Steppenwolf's "August: Osage County" comes to the Fisher Theatre February 19 - 21, starring Estelle Parsons, best known to television viewers as the mother on Roseanne. Telling the bitingly funny and sensationally entertaining tale of the Weston family of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, August: Osage County comes to Detroit for five performances only.
MJ: Where are you guys from? FYS: We're from Massachusetts, Worcester to be exact. MJ: Where did the band name Four Year Strong come from? FYS: It's a pretty lame story actually The Get Up Kids had a song with the lyrics five year strong and we just changed it to four.
As the smoke rose to the rafters the house lights dimmed and the stage lights came up. After hours of anticipation the crowd burst into a chant "Four Year Strong! Four Year Strong! Four Year Strong!" and without further delay the band from Worchester, Mass.