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: Battalii'ii A GGIELIFE Page 5 » Thursday, February 18, 1999 t’s FAN-tastic! New Vehicles 24 mos 6.25% 36 mos 6.50% 48 mos 6.75% 60 mos 6.95% Lower Loan Rates Used Vehicles....6.95% (up to 7 years old) Visa & MasterCard....10.50% Service Charge Free Checking No monthly service charge fee. All other fees, such as NSF and Stop Pay, still apply. Signature Loans 10.50% A Signature Loan can pay off higher interest credit cards, a doctor bill, or school supplies. Whatever your need, a Signature Loan just might be the answer. Brazos Valley Schools Credit Union 2298 Longmire College Station, Texas 77845 409/693-1818 Photo Courtesy of Kid Fantastic I Fantastic was chosen to perform at this year’s annual South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin. al band brings power pop to Crooked Path BY JACOB HUVAL The Battalion lias brought the nation gyrat- Afmg hips; The Beatles intro- -Jduced the world to hopping nzi&s, and Marilyn Manson pre- ited us all with the benefits of cage-altering surgery. Onjthe local level, Kid Fantastic creating a musical experience it prompts the listener into a te bf constant head nodding, it tapping, booty shaking and ter bodily fun. Composed of bassist Nathan :Kolvn, vocalist/guitarist Tim stin, guitarist Jason Schlater and miner Adreon Henry, formerly the band Kneegaskit, Kid Fan- ^■bears a sound that stands ^■rom most local bands, rely- more on talent and band coop- tion than pure distortion and nd effects. jen one hears the name Kid tastic, one understandably es to expect yet another age esque punk band. But de- te their name’s clever guise. Kid tastic produces a sound far punk. Henry said he compares his d’s sound with some fairly pop- r rbck groups. “We’ve been called the Cheap icklof the ’90s,” he said. “One guy said we sounded a lot like Weezer, but I don’t know about that.” If anyone knows the secrets of the local music industry’s virtuosi ty and longevity, it is Kid Fantastic. One comes to expect local bands to play together for, at most, one year and then silently, inconspicu ously fade from the scene. Just as their music does not con form to mediocre expectations, Kid Fantastic breaks the mold as a lo cal band that can also be consid ered a “serious band.” Kid Fantas tic was established in 1997 and has since played the local scene from College Station to Dallas and be yond. Henry said one of his most memorable moments occurred at a party. “We were playing at a frat par ty, and Nathan was gone, so we didn’t have a bass,” he said. “So we just improvised some and played some covers and took re quests ... we ended up playing ‘Whiskey River’ about a dozen times!” There is no better evidence that hard work and diligence pay off — even in the music business — than this homegrown, four-man wonder. Following the debut of their sophomore release, Revival Hits, and two announced local perfor mances, Kid Fantastic will be play ing a midnight set at The Copper Tank Brewery in Austin March 18 with over 500 other bands at this year’s South by Southwest Music Festival. Approximately 5,000 musicians and bands from all four corners of the country applied for appear ances at this legendary event, of which only the 500 finest were cho sen to perform. Schlater said the band went through painstaking and complex procedure when applying to ap pear in SXSW. “It was really weird,” he said. “We got in the application the day it was due!” Henry, although enthusiastic about the opportunity to perform at SXSW, said he remains humbly confounded as to how Kid Fantas tic was chosen. “I’m not sure how it happened,” he said. “I guess they just liked what they heard.” To any listener, however, the reason is clear: talent. With pop melodies and a distinctive mellow rock, almost shoegaze, sound, Kid Fantastic is a diamond in the rough of small-town-rocker wannabes. Kid Fantastic’s first album. Clos er to The End, made definite ripples in the deep and peculiarly warm waters of the local music pool. see Fantastic on Page 6. iftsj om jssiltii Commons Lobby February 15-19, 1999 Work, work, work, work work, work, work, work Become an agent with The Quiet Company Work, play, work, play work, play, work, play When you become a life insurance agent with Northwestern Mutual Life, you can actually strike a balance between your professional and personal life. Sounds unbelievable, doesn't it? Well, when you're backed by one of the largest life insur ance companies in America, you have the freedom to see your own clients, control your own schedule, and eventually be your own boss. Work and freedom have just become friends. Imagine that. 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