Friday night at The Corral Room Madison’s own The Suit, veterans of the local music scene, will be sharing the stage with The Poison Arrows and Qualms; doors open at 9:30pm. Qualms are a relatively new band from Chicago but they are not new to touring consisting of former member of Check Engine and Lynx (who shared members with recent Math Rock darlings Battles) their two guitars and drum assault should fit the bill perfectly. The Poison Arrows are an intriguing band also out of Chicago on File 13 Records. With Ex-members of Don Caballero, 41 Rivers, and Atombombpocketknife The Poison Arrows have the experience and road tested grit to go on to great heights. Having been in and around the city for many years and many bands The Suit’s Matt Quigle (Bass), Jon Terrones (Bass), Jaime Rohrbeck (Bass and Vocals), Brian Blum (Drums) and Sean Pratt (Keyboard) have developed a distinct triple bass threat sound of Noise-Punk that is unique to only themselves. Jon Terrones of The Suit recently took time from recording a new record, fatherly duties, and general jackassery to talk with Dane101.

Dane101: You guys were recording a new album last I spoke with you; How is that going?

Jon Terrones: It's going a bit slow. It's tough when you're almost 60 years old and trying to compete in this young person's game. It's more than half way done though.

Dane101: Has a release date and title been decided on?

Jon Terrones: No official date has been set yet, however, we're thinking mid spring. The tentative title is “I too Came Without a Shirt.” The other title we have been throwing around is “We Have Heard Enough of This for All of You.”

Dane101: How does the recording process change aside from time constraints when you factor in kids, marriage, and cashing your Social Security check?

Jon Terrones: My kid who is 21 months demands to hang out with the band at rehearsal. Magma from Bongzilla doesn't realize that the Gretsch rack tom he left at my house is now a part of my kid's rock conscious. My kid is a drummer. Don't ask me to tell the story of when Things Fall Apart was recorded at my house. My wife was able to put my kid down for a nap above the recording space, i.e. loud amps. I have never, ever seen a baby monitor red line before.

Dane101: Sort of a similar story; the muffler fell off of my car recently and whenever I am driving around with my son he falls asleep, I’m still trying to figure out if it is the humming of an abnormally loud car or carbon monoxide fumes.

Dane101: How is the next album different from Get in the Suit if at all?

Jon Terrones: I think it sounds the same, but with different lyrics. I kid. No really, we have been in the habit lately of ramming two short songs together into one larger song. Our keyboard player has also added some hot analog synth action to the mix. The songs are a bit longer than our usual 2 minute bursts of noise and have a sort of punky/proggy/noisey feel to them.

Dane101: Sort of a Proggy feel to it? Can we expect Brian to be wielding a Peart-esque Friday night? I don't think The Corral Room has space, but if you guys could work in a cover of "Tom Sawyer" into your set I will throw my underwear up on stage. I will however be waiting for you in the alley afterward to beat you with my level 7 Paladin with +12 charisma.

Jon Terrones: Most people are unaware that Rush's Working Man is prog incarnate. That stuff that you talk about in the alley, does that involve a number line?

Dane101: No number is needed just an appointment with my foot and your ass. Moving on.

Dane101: Do you have any tour plans? I heard from a source that as far as he knows you guys have never played out of town is this true?

Jon Terrones: We've played Maple Bluff before. I think the band sort of got burned out with that road trip so we decided to stay local for a while. We were once invited to play some bar in Cross Plains. I think Discider happily played in our place and from what I hear, they had a great time with the locals.

Dane101: Maple Bluff; I wasn't aware you were such a jet setting band. I'm sure the recent media blitz what with this interview and your recent mention in the Wisconsin State Journal you may be able to reach some fans in Mount Horeb. Did you know they have an entire museum dedicated to mustard? Mustard; what a country.

Jon Terrones: We would have played the show in Cross Plains had my wife not been expecting the Nth coming of the antichrist, i.e. the new Neil Peart, i.e my son Ian. But yeah, Neil Peart is a horrid lyricist.

Dane101: I think this is the second or third time I will be seeing you at The Corral Room is there something about it that keeps bringing you there?

Jon Terrones: There's this guy named Rog, who usually
likes good music, that books us there. I really enjoy the basement feel of the Corral Room. The pool table in the middle of everything also adds something to the night that I can't actually put my finger on yet.

Dane101: How do you feel about the King Club recently
closing it’s doors as a live venue?

Jon Terrones: One less venue is never a good thing in
this city. Thanks the lord Pete Ress is back at the helm of the Corral Room though. Maybe they'll pick up some of the slack.

Dane101: I heard Matt Quigle has left the band how do you see that affecting the dynamic of The Suit?

Jon Terrones: Matt's having a rough time with his recent diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. As a result, Matt is no longer an active duty Suit, but rather a reservist. That means we'll send him to war before any of the active members have to go. He's still very involved in the new recordings: playing some bass, making odd noises, and helping operate the recording setup. Live shows will be too much for him to endure pain wise on the bass though. We're hoping to build some new kind of fingerless bass/noise maker/source of annoyance to allow him to grace the stage once again.

Dane101: I'm sorry to hear about Matt but at least he
can still record with you guys, might I suggest he switch to beatbox or theramin.

The lighting round:

Dane101: When will Dippin' Dots realize their full potential as the Ice Cream of the Future?

Jon Terrones: Never.

Dane101: If people followed the Harlem Globetrotters
like Dead Heads what would their nickname be?

Jon Terrones: Dixie and Daniel.

And Finally…

Dane101: In a fight to the death who wins Hall or Oates?

Jon Terrones: Who ever touches the keys of the almighty wurlitzer, so I guess that means Daryl Hall. Fuck oats, my wife suffers from Celiac disease and I hear you can't tell if the Oats are pure or cross contaminated unless they are from Canada.

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