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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.
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By MARSHALL LOVE
Feature Writer of THE BATTAUON
A little excitement may be
added to the local music scene
with the opening of a new live
music club in downtown Bryan.
The 3rd Floor Cantina, located
at 201 26th Street, opened Satur
day, Oct. 31.
The club is on the third floor of
an old three-story brick building
Phillip Palomares and his brothers
Jesse and Oscar bought in 1990.
They have been renovating it for
over a year.
"We're going to have all differ
ent types of music here: reggae,
blues, rock and roll, Hispanic, and
even ballroom music," Phillip
said.
Michael E. Johnson, formerly of
the Killer Bees, and Joe "King"
Carrasco will bring their "King
Bee" tour to the 3rd Floor on Nov.
5, performing a mix of Tex-Mex
music and reggae.
Phillip said he and his brothers
had been looking for a building in
the area because of downtown
Bryan's market potential.
"People had been coming back
to the downtown area, bringing it
back to life, but when we pur
chased the building we had no
idea what to do with it," he said.
The club's one large open area
can hold a crowd of 350. Carved
columns, painted turquoise and
pink, reach from the old wooden
floors up to the turning fans that
swing from the high ceilings.
"This used to tx? a speakeasy in
the late 40s, early 50s, and an old
lady named Margie Parker ran the
place," Jesse said. "The building
had personality before we started
working here."
The Cantina's manager, Willie
Bennett, has been booking live
music for 19 years and has
worked with acts such as Bo Did-
dley and George Strait.
"I'm the one that showed the
building to Jesse," Bennett said.
"He's an old friend of mine. He
told me that he wanted to have a
music club and get me to run it,
and here we go.
"We're after a Sixth Street type
atmosphere here, where people
can drive to downtown Bryan
without a particular destination in
mind, where they know there will
be a variety of entertainment."
Bennett said he believes that
other downtown businesses
should join together in the goal of
revitalizing the area.
"I think the Stafford (Opera
House) sees us as competition, but
I think we can only help each oth
er," he said. "The more clubs the
better. People will drive down
town and then decide where to
go. A lot of clubs means a lot of
people."
The music at the 3rd Floor will
be kept fresh to attract a variety of
people, Bennett said.
"If a band plays here, you won't
see them again for at least four to
six weeks/' he said. "We're not
going to bore our audiences by
bringing in the same group over
and over."
Jr. Medlow, Doyle Branham
and Miss Molly and the Whips are
scheduled to appear in November.
Bennett said he wants an audi
ence mix as varied as the bands
that will appear.
"We're hoping to get a mix of
people that can get along," he
said. "We're not after just locals
or students; we want all walks of
life at the 3rd Floor."
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