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The Blue Banner
November 29,2001
Features
The Blue Banner
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*Scottish Country
Dances, 7:30-9:30pm
- classes are held at
the Harvest House
Center, ?.05
Kenilworth Rd. Call
684-8214 for nnore
information.
Sati'iAdcui. the
*Applications of
European and Egyp
tian Geometry
8am- 6pm Owen
Conference Center
302 Call 828/296-
8324. (Registrants
Only)
Su4ultcu^ tke 2.Hd
*Big Band Swing
Dance featuring the
18-piece UNCA Com
munity Jazz Band. A
donation of ^5 is
requested at the
door. Justice Gymna
sium, 6-9pm
^ueAdaij, the
*Juggernaut 8
Downbreak 8 Mirage
@ Asheville Music
Zone, 9pm
'WedtdeAcHcuf, tUe. 5tU
* Roller Skating Party
7pm @ Skate-A-
Round USAsponsered
by Libertarian Party
of Buncombe County
on Weaverville Hwy.
All local families and
community members
invited.
^^udcuf, the 7tk
*Clyde Edgerton,
Reading and Musical
Performance with his
new band, "The Rank
Strangers". 8pm.
Cannon Lounge in
Gladfelter Hall, War
ren Wilson College.
^15 general public, ^12
Writer's Workshop
Member, ^6 students.
254-8111 for more
info.
tlte 9tU
*Holiday music per
formed by UNCA
choral and instru
mental ensembles. ^5
fonation requested.
Lipinsky Auditorium,
4pm
Two local heavy metal bands perform
Lena Burns
Editor-in-Chief
Two local heavy metal bands,
Down Break and Life’s Ruin, put
on a killer show at the Asheville
Music Zone Nov. 27, bringing in
sounds of heavy metal mayhem.
The opening act. Down Break,
finally began their set after a spell of
confusion set forth by the AMZ’s
sound geeks.
This was Down Break’s first show
as a band, although all musicians in
the band are experienced. Despite
it being their first performance to
gether, the members seemed quite
caJm and ready to rock out.
Down Break consists of Mac Ball
on vocals, Shaun Blanton on gui
tar, Gene Rice on guitar, Lee
Buckner on bass and Rob Miguel
on drums.
The band is a wicked mixture of
powerful riffs and energetic drums
that make it hard to sit still. Their
sound can only be described as
“groove metal with a Southern
twist,” said Blanton.
The heavy, yet heart-pounding
sounds of Down Break make this
band unique from the other trend-
metal wannabe-rock stars found in
the remainder of the Asheville metal
The heavy, yet
heart-pounding
sounds of Down
Break make this
band uniquefrom
the other trend-
metal wannabe-
rock stars found
in the remainder
of the Asheville
metal scene.
LENA BURNS/EDITOR
Down Break vocalist Mac Ball (left) and bassist Lee Buckner rock
out to the crow^d during their debut show.
Review
LENA BURNS/EDITOR
Life’s Ruin bassist Roger Maynard sports
demonic makeup onstage.
Down Break sounds somewhat
like a mixture of Corrosion of Con
formity and Machine Head, but
combines these influences with their
own incredible talent to create a
sound that you will never see on
MTV (that’s a good thing).
The headlining band. Life’s Ruin,
is more on the death/black side of
the heavy metal spectrum. The
members, hiding behind a mask of
demonic stage makeup and inau
dible lyrics, also have a talent for
this genre of music incomparable
to other bands, especially those
around Asheville.
Life’s Ruin blends together a com
bination of deep, growling vocals,
furious blast drum beats and fast
guitar riffs which can make anyone
like death/black metal, even if it
isn’t their style.
Both bands put on a spectacular
show, and despite the small crowd,
once the word gets out about these
two bands, they will certainly put
current local metal bands’ popular
ity to the test.
The Latin Trio performs at the Glass House
m
Megan Fazekas
Features Reporter
LOU HORTON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Ben Saylor plays the banjo for students in the Glass House as part
of the Clear Window on The Arts series
UNCA’s Clear Window on the
Arts series is a great opportunity to
enjoy the tranquil setting of
UNCA’s Glass House while enjoy
ing lunch.
These free performances are open
to the public every Wednesday and
Thursday at 12:15 pm.
The Glass House, located next to
Ramsey Library, is a beautiful room
filled with plants and flowers. The
well-lit “house” is warm, in com
parison to the chill autumn weather.
The Glass House is modern with
a very tranquil atmosphere. There
are many tables and chairs for stu
dents to study or to have a snack
break.
On the small stage Nov. 15, the
Latin Percussion Trio performed.
Their drums hardly fit in the small
space, but the small size of the glass
house allowed for great acoustic
sounds.
The trio’s players were John
Haynes, Teal Brown and Mike
Horgan, whose talents varied on a
number of different drums.
The band seemed nervous about
playing, but once they got warmed
up they really started to groove.
It was so relaxing and calm to sit
back and enjoy the Latin rhythms
and the peaceful room.
The audience was small but ap
preciative. People trickled in and
out during the
performance,
but it would
have been nice
if more people
stayed for the
whole show.
The Latin
Percussion Trio
played very
complicated
compositions.
They played
three songs, re
peating them a
number of times
until they ran out of time.
Each time they repeated a song it
seemed to have gotten stronger.
The rhythms were technically com
plicated, but they seemed to play it
smoothly.
“The rhythms
were technically
complicated, but
they seemed to
play it smoothly*’
The trio also experimented with a
composition from Mozambique.
There were also some great drum
solos that exemplified the talent of
the group. The trio seemed com
fortable among the sparse crowd
and small room.
Overall, the Latin Percussion Trio
had a good performance that really
made me appre
ciate the diverse
sounds thkt they
played.
The Glass
House is a great
place to relax and
get away from
the busy school
day. The new
building offers
students and fac
ulty a refuge
from reality.
The plants,
smells and over
all warm atmosphere combine to
form a bright and airy glass house.
Make use of the new addition to
Ramsey Library, bring a bag lunch
while you relax and listen to stu
dents and others play music.
Available Scholarships
The National Society of Accoun
tants Scholarship Foundation is
now accepting applications for fi
nancial assistance for the 2002-
2003 academic year.
See the financial aid office for
specific criteria. Applications and
more info available online at
www.nsacct.org.
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