“You gave him no name, so, he gave himself a name” concludes vocalist Tim Kasher on Cursive’s latest release _I Am Gemini_. Cursive is a band that has certainly learned to give itself a name.

_Gemini_ is a concept album — something far from new for the band, though there is something different about this album in comparison to some of its other concept records.

“For this one, it’s the first time that we decided to do it like linear storytelling,” Cursive bass player Matt Maginn says. “Rather than the other concept records that have been collections of songs with similar themes.”

Despite the album being in the form of a play, it isn’t restricted to simply that. The songs each hold their own individually, in addition to telling an overall story. They each hold meaning and the ability to be related to, even outside of the acts.

“Our lyrics aren’t usually written until we record,” he says. “I did not get to see the playbill until after, so for me it was kind of a third party experience because I was able to see the playbill and read along and be like ‘Oh, that’s what going on.’”

Maginn’s experience is much like that of the listeners’, and fans will have ample opportunity to revel in the recently released new music for a little while, as new music production isn’t yet in Cursive’s sights, seeing as _Gemini_ was just released at the end of February.

“Right now we just have plans for touring” he says. “We haven’t really thought anything beyond that. We’ll probably tour until about this time next year, on and off.”

The band is set to stop by Mojo’s on Saturday evening, which proves to be a reunion of sorts for Maginn. The Omaha native was once a resident of Columbia and is an enthusiast of what it has to offer.

“I lived over by Stephens Lake,” he said. Maginn lived here while his significant other worked on getting her Ph.D.

When asked what his favorite spots were in Columbia, he didn’t have anything unusual to say.

“To be honest I actually didn’t go _out_ a whole lot,” he says. “I went to Ragtag and Booches, and I really like Mojo’s. I kind of spent a lot of time there.”

He says he was really impressed with Columbia.

“For the size of the town, it really has a pretty large amount of cool places to eat and hang out and see movies and music — it’s kind of amazing actually,” Maginn says. “It’s really cool to have so much available to you in one place. I would always tell my musician friends how lucky the city was to have two good venues that have been there forever.”

The bass player is looking forward to being at Mojo’s again. Besides the venue, he also loves a particular pizza place — it just might not be the one readers would suspect.

“I have a bizarre affection for Wise Guys Pizza, which is embarrassing to admit,” he says. “I just really enjoy it.”

Cursive plays at Mojo’s at 9 p.m. Saturday with opening acts Cymbals Eats Guitars and Conduits. Cursive will also be performing Saturday at Slackers on Broadway for Record Store Day.