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Bands' explc unfair to mi by (JKAIG WRIGHT I ^ Staff writer I f > Barrence Whitfield and the ' I Savages are a hell of a band. On stage, they are professional and inspired. Their originals bounce * along as good as the classic rhythm and blues they mixed in, such as James Brown's Night Train. ^ But if this band loves to rock V "W roll, I love a band to quit before midnight. These jerks quit playing at cover 11:50 p.m. folks. That's right. Ten f?me 'til twelve. Umc Don't go thinking it's Rockafella's * w fault either. Anyone knows the time between spring and summer classes is who i slow in any college town. Bands arc or e out on the road though, und a little guars bit of money to ease on down the for road is a good thing. Savai Now, some of these bands have undei begun pricing their acts. These prices fee. \ are usually fair, but during the few three slow times of the year, they are ask- In ing three and four times what they has c take in at the door. Usually, a bar The will just have to pass and find so- made meone who can play all night for supei 5"^ what these guys want for a set, or least less. night About this time, the agency that acts ; books these bands calls. Their band Be will "play all night for the one-set clubs price." They need to move on, they tor, need the exposure, and they need the Ange money. So the bar says "Okay, I*Ve Boys heard these guys are good. I'll pro- The bably lose money on them even at Kottl their one-set price, but I'll take a Neig chance." That, folks, is rock 'n' roll Th ? taking chances. This guy wants publi good bands in his bar even during the bars, dry season. "no Now, what happens is the band them gets to town and declares they're ro- steac ing to play only one set after all, plus In the bar is going to have to feed them 1:30 and let them drink free all night. spon Here these guys are, their gear is set couli up, and you can't send them away, so Folk * J "The United Way days a year, not j they take up th i | ,9 The Unite* The Way < | *' ^5 H^d;vrfv-'^v /I% j P~-s "-^^jHajEbjLu J??iriii ^W. HB^HWwH gBEJ ?.i '' S??^ --^."^,-^-:-1 ~f^X OFFICE The Peace Corp perience that will last Working at a pre take years of apprent thft rnroAr rirnu/th th<=> experience in the dev International firnr the skills and knowled service. The PE r ? Do You have a degree or e agriculture nnlmnl hushnnHrv ; ? ? / fisheries backyard gardening Teachers/Education Major available Nowl... ALL expens For an application and mor i % Peace Cori The Toughest Job You'll Ev< Stations mi J imis Review \ 5ive them a case of beer and tell ^ to play. They play their set, music, but it's on a clock. In the "70-minute" set thev are 11 Dsed to play is more like 50. : people have to pay the full to see two or three songs, and ? others who came at the usual to catch the last two sets miss hole thing. k w, there are bands out there |?V Wb jlay for what the door brings in, IflKjjSKHfl :ven a percentage, without i intees. If this had been the case Barrence Whitfield and the they would have made r $60, about a fourth of their Vho do you think pays the other -fourths? The bar. tiO the last few years, Rockafella's "Culii :onsistently given us great acts. addition of Greenstreets has : for competition that produces ior acts almost every night in at one of the clubs, and many s you must choose between two lhe Magnifi you would love to see. lhf ,s c- ,Ba,r tween May 4 and 17, .he two ; featured bands like Love Trac- stitution. FcstiAdrian Belew, Balaam & The the event willc< :1, Bo Diddley, The Zassoff the Magnificen , The Spongetones, The Droogs, event will be sj Amateurs, Diane Scanion, Leo Proceeds of th ke, House of Freaks and The Bo?? I'rogran hborhoods. coverage to tl lis competition is healthy for the vo un,ecr avfy , / ' ,, tion about this ic, but we must support these 799-9668 Those who stay home because one is in town," make iseives pari 01 me prooiem in- Auditions ft 1 of the solution. Musical Revue cidentally, most bands play past Sunday May 2: a.m. These guys were just May 24 f?r ad ges, playing as little as they . Performers < d for as much money as possible. 'ng shect mus s, that's not rock 'n' roll. cl<^cs" The Town T August 5 to 20 : or visit the the works 365 TH . . .. YFi lusi ine aay pj[ le money." AN El YQI DEA HA d Way Is )f Love. WITH A VIFW W w m w w m m m w M v V s is an exhilarating two year exa lifetime. 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For more informa-f I ( special presentation, call Jack HannaV ^ W J \WV )r the seventh annual Showstoppers j] will be held at Town Theatre 7 p.m. J 2 for children and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday ( / ults. I ^ should prepare an audition song, br- \ ;ic, and dancewear or comfortable \ heatre w.ll present Showstoppers VII > . For more information, call 799-2510 ntrp at Irtl 9 Qnmt#?r is I I ^7a7 CUR VWL IT H WIU JR DLY c a are j sQcff I - -~ I .- ! i piiiij MI11I1HII i SMI REGISTERS GMAT, GR FOR IN FORMA [st - \ ^ * ^ ^ ' ~ ** ' ' ^ to he found at this year's Mayfest activities. The American Poetry Association is awj SIO.(KK) in prizes to undiscovered poets in its poetry contest. The Grand Prize winner will r SI,(XX), and 150 other winners will be awarded certificates and book awards. "Two of our recent winners were students,' John Frost, chief editor for the association. " school is closed, students will still have pier time to send us poems by June 30th. We enjoy y their work, so we have a deadline they can ' meet." Poems arc judged on originality and sin< L-.very poem is considered for publication. Interested poets may send up to five poems more than 20 lines each, with his or her nam address on each page to the American 1 / Association, Dept. CN-57, 250 A Potrero J ^ I P.O. Box 1803, Santa Cruz, California 95061 V Poems must be postmarked by June 30 to be e 1 to win. Pri/.cs will be awarded Aug. 31. J Another contest begins July 1. The deadlii / that contest is Dec. 31, with prizes awarded h / 28. The American Poetry Association has spoi 25 such contests in the last six years and has aw rnnri* thnn fWl it-* />ach ^ 2,400 poets. .UNTEERS cuJLcL Li^i elp us help you. Lmerican Red Cross Regional Blood Services ice of Volunteers 256-2301 tKAPLAN NLEY H. KAPLAN EDUCATIONAL CENTER LTD. SUMMER CLA! sIG NOW. GET A HEADS E, MCAT, NCLEX, NTE, C HON ON THE LOCAL CENTER NEA 1 OAA I/Alt' i-ouum\m rJMMERTIME IS K4PI I IKoger I Arts |j to receive ? Stemway w By CASSIE YANG > VP Features editor y. A nine-foot-long piano has been donated to the Ira and Nancy Koger 2^1 Center for the Arts by a Columbia 8 woman and her two children. The Steinway concert grand piano, which will be kept in a humidity and temperature regulated room, is a gift in memory of L. Gregory Pearce by his widow. Alice Barron Pearce and by his two children, L. Gregory I. Pearce Jr. of Columbia and Alice Barron Pearce Stewart of Greenville. "All of his life, my husband contributed to Columbia's musical life. It was his dream that we would one day have a fine recital hall where attists could perform," Pearce said. ' L. Gregory Pearce was a weliirding known Columbian musician and latest USC alumnus. He played the organ cceivc for 34 years at Eastministor cash, Presbyterian Church in Columbia and performed at many Columbia said concerts. ^ USC President James Holderman seeing Pearce was a great Columbian casily and a proud alumnus of USC. "By choosing the Koger Center as verity. a focal point to honor his memory, his family has chosen an institution of no that symbolizes his interests in music, ic and Columbia and Carolina. I appreciate oetry (jiejr SUpport 0f ancj interest in both *1803 l'lc un'vers'ty ar|d the Koger ligible Center," Holderman said. The largest type of Steinway, the nc for piano is a tribute to Pearce, Thomas y Feb. Stepp, Koger Center director, said. 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