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Western Carolinian Volume 65 (66) Number 10

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  • Western Carolinian Fe s^J November 1, 2000 SR-71 To Perform Live from Ramsey Center By Eric Newsom Staff Writer Question: What looks like a punk band and sounds like a punk band and isn't a punk band? Answer: SR-71, performers of the hit single "Right Now," and the new face of power pop in mainstream radio. Now I'll be honest with you, I didn't want to like this band. As a rule, I usually hate most of the ultra-poppy alternative acts who seem to be plaguing the airwaves right now. It's Caption goes right here like a group of people got together and said, "Hey, I wonder if it would be possible to repackage and resell Green Day with a different label and less offensive lyrics?" From this kind of mentality, you get bland acts like Eve 6 and Vertical Horizon who seriously make me want to cut off my ears and live a life of radio solitude. SR-71 however, gets my respect. I don't know why, whether it's their semblance to punk, the music I love so much, the fact that they remind me of the Marvelous 3, or if it's just their overall catchiness and difference from most everything else that's on the radio today. Regardless of what it is, I know the words to "Right Now" by heart, and will be front and center rocking out to the song when SR-71 brings their act to the Ramsey Center on November 10. The quartet hails from Baltimore, photo courtesy of SR-71 nave been piayjng together for about phoin country of SR-71 Caption for this photo better be long enough to fill all the space provided hoc five years, and really do seem to know Foo Fighters, and the godfathers of their stuff for a band so young. Mitch Allan sings and plays guitar, Jeff Reid is the bassist, Dan Garvin beats on drums and Mark Beacuhemin adds that second tier of guitar sound that makes rock music so monstrously awesome. But enough about the band, the music is what counts here. The songs on their RCA debut, "Now You See Inside," vary from the punk sound of the explosive first track, "Politically Correct" to the simple pop-rock of "What a Mess", to the intellectually acoustic "Go Away." Gil Norton, who has crafted similar offerings from the indie rock. The Pixies, produced the album. So herefs my advice to the readers at home: go out and buy (donit hit up Napster for all of your musical needs) the album, Now You See Inside, go see the band at Ramsey Center, become SR-71 fans yourselves, and thank the staff of Last Minute Productions for talking this band into playing here. Advanced tickets for students go for $4, tickets for non-students and those sold at the door are $6. Tickets go on sale October 30th in the University Center. ._« # _ " — ""c"»gs irom tne Center. Percussion Ensemble Offers Wide Range of Appeal By Holly Rhodarmer Features Editor Finding quality music in the region is not always easy. Therefore it is incredibly important to take advantage of Western's outstanding music department. Thursday, November 2 the University Percussion Ensemble will perform a free concert in the recital hall of Coulter. The concert will feature primarily contemporary composers, such as Thomas Gauger, Elliot DelBorgo, Mark Ford and Christopher Rouse. Mark Gaetano, member of WCU music Percussion ensemble rehearsals faculty, will direct the student ensemble. The Percussion ensemble features many instruments as well as a marimba quartet, and a piece Gaetano One of Gaetano written by s pieces, photo by Alex Esmon Two Designs" is popular with many members of the ensemble. Eddie Kern, a Music Education major notes that it is " along the lines of a twentieth century work with lots of rhythms and sporadically placed timing passages, when these are all put together they make a really cool sounding piece-1 also has lots of polyphonic rhythms and syncopation in it as well." Gaetono's students admire his work and enjoy playing his pieces. " He uses a lot of dissonance and a i« of inverted melodies. He ha^ his own style of music ana it is very effective. "One of the most exciting See ENSEMBLE on page ^
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