The Battalion
irsday • March 26, 1998
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north
by northgate
music
festival
By April Towery
Staff writer
T he North by Northgate free pre-show performance is slat
ed for 7 p.m. Friday at Shadow Canyon. Featured per
formers will be Haywood and David Garza.
Local talent Haywood is sure to put on a show. This local band
is known for its comedic and fun performances. The music and
somewhat off-the-beaten-path lyrics add up to feel-good music.
The band has had local success with its debut album Flat
Tires, and has already claimed the titles of Battle of the Bands
and the Bryan-College Station Eagle’s local band of the year.
Austin native David Garza is also an act worth watching.
Garza recently earned a spot on the Great Expectations sound
track with his song “Slave.” Garza’s first major-label album is set
to be released on Atlantic Records next month.
The pre-show performance is only a taste of things to come.
North by Northgate is by far the biggest music festival of local
and out-of-town bands Bryan-College Station has ever seen. And
this is only the beginning.
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Jet
By April Towery
Staff writer
1th general influences
ianging from sunsets to
Smashing Pumpkins to
to just good ol’ fashioned
m, ^spontaneity is the key
Khlrma Jet takes the stage,
guess we’re a cross between
d By the Bell’ and Full Metal
mt,” said Eric Anthamatten, the
Nl’s bassist and vocalist and a
Tbmore political science major.
81 e band is set to play in the
w 'i by Northgate show Saturday
he i w Hop at 9 p.m.
ie show promises fans to ex-
the unexpected. Drummer
McKenzie, a senior business
sis major said Kharma Jet live
js do not fit a formula,
nything can happen,” he said,
ithamatten sometimes has to
put on a little show himself.
“Sometimes you think you’re so
ready and you go in and you suck or
sometimes you aren’t really prepared
and it sounds really good,” he said. “At
our last show, our sound was kind of
off, and I’m real picky about dial. I got
pissed and I just mooned the crowd.”
The band formed about six
months ago when McKenzie and
lead vocalist and guitarist Mike
Bishop found Anthamatten to com
plete their trio. McKenzie and Bish
op have played together for more
than two years in a power ballad
band, Lost Prophets. When the
Prophets broke up, Bishop and
McKenzie still wanted to play, but
were looking for a different sound.
Please see Kharma on Page 6.
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CPanlian cffers
By April Towery
Staff writer
I t may get a little reckless at North
by Northgate for those watching
live music at Crooked Path Ale
House Saturday around 11:45 p.m.
Reckless Panhandlers will be
playing songs from its debut album,
Mojo Kitty, and shaking things up as
only they can.
The band has a unique sound,
which might be described as a mixture
of jazz, folk, blues, rock, funk, punk.
Singer/songwriter J Goodin
brings an emotional voice to his
music, which is influenced by such
musicians as Tool, Soundgarden
and Dave Matthews.
“What’s different with Reckless
Panhandlers?” asks Goodin. “The
love. There’s no ego running rampant
in this band. We love and respect each
other and what we do. It was time this
happened (the band’s formation) and
NxNG Band Briefs
from staff reports
Kid Fantastic
Pop band Kid Fantastic brings a
local flare to North by Northgate Fri
day at Cow Hop at 10:30 p.m.
The band has acquired a consid
erable local following since the sum
mer 1997 release of its debut album,
Closer To The End.
Kid Fantastic has shown its drive
and ambition by playing local shows
almost every weekend. In addition to
North by Northgate, the band is set
to play at Cow Hop tonight at 10 p.m.
The shows are sure to entertain
with jump-around, feel-good power
pop tunes. The band is an interesting
mix to watch, and will surely inspire
a few dancing fans.
Drummer Adreon Henry said
he expects a good turnout to the
music festival.
“I think it’s a great opportunity to
expose local bands,” he said. “I think
all the local bands are excited about it.
We’re especially excited to get every
one out and support the music scene.”
Lead vocalist and senior industrial
distribution major Tim Austin said the
band has 19 songs, 14 ofwhich are not
on the album, they will be performing
at their shows. The band is looking for
a manager and a producer and plans
to record a follow-up album soon.
Kid Fantastic songs, both old and
new, offer a variety of power pop
tunes and mellow instrumentation.
Bassist Nathan McKown and gui
tarist Jason Schleter have been de
scribed in a review as “polar oppo
sites, like angel and devil on the
shoulders of the vocal conscience of
the group.”
McKown said the band will be
playing an in-store performance Fri
day at 5 p.m. at Marooned Records
for those fans who cannot afford a
wristband to the show, but he en
courages locals to come support the
music festival.
“I think it’s a good idea,” he said.
“There’s a lot of good bands play
ing. I want to see Drill Team from
California. I tried to see them at
South by Southwest but couldn’t
get in because it was 21 and up.”
Please see Kid on Page 6.
we’re damn happy about it.”
The other members of the band
have a story to tell as well.
Llarmonica player Mark Sterle
was injured in a gymnastics accident
more than 20 years ago. Although he
is a quadriplegic, he has not allowed
this to interfere with his talents.
“When most people see me, a
man in a wheelchair without arm or
leg movement, they assume I’m an
invalid,” he said.
Please see Reckless on Page 6.
Throwaway People
Variety is the spice of life and
is nothing new to local talent
Throwaway People.
The band is set to rock North
by Northgate with a little bit of
Texas blues and funk Friday at
8:15 p.m. at the Crooked Path
Ale House.
Drummer and senior me
chanical engineering major
Sam Pulley said the North by
Northgate music festival is an
opportunity to unite the thriv
ing local music scene.
“With a total of 70 bands
down the strip, it’ll be a cele
bration of music in our eyes,”
Pulley said. “It’s a chance to
check out great acts both local
and out of town. We’re really
happy to be playing.”
Along with occasionally
playing Northgate, Throw
away People has been fea
tured on KHLR’s Sunday
evening program Exposure.
The band is a six-piece oper
ation consisting of a saxophone
player, trumpet player, key
boardist, bassist, drummer and
singer/guitarist.
“Each of us draw from differ
ent influences,” Pulley said. “Lara,
our bass player, and Steve, our
keyboard player, are a little on the
funk scene. We try to bring it all
together. It's like a big funk peanut
butter and jelly sandwich.”
Please see Throwaway on Page 6.
T/yiartA 28
1 Shakespeare Day at Barnes & Noble
1-3 p.m.
[^rformances by the ENGL412H Shakespeare class!
Drawings for books and t-shirts!
Free coffee and refreshments!
'Vfttirck 2rf
Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet
with lecture by Dr. Paul Parrish
R 2 p.m. Biochemistry Building Room 107
T/hondtiy, 'Y^Xarck SO
Did Shakespeare really write Shakespeare?
lecture by Joseph Sobran,
author of Alias Shakespeare
7 p.m. Rudder Theater
~Ene&A,*iy / Vhtirck 3i
Second Folio Tour
3 p.m. 204B Evans Library
Printing Press Tour
‘ 3:45 p.m. 210 Evans Library (Cushing)
#s Shakespeare = Shakespeare
The Other Side of the Authorship Issue
cture by Dr. Earl Dachslager, University of Houston
7 p.m. Rudder Theater
Comedy of Errors
A stage reading by the Aggie Players
8:30 p.m. Sweet Eugene’s
All events are free!
Door prizes at every program!
Call 845-1515 for more information.
World Shakespeare Bibliography Tour
2nd floor Blocker 2 p.m.
The Director and The Dream:
A Stage of History of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
lecture by Dr. Michael Greenwald
7 p.m. Rudder 707
Macbeth
A stage reading by the Aggie Players
8:30 p.m. Sweet Eugene’s
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
with lecture by Dr. Kate Kelly
7 p.m. Biochemistry Building Room 107
Second Folio Tour
12:30 p.m. 204B Evans Library
Printing Press Tour
1:15 p.m. 210 Evans Library (Cushing)
King Lear, Royal Authority, and Single
Parenting
lecture by Dr. Douglas Brooks
6 p.m. MSC Flagroom
All Lear’s Children: A Parody of King Lear
presented by Aggie Players
7 p.m. MSC Flagroom
YyAtHrday, ff-
Acting Workshop presented by Aggie Players
2-5 p.m. MSC 027
msc §
variety show
tickets
on sale
MONDAY!!!
1998
MSC Variety Show is held
Friday, April 17
of Parent’s Weekend.
For ticket information
call 845-1234
Town
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