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The Tar Heel Thursday, June 18, 19879 from page 4 Rvnu sweatshirts. -At He's Not Here, manager Mark Burnett said the bar would sell T-shirts and would beef up security to handle the large crowds. The only problems Powell fore sees for the Festival are parking and hotel, accommodations. Although the Olympic Festival contracted with the University and N.C. Memorial Hospital to reserve parking lots for Festival workers and spectators, the aver age visitor who wants to park in the vicinity will have problems finding a space, she said. Staff writer Ed Gilgor contrib uted to this story. -jf.-.1. v.'"-'" tew 4.- S Stepping out Tar HeelSteve Matteson Highlighting the 2-day Project Uplift program the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity perform in a for visiting high school students, members of stepshow last Friday night in the Great Hall. 'Mob' mixes funk with rock 'n' roll By ALECIA HOLLAND Staff Writer Royal Crescent Mob recently released their first LP on the Celluloid label, a funk rap album entitled "Omerta." This Colum bus, Ohio, band plays tough funk tunes to a rock V roll beat. The Mob's music is not unlike that of the rowdy Beastie Boys or-Run-D.M.C. However, Royal Crescent Mob is not just'another rap band with breaks supplied by a DJ to back the rap. The Mob's music isn't lean with a few token metal solos either, like that of some Def Jam rap artists. Instead, the Mob's steady guitar rhythms and heavy bassline recalls the style of 70s funksters Wild Cherry. "Omerta" contains a couple of funk standards, such as James Brown's "Payback" and the Ohio Players "Fire," and upbeat funk originals with driving guitar and a garage rock feel. Guitarist "B" provides a heavy, sometimes Van Halen-like, chiming guitar sound on the uptempo rock tune "Get on the Bus." Oddly enough, the mix of an Os guitar, sound with vocalist David Ellison's soul brother number one vocal style works well together. The guitarwork on both "Red Guitar" and "Two Sisters" moves toward more conventional funk rhythms. Carlton Smith rounds out the Mob's sound on drums with a rock beat, not the disco beat of pop funk bands. "Mob's Revenge" and "Love and Tunafish" are two of the hottest cuts on the album. "Mob's Revenge," and its "you're funked" lyrics is a tough jam which has the potential to hit the pop charts. Bassist Harold Chichester not only plays hot funk bass, but he sup plies incredible falsetto backing vocals for "Love and Tunafish" as well. Ellison pays homage once again to James Brown in "Tuna fish," with a couple of "good gods" thrown in for good measure. Ellison proves also that he is a wicked harmonica player in "Poor Box" and "Blow One Off." ' Royal Crescent Mob performed with the Dead Milkmen at Cat's Cradle last week to a crowd of more than 200 people. The Mob played a variety of funk, all of it danceable, including material from their original EP and a convincing cover of "Love Roller Coaster" by the Ohio Players. The Mob's music is not neces sarily a new sound, but a sound which has been sorely missing on the local club scene. Royal Cres cent Mob is the new answer to the 70s funk sound. PUT US TO Til TOST! I'U. L nv tttt ALL RAYBAN 2 OFF fNSES Dr. William TV Kotuv Optometrist Eye Examinations (20 OFF for UNC students) Glasses Fitted Contact Lenses FASHION CENTER FOREYEWEAR Office Hours 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. IN THE HEART OF CHAPEL HILL 129 E. Franklin Street n i m 7Zr too (Street Level) - - open wi' r EDUCATIONAL CENTER LTD. TEST PWEWVBATK3N SPECIALISTS SUCE 1938 Call Days Evenings & Weekends Early Bird Ctess 2634 Chapel Hill Ch-d. 439-2343 4S9-C79 Permanent CemefS In Mtxe Than i?S Mao U S Cues & Ados? fi InlormttiM About Otfctr Centers OinSJM N T. STATE CALL TOLL FREE 800-223-1782 ORIENT EXPRES: RESTAURANT n J0 X v l ) 1 j? B? hi b) MM DANCE FESTIVAL DISCOUNT Show us your festival tickets, your tattered toe shows, or a copy of this ad and get 20 off any check over $20. Hurry though, the offer expires July 14th. Slavic Dinners & Lunches 201 E. Main, On The Tracks in Carrboro 967-8933 Adult Cut Deoal FEATURING HELENE CURTIS PRODUCTS GET THE FANTASTIC DIFFERENCE EVERY SERVICE INCLUDES: Sham pot) Conditioning Rinse Precision Cut StyleFinish No Hidden Extras $(0)95 Regular Value $12 00 ADULT CUT SPECIAL OFFER EXPIRES 63087 Perm Special WITH COUPON OFFER EXPIRES 63087 GOOD MON-FRI ethnic & long hair slightly more 2 S88 REGULAR VALUE $35.00 Chapel Hill Square Fantastic Sam's 4600 Chapel Hill Blvd. Behind TK Tripps 1(3 miles beyond Rams Plaza) Open MWF 10-7 TTH 10-3 Walk-lns Only 9-5 489-7191 ( The original family haircutters!) (d w n i ; i a wcw feig i Mia n a u
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