Big band, small venue. People begging for tickets at $200 a pop on craigslist. Not a bad situation to be in if you've just released your second EP. Birds of Avalon will be playing tonight at Bimbo's. Sure, they're opening for The Raconteurs (gotta love Jack White and Brendan Benson), but we think you should be there to check out BoA. In addition to some seriously great rock music, BoA has some seriously great rocker names. SFist is proud to give one of their band members the "SFist Interviews Best Name Ever for a Rocker Award"-- to Cheetie Kumar. Despite their hectic touring schedule front man Craig Tilley was kind enough to answer a few questions for us.

The best fans are….
Smart and rabid.

Best venue to play…
The Vera in Groningen, Netherlands and Hemlock in San Francisco.

Lamest crowd request…
Can you dedicate a song to _______

Favorite song to play these days:
Our new song that doesn't have a name yet.

You should come see our show because…
We really want to hang out with you.

Name
Craig Tilley

Introduce yourself in one sentence:
Future Cover Star of Tambourine Magazine and current vocalizer in Birds of Avalon

Age and Occupation:
What is this, a tax return?

Home Town:
Raleigh, NC

How long have you lived in Raleigh?
All my life. I recently moved from Mordecai to Madonna Acres, a lovely 1950's neighborhood.

Favorite place to spend time online
Craigslist, of course.

Favorite San Francisco business:
Amoeba Records/ Dema Boutique

What I'm currently Reading:
100 Years of Solitude and OK magazine

Best Deal in San Francisco:
Ceviche Tostada late at night.

Favorite mode of transportation:
Band Van

Best Band or Musician to come out of the Bay Area:
Sly and the Family Stone/ Flipper

Favorite Bay Area Stereotype, and whether or not you buy into it:
Acid Casualty, totally buy from him

Favorite local hangout:
Argus

SF has the BEST:
Views, bridges, seals and rice snacks.

You've never lived in Raleigh until:
You've been gone for weeks

Favorite Raleigh area politician of past or present:
I don't like politicians, but David Price is ok.

You can tell someone is a local here if…
They say "narboots"

SF would be soooo much better if only
I could afford to live here.

Best Burrito:
Cancun

Best Restaurant:
The Tiny thai place in the mission.

Best movie scene filmed in or about SF:
The car chase in “Bullet.”

Favorite artist to come out of the bay area:
Stanley Mouse

Favorite author to come out of the bay area:
Phillip K. Dick

Place you always tell visitors to check out:
I am a visitor, you tell me.

Favorite Bridge in the area:
Bay Bridge, I guess.

You have two hours and $15 bucks to kill in SF, what are you going to do?
Eat something delicious!

I have found/sold/bought the following on craigslist:
Guitar Cabinets and Echoplex were bought. Furniture was sold.

I want all the SFists out there to know that
We're playing on Wednesday night

Tell us a San Francisco Story:
Cyrus from Drunk Horse/ Saviors

Question you'd ask if you were doing this interview:
Atlantic or Pacific?