noise-heavy interludes. I had the chance to talk with the band after the show\u2013 see below for our conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAGABOW took the stage next, a pit opening almost immediately amidst the packed crowd. The band performed a lively display of their sonic range while turned away from the audience, as is customary for the group, though they mostly remained on-stage. From their grungy, warped shoegaze sounds which have awarded them the comparison to My Bloody Valentine, to their notorious abstract breakcore interludes, the crowd maintained a state of ecstatic motion throughout the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

julie opened with \u201clochness\u201d off their first EP pushing daisies<\/em>. Keeping with shoegaze traditions, julie\u2019s onstage presence was almost bashful, though their ethereal energies commanded attention. The three-piece group assembled themselves in a straight line on the stage, occupying the same plane and perpetuating a wall of sound. About half of the set consisted of songs from their newly released album my anti-aircraft friend<\/em>. I counted seven crowd surfers throughout the night including Carolina Schooley of HNK and Macalester\u2019s own, Andy Grott. julie concluded their set with a charmingly self-indulgent encore featuring sludgy renditions of \u201cstuck in a car with angels\u201d and \u201cthrough your window.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had the chance to chat with the members of Her New Knife after the show. The band consists of Carolina Schooley on bass, Edgar Atencio on vocals and guitar, Ben Kachler on guitar, and Elijah Ford on drums. HNK is based in Philadelphia, though they are originally from Florida where they met through college radio at FSU in Tallahassee. Here are the highlights of the interview:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How would you describe your sound? What genre would you categorize your sound as?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CS: Like, pop\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BK: When we were shooting a video the other night, this drunk lady said it\u2019s like grunge from hell, and I kinda fucked with that<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Do you have any important non-musical aesthetic inspirations, like visual artists or authors?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: there\u2019s this director Mohammed Kourdofani who I think is pretty sick. He\u2019s from Sudan and he does some pretty cool shit. His whole thing is like, documenting but within a story he created. Kinda showcasing what the world is like but within a story, especially in Sudan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: I be having a lot of dreams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: I like Louis Theroux, the British documentarian from the BBC. And I don\u2019t think he influences my music at all, but I like his vibe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: Pitbull?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CS: Pitbull<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Three words to describe the Philly music scene right now?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: Lit as fuck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do you have any rituals surrounding your performances?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: Before a show, I run around and I try to track all three of them down, like guys we have to play in three minutes, we gotta get to the stage. And then Carolina will be in the bathroom probably. And that\u2019s the ritual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: He\u2019s just playing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CS: Tech-decking<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: Oh yeah, we tech deck heavy. Beyblade battles\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: I just bought a beyblade. Oh yeah, and gambling\u2026 we love to gamble<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Like what kind of gambling? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: anything that involves taking some money out of my wallet\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: We\u2019re throwing down for the beyblade battles with TAGABOW, we just fuckin throw down singles and let it rip<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: We lost 283 dollars in Vegas between the three of us<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CS: but I won money, I won like 17 dollars<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: exactly that\u2019s why it\u2019s only 283<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CS: yeah instead of 300<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Favorite songs to play live?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: purepurepure and 12r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK & CS: kittyriff and 12r<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: I like to play Mouth but we haven\u2019t played it on this tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspired the nightcore mixes and can we expect more like that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: We just needed some shit to put out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: I was like, bored<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CS: It was just, like, a money grab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: We used the koala app and made nightcore between our songs\u2026and we had some demos we did that with\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: and it sounded pretty good, it\u2019s actually pretty good<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: It was originally just like something to play when they\u2019re tuning, and then people \u201cwhere like where can I listen to that?\u201d We\u2019ll probably do something like that later but more produced\u2026 We have a bunch of DJ friends that we\u2019d like to bring in for the mixes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you guys sick of driving?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: it\u2019s been alright, we split it up. It hasn\u2019t been that bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: The drive from Nevada to CO sucked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: Yeah I really like driving minivans. My mom would let me drive her minivan, she had a Dodge Ram…? A Dodge Caravan\u2026 and it was like a sports car red. And it was so fast. Don\u2019t tell my mom but I would just hit, like, 120 going down the interstate going home and that was just so fun\u2026 so driving the van brings back some memories\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Impressions of the Twin Cities<\/strong> so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: I fuck with it, I beat a guy in skate so, pretty good<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: Driving in after all the plain flat land\u2026 and then seeing this metropolis rise before us, I was like woah, we made it<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CS: I like hearing the midwestern accent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: We had Culver’s\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: They got that shit in Florida though… it wasn’t even different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: Culver’s was my first job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA & CS & BK: honestly it\u2019s better in Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EF: Cuz I was buttering those buns bro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the most memorable tour moment so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BK: Carolina\u2019s stage dive tonight, that was lit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: Also Carolina learned how to ollie on a tech deck today<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CS: When we lost the money in Vegas, we were smoking cigars inside… and we got three negronis and it was $90\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EA: My tour highlight was winning two Beyblade sets in a row earlier today.<\/p>\n\n\n

claire hosts ‘the check’ on wmcn, sundays at noon | claire.marko1179@gmail.com | @cchaaarlo on instagram<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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