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The Blues Other
Brothers
Sporting sunglasses, hats and tuxedos, these musicians
shun “laid-back, cry-in your-beer-type blues."
By Shea Wiggins
The Battalion
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T lhey are not Jake and Elwood
with choreographed kicks
and spins, but they are two
[brothers who sing the blues with a
|10-man backup band and choreo-
[graphed spinning trumpets.
The Blues Other Brothers, a
ihythin and blues and classic rock
ft’ roll band playing at the OPAS
iuild Gala Saturday night, is not a
3py of Jim Belushi and Dan
kroyd, but a fast-paced, in-your-
|ce, 12-man band with members
iom all over the country.
Ken and Larry Allison, the lead
fccalists and “real” brothers of the
Blues Other Brothers, have led the
band to almost every major city in
|ie United States as well as cities in
arope for over 12 years.
Ken Allison said the hand wears
inglasses, hats and tuxedos and
plays everything from James
Brown to Wayne Cochran and the
tlC Riders.
“We are an up-and-exciting-
|pe act,” Ken Allison said. “We are
it a laid back, cry-in-your-beer-
gpe blues.”
Ken Allison said the backup
band, also referred to as the 10 Most
Wanted, is comprised of three
trumpets, two saxophones, one
trombone, one guitar, one bass and
two drummers.
“Our youngest player is 23 years
old, but we have a guy from New
York, and even a member that is a
schoolteacher from Houston,” Ken
Allison said.
Ken Allison said the band has
met celebrities Winona Judd and
Frank Sinatra, and played at Presi
dent Reagan’s Inaugural Ball and
the Main Stage in Disneyland.
Larry Allison said he makes up
most of the choreography for the
band.
“I have been on the road for
more than 20 years doing this,” Lar
ry Allison said. “We get the horns
spinning, everyone moves at the
same time and in between playing
we have steps and routines.”
Larry Allison said the Blues Broth
ers opened the door for big bands in
the modern music industry.
“When we were naming the
band, we need something with
blues in it,” Larry Allison said. “They
were the Blues Brothers, and we
were the other guys, so now we are
the Blues Other Brothers.”
The Blues Other Brothers will
play Saturday at the College Station
Hilton at 8 p.m. and at 10 p.m. Little
Richard, rock ’n’ roll legend from
the ’50s, plays at 11 p.m.
Jennifer Posa, OPAS director of
Board/Guild student relations and
a senior English major, said the
original plan was just to bring the
Blues Other Brothers.
“That is how good they are,” Posa
said. “But Sherry and David David
son, the honorary co-chairs, men
tioned getting a big name to come,
so we started with Jerry Lee Lewis
and ended up getting Little Richard
to come.”
Posa said she estimates the event
will be a sellout. She also said she
has heard great things about the
Blues Other Brothers.
“Anyone who has seen the
Blues Brothers knows their type of
music,” she said. “They are Mo
town blues that you can can dance
to, which is more fun than any
thing else.”
Ken Allison said he has played in
Houston, but has no idea where
College Station is.
“This will be a real trip,” Ken Al
lison said. “I hope a lot of students
can get there and enjoy it. This will
be quite a show.”
Good golly, it’s Little Richard
Rock 'n' roll musician little Richard is scheduled to per
form Saturday at the College Station Hilton at 11 p.m. for
the OPAS Guild Gala.
According to the New York Times, Little Richard is "the
original wild man of rock 'n' roll." He contributed to the
modernization of rock music in the 1950s and sold more
than 32 million records internationally by 1968.
According to a press release, little Richard's perfor
mances are energetic and humorous.
"Entertaining is a way to spread joy," Little Richard said.
"You've got to do that before you can begin to help others/
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:
Diving into
the Ozone
By Melanie Benson
The Battalion
C lub seekers have a new
place to go this Saturday
night: Club Ozone.
It sits at the former location of
the techno club Vertigo, at 103
Boyett across from the E-Z Mart
on Northgate.
Johnny Oats, owner of both
Club Ozone and the pool hall The
Cue next door, said he plans for the
new club to attract a more diverse
crowd than Vertigo. He attributes
Vertigo’s downfall to music that at
tracted only narrow audiences.
“The music.will be more main
stream, as to attract a larger
crowd,” Oats said. He has been
working with D.J.s from Austin to
get fresh ideas.
To add variety, Oats has set
themes for each night. Tuesday is
disco-retro, Wednesday is dance
mix, and Thursday live bands will
play. Friday and Saturday will fea
ture 90s radio music, with special
club mixes after 1 a.m.
Oats, father of three, said he
understands what young people
want when they go to a club.
Jonathan Kraatz, a senior jour
nalism major, said students are
ready for something new.
“A new club would be a wel
come addition to Northgate,”
Kraatz said. “More variety is need
ed in this town.”
The atmosphere of the club is
set by the black and white paint
ed walls and vaulted ceilings.
On one wall, visitors appear to
be looking down on a city from
the top of a skyscraper. Another
wall greets club-goers with a huge
“gig ’em.”
A new dance floor was added
to include a two-level stage in the
center, additional disco lights and
a back service bar for beer.
Oats has also given students
something to occupy their time in
case dancing is not their specialty.
“I have put pool tables on one
side of the bar and TVs around the
bar that are tuned to the sports
channels,” he said.
Oats said he lowered the vol
ume of the music so people can
speak more freely and because
he wants the club to be more
comfortable.
Club Ozone will not play tech
no music, unlike Vertigo, which
appealed to some students.
Keith Randolph, a senior envi
ronmental design major, purchas
es the dance music for Marooned
Records of College Station.
“Vertigo played a lot of good
underground music,” Ran
dolph said.
Oats said he has two simple
strategies to help guarantee suc
cess for his new club.
He is bringing in live bands
on the college circuit, and said
he will not gradually raise the
club’s prices.
See Ozone, Page 4
Pat James, The Battalion
Club Ozone is a newrock 'n' roll club at University and Boyett. It will
feature '50s music and disco, club dance mixes and live music.
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