‘Tribute to Whigg’ entertains at IVCC
By Jeff Armstrong
IV Leader Staff, May 3, 2007
They’re young, talented, and cool as the other side of the
pillow. The name “Tribute to Whigg” might be a joke about one of the band
member’s relatives, but their music skills on the other hand are no joke.
Although the band is young, that doesn’t stop them from impressing the audience.
“It is always interesting when we come to an unfamiliar
place, and the people see us as these young kids, kind of ignoring us, and not
really acknowledge us as being anything,” says band member Jeff Rainey. “But
after we play, all these people that wouldn't have even thought of speaking to
us before we played are now in awe of our musicianship, and ability, and also
that we are all so young.”
The band that consists of Jeff Rainey (vocals/guitar),
Jarrett Diederich (guitar), James Drezen (drums/vocals), and Adam Geotsch (bass)
has been playing for about two and half years. Rainey feels as if the experience
of being in a band is like no other. “It's hard to fully describe the feeling
you get when you are playing with other people, and it's really going good and
everything seems just right,” says Rainey. “It is the greatest feeling I have
ever experienced. It's like you are living in the moment, and for that brief
amount of time you aren’t thinking of anything else, you are just so into what
is happening then and there that nothing else matters.”
What kind of music does Tribute to Whigg melt faces with, you
ask? One could say they cover a variety of bands such as Rush, Led Zeppelin,
Frank Zappa, Umphrey's McGee, Cake, The Beatles and The Police.
When it comes to favorite songs played, a band/fan favorite
is “Miss. Tinkles Overturn,” originally composed by Umphrey’s McGee. This guitar
battling song took time to learn, but can be enjoyed by all.
“It's one of those songs that are just hard not to like, no
matter what type of music you listen to,” Rainey comments. “It's got all of
these fast, intricate parts that took us a little while to figure out and get
down, but after learning everything and rehearsing so much, it's a real buzz
being able to pull off a more difficult song like this one.”
As of right now Tribute to Whigg doesn’t have any thing
scheduled, but is hoping to get things jamming in the summer. If you live under
a rock and haven’t seen or heard Tribute to Whigg yet, you can go to their
myspace page and watch three videos of their performances.
The site is www.myspace.com/tributetowhigg