The Locals are a three piece, alt-pop, indie rock band based in Chicago. Q&A Interview with Yvonne Doll, Tommy Oerding and Christy Nunes May 31, 2014
Questions and Answers
Life without music would be:
CHRISTY: Me yelling in my car for no reason.
YVONNE: Lonely.
TOMMY: Boring, uneventful, and lifeless. I’d probably be restoring Volkswagons for a living.
Favorite Artist or Band:
CHRISTY: Its impossible to narrow this down to one…my current newer favorite, The Joy Formidable.
YVONNE: Silversun Pickups.
TOMMY: Elton John
Favorite Concert:
CHRISTY: PJ Harvey the day after 9/11 performing her Stories From The City, Stories From the Sea album, which was based on time she spent in New York. You could hear a pin drop in that room, it was intense.
YVONNE: Ditto to Christys (we were there together).
TOMMY: Cheap Trick wayyy back when. It was my first ever big show/concert. Life changing.
Favorite Album:
CHRISTY: My ITunes Library on shuffle.
TOMMY: I don’t really have an all time fave, but right now I’m digging The Finer Thing by State Champs.
YVONNE: Carnavas by Silversun Pickups
Favorite Actor:
CHRISTY: Parker Posey
YVONNE: I don’t really have one
TOMMY: Kevin Kostner
Favorite Movie:
CHRISTY: Almost Famous
YVONNE: Amelie
TOMMY: Dumbo
Favorite Sport:
CHRISTY: Hauling band equipment at 3am, after a gig.
YVONNE: Running
TOMMY: Professional Cycling
Favorite Food:
CHRISTY: Veggie Tacos!
YVONNE: Ethiopian
TOMMY: Anything having to do with fish and/or seafood.
Favorite Drink:
CHRISTY: Bourbon, and lots of it.
YVONNE: Whiskey!
TOMMY: Beer
Favorite Word:
CHRISTY: Tube
YVONNE: Smorp
TOMMY: Dude
Favorite Car:
CHRISTY: My 1st car, an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with Nine Inch Nails / Pretty Hate Machine stuck in the cassette player
YVONNE: The band van. A 1996 Extended Astrovan with a scrap all along one side and a dent on the other.
TOMMY: ’69 Plymouth Superbee
Favorite Book:
CHRISTY:Dry by Augusten Burroughs
YVONNE: The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
TOMMY: Anything by Anthony Bourdain
Horror or Comedy:
CHRISTY: Comedy
YVONNE: Comedy
TOMMY:Comedy. Horror only if I’m on a date.
CD or Vinyl:
CHRISTY: CD….I know its cooler to say vinyl, but really?
YVONNE: VInyl (I’m so cool)
TOMMY: Vinyl is “cool.”
Star Wars or Star Trek:
CHRISTY: neither, I dont live in my Mom’s basement
YVONNE: Star Wars
TOMMY: Star Trek All. The. Way.
PC or Mac:
CHRISTY: Mac
YVONNE: Mac
TOMMY: Mac or PC
Coke or Pepsi:
CHRISTY: Bourbon with a splash of coke
YVONNE: Coke
TOMMY: Coke
Favorite vacation spot:
CHRISTY: Sintra, Portugal
YVONNE: Anywhere Sunny!
TOMMY: Anywhere by the water.
Cats or dogs:
CHRISTY: I want to say dogs, but I’m allergic to both. I’m a big fan of the 5 street cats that have decided to live in my yard.
YVONNE: Dogs
TOMMY:Cats and dogs
Facebook or Twitter:
CHRISTY: Facebook…I dont even have a Twitter account.
YVONNE: Twitter
TOMMY: Facebook
Check out the Locals on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thelocals
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