Page 105 - ION Indie Magazine SeptOct 2024

There’s A Modern Haunting in Green Bay

September marks the transition into autumn, the season dominated by the world’s love of
Halloween and all things spooky, and Modern Haunting has a soundtrack for the season.

Charles DeVillers, lead singer and bassist for their live shows and writer and producer of
Modern Haunting, had time between playing shows and pitching ideas to discuss what
drives him to keep performing and coordinating memorably funny events.

“People attending shows want to have just as much fun as we want to have on stage,”
DeVillers stated with a smile.

The Soul of an 80’s Vampire

Charles DeVillers has been involved in multiple music projects since his return to Green
Bay, Wisconsin, from his time in Nashville, Tennessee, playing backup bass for local bands,
and one-off shows and events he and his musician friends drafted together. For about three
years, DeVillers attended and performed for shows in the Green Bay music scene,
networking his talent and storing inspiration for when he was ready to release his own music
once he found his niche, which he has since certainly found.

“Modern Haunting started in 2022 from my love of going out to shows in the Green Bay
area,” DeVillers revealed. “It looked really fun, and I wanted to start recording and putting
stuff out there so that I could be a part of that community.”

Inspired by “the bit” of life and always finding something funny in a situation, DeVillers admits
that the beginning of Modern Haunting came from an evening of fun conversation following
one of their best-sold shows with two of his friends.