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Canvas brings eclectic style, performance to Shadow Canyon
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ceilings. One of the carvings said ‘This is our
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and you can take your time to add all the tex
tures and trimmings to your satisfaction,” he
said. “We aim to take our listeners on a jour
ney into the beatnick psyche. During our live
shows, we want to create a dark, carnival-
esque experience.”
The band’s talent extends from its live per
formances, however. Canvas’ unique sound
creates strong appeal with its audiences,
Ridgeway said.
“Some musicians stick to
their formulas, but end up being
stuck in a rut. To keep your fans
interested, you have to keep
reinventing yourself,” she said.
“I can see differences in Canvas
even from one song to another.”
Ridgeway is not alone in her
admiration for Canvas’ eclectic
style.
“There is an underground,
almost cult-like following of
fans for Canvas,” said Shailey
Gupta, a junior political science
major. “A lot of their fans from
different cities try to congregate
together whenever there is a
show. The band tries to create a
close bond with the audience by
telling stories between songs, playing an
acoustic set every so often and even perform
ing Beatles cover songs sometimes.”
Gupta said the sounds of the band are fur
ther accented by unique lyrics.
“All of the lyrics are very poetic and
thoughtfully written, and the messages in their
songs is a departure from the regular pop-cul-
turized lyrics,” she said. “(Canvas) creates a
PHOTO COURTESY OF CANVAS
Austin-based Canvas will perform from noon to 2 p.m. at Rudder Fountain and at 7 p.m. at Shadow Canyon.
kind of rock out there. It’s remarkable how
balanced album because none of their songs
sound the same. Some of the members even
know how to play traditional Indian instru
ments such as the Tabla and the Sitar.”
Scott Towle, a disc jockey for “Open Book”
on AM 1580 KANM and a management infor
mation systems graduate student, said Canvas
is rotated regularly on his show.
“I like to focus on underground Texas rock
that is different and cutting edge,” Towle said.
“Canvas definitely fits the bill because they are
very unique — definitely not the cookie cutter
they take so many different influences and
make the result so homogenous.”
To completely experience Canvas' music,
Towle said listeners should attend a live per
formance.
“(The band) has an incredible stage pres
ence,” he said. “No matter how large the audi
ence is, they make it feel like a very intimate
setting. It is an experience rather than just a
concert. You end up watching and listening,
and completely focused on the stage.”
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ifing," Liz Rosenberg said Wednesday.
"Madonna has homes in thq States,
she has homes in England, and she
moves between the two."
A spokesman for Madonna's British
husband, Guy Ritchie, said the couple
split their time evenly between Britain
and the United States.
British newspapers reported this
month that Madonna had withdrawn
her 6-year-old daughter, Lourdes, from
a London school, and quoted the
singer as telling friends she was fed up
with "everything that is English."
One magazine quoted Madonna's
father-in-law, John Ritchie, as saying:
"Madonna is very happy to be out of
London because the harsh winter
weather was getting her down."
The reports of Madonna's depar
ture cheered some sections of the
British pre^s.
"Madonna the Brit," wrote
Thomas in Wednesday's Daily Mail, was
"a classic case of the rich, crass, clueless
American playing at English tradition."
How things have changed since the
singer married Ritchie - the 34-year-
old filmmaker behind the gangster
flicks "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and
Two Smoking Barrels" — in December
2000 at a Scottish castle.
Madonna and Ritchie bought a
London house and a mansion in the
English countryside, where the vegetar
ian star briefly took up pheasant shoot
ing. Scottish tourist authorities even
gave her her own tartan as an anniver
sary gift.
But critics trashed Madonna's West End
acting debut in the satire "Up For Grabs"
last May. Ancj di^rihpfors decided not to
David release last year's "Swept AwaV" in Britain
after the film — directed by Ritchie and
starring Madonna as a spoiled socialite
marooned on a deserted island — failed
spectacularly in the United States.
Sarandon: Tired of
'anti-American' label
LONDON (AP) — Susan Sarandon said
she's weary of being labeled "anti-
American" because she's questioned the
Bush administration's policy toward Iraq.
The 56-year-old actress, well-
known for her political activism, said
there are many questions that need
to be asked about the prospect of a
war with Iraq.
"I'm tired of being labeled anti-
American because 1 ask questions,"^
she told reporters before t’Ke* pre
miere of her movie "The Banger -
Sisters," co-starring Goldie Hawn,
which was released in the United
States last year.
Sarandon also said she couldn't
understand why British Prime
Minister Tony Blair has shown so
much support for President Bush.
"What's happened to Blair? I don't
understand his reasoning or his logic.
1 don't understand his evolution," she
said. "I can see him being seduced by
Clinton but don't understand what he
and Bush speak about."
Hawn, 57, was less outspoken on
the prospect of a war with Iraq.
"I'm an optimist — I don't think
there will be one," she said.
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