Los Angeles Loyolan

Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: Courtesy of Way of the Dodo Jake Riggle, Ben Zenk, Gerry Hirschfeld, Paul Kadzielski are LMU juniors the make up the neo-folk band "Way of the Dodo."

Webster's Dictionary describes the Dodo as, "A large, clumsy, flightless bird, formerly of the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, that has been extinct since the late 17th century. One who is out-of-date, as in dress or ideas. A stupid person; an idiot." LMU's own The Way of the Dodo is definitely none of the above.
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Composed of four LMU juniors and one Cal State Northridge music major, The Way of the Dodo is arguably one of the more original acts on campus. Their blend of happy easy-going folk rock is something anyone can get into, and the group is extremely amicable and fun to watch.
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The Way of the Dodo recently finished recording their first demo with Chris Kedzie, and sat down for an interview to talk about performing, how they met, what they hope to accomplish, and why Genghis Kahn would be a great brunch date.

Members:

Dylan Durboraw--Music at Cal North Ridge, San Fernando Valley, CA

Gerry Hirschfeld--Philosophy, San Fernando Valley, CA

Paul Kadzielski--Music and Econ, San Fernando Valley, CA

Jake Riggle--Business, Montana (by way of rock paper scissors)

Ben Zenk-- Philosophy, Hawaii

Who are some group influences?

Beck, Needles, Rolling Stones, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Wilco, Neutral Milk Hotel, James Brown, Nirvana

How did you meet?

Ben Zenk: Gerry and I met freshman year through my roommate then. They both went to the same high school and of course we all go here.

Paul Kadzielski: You (Ben) were that kid outside of Rosecrans who would walk around playing acoustic guitar.

Gerry Hirschfield: We put a couch in front of Jake's door and knocked on the door and ran away. That's how we met him. We made him join our side and then we pranked other people.

PK: One of my friends was dating Dylan and she brought him to one of our shows and then we tried him out and it went really well.

BZ: That's exactly what happened.

PK: Why would I lie about how we met Dylan? And Gerry and I have been in bands together since high school on and off.

What do you want to accomplish with your music?

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