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Spotlight Wednesday, October 2, 1985 IS W J THE GAMECOCK m i--T-~- ~-3 - -_-|Bg?: >. A&l'^^Hb| i- mk : \v\i !12 Mrlixl J) VISKO MATFIELD/The Gamtcock Lone Justice's Maria McKae tings at Friday's conccrt at Russall Houta. Columbia celebrates Aul By ALAN F. BENTON Clown and area musici Staff writit Ellipse stage in from pAlnmKio ti; i 11 paiyia alSt/a KSu um/il/?n/4 Uaiica VV/IUIIIUIU TT 111 VUIIIV Ull TV 11113 ? vvnVIIU 11V/UOV. when storytellers, mimes, clowns, magicians, At 11:15 a.m., the music and crafts will come together for the Anachronism, dedicati third annual Autumnfest celebration. and culture of the Mid A Autumnfest will begin Friday on the The group will recr ^ grounds of the Hampton-Preston House and the Ellipse stage with the Robert Mills House on Blanding Street. music. The Society w Sponsored by the Columbia Action Coun- mance with the crow cil, the three-day event will be kicked off by a picked from the audiei WZLD remote broadcast at 5 p.m. a traditional May Da) At 6 p.m., The Poor Souls will perform for Visitors can eat refi a street dance. the city and see pai Saturday's festivities will commence at 10 makers, jewelry desigr a.m. with the inflating of a four-story Statue ed glass artisans, of Liberty balloon behind the Hampton- Several South Care Preston home. booths on the groum ^ Mike Qenova Karate Studio, Tickles the House to autograph HOMECOMING ELE OCTOBER I f I? POLL WORKERS ^ t;.j -? -V m m m ,1m I f v ? > w<o* ajm w ? $3.501 hou Applications available in the Government Office ? Rm. I I TJiiciarvll Tl/vnon E;n jlavuqu. ation Deadline: Friday, Oc wmmBmBmrnmrnmammsmmmmmmmmmBrnm 'Unknown' I By PATRICK JEAN Staff writer The lights go down in the Russell House ballroom. Five young people walk on stage, probably as nervous and unfamiliar as the 600 or so fans gathered to see them. A small, pretty 21-yearold grabs the microphone. "We are Lone Justice," says Maria McKee, lead singer for the band. This statement is met by polite applause from most and cheers from the few familiar with the music. Before the night is over, everyone will know who "Lone Justice" is. The scene switches to a windy Friday afternoon, where the five band members are speaking with a few college journalists. McKee looks like a student in her oversized white sweatshirt, black tights and dark glasses. McKee and Ryan Hedgecock, lead guitarist and co-founder of the band, are eager to talk about the band's history. Bassist Marvin Etzioni, guitarist Tony Gilkyson and drummer Don Hef nngton are eager to sign autographs but don't seem to have anything to say about the band. The band was formed in 1980, when Hedgecock met McKce at an Independence Day rock-atiimnfest this ans will perform on the works. Jai t of the Robert Mills will be pr< Saturda ? Snri^fv fr?r Prpntiw at thp ra id to preserving the life grounds. \ die Ages, will perform. Sej Harm; eate medieval times on McGruff i period costumes and LeBlanc a ill conclude its perfor- The cai ning of a child-queen puppet sh nee in a ritual similar to The Soutl r ceremony. sion will I reshments, learn about well, inters, potters, basket A anim iers. weavers and stain- elude chil On Sui >lina authors will have Zucchini ds of the Robert Mills Autumnf copies of their latest of Ameri CIMNS I I 8 1 wmmmmmmmmmmmm 3 If ANTED r Student *1 n I tober 4, 5 pm sand perforr billy concert at a San Fernando Valley drive-in. The two first formed an acoustic country/rock-a-billy group. Etzioni was next to join, about the same time they rediscovered their rock-and-roll roots. "We started to listen to people other than George Jones, Patsy Cline and Hank Williams Jr. We also started songwriting, because we realized that we couldn't cover other artists all of our lives," McKee said. After adding Heffington, Lone Justice made its official debut in April 1983, opening for Rank and File, "Everybody else thought we were nuts because we were the only band in Los Angeles doing honky-tonk songs at the time. But I guess something caught on," McKee said. McKee credits her brother Bryan MacLean, member of the 1960s psychedelic band "Love," with getting her involved in music. "He played a lot of traditional music around the house. He was like a father to me after my parents divorced. If it wasn't for Brian, I wouldn't be in music it i ? _ 1/ j now, ivicivee saia. Shortly after their debut, Lone Justice was asked to record a > week mes Dickey, USC poet-in-residence, j :sent from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | y's children's events will take place, rriage house on the Robert Mills USC storytellers Augusta Baker and' an will entertain the children, while} the Crime Dog and musician Jim ire also scheduled. ' rriage house courtyard will feature' ows and face painting for children.! n Carolina Law tniorcement liivi>e on hand to fingerprint children as al act at the carriage house will condren's events at 4 p.m. Saturday, iday, a musical finale by The Big Washboard Band will bring est *85 to an end with a performance can folk music from 1-5 p.m. i !l ) A.I.. uiiiy t ^S&SBSS&S^ I Jgjf 111 vj JBBBf nn I Offer available I Columbia are; ris in Russel demo for Geffen Records. After signing a contract, Jimmy lovine agreed to produce the debut album. "Jimmy has been our happy medium ever since. Through him we've met manv hio-nnme cnn """ - w """V v,o UMI' porters, including Dave Stewart, Annie Lennox, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers," McKee said. The debut album came out earlier this year as a critical and commercial success. The band was already on tour before its release, opening for U2, later for Petty and now as the headline act for the "Rolling Stone Music Showcase." They have been on the road for over seven months, Hedgecock said. "You learn a lot as an opening act. Playing bclorc 20,000 people who aren't familiar is quite different from playing before 1,000 who are," he said. McKee said she gets homesick after being on the road for a while. "I guess that's to be cxnpripd psnprinllv afti?r mir longest tour before this had been only six months long." McKee said the band's biggest performance to date was at the recent Farm Aid show. "John Cougar Mellencamp u gpTTryir mn Cjjyii 5 at all a Hardee's. ^ I House had asked us to perform, and we wanted to be part of such a great event that would raise the public's consciousness to the .1! - La A ? c piigru 01 /American larmers. "We followed Bob Dylan and Sammy Hagar, and Joni Mitchell and Willie Nelson were to go on after us. 80,000 gave us a 'who is that' look when we took the stage," she said. "When we finished our songs, John came up to us and said, 'After you finished playing, they all knew who you were."' McKee credits a number of performers with influencing her music. Some odd influences include sineers of the 1920s and 1930s. "My parents became strict Baptists when 1 was five and banned rock music from my house. They loosened up when I was 10, but I filled the void during that time by listening to my grandmother's old records. Judy Garland, George Gershwin, and a few other old performers have i, ...itk ? aiuiiv wiiu nit;. "A lot of singers have influenced my own voice, including Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Little Richard. As for newer groups, I really like X and Los See "Justice," page 8. m p f H I mm mWwwmmuwmmsBm