Have you ever listened to Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness? It’s something like that.

Is World will perform at 7 p.m. on March 18 The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. The Motherfolkers and the Oxford Owls will also perform. Tickets are $6.

Hailing from Moline, Is World is a collaboration between two musicians who have been friends for almost a decade. Their music is self-described as incredibly loud Midwestern rock akin to the Smashing Pumpkins.

The Northern Star recently spoke to guitarist Ian Lambach about his Quad City roots, his bedroom which doubles as a recording studio and Is World’s upcoming tour.

NORTHERN STAR: How does the creative process work, being in a band with your friend? Is it easy?

IAN LAMBACH: Yeah, It’s awesome because we don’t have to be uncomfortable around each other. We can basically say whatever we feel like and the other person will know it’s not coming from a negative place, it’s just coming from an honest place.

NS: What’s the concept behind the name Is World?

IL: The whole point of that name is that a lot of band’s names seem like they kind of have already defined themselves, because [they] such a specific name that evokes a specific image. When I try to understand what Is World means, my brain kind of malfunctions. That’s the whole point, it doesn’t evoke any particular image.

NS: You guys are influenced by Billy Corgan; how so?

IL: Billy Corgan is probably the father of the guitar style that I kind of focus on. At one point I knew how to play every note off of Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. I really studied that album, so that definitely has an influence on you if you really get in a person’s head like that.

NS: How would you describe Is World’s music?

IL: It’s kind of like The Smashing Pumpkins if they were from the Quad Cities instead of Chicago. I don’t know.

NS: You recorded your EP Turning in your bedroom. What was that like?

IL: It was great. We didn’t really have any time tables or anything, we kind of did it whenever we felt like. We all have a strong enough work ethic that we did it all the time. It was a lot easier than any other recording I’ve done.

NS: Does being from the Quad Cities affect your music? Your life?

IL: I don’t understand how it does, but I know it does. I’ve lived in the same house all of my life. I’ve never been out of the country, so I definitely have a very limited palette I’m drawing from. But, I have traveled the United States a fair amount, but yeah, I can hear, in the music, my surroundings.

NS: You guys are going on a mini-tour throughout the Midwest, what is life like on the road?

IL: We’ve never done it before.

NS: What are your expectations for it?

IL: Have fun, I suppose, and play some good shows. We kind of lucked out, the first 8-show thing we’re doing is going to be pretty awesome. We lucked into a lot of good shows.

NS: What is the future for Is World?

IL: We’re recording a full length in the beginning of April. We’ve been working pretty hard, we don’t really have anything else that’s especially pressing. We’ve been practicing at least three hours every day and writing lots of new material.