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Continued from Pan
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ns was not the
action company,
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ig against us,
all know what
; wanted to do the ven
could so that we get wit
1 out of the project andt
) live with any otherproL ,
the road.” yJason Bdnnyhoi i
tording to the Departa The Battalion
Services Website, th |We October is a band obsessed with hon
will feature a market®esty. Its songs concentrate on personal
e as well as Italian,h
and American foods,
THE BATTALION
Consent to play
I 0
the goal , i
Hue October brings its brand of home-grown musical honesty to B-CS
duation
stories of self-discovery. The band mem
ers reject the transitional notions of fads and
■shion and open their hearts on stage with
mieir music. They refuse to label their music
I is any particular genre, but say others de-
Continued from PfAnbe it as “art rock.” While the band is
lijot interested in classifying itself,
ittcr because all issudj i van _Coll e ge Station residents will
ng the case w ere ' ia,1 ^|| 1V e a chance to draw their own con-
s oi puitn.s. illusions Wednesday when the band
ey wanted total renon, f
mments from the Iran J la y s ^f t0 P on the,r never-ending
said. “We felt like-faw 3 ^' 1 ^!f ces '
redibility and to uphold I Matt Noveskey, bassist tor Blue
lion standards wenet'Cr;|f )ct0 * )er saicl the “art rock” label has
houuh with what we sarl tuc kbecause the band tries to make
oinifto do.” K statement with every song,
nee said the senior class of II "I think this is because the lyri-
ee times for graduation pi; lal content is so important," |
id, each time, they were? toveskey said. “People pay at-
I the rules of graduation.! lention to the words, not just the
d, the rules did not forbidiij nusic in our songs. Each song
mortarboards. his with an issue.”
ey never, ever, saidanyk J Noveskey said Blue October’s
not decorating yourraoit i ew album, Consent to Treat-
ir anything like that, Spflj nent! w hich the band is currently
he only thing they said® )romo ti n g ) j s about dealing with
wns was to make sureih he p roblems of evcryda y life and
iressecl 1 j j
, , , Overcoming them.
quette Maresh, legalco* ^ „
Grange ISD, said the sek , Each song is ultimately about
ave itself the abiliNtonii; J s u olullon ' Noveskey said,
n about behavior at gradiilt They aie about tmdmg a way to
s very ditTicult forschoolc ea ' wlt E y° ui problems.
> predict every singletypt While the tr ials of everyday ‘ "
lavior that a student maye life are the theme of the band’s *
,” she said. lew album, day-to-day life for the ™
lek said the students atenr band has changed considerably
the policy before graduadp. )ince its beginning days as a garage
esh added that Spence adit land in Houston. The band is now
the stand that she was at-based primarily in San Marcos, but
vas a chance she might: Michael Rand, Blue October’s manag-
o remove the sticker. ;r, said the band rarely sees home due
ey have all worked fourloj 'to its packed touring schedule,
jars, Sladek said, citinst -UThe band will beon tour forever,”
lent deserves more atteft Eind'said. “Their base is in Texhs,
^ 0lhci T A o w-f., but we are booking in Cleveland,
nee, a Texas A&M Lecli ->. ■, „
r oqi’H that clip u/qc tiAftrvii
Since its beginnings in the mid
90s, Blue October has built up
m impressive resume nation-
vide, but its Texas
lopularity speaks for
(self. They have sold
II was able to cometoAdl ^ ore than 5,000 copies
said. “I don’t feel [the* Of its independently re-
ay from the decorum ofte eased albums in Houston
1 didn’t get any morealteit' |lone, and last year, the
o me tlian anybody else.” >and sold out all of its
lek said the school’s law); texas performances. The
Spence’s lawyers a chat land received the Houston
nit versions of a rewoti; Press Award for Best Pop/Rock
ipt comment, but they : Artist j n 1999 and 2000, and re-
to do so until after the ceived the same award for Best New
n was denied. \rtist in 1999.
Noveskey said, that while awards are nice,
playing for crowds, especially Texas crowds,
is the band’s greatest reward.
“We are on the road so much that we miss
Texas crowds,” Noveskey said. “The crowds
are so cool here. But luckily, we have a few
more Texas dates left and we will be doing
some Texas shows with a band called SR-71
before we head back up
through the Midwest ”
Blue October’s mem
bers are not the only ones
happy that they are play
ing in Texas. Sherard Quina, manager of
Places, said bands like Blue October will add
a new musical flavor to his establishment.
“This is our first time having a big rock
band,” Quina said. “We have done shows
with country bands before, but now we plan
to start doing some more regular rock-and-
roll shows. I am expecting a large turnout for
the band, being that they have a large Texas
following and a new album out.”
Consent to Treatment is the band’s first al
bum with Universal
Records. While the
new album will get larger distribution with
the larger company, Noveskey said, working
with a major label has been both a blessing
and a curse for the band.
“One thing that is nice is that you have a
lot of resources,” Noveskey said. “We got to
record in the best studios and we had a real-
r, said that she wasnottnt
ict any extra attention,
to show her pride in Its
ind La Grange High Seta
wasn’t only my prideinAM
pride in having done so wef
ige that they had preparediffi
ly good time. But there are a lot of expecta
tions, too. They give a lot and they expect
quite a bit.” *
Despite the band’s signing a deal with a.
bigger label and receiving nationwide ac
claim, Noveskey said the bandmates’ egos
have remained in check.
“Everybody in this band is ego-free,”
Noveskey said. “We bicker like brothers, but
we are really close to each other and our fans.
I love sold-out shows and compliments. We
have a definite reality and connection with
our fans, because we remember what it was
like trying to meet our idols.”
LOCATION:
Blue October
will play at
Places Wednes
day.
COST:
Tickets are $7
at the door.
TIME:
Doors open at
8 p.m.
att
NovesHCy
(bass)
Ryan
Delah cniss8ye
(violin)
Jeremy
1 urstenfeld
(dru-rrs)
Just H
Furstenfe G
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RranT
Cou J tGr
(lead guitar)
Photo Illustration by Ruben Deluna
Correction
:tion B of Monday, Augii
Italian, the artide stattf
J NIX is being phased of]
s being phased out.
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