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New student band Queen Anne’s Lace set to perform at May Day
Queen Anne’s Lace poses for a photo. From left to right, Adam Chapin on guitar, Connor Beck on lead vocals and guitar, and Wyatt Foster on bass.
The annual May Day celebration will be held April 28, with one performance in the afternoon and another in the evening. Among other festivities, one of the more exciting parts of the celebration is the live music composed of several student bands.
Queen Anne’s Lace, a newly formed band made up of sophomores, will be performing. Formed in November of 2022, Queen Anne’s Lace is composed of Connor Beck (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Adam Chapin (lead guitar), and Wyatt Foster (bass).
The band draws inspiration from Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and My Bloody Valentine. They have adopted aspects of the styles of all of these bands and more.
“As a blanket statement, I’d say we’re alternative,” Beck said. “Because we draw inspiration from a lot of different places. We all have different tastes and musical backgrounds.”
“Each of us draws inspiration from somewhere,” Foster said. “We incorporate it into our own playing style differently.”
Despite being a relatively new band, the three have been playing together for years and have all known each other since elementary school.
“[Beck] and [Chapin] have been friends for years,” Foster said. “Way before I was with them. I think at the beginning of this year, September especially, I kinda just forced myself into the group.”
Queen Anne’s Lace will be accompanied by two additional players, sophomores Dylan Smith and Nigel Cross. Although Foster and Chapin have never played at May Day before, the members have performed live several times.
“The best thing about May Day is the adrenaline. It’s just like, that’s the whole school out there,” said Beck.
Last year, Beck performed the songs “All My Loving” by The Beatles and “Dammit” by Blink-182 with his old band, Midsommar.
“Last year May Day was the first time I played in front of a crowd, any sort of crowd, I hadn’t played infront of anyone before,” Beck said. “It was a big leap to go from a garage to a gym. The adrenaline was crazy, I hadn’t ever felt anything like that.”
The band hasn’t revealed what songs they will be playing at May Day.
“It’s a surprise, I can’t tell you,” Beck said. “They gotta show up and find out.”
Last year, Beck played two covers of songs, but it is unclear whether they will be playing more covers.
“You can see us live, and we have a few demo singles coming,” Beck said. “So yeah, stay tuned.”
May Day is on April 28 in the main gym at 1:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. for those who want to see them play live.
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M Davis, junior, is the Current Events Section Editor for wlhsNOW. This is their second year on the staff. They enjoy writing and baking.
