4th Time Lucky

By Kristine Kostuck
Contributing Writer

They came from Benson, Minn. Now Dylan Mattheisen, Matt and Billy Chevaliver and Davis Bonk are breaking into the Fargo-Moorhead music scene with “Tiny Moving Parts.”
The band has been appearing in F-M venues along with regional shows and, after winning the recent MSUM battle of the bands, the group’s popularity is only growing. The band claims they broke into the scene with the support of their friends. Billy, the group’s drummer, is the only MSUM student, and used to be a music major.
Despite his background in music, Billy claims their group had a much earlier influence than his college friends. “It really started with Blink 182,” he said. “We were in middle school, and wanted to be just like them.”
The group was formed when the Chevaliver boys and their cousin, Mattheisen, started a group called “The D-cups”. They performed shows in their hometown, before meeting their now keyboard player, Bonk. “At one of our shows, our high school made us change our name to “The Dixie Cups, because they thought our name was offensive. We later changed to our name to Manitee Weight Loss Program. I guess they thought it was a fat joke or something because they made us change that too,” Billy said.
“Tiny Moving Parts” was formed in the spring of 2008, when the members were close to high school graduation. The group settled for its less offensive name, after hearing the song lyrics for “Kill the Switch,” by Circle Takes the Square.
Even though the group aspired to be just like Blink, their influence these days is something far from mainstream pop-punk. The structure of their songs completely changed. They avoid repetition in riffs, and continually try to play something unlike what they have already done. “The best part of our songs is that a section only lasts like four seconds, then it’s on to something different,” said Mattheisen.
The group is planning on touring, and will set off for California this summer, before hitting the east side of the country. This will be their first tour and, if all goes well, they hope for bigger tours to come after their college graduation. “It’s our dream,” said Mattheisen. “It’s more about hanging with your best friends and doing what you love, if we could just break even so we could get to the next stop, we will be achieving our goal,” said Billy.

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If You Go

What: Mother Culture, Sunrise/Sunset, Tiny Moving Parts
Where: The Aquarium
When: Mon, March 8, 10 p.m.
How Much: $5, 21+ID