Smile Politely

Three questions with Garden Girl

Derrick Philips
The image features a group of five young adults. Starting from the left, there's an individual wearing a plain white long-sleeved shirt, with their arms crossed and a slight smile. Next to them is a person in a dark blue jacket with a raised collar, their hands casually in their jacket pockets. Behind and slightly between these two is a figure in a light-colored shirt, partially obscured. In the front right, there's an individual in a red knitted sweater, looking forward with a neutral expression. On the far right is someone wearing a denim jacket with a cream-colored, sheepskin-like collar, hands in the pockets of their jeans. In the background, there's a faded, rustic doorway with flaking paint, suggesting an older, perhaps abandoned building. Some green foliage intrudes into the frame from the left edge, adding a touch of nature to the scene.
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This week in we caught up with Garden Girl, ahead of their show at The Canopy Club on Thursday night.

Smile Politely: If each band member were an actual garden plant, which one would they be and why? 

Garden Girl: 

Lily Beckert (singer)- a lily 
John Prince (drummer) – a rock “I’m not a plant”
John Pohrte (bass) – redwood tree
Will Paquette (lead guitar) – grass
Will Moore (other guitar) – marijuana

SP: If you could replace one band member with a famous cartoon character, who would it be and why?

Garden Girl: We would switch out Will Moore the other guitarist for Popeye because he’s always smoking something.

SP: If aliens landed during your concert and asked you to play one song that represents humanity, which song would you play?

Garden Girl: If aliens asked us to play one song that represents humanity we would play “Champagne Supernova” [by Oasis] because the song reflects how we feel when we play.

Canopy Club Discover: Garden Girl
Canopy Club
708 S Goodwin Ave
Urbana
Th Mar 7th, 9 p.m.
$10 to $15

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