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Sceneazine.com continue from page 5-Sixtensplit “It kicked my ass, to be honest with you,” he says. “I haven’t played that intensely for an hour in a long time.” If Gardner’s ass was kicked, it wasn’t evident from the view of the crowd. He was not only the literal timekeeper, he also kept things on track between songs when technical difficulties made the going a little rough – calling out song titles and making sure everyone was ready to go. At one point, Matheson even joked from the stage that someone had hacked their set list. “My joke about the set list being hacked referred to some confusion we were having,” Matheson explains a few days after the show. “Someone either kept reading the set list wrong or [was] forgetting the song names. We definitely didn’t go from song to song very smoothly since we hadn’t played in so long.” But it’s those moments that reveal a band’s mettle. Sixtensplit worked their way through the challenges with good humor and top-flight professionalism, never wavering or making a noticeable misstep. Their set was just damn fun. And it was obvious that the band was having as much fun as the boisterous crowd. What the band has together is unique, Matheson says. “It’s hard to describe the band,” he says. “John is an unusual guitarist and he plays some very unusual chord variations, but not much soloing. Patti is a very unusual singer, as well. She is very good, but doesn’t sound like anyone in particular to me. Stan is also a very unusual drummer that plays a lot of fast, difficult stuff.” According to Davis, the great attitudes and passion of the band’s members will fuel what lies ahead – including revisiting some unfinished business. “We are planning on finishing up some songs that we started writing years ago when the band stopped playing for a while. We’re hoping to record them sometime this year and release, at least, an EP. Jay was also talking about re-releasing our first album this year.” And please tell me we won’t have to wait another 10 years to see Sixtensplit on stage again. “Everyone is really busy, but we had so much fun playing [the Art Bar show] that we all seem to be on the same page and want to play again,” Davis says. “We probably won’t play every month, but we’re hoping to get in a couple of gigs a year if we can. If time permits, who knows? In the future we might have the opportunity to rev the band back up to a full-time project. We just are not sure yet and will have to see what happens.” On the web: sixtensplit.rocks Page 26 continue from page 6-Bad Pollyanna lashed out at someone I love and treated them with less love and respect than they deserve just because I am having a shitty time. That said though, loving someone when they are being awesome and likeable is very easy and it’s when you aren’t so likeable that you find out who your true friends are. Anyone can love a person when they are being the best of themselves but a true friend loves you when you are at your worst. Is there anything else you wanted to add that I didn’t mention … What’s in store for the future? We are about to embark on a UK tour during April with Ashestoangels, Fearless Vampire Killers and The Dead Betas to name but a few...and then we have our single ‘Invincible Girl’ coming out in support of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation...with a little help from the incredible wizards at Illamasqua. Where can people find your stuff ? Please look us up on www.facebook.com/badpollyanna and www.twitter.com/badpollyanna; check out our album and beautiful merchandise at www.badpollyanna.bandcamp.com, our Behind The Scenes shots on www.instagram.com/badpollyanna and our music videos - including our Gothic Science Fiction inspired video for ‘Hollow’ starring Richard Strange - on www. youtube.com/badpollyannaband. Most importantly though, to see and hear what we are truly about and of course to meet us, come and see us live! continue from page 7-3 Pill Morning Do you have any regrets? Not yet. We’re pursuing our dreams and that would’ve been the only regret was not to give it everything we’ve got. Although I guess there’s a few nights we probably regret drinking a bit too much…it happens. J Is there anything else you wanted to add that I didn’t mention … What’s in store for the future/Where do you see you, and the station say 5 years from now? We’re working on new music once we get off the road, so stay tuned for that. ‘Black Tie Love Affair’ is now available on iTunes! http:// bit.ly/RYLnZ9 Where can people find your stuff ? www.facebook.com/3pillmorning www.twitter.com/3pillmorning www.instagram.com/3pillmorning www.3pillmorning.com www.youtube.com/3pill continue from page 8-Deep Six an attitude shared by many bands throughout the CSRA. Six’s more serious and completely focused other guitarist, Darrell Watson, said there are “tons of great bands” in the Augusta area. “You really should watch out for all of ‘em,” Watson said further. None of the guys said they would be surprised if any of the bands or musicians in Augusta made it to the next level of musical success. The guys are also proud of the way they try to help out newbies to the Augusta scene. They are often asked to help someone find a band to play with or other musicians who just want to jam. If someone is moving to the area and they would like to start playing music, the guys said the best thing for that person to do is to go to as many shows as possible. “You gotta go out and talk to other musicians,” Bennett said. “Everybody here will talk to you when they get off stage, so just walk up and start a conversation.” As for Six, the guys said they will ride the success they’ve enjoyed as far as it will take them. “I mean, who doesn’t want to be famous?” O’Brien said. To hear some of Six’s original songs or a few of their covers, they can be found online at Re