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By LYCIA SHRUM
THE BATTALION
stablish a new award category for the
American Music Awards to honor the best-
nsigned band in America.
By submitting three original songs, biogra-
issues regari ihies and photos, any band was able to enter.
2 of L.S. ta )ver 800 entries were received, 50 were cho-
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bad or y was cre ated to provide a creative platform
or unsigned artists and bands, and to bring
tew music to the forefront of the music and
and 1 loveAi ntertainment industry.
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What started out as 50 bands has now been
tarrowed down to five of the best, unsigned
lands from around the nation. The five bands,
fo, Flaco!, Carbon Leaf, Live Honey, Fade
md solo artist, Jennifer Marks, began the
iollege Market Tour on Oct. 1 1 and have one
nore stop before making their way to Reed
j\rena to open up for the band Stabbing
Westward. College Station will be the last stop
for the College Market Tour before they are
toured with bands such as Rage Against the
Machine, Depeche Mode and Kiss, Stabbing
Westward has established itself in the music
industry and has gained experience as a touring
band. McDermott said that the band has
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upcoming bands in the new music arena,”
McDermott said.
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style of music to the competition, ensuring the
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ear. From Jennifer Marks’ acoustic sound to
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the 2002 AMAs...Why miss it?
Stabbing Westward
Live in Concert
also performing:
Carbon Leaf Fade Live Honey
Jennifer Marks Yo, Flaco!
CARPOOL Presents:
New Music Award Concert Tour
Sunday, October 28, 2001
7:30 p.m.
Reed Arena All Proceeds Benefit Carpool
Tickets available at MSC Box Office orTicketmaster.com
Good Seats Still Available
To follow the bands, discover new music and enter for your
chance to fly to the AM As to see the winning band play live,
log on and listen up at www.newmusicaward.com
then the final show in College Station, some
band members are taking it as it comes while
others feel more anxiety as the final show
nears.
Barry Privett, vocalist and penny whistle
for the band Carbon Leaf, said the band is
just doing the best they can at every show.
Privett said you cannot get caught thinking
about it [the competition] too much. He said
it is such a cliche to say, but they are all just
glad to be here.
Chris Brightwell, lead and rhythm guitarist
for the band Fade, said the band had only
been together about two months when they
entered the band contest. Brightwell said it is
so surreal to wake up everyday not really
knowing what day it is.
Shelly Bhushan, lead vocalist of Live
Honey, describes its music as aspects of the
great artists of each genre being dumped into
one big melting pot. Bhushan said they
entered this contest blindly, probably just as
every other band did, thinking “why not give
it a shot?” She said it is hard knowing not
everyone will make it because each band has
so much talent.
“I really think at the College Station show,
the intensity will be stronger for us knowing
it’s the last performance before they narrow the
five bands to three,” Bhushan said.
Neil McIntyre vocalist of Yo, Flaco!, said
they are really feeling the college crowds
they have been playing for during the past
two weeks. McIntyre said the vibe with col
lege crowds is always so intense. When it
comes to the College Station show, McIntyre
said the energy will definitely be there. He
said all the bands are great with each band’s
sound being different.
“How can you say one band is better than
the other? It’s like comparing apples to
oranges,” McIntyre said.
Jennifer Marks, the only solo artists on the
tour, said she feels so fortunate to be on the
tour. She said the other bands have really been
great in making her feel like a part of every
thing. Marks said it was awkward at first being
all by herself, but she is at ease now; that is
until the final show.
“I know my heart will be racing from
before the time I perform until the time it’s all
over. But I love what I do and I absolutely
enjoy my job,” Marks said.
CARPOOL has also played a large role in
helping sponsor the College Station show.
CARPOOL is the student-run, designated driv
er organization and all proceeds from the show
will go toward the organization and its efforts
against drinking and driving. According to
Greg Stanley, director of fundraising for CAR-
POOL, the proceeds will help fund a new
endowment which will serve the purpose of
supporting CARPOOL in future years.
“It’s an amazing thing, and I am just excit
ed to be a part of it,” Stanley said.
Tickets are still available at all Ticketmaster
locations up to the day of the show. Reserved
seating is $12.50 and floor tickets, which are
standing room only, are $15.
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