Just like last year, Black Violin enticed a packed crowd of about 300 students at the BCC to get on their feet and raise their hands to the beat of the group’s new and unique sound.
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Black Violin got the crowd moving to their favorite Gnarls Barkley, Nelly Furtado and Fugees tunes. They also played original songs, including “Good Music,” “Jammin’,” “Ain’t No Words,” “Sleepin’,” and “Brandenburg,” from its new album, “Unleashed.”
Students said they were glad to see Black Violin back on campus.
“So good,” was how Deirdre Shea ’09 described the performance. “I loved it last year, I told him [her friend, Andrew Festin ’09] he had to come as soon as I heard they were coming back.”
Festin said he was happy that he attended the show.
“The show was totally awesome. Getting up and dancing was by far my favorite part,” he said. “Everyone was sitting down and there’s a bunch of chairs over here, the lights were on, people don’t want to sit down, but it was all right. Next time, we’ll all get up and dance,” he said.
When Kevin and Wil B., the members of Black Violin, were asked if they wanted to return to Fairfield after their performance last April, Kevin replied, “Hells yeah, we wanted to come back to Fairfield. I remember we had a good time there. It was so fun. I remember that show vividly.”
Kevin and Wil said they were even more comfortable their second time in the BCC.
“This one [show] was better. Definitely better. This one was better because I remembered a few people from inside the audience, so it just felt like home, you know?” said Kevin. “And everybody got up and they danced, and they know the time, they do what they do. So, it was good. It was real nice. It doesn’t feel like we’re on the road right now.”
Some students enjoyed the show, but felt a venue change was necessary.
“It was a great show, but I think they could have had it somewhere else. Friday night, dim the lights, make it more of a party atmosphere,” said Scott Duncan ’09.
All in all, the BCC was thumping with excitement to have Black Violin back on campus.
The Mirror had an interview with the Black Violin:
TM: Did you want to come back to Fairfield?
Kevin: Hells yeah, we wanted to come back to Fairfield! When we saw it on the schedule, we were like, “Didn’t we just play there?” It was like, “Aw, that’s gonna be hot! I remember we had a good time there!” It was so fun. I remember that show vividly. And we had tried out a lot of new stuff on that show, and it went over so well, and it was like a real good launching point. So, it was great.
Will: Oh, definitely. Definitely. Last time we were here, the reception was very well, so when we played the same thing, it was actually better then last year for me. Definitely better, definitely good times.
TM: What other schools are you playing at this year?
BV: This year, this is the last show on our fall tour. This year we’ve played… wow. A lot of schools. Emmanuel College we played… damn. We do a lot of tours, so we just came from Dubai. We played with Kanye and Joss Stone up there. We do a lot of that kind of stuff, too. Yeah, we came back and we did, damn, I cannot remember not one college. We came from Las Vegas and we did a show with Gene Simmons from KISS. We just did that, that was yesterday, or two days ago. I can’t remember not one… Emmanuel College we did, the SUNYs in New York, like three of those… Fairfield is the only school I remember. Fairfield is really the only memorable school. Everything else is a blur.
TM: How do you compare this show to the last show?
BV: This one was better. Definitely better. You know, the last show was good, too. This one was better because I remembered a few people from inside the audience, so it just felt like home, you know? Just like, yeah, we at F.U.! And let’s do it! And everybody got up, and they danced, and they know the time, they do what they do. So it was good. It was real nice. It felt like home. It doesn’t feel like we’re on the road right now.
TM: So you’ve said you’ve went on tour with Kanye and Joss Stone and Gene Simmons. How do you get involved in those tours?
BV: A lot of times its like word of mouth and they hear about us and they want something unique on their tour, so we come along with them and, you know, just rock it the way we normally do. For the past few months, we’ve been doing a lot of Black Violin on our own, but the Gene Simmons thing was a shot in the dark that just came out and then the Kanye/Joss Stone thing was just always a great opportunity. Every time we can open for Kanye, we do. Its probably the sixth time we’ve opened for Kanye. It was good, man, its been very good.
TM: Who are your favorite people to work with?
BV: Well, all the students at F.U., of course. And then, out of everyone we’ve ever worked with, I’d say Linkin Park, you know. They’ve showed us the most love. Linkin Park showed us the most love. So I’d have to say Linkin Park. Mike Shinoda, especially. The whole Linkin Park staff. Very, very accepting of what we do. They know what we do, and they just think its cool. Whenever they’re doing a tour, if they can bring us on, they’ll bring us on.
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