Performing last Thursday night in Millersville’s Club de Ville were two young rock bands. Sponsored by the UAB, the first band to take the stage was a local group known as Kingsfoil. Named after a plant from the film series “Lord of the Rings,” the band was lead by Jordan Davis on vocals and guitar. Formerly in a duo with Davis, Tristan Martin was on the keyboard as well as the guitar and vocals. Since about 2007, supporting the bass line of Kingsfoil is Tim Warren and playing the drums is Joe Cipollini. Warren and Cipollini are MU alumni and were glad to be back at their old college doing what they love. Originally from the York/Lancaster area, the performers supplied a melody and sound that is best heard on an enjoyable summer night car ride. Influenced by bands such as Paramore, Kingsfoil is successful at producing new Era rock music similar to the popular rock band known as The Fray.
The band seems to have started with Davis jotting down some lyrics at a young age and having a desire to inspire and create something for people to enjoy. Now with Kingsfoil, Davis as well as three other band partners have the ability and success to do so. Currently with a few small EPs and single albums out, Kingsfoil plans to have their first full length album, “On Our Own Together,” out by June of this summer. The band appears to be as excited for this event. Kingsfoil provided a sweet sound and satisfied the musical taste buds of the full house that attended the performance. “They sound awesome and I cannot wait to see them again,” audience member Giovanna Sobrinho said. Following Kingsfoil’s performance was another new hit rock band know as Find Vienna.
A four member band and friends of Kingsfoil, Find Vienna is led by vocalist and guitarist Patrick Mencel. Mencel’s older brother Paul plays the bass and backup vocals for the band while Mark McGuire provides the band with percussion and Greg “Fishtank” Fisher, a former MU student, supplies the band with guitar. The rock/pop band is originally from the North Wales area but enjoyed playing in Millersville.
The energetic band was formerly known as Clarity, but after some copyright complications it was in the band’s best interest to change their name. The name Find Vienna was later created by the Mencel brothers and has the further meaning that you should find refuge and comfort in what you love. Although it’s important to have a name, to Find Vienna it was more important to them to have a band at all. Influences of the band include The Police. This was obvious after the band did “One of the best cover-ups of Message in a Bottle.” Jeremy Mann said.
The four members were energetic as they ran around the stage while performing their set list and seemed to get along with the audience pretty well. You could tell the band was having a good time by their movements and the mood was contagious. The performance showed similarities to the previous band and they also share the same producer. Each band provided a great performance and was enjoyable to those that were present. More information on the bands can be found on their MySpace or their Facebook pages.
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