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Page 4 "■ The Banner Features February 27,1997 Folk singer Christine Kane to play Highsmith By Melinda Pierson staff Writer Singer/songwriter Christine Kane is bringing her blend of folk, pop,and country to UNCA Wednesday March 5 at 9 pm in the Highsmith Center Lounge. Kane has played in Asheville before, opening for Rosanne Cash at Be Here Now, as well as headlining her own show at last year’s Bele Chere festival. Area critics have found Kane’s music to be both pure and innocent as well as maintaining a mature confidence. Kane would probably be clas sified in the “folk rock” section of most local music stores. How ever, there is a pop element in Kane’s music that has led some to compare her to artists such as Rosanne Cash, Natalie Mer chant, and Shawn Colvin. Kane, however, is unsure whether she wants to rise to the level as those to whom she is compared. She says she has had a few contract offers by some ma jor recording companies but is unsure of what route she wants to pursue. “Do I want to go the commer cial route? I have some serious issues with the record industry, the whole corporateness of it. I’m pretty driven, but I find myselfasking,‘Howmucham I willing to sacrifice my soul for this.^ How far am I willing to go,”’ Kane said in a phone inter view. Kane does feel that the help of a major recording company would relieve some of the bur den of doing it on her own. “It’s a lot of work, doing it on your mill i PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRISTINE KANE Christine Kanebrings lier eclectic blend of folk, pop, and country to UNCA on Wednesday March 5 in the Highsmith Center. own. Having help from a big com pany would be a good venue for me to continue writing. And I really love the writing,” said Kane. Kane’s debut album, “this time last year,” received extensive air play on AAA and Americana for mat stations, according to Kane’s press release. She is now recording her second album, with the working title “All the Rest,” which will feature Rosanne Cash on one track. The album is set for a spring release. The 29-year-old Kane hails from the Washington, D.C. area, al though she currently calls Asheville home. She holds a degree form Bos ton college and worked for a while at a public relations firm in the Washington D.C area. When she realized she was not going to be happy with a nine to five job, she moved to the Asheville area. Kane says she left Washington knowing that she wanted to play music, and Asheville offered enough distance from home and other obli gations that s^le could concentrate on doing what she loved. Finally doingwhatshe loves, Kane is quickly making a name for her self in the Southeast as well as on the college circuit. Campus Activi ties Today voted Kane one of the top four acoustic acts for 1997, according to her press release. Christine Kane has previously played at Asheville’s Bele Chere festival, the Black Mountain Festi val, and the 1996 Olympic games in Adanta. Mitchell's: sports & beer By Gary Gray staff Writer For an evening of herbal tea, estheti- cally bewitching ambiance and quiet group deliberations on the plight of the endangered West Indian manatee, Mitchell’s is not the place. But if cold beer and a Bulls game is in order, Mitchell’s can’t be beaten. Mitchell’s Sports Bar and Grille is a rock-’em sock-’em sports saloon lo cated at 853 Merrimon Avenue. Downstairs, AC-DC’s soothing lullaby “Hells Bells” gives way to the crashing sounds of a St. Louis Blues- Detroit Redwings hockey fi'ay. “It’s the only sports bar in town where the guys know what’s goin’ on,” said J^n Hornsby, hockey enthusiast and Mitchell’s patron. What’s “goin’ on” is what owner and UNCA alumnus Mitchell Fouts iden- BAR REVIEW tifies as diversity and affordability for cHstjomers. “I would say Mitchell’s is a cross be- t\"c\en a neighborhood bar and a sports bar,” Fouts said. “It’s in a convenient location, especially for university stu- dents?The staff is hip. And there’s lots of good, inexpensive food.” Mitchell’s menu includes charbroiled burgers, crab legs, and according to Fouts, “the best hot wings in town.” Mitchell’s makes a wide array of events available to its customers by purchasing sports packages offered through one of its three C-Band satellite dishes. The establishment boasts one 35 inch and three wide-screen televisions. A handfiil of smaller screens are strate gically placed throughout the building to allow for anything from NASCAR auto racing to downhill skiing events. PHOTO BY BONNER BUTLER Mitchell’s; best wings in town. Fouts and Manager David Baillie both said hockey is the sport growing most in popularity. College basketball, especially dur ing “March Madness,” and NFL foot ball continue to bring in the biggest crowds. The “Big” heavyweight fights are also shown on a regular basis. Mitchell’s offers various games of' skill, as well. Three pool tables, video games, pin ball, foosball, and two electronic dart games pack the upstairs portion of the bar. For background music to the crack ing of billiard balls a juke box pro vides an assortment of tunes ranging from Garth Brooks to The Doors to White Zombie. Fouts also plans to construct an outdoor, half court basketball court, which will permit patrons to partici pate further in their quest for public sports folly. For sports and brews, try Mitchell’s. The Beatles set the stage for the rock revolution with 1966 album, "Revolver" By Brian Castle Features Editor Many critics laud The Beades’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” as their greatest contribution to the history of rock, but the album that truly revolutionized the nascent genre of rock and roll was 1966’s “Revolver.” The Beades left the road for good following the “Rubber Soul” tour in 1965: “Revolver” is the sound of a band free to explore its boundless potential that had been limited by its teenybopper touring image. The Fab Four unleashed what could pos sibly be the most creative, diverse work in rock history. “Revolver” features each of the Beades in peak form, lyrically and musically. The album begins with George Harrison’s diatribe against the British government, “Taxman.” While “Taxman” exhibits a chirpy, beat style that emulates the Fabs’ earlier material, the song’s biting political satire is a rapid departure from the “yeah yeah yeah’s” and “oooooooh’s” of yesteryear. The next track, Paul McCartney’s “Eleanor Rigby,” shows that The Beatles can not only get angry about their taxes, but they can also get the blues. The chorus of “I look at all the lonely people. . . where do they all come from,” when set against the violent string accompaniment of a string quartet, is just as chilling in 1997 as it was in 1966. John Lennon’s “I’m Only Sleep ing,” widely considered to be a plea for rest after the rigors of touring, features the chiming guitar style of Harrison upon which The Byrds later built their entire career. “Revolver” also showcases the singing talents of drum mer Ringo Starr on “Yellow Subma rine.” Previously relegated to minor songs like “Matchbox” and “What Goes On,” Ringo takes centerstageand shines in the song that later inspired the ani mated feature film of the same title. McCartney perfects his vision of the legitimized cheesy love song with the bouncy “Good Day Sunshine” and the spectacular horn section of “Got to Get You into My Life.” He also takes another turn for the maudlin with “For No One,” a song that paints the feminine side of sadness. Lennon offers the album’s worst track, the pedestrian “And Your Bird Can Sing,” but he saves his best con tribution for the record’s final num ber, “Tomorrow Never Knows. ” This song hasn’t been matched for inno vation by any record since, even in the innovative world of techno. On top of this wall of sound, Lennon incants from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. “T urn off your mind, relax, and float downstream. . .” Lennon’s “Straw berry Fields Forever” is the only other Beades track to sound this compel- liiig. “Revolver” is an awe-inspiring al bum from start to finish. It is the sound of a band pursuing their high est musical ambitions, and succeed ing. m II M I ' ift jt PHOTO ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF KLAUS VOORMAN/PARLOPHONE RECORDS My dad showed me the difference between collecting coins and saving money. Dad told me Savings Bonds earn interest for up to 30 years. And their value is guaranteed to grow at market-based rates. That’s insuring the future. Ask your employer or banker about saving with U.S. Savings Bonds. For all the right reasons. Take Stock in America jCSAVmGSCi^ IO.BONDS A public service of this newspaper Re^ufav* CuttoJricr? khow v^at tfe FREE h cm- FREEQUENC/ (M)S Mean. Of IJK-J W.vc W fihiw Luhclj pubcfi CaW fA’ a F(JE£ /f; lifyaAk ut. B®GGER'S BAGELS“ ^jaaaaBEisa^ I BRUEGGER'S BAGELS Totally tompfctefy otse«ci/ witfi UNCA BOOKSTOReI GRADUATE SALUTE The Class of 1997 ATTENTION! A One - Stop graduation preparation event in Highsmith Center Lounge Wed., March 19 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Thur., March 20 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sponsored by: Registrar's Office, Alumni Office and the Bookstore
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