“Fun fact: there’s a direct correlation between CEOs and narcissism. It’s no surprise that those who achieve the highest positions of power are also those most comfortable forcing their beliefs on others, through manipulation and worse, in ways they’d never allow to affect their own families.”
-Hail the Sun’s Shane Gann
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There’s only one place to get a heaping helping of contemporary prog-rock and prog-metal tonight in Boise, and that’s at the Knitting Factory, where Chico, California’s Hail the Sun will open for Raleigh, North Carolina’s Between the Buried and me. The former band are gonna be surging with adrenaline ahead of Friday’s release of their new album, cut. turn. fade. back., on Equal Vision and Rude Records.
The Bad Penny had the distinct honor of catching up with Hail the Sun founding guitarist and backing vocalist Shane Gann last week ahead of the show. During the conversation, Gann revealed his special connections to Boise; talked about his charitable efforts; gave us a preview of tonight’s widely anticipated gig; and also shed light on his side project Murals, a progressive post-hardcore band whose debut, self-titled EP drops Nov. 14 on Equal Vision.
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