The Season Premiere’s new single popular with fans at local show

Leslie Philip

The Season Premiere ignited the stage in their first live performance of their new EP, “She Doesn’t Know,” at the Nile Theater on Sept. 6.The five members of The Season Premiere-Justin Garza, Riley Knapp, Karl Kwaitkowski, Pat Boyle, and Jeff Little-have been performing together for seven months.

“When the band started originally, we didn’t have a name,” said Boyle, one the band’s guitarists.

“We were just trying to come up with a fresh phrase that would stick in people’s heads. It came down to The Season Premiere or The Season Finale and TSP sounded more new and upcoming.”

Garza, Boyle, and Knapp come from an extensive musical background and have been in numerous bands before, The Season Premiere came together early last year with the addition of Kwaitkowski on bass.

“My dad’s whole side of the family is extremely musical and we have connections on our side,” said Knapp, the band’s drummer.

He is also the youngest of the five members and has been surrounded by music his entire life.

Little thinks The Season Premiere is unlike other bands because, “we like to perform more entertainment rather than just playing the songs, so we try to explode our songs on stage.”

Along with their alternative rocker edge, The Season Premiere has also dubbed their look as “the morning after prom” which is messy but still nice all wrapped in one.

The most important part of the show for Garza, the band’s vocalist, is reaching the fans.

“I want people to be encouraged by our music, go out and make a positive influence on the world and I want people to be changed by what we’re doing,” Garza said.

In the words of Kwaitkowski, “the battle has just begun.”

As well as the performance by The Season Premiere, The Nile Theater also featured Sherwood, The Dangerous Summer, Soletta, Radio Drive By and Goodnight Darling. The Underground of The Nile Theater featured Paper Machete, Josiah Leming, All My Friends and AV Club.

For more of The Season Premiere, check out new songs, blog entries and upcoming show dates at www.myspace.com/TheSeasonPremiereAZ .

  • Mesa Legend Staff

    These are archived stories from Mesa Legend editions before Fall 2018. See article for corresponding author.

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