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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1999)
Want to understand and influence what politicians have to say? Come to the Speech Communication Association meeting Thursday at 7:00 p.m. MSC 230. We will discuss Political Rhetoric and the program at Texas A&M in that field. i ♦*>*****« On $ale this week at the MSC Rudder Box Office V1S< ~TA>-K Ce ilCE MSC Film Society (http://films.tamu.edu/) Wed - Sun, Feb 24 - 28 Texas Film Festival Page 4 •• • W t 845-1234 or on the net! http^/boxoffice.tamu.edu Call to urt&n^c ft>r special nc«ds AfgieBucks accepted Theater Ans — Cry Havoc Thurs - Sat, Feb 25-27, 8 p.m. Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra — Sounds of Soundheim Sat, Feb 27, 7 p.m. • Kappa Alpha Psi — Greek Olympiad Sat. Feb 27, 7 p.m. MSC opas Jr — Charlotte Blake Alston Sun, Feb 28,4 p.m. «*»*»*!. **•»*#*»••**. ,tW»CS*«xM. i I 3 !A.INT'I-ESS V, xV -Re>t> \ \y \\\ ents M° uv vepa^- gesW .^sorne^^do Most Vehicles Finished Same Day Satisfaction Guaranteed PDR is Approved by Insurance Co.’s • Body Shops • Dealers Pinfeather 0U ' 0 "e m ££/ ns «‘>Se arfVp r\\\e6 a C w\c\eS oU S 0 ° ^epaW N oUV coM eted 'L 00 £ oo^ toe ^ e v cVa'^- K 3* £ rr e “° n '*ta, w 70S Peppertree • 775-7775 A N ' $AVE MONEY! A Panel Discussion Featuring Campus Student and Staff fliliil Marelii % liii Ml lii ii! 3 111! '±J~ ) ’L£.s.£n.t£.cl Lrij & T.A.M.C. <k For Special Needs Please Call 845-1515 ■CBS Inese-t lance of pers,” i for hi jCtroniCi ■also ding I must ■his is tonon londe ha He tress Photo Cc-^i; Shonid Lane Eubank has brought the sounds of Citizen Lane from the streets of Austin to headliningmanihHetzer Austin band brings jazz sounds to Bfymfz ie female BY MICHELLE MCNEELY The Battalion I f anyone had told Lane Eubank he would be the frontman in .Texas’ most well-known swing-funk experiments when he was a street musician in Austin, he probably would not have be lieved it. Five years and two albums lat er, Citizen Lane is still blending the flavors of many genres to gether into a concoction guaran teed to move the feet (as well as various other body parts). The band is one-third rock, one-third funk and one-third ska with a splash of Latin jazz. Citizen Lane consists of trum peter Jimmy Packard, saxophon ist James Falcon, guitarist John Sample, bassist Jeff Plant, key boardist Evan Jacobs and the ring master singer/songwriter Lane Eubank. The band started out as an ex periment in itself. In 1994, Eu bank said he left the music pro gram at the University of North Texas and moved to Austin. He spent most of his time on 6th Street singing and playing his djembe (a particular African drum) for the amusement of peo ple walking by. “1 wrote a lot of tunes during that period,” Eubank said. “I think the physical closeness of the sidewalk audience taught me a lot about getting involved.” His solo outings turned into jam sessions as other musicians joined in on the streets. Eubank and fellow musicians soon found a home off the streets at Austin’s Black Cat Lounge, thus beginning what is now known as Citizen Lane. The band began to draw audi ences working on fraternity row and opening up for some of Austin’s finest acts such as Sister 7, The Ugly Americans, Dah-veed Garza and 8 1/2 Souvenirs. Soon after. Citizen Lane released Lion Mouth, an album containing a brilliant mixture of funk vibra tions and spunky attitude. The next step for Citizen Lane was hit ting the tour circuit, where they spent a good amount of time across state lines. There is no mistaking Citizen Lane for a typical funk band. Their diversity, stemming from Eubanks’ love for the Beatles, Prince and Walt Disney soundtracks makes Citizen Lane a rare commodity. The band members’ different backgrounds also contribute to Cit izen Lane’s mixed breed. Eubank said CitizaiW wr jti fers a smorgasbord : L Jam, "It's not one style 11 Hie wn -aid Eubanl. ■j orno , rock, but at times: | na ] u ,|, bnskk'ivi In 1997, EubankgpQ thu lIniversitvotN ' Ickst.nti school. While on::. I a w jg U ied jazz, wrote new. gun searching for ne5f Las[ 0 M for Citizen i- 1116 'Cu ,Ii ^R cac j e bunk and the rest er fc cars l to| in Austin workingo r |op-s e llj n; with mo[i Eubank said he ap. sold biMim o! playing tor a Hill u "There’s somethitis!^^^ dictive about play® , 0Ti ing you,can pie and seeing ho.eJ iSf(luc(i to it, Eubank said, ^ e[ . warding just to have/: jj, 1 ( ing and singing along.k ^ thing I created and peDlg tin § She in,| Fans can expect lob* 11 '; 10 new songs from Citizen! H ces 1 ing Friday’s performsF, Theater, along withthefi . 1 ly antics. One thing/ W le j wear comfortable she/ W c ass Citizen Lane likes top:' | , 1 v ‘‘We like to getpeop^J 0 dancing,” Eubank said' 1 ’ 1 '' ly get up and shakeyo® 1 p j AGGIE BASKETBALL (Women) vs Entiy Level Reffl TIG First Source Information Session Th* from 5:30-6:45pm in 'i 1 Attire business casual, k Contact Career Center ai# 1 " Hill, 22 ‘gpp ar djtical i lost Grai Ca Hi with No hip Im of The Colorado Buffaloes We’re Bat The Cue FREE POOL w/ student 1.11' & purchase ofa^ Wednesday NighH 1 play free all nigW ,: 2010 S. College-acrossfro» f ' 822-0791 The Northgate tradition^ Arena Saturday at 2 p.m Students draw your tickets early in the ticket office at 6. Rollie White or Reed Arena iit * If- - ■ ' h • • . . ' x ' C 'A ■ m I ; . Frustrated and disapF with your college exp/1 Why is the place/ impersonal and diffk“ ; For some answers, chf/* httpr/Zuniversitysecr** texa//kN SPRAY ANY TRUCK-Pi $298 1806-CWel^ College Statin' Same Location as Hons/ ^ 694-2401