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thursday, march 27,2008
For anyone familiar with
The Curtains of Night, it might
seem odd that the band got its
name from a song performed
by The Carter Family.
The duo of Lauren
Fitzpatrick and Nora Rogers
is easily the heaviest two-piece
in Chapel Hill.
And Saturday. The Curtains
will bring that heaviness to
Local 506. opening for their
' 6os pop-oriented Holidays for
Quince Records label-mates
Violet Vector and the Lovely
Lovelies.
Staff Writer Jordan
Lawrence caught up with
Rogers to discuss the attraction
of loud music, staying up late
and the loss of a Chapel Hill
landmark.
Diversions: It seems likea
pretty disparate lineup for Saturday
night with you doing your heavier
thing, Un Deux Trois doing its
poppier thing, and Violet Vector
playing their 60s acid pop.
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THE CURTAINS OF NIGHT: IT DRAWS YOU IN
How do you think it's going to
work?
Nora Rogers: im looking
forward to it. We’ve played with
all kinds of different people.
And all the bands are with
Holidays for Quince (Records).
They can see the commonali
ties between all different kinds of
music.
There's something to all these
bands. They all have that.
Dive: Holidays for Quince
seems to be preparing for a lot
of activity this year with Violet
Vector releasing their EP and
your record coming out later this
year.
What's it like to be part of a
label with such a lineup?
NR: I’m excited. I feel like
there's kind of anew excitement
in bands in Chapel Hill and
Carrboro.
I feel like Holidays for Quince
is just picking up on that excite
ment and taking bands that thev
like.
I definitely feel like a lot of
energy is emanating from the
music of Chapel Hill. There's a
Diversions
lot of bands that are planning on
working with them.
The energy is kind of infec
tious.
Dive: The name Curtains
of Night where did that come
from?
NR: It's actually a song that
my mom sings. It’s a traditional
ballad.
The Carter Family used to sing
it. I thought it’d be a great name
for a metal band.
Dive: So. are you a fan of
night over day. then?
NR : Yeah, I guess I'm a night
owl.
Dive: Is it a “you prefer night
over day" thing?
NR: No, I think it’s more an “I
can’t get up" thing.
Dive: There's not a lot of info
out there about Curtains.
How did vou get together?
NR: We met through mutual
friends.
We worked together at the N.C.
Rock and Roll Camp for Girls.
We started playing music after
that. We both were kind of set on
doing the idea of doing a two
piece.
Dive: Did you guys hit it off
from the start?
NR: Yeah, definitely.
It was really easy to play togeth
er. It came really naturally.
We didn't have to communicate
very much. It just kind of came.
Dive: What attracts you to
loud music?
NR: When you hear the amp,
you see this big blank page that
sounds intimidating.
I hear the hum and the drone
of the amps, and it kind of makes
everything level out, and it’s a
good starting point. (Laughs) I'm
starting to sound like a hippie.
But I think it just resonates in
your body and it draws you in, the
drone and the bass.
Dive: The new album
when's it going to come out?
NR: It’s going really well.
We have recorded all the music
tracks. We just have to go back
and do all the vocal tracks.
It should be out definitelv bv
the fall.
We actually got my parents to
play. My dad's playing stand-up
bass, and my mom’s playing dul
cimer.
Dive: Are you fleshing out
your sound any, compared to your
live set, or keeping it the same?
NR: I didn't want to fill it out
too much and have people won
der what happened when they
see us live. We’re going for our
live sound.
We’re not adding too much.
Dive: What does being just a
two-piece bring to a heavy band
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COURTESY OF THE CURTAINS OF NIGHT
The Curtains of Night will neutralize the poppy sweetness of Un Deux
Trois and Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies on Saturday at Local 506.
like you?
NR: It brings challenges that
are to be overcome.
Lauren's a really loud drum
mer. I had to add a bunch of amps
to be on par with her.
It's a good opportunity to
explore the other ways of beef
ing up the sound besides other
people.
I think because there's just two
of us, there’s more communica
tion and less space for error.
Dive: I know I'm personally
still mourning the loss, but as a
member of the Chapel Hill music
community, what did you think of
Schoolkids closing?
The Next Half Century
Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat,
distinguished alumnus, talks about
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will face during the next fifty years.
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NR: I grew up in Chapel Hill.
That’s where I used to get my
records.
1 kind of switched teams and
started going to buy CDs at CD
Alley more.
But it’s definitely a loss for
people with knowledge.
It kind of beefed out the WXYC
exposure to different kinds of
music, for kids on campus to lis
ten to WXYC and have a place to
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For Franklin Street, the loss of
local businesses is kind of a bum
mer.
Contact the Diversions Editor
at dive@unc.edu.