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Western Carolinian Volume 60 Number 09

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  • Western Carolinian October 20, 1994 Features Chapel Hill's Dillon Fence Comes to Bailey's FOOD LION Now Accepting Visa, Mastercard, Discover & ATM Cards For Your Convenience Sylva, ]\C 586-8221 An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making This Wednesday October 26 9 O'clock In The UC Grandroom $1 For WCU Students And ^3 For All Others Free Drinks And Popcorn On October 22, Dillon Fence (Left: Scott Carle on drums, C ireg Humphreys on guitar and vocals, Chris Goode on bass guitar and vocals, Kent Alphin on guitar and vocals) will be turning out their pop sounds at Bailey's in Sylva. The roots of Dillon Fence can be traced back to R.J. Reynolds High School in "The Camel City"—the tobacco-flavored town of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. There, schoolmates Humphreys and Goode began jamming as Still The Trash, a garage rock band whose Clash cover caused quite a stir at the high school talent shoW. The young musicians had their rock 'n' roll fantasy propelled forward in '85, when Let's Active and the dBs, both composed of RJRHS alumni, returned to their alma mater to play a benefit concert for the student body. While at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, Humphreys and Alphin, a DJ at the school's much-respected radio station, put a shared musical interest into action. They joined with Carle, a fixture on the local music scene, and quickly secured a commitment from (ioode, who was studying at Wake Forest University. Dillon Fence was formed In '89. The band put out a collection of six songs on their own Not ar (NOrth CARolina) label, selling the set from the back of their tour van after performances. As the band continuously played high-energv g.gs four-to-five nights a week throughout the Southeast, the word on Dillon lour spread. "That's the thing that got us started," says Humphreys. "It's how webuiltup our audience. Our attitude is that of a working band." In '91, Dillon Fence signed on with North Carolina's newly launched Mammoth Records, releasing "Rosmary," their debut album, a vear later. Soon, the band cut its gig schedule back to a still-dizzying 100 shows a year to focus more on songwriting and the recording of '93s "Outside In." Riding a wave of critical raves, Dillon Fence was fast becoming a southern institution. After taking in a raucous Dillon Fence gig last summer in South Carolina, Paul Lester a visiting writer from England's Melody Maker, was left thoroughly floored and promptly went home to gush about the band. Journalists Who have similarly gone to check out the Chapel Hill music scene have repeatedly returned with glowing reports of this seasoned unit. Discography: "Dillon Fence" EP (NoCar) 1989 (1993 Mammoth release), Christmas" EP (Mammoth) 1991, "Rosemary" (Mammoth) 1992, "Daylight" EP Mammoth) 1992, "Outside In" (Mammoth) 1993, "Anv Other Way" EP (Mammoth) 1993, Living Room Scene" (Mammoth/Atlantic) 1994. Info Courtesy of Mammoth Records. Th"™'" *e ra'n •''»' year's Festival of Many Colors: K* dancZT^K tm 'e M°Un,ain Performer and local story.*' inSd 'h.FeS"Val MC' Lyman PoweH. Artists or perron^ n ormrt '" "",T"6 ,hU >"ar's 'estival, or those needing *°« •niormation, call 704-293-5753
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