Chili Cook-Off 2013

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CHILI COOK-OFF 2013 ARTIST TRIVIA

RDGLDGRN

1. Q. When and where was RDGLDGRN formed?

A. Reston, Virginia in 2011

2. Q. In what year did the band record its debut album?A. 2012

3. Q. What tour will the band be part of after DC101s Chili Cook-Off?A. Van Warped Tour

4. Q. Name the members of RDGLDGRN.A. Red, Gold and Green

5. Q. What popular song did RDGLDGRN release on YouTube?A. I Love Lamp

6. Q. Whom does RDGLDGRN consider their influences? A. The Beatles and Bob Marley

7. Q. Who is the bands General Manager? A. Matt Watts

8. Q. Which member plays the drums? (trick question)A. not a member, but David Grohl will be playing drums on their next album

BEWARE OF DARKNESS

1. Q. Where will the band be performing on May 17?A. Rock on the Range Festival, Columbus, OH

2. Q. Who are the members of Beware of Darkness?A.Kyle Nicolaides, Tony Cupito, Daniel Curcio

3. Q. What is the name of the bands first album? A. Orthodox.

4. Q. When will Orthodox be released? A. May 7, 2013.

5. Q. What instrument does Tony Cupito play? A. Drums.
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6. Q. What year did Beware of Darkness form? A. 2010

7. Q. Where did the band come together?A. Santa Barbara, California

8. Q. What state is Curcio originally from?A. New Jersey

9. Q. What was Curcio doing in California when he met Nicolaides and Cupito? A. Visiting his long lost half brother.

10. Q. Where did the band get its name? A. A George Harrison song- Beware of Darkness

CAPITAL CITIES

1. Q. How did the band members meet?A. Craigslist.

2. Q. Who are the band members? A. Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian.

3. Q. When was Capital Cities debut EP released? A. 2011

4. Q. Which single shot to #2 on Hype Machine? A. Safe and Sound

5. Q. Which song was #1 on CMJ's A&R chart? A. Safe and Sound

6. Q. Which song was #1 on South American radio? A. Safe and Sound

7. Q. Who plays trumpet for the band? A. Spencer Ludwig.

8. Q. What instrument does Nick Merwin play? A. Guitar

9. Q. What year did Capital Cities form? A. 2010
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10. Q. What did Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian do for a living before formingCapital Cities?

A. Jingle writers.

11. Q. Which of their singles was released on May 1, 2012?

A. Kangaroo Court

12. Q. Where was Sebu Simonian born? A. Syria

13. Q. How did the band come up with the name Capital Cities?A. Through an instant message conversation. At first, Ryan said they should

be called Capital of Maine.

14. Q. What is Sebu Simonians favorite top 40 song? A. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

B. Thriller by Michael JacksonC. Superstition by Stevie WonderD. Help! by the Beatles

15. Q. What is Sebu Simonians favorite tv show?A. RoseanneB. Threes Company.

C. The Brady BunchD. The League

16. Q. What is Sebu Simonians favorite alcoholic drink?

A. Red wine.B. MartiniC. GuinnessD. Strawberry Daquari

17. Q. What is Sebu Simonians favorite animal?A. DogB. Panda BearC. Hedgehog

D. Llama

18. Q. What is Ryan Merchants favorite sport?A. Ice HockeyB. BasebalC. FootballD. Soccer

SILVERSUN PICKUPS
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1. Q. What year did Silversun Pickups form?A. 2002

2. Q. What are the names of the members in Silversun Pickups?A. Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao and Joe Lester.

3 Q. What is the name of the bands debut EP?A.Pikul

4. Q. What was their first full-length debut album called?A.Carnavas

5. Q. What is the name of their second full-length album?A. Swoon

6. Q. When was the bands latest album released?

A. May 8, 2012

7. Q. Where did the band originate?A. Los Angeles, CA

8. Q. What was the bands original name?A. A Couple of Couples- the orginal line-up was composed of romantically

involved couples.

9. Q. How did they come up with the name Silversun Pickup? A. A friend would buy liquor at a store across the street from Silverlake

Lounge, where they performed. The friend called his late-night liquor buyingsilversun pickup.

10. Q. What song is featured in popular video games Rock Band 2 and GuitarHero World Tour? A. Lazy Eye

11. Q. What two songs made the top 10 of the Billboard Modern Rock Trackschart in 2007?

A. Lazy Eyes and Well Thought out Twinkes

12. Q. What band did Silversun Pickups open for in Edinburgh and Dublin in2007? A. Foo Fighters13. Q. What award was Silversum Pickups nominated for in 2009 at the 52 ndGrammy Awards? A. Best New Artist
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14. Q. Who did Silversun Pickups tour with in spring 2010?A. Muse.

15. Q. Which album debuted at No. 7, selling approximately 43,000 copies in itsfirst week?

A. Swoon.

16. Q. Name one of the former members of Swoon. A. Jack Kennedy, Elvira Gonzalez and Adam Lee

AWOLNATION

1. Q.Aaron Bruno was apart of what two bands prior to creating Awolnation?A. Under the Influence of Giants and Hometown Heros.

2. Q. When did the band begin?A. 2010.

3. Q. When did the band produce their first album?A. May, 2011.

4. Q.Aaron Bruno calls the contract with their record label a partnership.Whats the record label? A. Red Bull Records.

5. Q. Where did the name, Awolnation, originate from?

A.

Aaron Brunos nickname in high school was Awol and he wanted the bandname to begin with the same letter as his name.

6. Q. What song from their first album debuted as number 30 on the U.S.Billboard? A. Sail.

7. Q. What is the bands first EP titled? A. Back From Earth.

8. Q. What are the band members names?A.Aaron Bruno, Drew Steward, Kenny Carkeet, Hayden Scott and Devin

Hoffman

9.Q. What special guests are on tour with Awolnation for the spring?A. Blondfire and Mother Mother
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10. Q. What two bands were Aaron Bruno and Drew Steward part of beforeAwolnation? A. Home Town Heroes and Under the Influence of Giants

SOUNDGARDEN

1.Q. Before Sound Garden formed, Chris Cornell and Hiro Yamamoto has acover band, what was it called?

A. The Shemps.

2. Q. What city did the band originate?A. Seattle, Washington.

3. Q. What year did the band break up?A. 1997.

4. Q. What band did drummer Matt Cameron join after Sound Garden split-up? A. Pearl Jam.

5. Q. Which year was the album, Superunknown, released? A. 1994.

6. Q. What is the name of Sound Gardens fan club? A. Knights of the Soundtable.

7. Q. Which song is this line from?: It wouldnt pain me more to bury you rich.

A.

Jesus Christ Pose

8. Q. What short-term member of Sound Garden was also a short-term memberof Nirvana? A. Jason Everman (Although he never recorded with either band.)

9. Q. Sound Garden songs have appeared in two Cameron Crowe films. Whichmovies are they?

A. Singles and Say Anything.

10. Q.A limited number of Badmotorfinger albums were released with a bonuscdS.O.M.M.S. What does S.O.M.M.S stand for? A. Satan Oscillate My Metallic Cameron.

11. Q. Before joining the band as a bassist, Ben Shepard was a roadie for whatband? A. Nirvana.

12. Q. Sound Garden is named after what?
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A.A wind-channeling sculpture garden, A Sound Garden.

13. Q. In what year did Sound Garden confirm that they were reuniting? A. 2010.

14. Q. How many solo albums did Chris Cornell release during the bands split? A. 3 (Euphoria Morning, Carry On, and Scream.)

15. Q. What was Sound Gardens first album titled and what year was itreleased? A. Ultramega OK, 1988.

16. Q. What year did Sound Garden form? A. 1984.

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