Catching up with Vanattica
Jun. 18, 2009 - by Amanda Shively – buzz Music Editor
CU locals Vanattica have received a great deal of press in the last several months for their catchy blend of alterative rock and high energy performances. buzz caught up with the act as they prepared for a local in-store performance.
buzz: We last spoke in December 2008. What has Vanattica been up to in the last six months?
Vanattica: We played a lot of shows regionally this spring, and since then, we’ve been been getting ready to record in July in Cleveland. We’re looking forward to then tour from August into the coming school year.
buzz: You have an in-store performance at Hot Topic tonight, June 18. What is in store for this event?
Vanattica: We’ll be at Hot Topic in the Market Place Mall in Champaign from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. signing autographs, shooting the breeze with fans and playing a six-song set. One of those songs will be a cover, and we’ve never played a cover live — all we can say is that it is definitely nothing like anything Vanattica has ever played before. It’ll be a fantastic adaption, and the only hint we can give is that the ladies love him...
buzz: You mentioned that you are working on an album this summer. Can you give us any details about the recording?
Vanattica: It has been like a lightning strike lately. We were called by a manager out in Los Angeles who had randomly heard one of our songs from an e-mail we sent out. So we can’t share much about the process of that, but in the meantime, we will be recording with Standby Records out in Cleveland, Ohio.
buzz: Do you have any favorite summer stories as a band?
Vanattica: I’m not sure it is necessarily a summer story, but our lead guitarist broke his hand this spring, and we made him play every show after that one-handed. We had a lot of people approach us and say they couldn’t believe he could play better with one hand than they could with two!
Don’t forget to catch Vanattica at Hot Topic in the Market Place Mall from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, June 18. This will be one of the last times to catch the act before they head to Cleveland for a steady set of recording time.