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Page 4 • Wednesday, August 26, 1998 Price$ mBm MO* Wt » om iMi - ♦*»*« ■ « mtt atm « ** «nrf a um y* * *tj ) + I On All Your School Needs At Computers To Fit Any Budget ca TOSHIBA Incredible Values Every Day At Our Copy & Print Center! SVt x 11 Color Copies with any purchase of $5.00 or more* 'Bring us your receipt on any purchase of S5.00 or more ol Office Depot to receive free offer. Offer gooa for one sided, unedited, 8'/* x 11* copies. Must present coupon ol time ol order. Limit one coupon per customer/company. No substitutions. Non negotiable. Coupons cannot be combined. Photocopies or reproductions not accepted. Offer expires 12/31/98. Offer good at any Office Depot Copy & Print Center. Coupon Code 2599. J College Station Texas Ave. & Lincoln St. Lone Star Pavillion (409) 695-0763 OPEN DALY: 7:00am-9:00pm SAT.: 9:00am-9:00pm SUN : 10 00am 6:00pm WE ACCEPT: Discover, Visa, Mastercard. American Express & The Ottice Depot Credit Card & Technology Card Big Tent Sale Red Hot Prices #ON X36-3 (24 X 36) OR #ON X42-3 (30 X 42) TABLE SALE $89.95 K D. SAUDER STUDENT DESK #5620-PSO (43.5X20.5) SALE $69.95 K D. O’SULLIVAN SALE $89.95 K.D. Norwest Bank Lowe’s Bossier Chrysler tD > -O GC co CO CD o o < Briarcrest Exit CO >- Engineering & Office Supplies ^Vggielife BOSS #81690 STOOL $114.95 k d Hours: M-F 9-6 Sat 10-5 268-0062 Limited to Stock on Hand > Knocked Down Specials Blue Earth creates unique soi by crossing musical hemisphei By Riley Lagrone The Battalion A sking a band to describe its own sound usually gets one of two responses: a roomful of blank stares or an explanation so complicated it is impossible to un derstand, much less put into print. In most cases, a simple answer like “rap” or “alternative” is good enough for the average listener. In the case of Blue Earth, however, la bels really don’t apply. Peyton Lowrey, Blue Earth’s vo calist, said the band is full of differ ent musical tastes. “We fight over the radio station when we’re in the car,” Lowrey said. "That’s probably why die sound’s so hard to describe. No one likes the same music.” In fact, every member cited completely different bands and artists as their favorites. But the variety of influences is what makes the whole of Blue Earth seem much greater than the sum of its parts. Scott Hanna, general manager of the Crooked Path Ale House, said the band brings a variety of skills to their performances. “Their music is a combination of solid, funky bass riffs, great drums and keys, masterful guitar work and some serious vocals,” Hanna said. “One minute they work through classic blues progressions, the next they sound like radio-quality mod ern rock and when you expect it the least, they break into a 311 /Beastie Boys-style rap tune.” This combination of bass, drums, keyboardss, guitars and vo cals (provided by Rob Marr, Jeremy Renaud, Chuck Conser, Dave Duce and Peyton Lowrey, respectively) has been bringing larger and larger crowds to the Crooked Path each time the band plays a weekend gig. The band’s live music is so im pressive, the members were asked to play a recent show with Big Wreck at The Theatre in Bryan. Access to the show was press and ticket winners only. Blue Earth has also released a three-song demo tape and a five- song EP titled Cellophane. 1 i ut to form, thebamll ings have the sameem live shows, and thel well received by severallo stations. Roxanne Rolls, aD|« KTSR, said Blue Eai^S great mix. “Listening to (Celle can’t help but dance aroi said. “They have a wave styles into a sound all theii not the same songovera Cellophane is a well nu'ord from a band ::::| wants to benoticedandii work hard to get there. Each song is unique, i band rolls from the cn ve” to retro-funk of Mushroom” with amazing Even on the first listen, these guys have boththei write and the talent top Every song, including track, sounds likeitwasu t he radio, and it is exactlyi Earth was hoping for. see Blue EarinmI 3220 S. East Bypass, Bryan, Tx • “The Old McCoy Building m t0r< Freedom of the press Checking... a free checking account • Unlimited checking • No monthly service charge • First 50 checks free • Check safekeeping • 8 convenient locations • 12 ATMs We’re here to help. Call us. 260-4300 www.first-american-bank.com certain restrictions apply Member FDIC W*. FIRST . 'bank ncan First American Bar0