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*1 4 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT April 12,2000 • the Seahawk An Origina Music preview/ review section o Sexy ‘70* on WLOZ By KRISTI SINGER The Scene On Fridays from noon until 2 , Mensdith Banks hosts “The Sexy Shakedown” on WLOZ. ;n I typically stick to format, I play ) and anything from the 70s to the early '80s," Banks said. UNCW can turn the dial to Banks on Fridays to catch concert listings and other entertainment information. She also has fiin loosening up her format to include some Lenny Kmvitz and Yo La Tengo. “Yo La Tengo is the ultimate love band because the singer and his wife are in the band and they write the songs together," Banks said. Some ot Banks favorite artists are Bob Dylan and Lenny Kravitz. Her favorite song is Billie Holliday's “Lover Man." This is the third semester for Banks at WLOZ and she plans on being a DJ at there until she graduates. Banks is junior with a inajor in communications studies and a minor in women studies. In the future she plans to go into public relations and wants to work for herself doing band public relations or setting up and promoting banquets. Banks said the best thing alxxit working in radio is getting to see new artists and meeting the staff of WLOZ. Myrtle Beach Rocks with Wilmington bands by KRISTI SINGER The Scene Azalea Festival Main stage featuring Gran Torino with guests Will Hoge and The Booty Wallbangers by KRISTI SINGER The Scene On Friday, April 7, a taste of Tennessee came to the Azalea Festival’s Main Stage. Knoxville's 9-man funk-band. Gran Torino and Nashville rockers. Will Hoge, put on a free show for a crowd of dancing, scream ing Azalea Festival goeni. Opening act the Booty Wallbangers got the caiwd in music mode. Before the show, Surt 107 brought in Gran Toriix), Will Hoge and the Einies, who played at Oner's after the Gran Torino show, for live interviews. DJ Renn said he was excited ;ifxxit the Gran Torino pert'omiance. "Gran Torino is going to be awesome. Every time they aiine to town they have a good show. We'll be adding a new song as scon as they relea.se the next one, it could be one of two songs: "Are You Livin" or "Phy liss." Gran Torino requested that I play those two. One of those two will be the next hit," Renn said. Gran Torino Gran Torino is currently touring in sup port of their latest release, Gnm Torino Two. Saxophonist JasonThompson gave some insight into the future of the band during an interview before their performance. “The next two (singles), I think “Are you Livin" is gonna be in there. Look out for that one...I think then either "Phyllis" or “Melody Maker." We really like “Phyliss" a lot," Thompson said. A new version of Gran Torino's first single, “Moments With You" may also be on the airwaves .soon. “We just had the guy who's a producer for Matchbox 20 redo our single. He re mixed “Moments with You," made the vo cals come up and it sounded beautiful. They don't play it yet (on the radio). In two weeks we're going to release it to all the radio sta tions,” Thompson said. Vocalist Chris Ford, guitarist Stephen Decker, bassist Todd Overstreet, keyboardist/trombonist Dexter Muiphy, trumpet player Pee Jay Alexander, trumpet player/ saxophonist Scott Penderson, saxo phonist Jason Thompson, drummer Whit Pfohl and drummer David Heyer of Gran Torino are making a name for themselves across the country. "We've retained publicists in L.A., pub licists in New York. We've retained a law yer, Kid Rock's lawyer. Tommy Valentino, awesome lawyer in New Yorii. He knows a lot about the music business. He's got ev erybody fired up about us. This thing’s gonna drop in the next six months,” Thompson said. For more up-dates on Gran Torino check out www.grantorinn mm Local bands Moe Black, the Booty Wallbangers and Seeds and Stems performed at the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach April 8. “Honestly I've always thought we had the potential to play venues like the House of Blues, but I'm just glad we've been given these opportuni ties,” Moe Black drummer Joe Crohn said. • Moe Black played first. They performed songs from their latest CD, Life !r Eternal Groove. J “It felt better than anything I've ever done before. Every time we play the feeling keeps getting better an( •better,” Crohn said. • Lead vocalist/guitarist Keith Kusterer, timbales/keyboardist Pepe Calvar, bassist Adam Bernard, conga , player J.T Jacobs and drummer Joe Crohn had a wonderful response fkim the dancing audience and the othe •bands. • "I love 'em [Moe Black]. They’re great, awesome. Those guys are so young and so talented. They’re gonna •go a long way,” Seeds and Stems drummer Bryan Bolick said. • At roughly 10 p.m. the Booty Wallbangers took the stage to perform their signature sound of rock with _ •little rock-a-billy Lead vocalist/guitarist/violinist Adrian Vamam added a unique twist to their performance • with his violin interludes. Vamam, along with drummer Steve Teckmyer, cello/bassist Scott Russ and guitarist/ •bassist Ted Crenshaw opened for Gran Torino and Will Hoge on the Azalea Festival main stage on Friday. , “It was so much fun. We played well, the crowd was into it, it was a blast. Everybody on the stage tonigh • were talented musicians. It was an honor to play with them and an honor •to play at House of Blues,” Vamam said. , Playing last headliners Seeds and Stems performed songs fiwm their • latest album. Devil on My Shoulder. Lead vocalist/guitarist Lre Foy, drum- • mer Bryan Bolick, sax/flute/backing voc^st Michael Ozzo, bassist Jack • Boyd and percussionist Todd Miller performed nothing less than a pure •rock n’ roll experience. • “(jetting to play on a stage where you come to see shows from Van • Halen to Widespread Panic and to sit on the same chairs they sat in.. .it’s •awesome,” Bolick said. Knsti Singer TheSeahan Moe Black of the fp ..Ai By KRISTI SINGER T/ie Scene % Collapsis released tlieir i#« Cheny Enteitainment/Utuversal Recoris CD on February 15 2000 Dirt}- Wake, is a successftil di^y of vocalist Mike CJanigan's musical and lyrical talent Collapsis originated in Chapel Hill with Gamgan and drummei- Scrtt Carle. Tlie band wascompleted with the additions of bassist Chris Holloway and guitao« Ryan Pickett. Collapsis has been on tour in support of their release and passed through Wilmmgton in FebnMy for a show at Otter’s. The main pou« to recognize about Collapsis is every song they play, eveiy woiti that l»wgan sings, all have teauty and meaimg. Even their name, CtoUapsis, is a Latin derivation meaning to fall from aace and be re- deemed. ™salbum^eoneofthefewthathavesta^mmystereosincelbwghtitltfltsanymoodrniin.butmostly me times when I m relaxing and ready for some music with meaning behind it, althaigh fint single. Automatic that can get you ready fw a night out “Automatic,” with its {xjp influence, has received continuous radio play on Surf 107. This asig combines m OTse c or wi a poetic story of the wwwhelming feelings inv^fved in relationships. Using complicated words such as yafMiC (leaning to deseia» something in terras of what if is), and “cataphjaic” (meaning to ^scnbe somethH^ in of what it is not), to complete the message in the song. ‘ ‘I’m fiflking about how It s ^tomatic; I new had found love. It’s what it is; it’s what it’s not” Gatrigan said ^er favontcs^ude-Tell Me Everything,’' “Octchtf and “Wonderland.” although I could list all 12 tracks as favontes.1]!to album IS that good. fallingX ® ^“P^“'’“““yo“- ^™gS*atreewitht] I ^ H ) St ^ fi«m,”Gamgan said. personal album is for an audience who wants to feel a deep connection with the artist StudenUtelce— IINCW ® separation between mid-town, uptown and downtown. The mSlh!, H " T T '^Wch IS a totally different thing. It an^UNCW ^‘°'^er. a month or two later. Mid-town is between downtown tive as far as th^'^^"tt ° h ' 'I trend-wise. Downtown is more conserva- settiM DJ s .Th n “ ‘hat's why they’re range of neo^ wr if ‘^e '20s scene. You find there’s a 22 to 28 t3com22v ' i' 7 band scene is down town completely, junior Jonathan Zellers said.
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