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'iy, March 5, 20CZ THE BATTALION L,Kt rA m no Waylon Jennings’ son Shooter to perform with hand Stargunn at 3rd Floor By Jason Bennyhoff The Battalion THE WAY IT PLAYS OUT TjVlicmday - Stargun (from Los Angeles) Cover s 5.00 TJTyesday - Texas Music Tuesday Kevin Fowler Band Cover $ 5.00 T Wednesday - Closed for Private Party TThursday- Lemming Escape Plan Cover $ 3.00 TFriday - Imaginary Friend Cover $ 5.00 T Saturday - Bin Bertrand & The Country Magic Dance Band Cover *5.00 Where real musicians play! 201 W. 26th Street, Downtown Bryan 775-7735 While the band Stargunn is biologically linked to country singer Waylon r ennings (lead singer Shooter Jennings is his son), sound-wise it is a differ ent breed. On a Texas tour which stops at the 3rd Floor Cantina in Bryan tonight, the band is determined to make a name for itself. Johnny Whiteside of L.a. Weekly described the hand as “dedicated to... as thoroughly wild a sound as can be achieved” because of their screeching gui tars and hard-rock influences, including AC/DC and Motley Crue. The de scription seems apt, if the band’s first release. The Only Way Up is Down, is any indication. Though they sound more like a late 80s or early ’90s hard- rock-hair band than a 2001 alt-rock ensemble, drummer Alex Lipsitz refus es to be pigeonholed as a throwback. “A lot of people say [our sound] is old school,” Lipsitz said. “But that is where we came from, we do not want to be labeled as retro. We are a rock band.-” The band currently is based in Los Angeles, but all five members are from the South, which explains their Southern-rock influences like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Black Crowes. Though he grew up in Texas, Lipsitz said he has been surprised at the reactions of some Texas crowds to Stargunn’s music. “We just played at Tarleton State, and they were line dancing to our stuff,” Lipsitz said. "TTiat was weird... but everybody has been loving our [music].” Stargunn’s aggressive style and eclectic background have been gathering the notice of crowds and major labels. Chad Kudelka, Stargunn’s booking agent, said Stargunn’s album and en ergetic performances have been milking record labels stand up and take no tice. With that in mind, Stargunn will be playing the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP, show at the annual South by Southwest music conference to catch the eye of more label executives. “We are waiting to see what is going to happen at South by Southwest," Kudelka said. “Hopefully, soon after meeting with the labels, we will put on more tours in more states.” While acknowledging the upside of playing South by Southwest, Lip sitz downplayed the pressure of displaying the band’s talents to record ex ecutives. “We do not look at it as a showcase,” Lipsitz said. “We will play it like fT PHOTO COURTIS' ich or even me Dney any other show. We are confident that [a record deal] will comi until then, we are just interested in playing for the people.” Stargunn has not made it to “the big time” in music yet.but ^ addition made it to the big screen. The Crew, a film about ;i croup of as ^ \ c ^ starring Burt Reynolds, featured Stargunn’s song "White Line rm, _ 0 . nkcI . Ties.” “Katwalk,” another track by the band, w ill bo featurediVor tertainment's film Made, which stars Vince Vaughn and Faml. p lint ^ er j. While film exposure may help the band sell records, soL yj, e ^ mu singer Shooter Jennings' relation to country crooner \Vaylonk om table 1 has generated the most attention for the band. Stargunn makesa^: an j \[ j us t s sounding like the elder Jennings, but Kudelka said the occasionali|| : §q L1 j rr e 1 is th Jennings' name is helpful in arousing interest in the band. e table up. “Putting in Waylon's name does create interest in a lot of pc: So. Conker's cially in Texas,” Kudelka said. “Since this is the first Texas touiae.|Among so: done as Stargunn, it is helpful.” Costumes worn in movies benefit AIDS auction People in the News NEW YORK (AP) — Catherine Zeta Jones’ stunning costume from The Mask ofZorro, Har rison Ford’s Indiana Jones bullwhip and Mel Gib son’s-Braveheart sword are on display at Sothe by's for an auction to benefit African children fighting AIDS. Several Hollywood celebrities “have donat ed items they intended to keep forever,” said actor Liam Neeson, who started “Movie Action for Children” through the United Nations Chil dren’s Fund. The auction, to be held Tuesday, also offers a personal telephone call from Michael Jack- son on the bidder’s birthday. Bids also are be ing accepted online. Other items include Neeson’s light saber from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] the red dress Meryl Streep wore in The Bridges of Madi son County, and memorabilia from Titanic, in cluding a deck chair and a lifejacket. Proceeds will go directly to UNICEF’s efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Ivory Coast. Sotheby’s is waiving its commissions for the sale. Blue Man Group says they have not sold out LOS ANGELES (AP) — The original members of the Blue Man Group say they haven't sold out, despite the TV commercials. Sure, there are the Ihtel commercials for the Pentium computer chip and a performance at this year’s Grammy Awards. •But Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink say their artistic vision hasn’t changed since starting as a guerrilla theater troupe in New York 13 years ago. mpting to help onker are the o >bot controlled png-lost relative Conker's Badi They still cover their heads andfei help in the ga shiny blue makeup. Shows cans: loviescenes sue splattering paint, using homemadeper^ instruments and tossing food. Actor Dustin Hoffman described to the Los Angeles Times as “like an in first grade that happens when the leaves the room.” Nowadays Blue Man Group Product erates on a $28 million annual budget Blue Men (one actually is a woman) from Boston to Las Vegas. £ Still, the company has turned downol perform rap music and hawkthemepo* and a slew of blue products. \ “If, by art, you mean somethingsiri available to everybody that’s not a big cel yes, we’re art,” he said. “But if yoinw* important and elitist, we’d rather be tec comedians.” 1 » Itl • Pi* fee Compass College Ministries would like to invite all engaged couples and those just thinking about getting engaged to join us for a 5-week seminar on how to build a lasting marriage. . A. . V . K . K. .V . V . V .V . V Monday evenings beginning March 26th Rudder Tower Room 308, 7:00 pm Sign up by March 23rd $60 per couple Put away the love beads and incense - this GODSPELL is for the new millennium! 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