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8 thursday, September 4,2008 Duke concert series widens scope Weekly shows to include local bands BY JORDAN LAWRENCE ASSISTANT DIVERSIONS EDITOR As much as Triangle college towns are great incubators for music, students are often not the main audience for the bands. Duke University senior Corina Apostol is out to change that. As president of the university’s Campus Concert Series, she has expanded the lineup this year to local bands and more shows. “A lot of people on campus want to hear something else. They don’t want to hear everything that’s on MTV,” Apostol said, explaining why she thinks students will be recep tive to local music on campus. Apostol has led Carolina Campus Series to expand its lineup to include 14 weekly shows at the Armadillo Grill on Duke’s West Campus this semester. Shows are on Fridays from 5:30 p.m. to about 10 p.m. New Salvation Army thrift store! 3167 Hillsborough Road, Durham 10% off with student ID Sept. 2-6 Plus ... All purchases benefit Salvation ' Army programs for people in need . From Chapel Hill DOING Take 15-501 to NCI 47 THE MOST to Hillsborough Road. 1 /2 mile off exit. lien Folds Five THURSDAY, SEPT. 18th • Bpm MEMORIAL HALL UNC-CHAPEL HILL j mmm rn MK W k ■ . mm . Jk . P /' ■■■':■ ■' • ~.. ■■ ■ . ON SALE MONDAY SEPT BTH AT 10am: RESERVED SEATING. Tickets must be picked up in person. UNC STUDENT TICKETS ON SALE 9/8 at 10ani $22 UNC student tickets on sale at Memorial Hall box office only. Student tickets must be purchased in person with a UNC student One Card. One ticket per student One Card. Limit two student One Cards per person. Due to University policy, camping out for tickets is prohibited. Memorial Hall Box Office, Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (919) 843-3333. FOR GENERAL PUBLIC TICKETS: access info through myspace.com/benfolds. PRESENTED BY CAROLINA UNION ACTIVITIES BOARD AND CAT’S CRADLE The series kicks off Friday with the Hey Man! Festival, featur ing Durham’s Red Collar, Chapel Hill’s I Was Totally Destroying It and Raleigh’s The Secret Theatre, in addition to Duke-student band Panda Force. Chamindra Goonewardene, pres ident of the Duke University Union which funds CCS, said that he sup ported the expansion because it will help to remove the divide between Duke and the rest of Durham. “Especially at Duke (students) tend to be sort of distant from the music scene,” he said. “We’re try ing to build that bridge and make sure students are exposed to local music. That’s one thing that we really want for them to do.” The series’s funding for the year was expanded to $15,300 to facili tate the expansion. Apostol said she was excited Diversions All it takes is one person who’s willing to work , a small amount of money and some body who’s hopefully tied to the local scene.” JASON KUTCHMA. LEAD SINGER OF DURHAM'S RED COLLAR to include local bands because of the great experiences she has had going to local shows. “My first semester here I felt really trapped on campus,” she said. “I wanted to go out there and see something else.” Some of her friends began tak ing her to off-campus concerts and she was hooked immediately. “There was a lot of live music. All the musicians came and talked to you,” she said. “I thought that if I put in the bands that I really liked, if I brought them here peo ple would think, ‘Oh this is a really good band, I want to listen to these people.’” Goonewardene said he is also supportive of the initiative because of the opportunity it gives student bands to share a bill with more established local groups. “The idea of having a local band and a student band was actually thought of by Corina, and I think it’s fantastic,” he said. “You give exposure to bands on campus, and you give exposure to local bands.” Jason Kutchma, lead singer of Red Collar, said he’s excited for the series as an opportunity to get stu —l Herve Leger fIJW 3.1 Phillip Lim Alberta Ferretti Burberry I Catherine Malandrino Chloe Benz Etro m D&G " '*?**£& Marc Jacobs Moschino Cheap and Chic Piazza Sempione Stella McCartney Denim Valentino Roma IIPI I Pll lit I Q Chapel Hill 452 W. Franklin St. 933.4007 I LI Raleigh 450 Daniels St. 832.1234 uniquities.com uniquitiesmox... now offering free alterations dents excited for local music. “It’s important that you go where they are,” he said. “They simply don’t know what’s out there. You have to bring it to them first. You can’t expect them to necessarily leave their com fort zones.” Kutchma also emphasized that he thinks CCS is an example of how possible making this happen can be. “A lot of universities say, ‘We should get local music playing here,’ but they look at that as such a large' pain in the ass,” he said. “All it takes is one person who’s willing to work, a small amount of money and some body who’s hopefully tied into the local scene,” he said. Apostol is hopeful that the series will get Duke excited about local music, using herself as an unlikely example of a student who didn’t. “I’m from Romania originally. I had no connection. The only thing we watch is MTV. If I came to the point where I love what’s going on here and want to support it, I think it’s possible.” Contact the Diversions Editor at dive@unc.edu. DIVERECOMMENDS. ..... Album from the Vaults: Lilys, The 3-Way: As a band, Lilys has made a career out of shift ing its shape,all while remaining within the general category of Brit inspired psychedelia. On this 1999 gem, the band goes a little more mod with fuzzy guitars and glori ous organ fills. Movie from the Vaults: “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery:"This classic spoof of the even more classic spy genre really is quite funny, despite all of its over wrought ridiculousness. If nothing else, it will serve as a necessary reminder to brush your teeth. Something Random: Carrboro Farmers' Market: As the calendar begins to change towards fall, take advantage of fresh sum mer fruits and vegetables while they are still available right down the street. Asa subcategory to this recommendation, Dive recom mends making a tomato sandwich with mayo and lots of pepper. Events: THURSDAY The Graves of Fairmount Nightlight | Paul O'Keefe, who is the sole performer ofThe Graves, delivers intimate performances of his heartbroken anthems. He and adorable pop duo Birds and Arrows open up for country-rocking Wisconsin band The Championship. 9 p.m., $5 FRIDAY Red Collar Duke University | One of the tri angle's best live acts, Red Collar, brings its modern punk aggression VAM TO WORK FOR THE BEST? DAILY TAR HEEL ADVERTISING STAFF It’s a fun & flexible job that allows you to learn about the way advertising is bought, sold & produced by the largest circulating paper in Orange County. Not only will you be working for one of the best college dailies in the nation, you will be gaining val uable sales skills that will benefit you no matter what career path you may take. We are a hard-working, motivated team that emphasizes customer service. Stop by Suite 2409 in the Student Union to pick up an application. Due October Ist. rn Carolina w Sports r Menu i m WOMEN’S SOCCER vs. Notre Dame FRIDAY, SEPT. 5 at 7:00 PM Free Carolina Soccer t-shirts and pizza to first 250 students! Raffle to win iPod Touch! *weather permitting VOLLEYBALL vs. Missouri St. FRIDAY, SEPT. 5 at 7:00 PM Free “My Better is Better than Your Better” t-shirts to first 100 fans! FIELD HOCKEY vs. Georgetown SUNDAY, SEPT. 7 at 1:00 PM Field Hockey Field Day! Inflatable games, sno cones, cotton candy. Free backpacks to first 100 fans! Meet the Carolina Dining Services Chefs on Thursday, September 11th at Dinner in Top of Lenoir cfu^Eina DINING SERVICES Sattg.Sar Mwl to the Armadillo Grill on Duke's West Campus. Edgy pop-rock out fit I Was Totally Destroying It and Raleigh synth-pop band Secret Theatre open. 5:30 p.m., Free The Old Ceremony Cat's Cradle | Chapel Hill's sassy pop-rock outfit The Old Ceremony and Athens'outfit Modern Skirts take the stage for a night filled with piano hooks and Elton-Johri wor ship. 9:30 p.m„ $lO SATURDAY Caitlin Cary Central Park, Durham | The former Whiskeytown member and the beautiful voice that blends so well in Tres Chicas leads an impressive line up of N.C. bands including the lovely pop of Schooner, the country-twee of Midtown Dickens and Chapel Hill mini-folk-orchestra Lost In The Trees. 4:30 p.m., sl2 to benefit Durham's Coalition to Unchain Dogs. Barack the Cradle Cat's Cradle | D.C. imports Caverns join local favorites Hammer No More The Fingers,Tooth and Kaze to rock and rap in support of the newly named Democratic nominee for president. We're not too keen on politics but Hammer,Tooth and Kaze are more than enough to get us out. Really, this is going to be a cool show. 9 p.m., $lO SUNDAY Liam Finn Local 5061 The son of New Zealand elder-statesman Neil Finn brings his dreamy brand of pop to the stage after The Veils. They're not that good, but their MySpace says their from 3 countries, so that's at least a little bit impressive, right? 9 p.m., $ 10.
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