Outside the State Theatre a tiny,
meek girl requested permission to leave. She
had left her pass bracelet in the tour van in the
back of the dimly lit parking lot and needed
something from the convenience store across the
street. At first glance, one might assume this petite
creature could not whisper higher than the squeak of a
mouse, maybe a kitten. But one must never assume.
Once inside, it was quiet obvious that like many artists,
Ryann Donnelly, Schoolyard Heroes lead vocalist, was
more comfortable on stage. Spinning and thrashing
around in a black Lolita dress she screeched the lyrics
“You’re so pretty, and you’re so dead!” from the song
“Plastic Surgery Hall of Fame” off their newest release
Abominations with Stolen Transmission Records. Not
one guy in this band has flat iron hair (we gasped, too)
and instead looked ready to duel for frizz eaze
promotions. The bands bassist and back up vocalist,
Jonah, who carried a weird resemblance to a younger,
skinnier Weird Al, asked the audience of teens and their
parents what the difference between a Cadillac and dead
babies was.
“I don’t have a Cadillac in my garage,” he laughed
into the microphone.
meek girl requested permission to leave. She
had left her pass bracelet in the tour van in the
back of the dimly lit parking lot and needed
something from the convenience store across the
street. At first glance, one might assume this petite
creature could not whisper higher than the squeak of a
mouse, maybe a kitten. But one must never assume.
Once inside, it was quiet obvious that like many artists,
Ryann Donnelly, Schoolyard Heroes lead vocalist, was
more comfortable on stage. Spinning and thrashing
around in a black Lolita dress she screeched the lyrics
“You’re so pretty, and you’re so dead!” from the song
“Plastic Surgery Hall of Fame” off their newest release
Abominations with Stolen Transmission Records. Not
one guy in this band has flat iron hair (we gasped, too)
and instead looked ready to duel for frizz eaze
promotions. The bands bassist and back up vocalist,
Jonah, who carried a weird resemblance to a younger,
skinnier Weird Al, asked the audience of teens and their
parents what the difference between a Cadillac and dead
babies was.
“I don’t have a Cadillac in my garage,” he laughed
into the microphone.
became more real when the parents tried petition to bar the
band (from what it isn’t really stated on the website) and
their music. Apparently, movements like death metal and
psychobilly just swept under the watchful eyes of these
super astute parents? Jonah rebutted with humor and
honesty stating that the bands purpose is to make people
have fun and dance, nothing too evil, and that they are not
ageist: their cult “actually has members of ALL AGES
ranging from 7 to 45.”(seattlepi.com).
Sometimes a band has a lot of controversial hype (everyone
remember Tatu?) with very little actual quality to back it.
This is not the case (even though “All the Things She Said”
was a catchy track) with the Schoolyard Heroes. They get
the crowd moving and the keep it steady. Their
combination morbid/sci-fi humor keeps audience members
entertained, and almost every single comment on their
Myspace stating how wildly impressive these guys are live.
You need to check out their show and sound if you 1.
Laughed your ass off when the ATM told Patrick Bateman
to feed it a kitten and 2. Are sick of boys claiming to be
spooky while they cry over their girlfriend (whose pants
they apparently stole in the break up) of three months. [Liz
Augustine]
band (from what it isn’t really stated on the website) and
their music. Apparently, movements like death metal and
psychobilly just swept under the watchful eyes of these
super astute parents? Jonah rebutted with humor and
honesty stating that the bands purpose is to make people
have fun and dance, nothing too evil, and that they are not
ageist: their cult “actually has members of ALL AGES
ranging from 7 to 45.”(seattlepi.com).
Sometimes a band has a lot of controversial hype (everyone
remember Tatu?) with very little actual quality to back it.
This is not the case (even though “All the Things She Said”
was a catchy track) with the Schoolyard Heroes. They get
the crowd moving and the keep it steady. Their
combination morbid/sci-fi humor keeps audience members
entertained, and almost every single comment on their
Myspace stating how wildly impressive these guys are live.
You need to check out their show and sound if you 1.
Laughed your ass off when the ATM told Patrick Bateman
to feed it a kitten and 2. Are sick of boys claiming to be
spooky while they cry over their girlfriend (whose pants
they apparently stole in the break up) of three months. [Liz
Augustine]
The best way to describe the Seattle quartet’s sound might be the
fusion of several very different sounds. Think Skunk Anansie had
a drunken one night stand with the Kidney Thieves and Rob
Halford in a grave yard while listening to the Misfits. Enough to
make your brain hurt, right? Well somehow the mutant creation
rocks. There lyrics and music videos are wonderfully macabre
while not crossing the line of corny and obnoxious. Instead of
thinking, great another song about the dead, they pull out some
morbid excitement that makes you go hooray for zombies!
However, this band hasn’t been making everyone wave three
cheers to the undead. Back in October, an angry parent wrote to a
popular Seattle blogger claiming the band wanted to corrupt
children and drive them to murder thanks to the influence of
Lucifer. The angr yparent brigade didn’t stop with claims of Satan
worship, but also stated that the band had “cults” of 13 year old
followers. What some thought might have been a joke, only
fusion of several very different sounds. Think Skunk Anansie had
a drunken one night stand with the Kidney Thieves and Rob
Halford in a grave yard while listening to the Misfits. Enough to
make your brain hurt, right? Well somehow the mutant creation
rocks. There lyrics and music videos are wonderfully macabre
while not crossing the line of corny and obnoxious. Instead of
thinking, great another song about the dead, they pull out some
morbid excitement that makes you go hooray for zombies!
However, this band hasn’t been making everyone wave three
cheers to the undead. Back in October, an angry parent wrote to a
popular Seattle blogger claiming the band wanted to corrupt
children and drive them to murder thanks to the influence of
Lucifer. The angr yparent brigade didn’t stop with claims of Satan
worship, but also stated that the band had “cults” of 13 year old
followers. What some thought might have been a joke, only
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