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E veryone has seen them or per
haps run into them. They are
the skaters who flock around
the MSC and The Grove at dusk.
Many people are irritated by their
presence, viewing the alternative
sport as an extreme outlet for the self
destructive urges of America’s bored-
with-videogames youth.
However Saturday will mark a cele
bration of skateboarding as two local
skaters will take on the challenge of
promoting the sport and the local mu
sic scene in “Progress Through Music.”
Chris Bennet, guitarist for the
band Cold Harbour, and Adreon Hen
ry, owner of The Factory and drum
mer for the band Kid Fantastic, began
the show to change people’s attitudes
toward skating and expose Bryan-
College Station citizens to music they
may never have heard before.
“For the skating aspect of it, we
decided it was real lame when peo
ple kick you out of places just for
skateboarding when it should be
viewed as a positive thing,” Henry
said. “It sucks being told you can’t
do something you’re passionate
about. So we’re trying to show skat
ing in a more positive light and give
the kids a chance to do what they
love in peace.”
James Johnson, a senior manage
ment information systems major,
said he has been hassled by others
repeatedly while skating on campus
and around town.
“Cops have chased me; we’ve
been harassed by other students; one
guy even got violent,” Johnson said.
“People don’t know that we’re stu
dents here, too. We get treated like
we’re some outside culture and like
we’re not in fraternities and campus
organizations.”
Johnson said he hopes people will
learn to see skating as a sport, not a
pastime for troublemakers.
“People really need to recognize
the evolution of sport,” Johnson said.
“Basketball started somewhere — it
didn’t just become what we see to
day. Skating hasn’t organized itself as
much yet, but it still takes athletic
ability, years of practice and a lot of
falling down and a lot of pain.”
Those who attend the event, at
the Grove on the Texas A&M cam
pus, can expect live music as well as
skating. A variety of new and ob
scure CDs will be available for visi
tors to purchase.
Bennet said he hopes “Progress”
will help solidify the local music scene.
“One of the reasons I’m doing it is
because I think it’s going to help uni
fy the underground [music] scene we
have here,” Bennet said.
“There’s a pop scene, there’s
punk, there’s indie, and this show
kind of grabs all of that and exposes
the music together.”
Henry said he wants to give small
bands a opportunity to receive more
publicity than they normally receive.
“The show is for bands that are re
ally good and deserve more attention
than they get, especially in this area,”
Henry said.
The event will showcase 18 dif
ferent local and not-so-local bands,
as well as skate- ramps, booths, food
and games. Henry said the show will
have something for skaters and non
skaters alike.
“There will be a listening booth
sponsored by The Factory featuring
music from up-and-coming artists
that not everyone’s heard but really
should know about,” Henry said.
“We’re also going to be randomly
throwing out skateboards, CDs, stick
ers and fliers to upcoming shows.
There will be games where you can
win CDs, shirts, caps, coffee cups,
mood rings, incense, clocks and a
bunch of other stuff.”
Bredan Reilly, guitarist for the band
12th Egg Conspiracy and a graduate
biochemistry student, said “Progress”
will benefit College Station.
“There’s always so many new in
coming students who have no idea
that there really are some cool and
different people here at A&M,” Reilly
said. “This show is an opportunity to
get to know some of those people and
also hear some really great music.”
The cost is eight dollars for an all
day pass. Henry said any proceeds
from the event will go toward mak
ing a compilation CD.
“If we make any money, then we
want to create a compilation CD for
all the bands involved,” Henry said.
“[It’ll be] something we can send off
to college radio stations and special
ty shows, really anyone who charts
their music, so that we can tell who’s
being played and where.
“This way, the bands know where
they should send a full-length al
bum, too. It’s a price-efficient form
of promotion.”
Bennet said he encourages people
to come to the show, if not for the
skating, then for the music.
“There are going to be some
amazing bands there, and anybody
that loves music needs to be there,”
Bennet said.
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Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Marcelo Bussiki^ Music Director and Conductor
Sponsored by
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Pre-concert
Lecture
Dr. Alan Houtchens,
Associate Professor, Dept, of
Perfonutince Studies, TAMU
3:00 P.M., Rudder Compl ex
On the program:
River of Crystal Light Peter Lieuwen
David Campbell, clarinet; Werner Rose, piano
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K.622,, Mozart
David Campbell, clarinet
Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky
Sunday, October 10, 1999
4:00 P.M., Rudder Auditorium
Tickets cost: $20.00 adults,
$5.00 students and children
Tickets may be purchased at the MSC Box Office
845-1234
Additional support provided by Texas A&M University Department of Performance Studies and a grant
from the Arts Council of Brazos Valley