Countdown to Whartscape: T-1 Jana Hunter, DD/MM/YYYY, The Creepers

We’re winding down here and it’s time for the deluge of min-terviews and more. Today we’ve got Jana Hunter, DD/MM/YYYY and the Creepers featured.

Jana Hunter

First up is Jana Hunter, fairly recent Texan transplant to Baltimore, serving up some delicious, jangling, startlingly transparent and moving music. She was also the first bold soul to call us out on our slightly sarcastic costume question #5. Listen to some tunes and read on, intrepid web surfer!

MP3: Jana Hunter - Valkyries
1. Describe your feelings on Wham City and what it means to you?

my boyfriend is in wham city and my roommates are in wham city and wham city was the first place i came to (almost) when i stayed in baltimore so i know nothing else of your town.

i don’t know anything about whartscape. there’s whartscape paint all over my house. sounds like a terrible vision of a land filled with warts. i’m really excited.

i’m adjusting.

baltamart

5. If all Whartscape performers were required to don some sort of costumage, in the spirit of Baltimore, Whartscape and Wham City, what would yours be and why?

i hate this question. sorry.

Thanks Jana!

DD/MM/YYYY

Next up, DD/MM/YYYY who wowed me with a stellar show opening for Dan Deacon at Sonar earlier in the year. Matt King takes a moment to do our min-terview series.

MP3: DD/MM/YYYY - Imagine!

1. Describe your feelings on Wham City and what it means to you?

2. Describe your feelings on Whartscape and what it means to you?

Whartscape means playing with most of our favourite bands in one day. the video hippos, the killer whales, thank you, the deathset, and maeshi. too bad we’ll be missing shams, narwhals, double dagger and ponytail.

3. Describe your feelings on Baltimore and what it means to you?

Baltimore the city is a place where you can find so much beauty in its weird little filthy corners. To us, Baltimore means we get to play with an interesting band, hang out with awesome friends, and pressure the ecstatic sunshine dudes to let us crash in their loft for a day or two.

4. Come up with a snappy tagline/mantra/motto for one or more of the following: Baltimore, Wham City and Whartscape.

Baltimore= it’s DIVINE!
Wham City= everythings $acred
Whartscape= better than a pimple in your nose.

5. If all Whartscape performers were required to don some sort of costumage, in the spirit of Baltimore, Whartscape and Wham City, what would yours be and why?

goth. because deep down, there is always darkness.

Thanks Matt!
Finally, ever since interviewing Adam (Endres, Wham City), I have been intensely intrigued by a project with fellow Whamster Connor Kizer (Santa Dads) he described loosely as disturbing love songs, called the Creepers. Here’s a video of the concept. And I can honestly say I can’t wait to see them do this.