In with the band
Getting to know Cruel Cuts
By: Emily Dale Swoboda
Issue date: 4/14/05 Section: Culture
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The Cruel Cuts just want to rock, and they like to argue over who is the best looking and who brings in the most female fans. But, in my opinion, each member of the band is adorable in his own way.
Lead singer, songwriter, rhythm guitarist and record label owner
Devon Bott is 32 or 27, depending on when you ask him. In a high school yearbook, he would be named most likely to graduate from clown college. He rarely gives a straight answer, but he writes interesting and catchy lyrics and music that sounds like a polygamous marriage of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys - if they were married today.
Steve Godar, 36, is the bassist and vocalist. He's not as outspoken as Bott, but he is the grown-up in the band. He is married, has children and works for the government.
Joey Rowling, 21, took over as drummer for the Cruel Cuts when original drummer Aaron Tucker left the band for personal reasons.
Rowling is shy and pretty quiet, but he looks like he has fun with the band.
Webster University junior audio production major Matt "Buster" Allen, 21, is lead guitarist, back-up vocalist and plays the trumpet on occasion. He books all of the Cruel Cuts' shows, is the wardrobe coordinator and handles all public relations for the band.
After seeing the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson play in Chicago, The Cruel Cuts were inspired to add a horn section to the band for their April 7 show, which they played with senior audio production major Mike Tomko and Webster alumnus Casey Reid (duo) and Dub Kitchen. Junior film production majors James Green and Adam Golomski joined the Cruel Cuts as the trombone and trumpet players, respectively. The Cruel Cuts plan to record a new album this summer that will include a 20-minute rock opera.
The Cruel Cuts have also been invited to play the International Pop Overthrow (IPO) festival April 17 in Chicago after the festival's coordinator, David Bash, heard their self-titled CD on the Not Lame Records Web site. IPO is a seven-year-old festival that changes locations each year.
