L 0 5 3 0 A 2 3 Texas A&M Gniversity Arts & Entertainment The Battalion Tuesday, Nove: Gingbreadmen to play at post-election party By JULIE POLSTON Feature Writer of THE BATTAUON Stafford Opera House will hold a post-elec tion party Wednesday evening with three dif ferent bands playing everything from eternity rock to funk and soul. Promotions manager T.C. Nguyen said he came up with the idea for the election party a few months ago after talking about politics with a friend. Nguyen said the cover charge will vary ac cording to who wins the presidential election. "Cover is free if Clinton wins, $3 if President Bush wins and $1.85 if Perot wins," he said. Nguyen said he came up with the price for Perot when he was in the grocery store and saw a package of pig ears for $1.85 per pound. The show will begin at about 9:30 p.m. The main attraction will be the Gingbread men, a seven-member band formed in San An tonio in June 1990. Most of the band members were friends at William Howard Taft High School, and played in the marching and jazz bands as well as tal ent shows and garage bands. The Gingbreadmen will play tonight at a post-election party at Stafford Opera House. "The Gingbreadmen were here in October and they packed the house," Nguyen said. "We even had to turn people away." The band's music has been described as a combination of funk, jazz and soul - with jazz being a major influence on each of the mem bers. "Our interest in funk music came about through our love of jazz, as well as horn bands like Chicago," said singer/guitarist Henry (Jazz Baby H) Gutierrez. "That's what we lis ten to all the time - jazz, soul and a lot of funk. It's definitely one of the most demanding styles of music, too. It asks a lot of you, but it's also very easy if you have the soul, if you have the spirit." The band tries to send a positive message to its audience with song like "Peace, Love & Sunshine" and "Under Sunshine." "A lot of my lyrics are basically about free ing yourself," Gutierrez said. "One doesn't al ways have to sit and complain. Get up and make a difference before you don't have the chance to." The band has performed at clubs in Austin such as the Cannibal Club and the Black Cat and at Fitzgerald's in Houston. In addition, the Gingbreadmen were invited to play at the South By Southwest Music Festi val in Austin, which is an honor sought after by area bands because it often provides an op portunity to get signed by record label scouts. "We want to all become great musicians one day," said bass player John (Johnny Boy) Vo gelsang. "We just want to be different, be come better musicians and have a lot of fun." AC/DC By MACK HARRISON Reporter for THE BATTAUON AC/DC "AC/DC LIVE" ATCO Records They're back. AC/DC, that perennial three-chord rock band, has released its first live album in 14 years. Now, be forewarned: This release isn't for everyone. If you don't like driving rhythms with screaming power chordfe and inane lyrics, you probably won't like this album. But then again, if you don't like this type of music, you probably don't like AC/DC. But if head-banging hard rock is your cup of tea, Angus, Malcom, Brian, Cliff and Chris deliver enough for even the die-hard fan. back with live album You've probably already heard the live version of "Highway to Hell" on your fa vorite album rock station. Well, that's just a taste of what's on this re lease. Whether you're a hard core AC/DC fa natic who owns every album, or if you just crank up the radio whenever you hear one of their songs, "AC/DC Live" covers just about the entire history of the band. The recording comes in two forms: a spe cial collectors edition double CD or cassette set that includes a poster pullout, and a single edition. In the single edition, the band showcases its greatest hits, songs such as "Heatseeker," "Who Made Who" and "Moneytalks" cranked up a shade faster and a notch louder. The album also features "Hell's Bells," as well as earlier material such as "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap," "Shoot to Thrill," "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "TNT." Of course, the recording includes those spring break classics, "Back in Black" and "You Shook Me All Night Long." And for the finale, the album climaxes with a seven- minute version of "For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)." In fact, the single edition would probably be the better buy, except for the fact that it doesn't include "Jailbreak" or "Let There Be Rock." Unless you recognize those song ti tles, you can get away with purchasing the single CD or cassette. The true AC/DC fan, however, will settle for nothing less than the special double col lectors edition. In a single or double dose, "AC/DC Live" gives fans what they want: No power bal lads, no techno-tricks — just good, hard ROCK. (the sto New club provides variety of live acts Of) COMOtJ- fou tfrecrw to uue