Indio native (and current Coachella resident) Giorg Tierez, 31, is a paraeducator at an elementary school—and a member of Burning Bettie, a band which touts itself as playing good ol’ fashioned rock ’n’ roll. You can catch some of that rock this Friday, May 31, at The Date Shed, 50725 Monroe St., in Indio. The music kicks off at 9, when Burning Bettie, Boycott Radio, DJ Guy Worden and DJ J Sizzle will open for Dirt, a band which plays the music of Alice in Chains. Tickets are $5, and you can get ’em at www.dateshedmusic.com. To learn more about the band, mosey over to their Facebook page.
What was the first concert you attended?
Korn.
What was the first album you owned?
(An album by) R&B group Shai.
What bands are you listening to right now?
Queens of the Stone Age, and Muse.
What artist, genre or musical trend does everyone love, but you don’t get?
The Harlem Shake.
What musical act, current or defunct, would you most like to see perform live?
Queen … or Queens of the Stone Age.
What’s your favorite musical guilty pleasure?
I’m not sure … lol.
What’s your favorite music venue?
Whisky a Go Go (in West Hollywood).
What’s the one song lyric you can’t get out of your head?
“Give me something good to die for, to make it beautiful to live,” Queens of the Stone Age, “Go With the Flow.”
What band or artist changed your life? How?
Incubus: To be so different and influenced by so many genres and to put it together to make a unique sound is what blew my mind. It’s what I would like to think Burning Bettie has to offer!
You have one question to ask one musician. What’s the question, and who are you asking?
I dunno. I’d ask myself a couple of questions, I think.
What song would you like played at your funeral?
“Sleep Walk,” Santo and Johnny.
Figurative gun to your head, what is your favorite album of all time?
Songs for the Deaf, Queens of the Stone Age.
What song should everyone listen to right now?
“Sweet and Bitter” by Burning Bettie. We’re still in the recording process … but you can watch it live this Friday at The Date Shed.