Scene Music Festival 2007

Favorite venue to play: The Odeon (R.I.P.) and Peabody's.

Cleveland's no. 1 make-out spot: If chicks ever want to make out with us, anywhere is excellent.

Mayor Jackson should . . . shave! Good Lord, you're the f*cking MAYOR.

Best part of town: Anywhere near the lake, so as long as we can fish.

We'll never forget . . . when Jeff Niesel slammed our first record, then honored us with a spot on Scene's "Top 10 Worst Bands of 2000."

Your music sounds best when drinking . . . the blood of our enemies.

Which band will rule the Scene Music Festival? American Werewolves, especially if Trevor coldcocks some drunken idiot.

American Werewolves

12 A.M., TEQUILA RANCH

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Personnel: Trevor Moment, Tony Scambony, Brendan Moore, and Nate 68.

Your best release: We have a new disc coming out in October. It's the best one yet.

Describe your sound: Violent, '50s rock and roll, with the energy of early '80s hardcore.

Three bands you would open for: Dion, Bad Brains, and Crowd Deterrent.

I'll never forget . . . the Summer of Hate show '07. What a bloodbath.

Cleveland's no. 1 make-out spot: Ask some emo scenester. We're grown men.

Your biggest influence: Doo-wop and early hardcore.

Mayor Jackson should . . . stop jocking me. We have the community at its knees.

Ever swim naked in the Cuyahoga? Yes -- it sucked! I thought I was going to die. I saw a big rat swim by.

Which band will rule the Scene Music Festival? Do you really need to ask?

Mick Boogie

7 P.M., LIQUID/FUSION

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Personnel: Commissioner of the League Crew (Cleveland's most popular DJ crew).

Your best release: Mick Boogie & Little Brother's And Justus for All. Considered a classic in underground hip-hop circles.

Describe your sound: Cross-genre musicality expressed through a hip-hop style of deejaying.

Three classic DJs you would open for: Jazzy Jeff, Funkmaster Flex, and Kid Capri.

Favorite venues to play: Anatomy and Touch Supper Club.

Mayor Jackson should . . . get a Chipotle downtown. And can we get some stores down here? Any store would be nice.

Cleveland's no. 1 make-out spot: My bed -- and I'm single now, ladies.

Your biggest influence: Jazzy Jeff. The greatest who ever did it. Humility, skill, intelligence, and showmanship -- the four best qualities a DJ can have.

Best part of town: East Fourth Street. It's the only part of downtown that gives a fuck about developing a neighborhood for its residents.

Why we need to see you: I play everything and anything, and make it sound like it was supposed to go together. If you love music, you'll love a Mick Boogie party.

Ever swim naked in the Cuyahoga? No. But I had sex in the Rock Hall.

Will Bowen

10 P.M., TEQUILA RANCH

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Personnel: Will Bowen, Mikey Gould, Rufus Jones, and Sam Getz.

Your best release: The soon-to-be-released Love Is War disc, because of the growth in songwriting and the major-label-quality production.

Describe your sound: Accessible pop rock with an edge.

Cleveland's no. 1 make-out spot: The Foundation Room at the House of Blues. Very classy.

Your biggest influence: Bryan Adams. He may be cheesy, but he wrote simple love songs that millions of people love to this day.

Best part of town: Although I'm an East Sider, I say Tremont for the culture and nightlife.

Cleveland's greatest band: Cactus 12, because of their amazing talent and good looks.

Why we need to see you: It's been a while since Cleveland produced a strong pop-rock band that can grow. If that's what you enjoy, come see us.

Which band will rule the Scene Music Festival? Local bands need to support each other, so I say every band will rule it equally!

Cory Branan

11 P.M., BAR FLYY

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Personnel: Just me and guitar.

Your best release: 12 Songs. It's newish.

How long have you been around? My first record, The Hell You Say, came out in 2003, but I came out in December 1974.

Describe your sound: I've heard people call it anti-folk, but it feels like folk music to me.

Two bands you would open for: Thin Lizzy, and Mudboy and the Neutrons.

Favorite venue to play: I played the Beachland once with Marshall Crenshaw. It had a kind of sock-hop feel in the best way possible.

Cleveland's no. 1 make-out spot: Being from Memphis, I wouldn't know . . . yet.

Your biggest influence: John Prine. His music was the first time I ever heard country haiku.

Why we need to see you: I gots to pay the light bill.

Ever swim naked in the Cuyahoga? Nope. But I lost a shoe in the Mississippi once.

Who will rule the Scene Music Festival? Roger Hoover and the Whiskeyhounds!

Clouds Forming Crowns

7:20 P.M., VELVET DOG, FLOOR ONE

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Personnel: Tim and Todd Tobias write and record all the music. Then Brian Noga, Scott Pickering, Brian Strazek, and other heroes and villains bring it to life onstage.

Describe your sound: Guitars and drums.

Three bands you would open for: Thin Lizzy, Wire, and the Smut Midgets, this crazy Dutch band from the early '70s.

Cleveland's no. 1 make-out spot: Kingsbury Run.

Have you ever broken up? You can't break up with your brother.

Mayor Jackson should . . . Musicians have no business commenting on politics or religion. Have you ever talked to a musician?

Cleveland's greatest band: Too many to count, but there was a band called Shitmother back in the early '90s that killed.

Ever swim naked in the Cuyahoga? Of course -- don't you?

Which band will rule the Scene Music Festival? Coffinberry!

Coffinberry

11:40 P.M., LIQUID/FUSION

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Personnel: Anthony Cross, Pat O'Connor, Tony Janicek, Nick Cross, and Kooky Pants.

Your best release: Our new record, God Dam Dogs, because we worked so hard on it.

Describe your sound: Power pup. Powder rock. Like sonic hedgehogs doing freak rock.

Two bands you would open for: the Dave Clark Five and the Strawberry Alarm Clock.

Favorite venue to play: Our basement or the Phantasy.

Have you ever broken up? No, but we hope to one day.

Best part of town: We like downtown, 'cause it's cool.

Cleveland's greatest band: The Mice, because their music, like Jurassic Park, is good.

Ever swim naked in the Cuyahoga? No, but we once connected our Slip 'n Slide to a friend's Crocodile Mile.

Which band will rule the Scene Music Festival? Whichever band does the best job and makes it a safe place for women.

Copperfoot

11 P.M., TEQUILA RANCH

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Personnel: Jeff Boyer, Gary Boyer, Adam Constantine, Meghan Clay, and Dano.

How long have you been around? About two years.