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iday • March 30, 1998 The Battalion Photographs by Brandon Bottom north bv i / X3 „l!i C-L' __I XJ f * , v - -X" 5 lW»«WIW»i>¥WIW" r ^ w«»to»r I The sound of music falls silent I I By James Francis Aggielife editor M aybe it wasn’t South by Southwest. And maybe it shouldn’t be com pared to Blockbuster Rockfest. But one thing is for sure: the North by Northgate Music Festi val came, rocked and now fans await its second coming. The festival, which had its run March 26 through March 28, came to an end Saturday with late-night performances by artists such as Cresta, American Horse and Miranda Zent. Willie Bennett, talent buyer for the festival, said the event was a real boost to the live music scene in Northgate and in the Bryan- College Station community. “I would say it exceeded our expectations,” Bennett said. “I believe a lot of the venues are going to take a better look at live music for their businesses.” While working the festival, Bennett said he did not have a chance to see every band, but made a point to see acts such as Chris Duarte, American Horse, Memory Dean, Reclamation and The Ugly Americans. “Approximately two-thirds of the bands were unsigned,” he said, “and about one-third were signed with major labels.” Although people saw the bands and enjoyed the show, some may not have realized how much behind-the-scenes work had to be done. “I would say that the stage managers did a really good job of getting the bands on promptly,” Bennett said. “As far as improvement, I would like to take it to a little over 100 bands, spread out over three days next year.” Nathan McFall, event coordi nator for the festival and a se nior environmental science ma jor, said working behind the event’s front lines gave him in sight into how the festival ran from beginning to end. “As for being behind the scenes,” McFall said, “the best is knowing where it all came from and knowing it couldn’t have happened without the ef fort and collaboration of a Ity'mq l& decide m a Mafoi wi Cwieex? 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Career Self-Help Resources • The Career Counseling & Testing Center contains a variety of books, handouts, and computer programs on career choice and occupational information that students may use at their own pace. The resources are available for use during regular business hours. No appointment is required to use these materials. For more information, contact the Student Counseling Service, Texas A&M University Room 114 Henderson Hall, 845-4427, ext. 108 www.scs.tamu.edu multitude of people. “It helps to know something good can come out of good-ol’- fashioned hard work.” Another aspect of the festival that could have caused some be hind-the-scenes headaches was parking and security. McFall said he was surprised to see that parking and securi ty for the festival was handled so well. “I didn’t see any ill-effects of parking,” he said. “I didn’t hear a single complaint about it, so from my point of view, parking went very well.” Overall, McFall said the event went without a hitch. “The general logistics of the festival went really well,” he said. “It’s really amazing to me with a festival of 72 bands over three days that there was no fighting or rowdiness. “Everyone was in a good mood and enjoying the festival, which is what I wanted.” McFall said he was glad to see excited people having a good time both Friday and Saturday night. “The crowd energy depended on the bands,” he said. “There was good energy on both nights.” Although the festival is noted as McFall’s brainchild, he said he will not be around to see the fes tival’s second go at success. “I’m leaving for Africa on June 3 with the Peace Corps,” he said. “This is my final stint here in College Station.” But as the festival was put on by people for people, individu als who went out to the event only had good things to say. After seeing Last Free Exit perform, Kim Gossett, a fresh man English major, and Ryla Scull, a sophomore anthropolo gy major, sat outside of Free- birds to enjoy a snack. Gossett said the band has a lot of passion in their music. “They really have two styles of music,” she said. “One you can sit down and listen to, the other you can stand up and jam to.” Scull said she had not heard a band play with Exit’s sound be fore. As for the music festival, she said it worked out well. Please see Music on Page 5. c£Vlt£ Shakespeare Day at Barnes & Noble 1-3 p.m. Performances by the ENGL412H Shakespeare class! Drawings for books and t-shirts! Free coffee and refreshments! T/tXarcA 2rf Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet with lecture by Dr. Paul Parrish 2 p.m. Biochemistry Building Room 107 'yyicrnday, 'T/flarcA 30 Did Shakespeare really write Shakespeare? lecture by Joseph Sobran, author of Alias Shakespeare 7 p.m. Rudder Theater 7/JiartA 31 Second Folio Tour 3 p.m. 204B Evans Library Printing Press Tour 3:45 p.m. 210 Evans Library (Cushing) Shakespeare = Shakespeare The Other Side of the Authorship Issue lecture 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. ylprU. / 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 '"fcAnr&day, 2 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead with lecture by Dr. Kate Kelly 7 p.m. Biochemistry Building Room 107 ’Zpritidy, yiprit 3 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 £atnrA,ay/ *£ Acting Workshop presented by Aggie Players 2-5 p.m. MSC 027