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6 TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008 Iron & Wine revisits roots BY KEVIN TURNER STAFF WRITER From his 10-fi, muffled acous tic tracks, which gave him instant notoriety among the indie crowd, to the critically acclaimed studio produced The Shepherd's Dog. Iron & Wine's Sam Beam has traveled far but stayed close to his Southern roots. Tonight, Iron & Wine returns to the South in a sold-out Memorial Hall performance. Beam, who records and per forms under the name Iron & Wine, is originally from Columbia. South Carolina. Having gone to college in Virginia and Florida, he is a Southern boy at heart. And it's hard not to hear that as an influ ence in his music. The show, which was brought to UNC through the joint effort of Cat’s Cradle and the Carolina Union Activities Board, is one of the most sought-after tickets of the year. “We made .900 tickets available to the students, and they were all gone by mid-afternoon the day they went on sale." said Tom Allin, FT rwxo'wri ' fft) bSt' Folconbridge Shopping Center (K 6118 Fomngton Rood — : JO* fw 3UV Free (Fomogron Pood or Hwy 54} "V I 1 Mystic Spray Hws 919-401-BTAN 20% OFF T < sir-; kcAvj m price S3O/session) tJEStSto! tot* Rrsirktions Acpiy \7 Get 50 Tanning or V V • Expires /22# W Aquamassager sss V? %. * L Jd for only Va JWmk th J / \ \ $35.00 / J jf i Ptatmum VI Month 1| edcil il A Prepaid Membership i FREE V TANARUS Tan in any Level F5 v V in the jk jl Bed or Booth for only Ultimate Relaxing + £ SIOO Aquamassager jjf S( m % Restrictions Andy fctf Expires 4/22/08 Restrictions Apply I TO* E**es 4/22/08 TANARUS& a. Mon-sor 10om-9pm • Sun 12pm-6pm - CAMPUS RECREATION UPDATE ALWAYS COCA-COLA. ALfATS CAROLINA!! QQBB recreation ann7muu.lt.irmr M campusrec.unc.edu -TTTTfJfnfKtk campusrecuncecki./etfeits.htfni 2 riaV - H T oday istK^^^WlfF"| |l i l k J )nup! ®(ki(ve&. CUAB’s music committee chair man. When tickets went on sale Feb. 21, hundreds of students braved winter temperatures to wait in a line that snaked from Memorial Hall to South Columbia Street by 10 a.m. “Iron & Wine definitely strikes a universal chord within us all. The nice thing about them is that it’s a name that people know and respect, being a band that is constantly changing their sound," said Allin. Although the banjo-laden recordings of earlier albums have made way for new. more experi mental ventures into West African and blues music on the 2007 The Shepherd's Dog. the appealing folks) sound that made Iron & Wine famous still permeates its songs. And Iron & Wine struck a chord with the UNC student body, really hard. “I was so excited the minute I heard that Iron & Wine was com ing here I knew I had to get a ticket," said Robin Fail, a junior whose roommate got her a ticket after waiting in the behemoth line. This will be Fail's first time seeing Iron & Wine. Allin said bringing a show that drew this much excitement and fervor from the student body was extremely important to CUAB, which had a hard time book ing artists of equal caliber and recognition this year. Rumors circulated of pending deals with popular indie acts such as M.I.A. Feist and Spoon. “We really needed to bring some thing to show that we were giving to the students," Allin said. And the stars seemed to align when Cat's Cradle approached CUAB with the idea of bringing Iron & Wine to Memorial Hall. “It’s been so difficult to find dates that work for both big-time artists and fit into Memorial Hall's schedule." Allin said. "But this was just something that fit beautifully, and we were delighted that it was able to work so well, and were really so grateful for the fantastic student response." Contort the Arts Editor at artsdesk(a nnc.edu. News National and World News FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL Obama will \isit ECU on Thursday GREENVILLE (AP) - Democratic presidential candi date Barack Obama will hold a campaign event at East Carolina Univ ersity this week. The Obama campaign said Monday that the Illinois senator will visit Greenville on Thursday, speaking at ECU’s Williams Arena. The campaign also said it will soon provide additional details about a town hall event in the Triangle. North Carolina's May 6 prima ry will award 11.5 delegates. Rice rejects VP selection rumors MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought to end speculation Monday that she might boa vice presidential running mate for Arizona Sen. John McCain. While praising McCain, she said in an interview: “1 don't want to be, don't intend to be, won’t be on the ticket.” She said she would return to academic pursuits at Stanford University, where she previ ously served as provost. Dickey a*. H \i w iurk I imcs Bestseller l.ri> Icroim Dickev is 'sv.4^' mining In the Bull s Mc.ui Bookshop to sign hooks and read from his ness novel Pleasure. -f April 17th at 3pm F,m iu or*, to tko paMk r.. BUY ONE GET ONE TREE THIS ARBOR DAY WEEKEND, PURCHASE A PAIR OF CHACO FOOTWEAR AND THE NATIONAL ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION WILL PLANT A TREE IN OUR NATIONAL FORESTS Pope Benedict XVI will make first papal visit to the U.S. on Tuesday NEW YORK (AP) - A theolo gian recalls the then-cardinal's deep understanding of Protestantism. A former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican was impressed by his interest in all things American. Those who have met Pope Benedict XVI say the nation should expect a man who knows and admires much about the U.S but also sees a culture in need of moral guidance. Benedict arrives late Tuesday for a six-day visit to Washington and New York filled with high profile events. He will meet Delta, Northwest to combine forces ATLANTA (AP) - Delta Air lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp., squeezed by record high fuel prices and a slowing economy, are combining in a stock-swap deal that would create the world's biggest carrier. The boards of both compa nies gave the deal the go-ahead Monday. Delta said the combined air line, which will be called Delta, will have an enterprise value of sl7-7 billion. It will be based in Atlanta, and Delta CEO Richard Anderson will head the combined company. ehr Daily ear Urn President Bush at the White House, address leaders in Roman Catholic higher education, speak at the U.N., visit ground zero and hold two stadium Masses before leaving Sunday night. It will be the first papa! visit by Benedict since he was elected in 2005. However, the former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who will celebrate a birthday and the anniversary of his election to the papacy while in the U.S. trav eled to America five times during his many years as the Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog. British journalist released in Iraq BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi troops freed a kidnapped British journalist for CBS News on Monday after finding him hood ed and bound in a house during a raid in a Shiite militia stronghold in Basra. Richard Butler's rescue after two months in captivity was a success stoiy for the Iraqi military, which has been strongly criticized for its effort to impose order on Iraq’s second-largest city. Butler, 47. was thin but in good condition and laughing as he was shown on Iraqi state television hugging well-wishers.
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