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Favorite venue to play: We love playing everywhere. This city has been good to us.

Cleveland's no. 1 make-out spot: The back of our stinky van.

Have you ever broken up? No, but we've changed our name a million times.

Best part of town: Lakewood. We live there, and the bars are a tight-knit group of friends.

We'll never forget . . . being on tour and using a Taser to shock our old guitar player's privates.

Cleveland's greatest band: Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor is a genius.

Which band will rule the Scene Music Festival? The lineup looks good. Hopefully, we can all rule together.

The Whiskey Daredevils

9 P.M., TEQUILA RANCH

Website: www.whiskeydaredevils.com.

Personnel: Dave Bowling, Bobby Lanphier, Leo P. Love, Ken Miller, and Greg Miller.

How long have you been around? We have been making the magic happen since 2004.

Describe your sound: Our no-frills rock and roll takes all the good elements of rock and weeds out crap like drum solos, angst, and stupid haircuts.

Have you ever broken up? To do what? Play weddings?

Mayor Jackson should . . . pack a suitcase and quietly slip out of town to avoid Cleveland's insurmountable problems.

Best part of town: That area of Ohio City by the West Side Market.

We'll never forget . . . our German tour this spring, when the Berlin Hells Angels came out for a show.

Your music sounds best when drinking . . . three long-neck Budweisers, poured into a funnel that has been shoved down your throat by one of the Burning River Roller Girls.

Cleveland's greatest band: The Dead Boys. If we include Akron, it's Devo.

Why we need to see you: We provide 64 percent more entertainment value than any other band you are likely to see.

Which band will rule the Scene Music Festival? We're anticipating something like Beatlemania when we hit our first note.

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