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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
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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
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tween May 4 and 17, .he two
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By CASSIE YANG
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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.
"He was dedicated not only to
isorcd quality music but to a quality enarded
vironment for the arts as evidenced
e than by j-jjs presidency of the Columbia
Music Festival Association," Stepp
said.
, "The piano is representative of the
ji quality and excellence the Koger
Center will offer South Carolinians,
| not just in music but in all arts,^'
!! Steon said. "Artists will hff ahlp tn
perform on a concert piano indicative
of the Koger Center's high
standards." :
The piano will be delivered to the
| Koger Center prior to its opening
1 Jan. 14. The $15 million performing
arts center is being funded jointly by
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