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By TINA JOWERS
Staff Writer
Around midnight on Satui
afella's for their first local a]
work on their fourth original
B.O.A., formerly called B;
one of Columbia's most endti
has been playing for more
earned regional recognition f
ing ability. The goal of the n
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Airnee Aldrich
Tanja Allison
Buffie Bennett
Erica Brown
Donna Chaplin
Tina Cook
Camille Dorton
- Heather Eaton
Katrina Gdnnaway
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Tracexj Green
Deirdre Hartman
Lisa Knight
Ann Lipsey
Mary A
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S^ut^ CarplinC Nprth^Carolina,
Georgia ana Virginia will be the
teli^r ^ attend (flflS a t u rd a y at
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% exPcctc^ t0 be high.
Ifll evcjit includes step-teams
1 at Greekfest Saturday night. Members
and Derek X.
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rday, B.O.A. will take the stage at Rock^pearance
since their return to the studio to
recording.
ichelors of Art, have proven themselves as
iring, versatile and creative bands. The band
than eight years, during which they have
or their energetic live shows and songwritew
recording is to bring these two qualities
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Leigh Moody
Stacie Murray
Karyn Pagano
Kim Presor
Tori Ritchie
Haliathena Robinson
Leigh Ann Roe
Christy Rownd
Julie Swain
Karen Taylor
Amanda Terrill
Gretchen Thuring
Stephanie Roberts
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for various colleges in the Southeast
region competing for cash
prizes. GreekFest has been held in
other cities like Philadelphia and
Virginia Beach and it has been
very successful in the past years.
Cynthia Pryor, director of Public
Relations for the Columbia Urban
League, said this event will help
people in the Columbia area learn
about Greeks, as well as bring people
together to have a great time.
"Greek organizations are embodies
of unity and by having this
GreekFest, we are showing off a
celebration of brotherhood and sisVHIUW
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from left are: Grand Puba Maxwell
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together in a way that best represent*
Robin Wilson, vocalist for the bai
to be closer to their live sound.
"We want it to be more energeti
"We want the recording to sound liki
The lead vocalist went on to say
great in the studio, but they "really
asset and that's what we want to brii
The new recording will be relea
said the recording is actually a "pre-i
"It is intended to be a promotion
eventually be available to the public,
"It will be on the market on a r
Wilson said.
B.O.A. has been voted best local
The reason why is obvious to any
shows.
The set consists of mostly origina
amazing variety of other bands. It's
may come out with. Bands they'v<
Alice Cooper, The Cult, Patti Smith,
of the songs are always energetic an
The band consists of a hard-driv
Sharpe on drums and Jay Matheson
is accentuated by his intuitive use i
sound which complements Wilson's
The talent of the musicians and 1
in a ballad off their "Love Is Dead"
Soundworks for national distributior
"Black-eyed Susan" never fails t
amazed with the vocal range of Wil
aty, haunting style, but in this slov
voice is just as beautiful at the other
When "Love Is Dead" was releasi
tried to describe the band by categoi
"The difference of opinion in de:
the describing," Wilson said. She st
band. We are more of an alternativi
as a metal band. A lot of music gets
Matheson said, "We would defin
and not the 'Headbanger's Ball.'"
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tcrhood," Pryor said.
The event not only targe
Greeks, but it's benefiting no
Greeks as well. C.J. Joseph
promoter of GreekFest, said t
major goal is to provide everyo
with an opportunity to see Gree
competing and show off their ste
ping abilities.
"We want to provide everyo
with the chance to see compctiti
at its best, as well as promote
sense of unity for everyone atten
ing," Josephs said.
The Columbia Urban Leagi
which is helping to sponsor tl
program, will give some of t
proceeds to youth scholarshij
The Urban League is a commun
service organization that benef
the entire Midlands by helping
least 20,000 to 30,000 people, a
GreekFest is one of the events
which ihey raise the money to he
these people.
GreckFest will also have sor
well known entertainers coming
the Columbia area. The main j
traction at this year's festiviti
will be the rap group Brand N
bian, an Electra Records artist w
have a hit single in "Slow Down
Opening up for Brand Nubi
will be a local group called You
Men at Work, who won a local
lent show this past year and ha
been rising ever since. Current
the band is in the process of tryi
aiu un
; the band.
id, said they want the new rccordi
ic, to really rock out," Wilson sa
e us."
that she felt a lot of bands sound
stink live." Live shows are our tx
lg out in this recording."
sed on vinyl. Bassist Jay Mathes
release."
al item for college radio, but it m
" Matheson said.
nore exclusive basis to begin will
1 band several times in a local px
one who has seen one of their li
1 music, however, the band covers
> always surprising to see what tf
z covered include New York Do
Motorhead and MC5. Their versk
d interesting.
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on bass. Tom Ale wine's guitar w<
3f delay to provide an airy, mysti
mesmerizing vocals,
versatility of the band is brought i
CD which was released on Manif
i this past December,
o leave the audience spellbound i
son. She usually sings in a very th
ver paced ballad, she proves that
end of the spectrum,
sd, many writers in the regional pr
*izing their music,
scribing us depends on who is do
ressed, however, "We are not a m<
; band. Somehow we got categori;
categorized when it shouldn't."
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n- Pryor said they are exf
is, large turnout and hope
he this an annual activity for
ne umbia area,
ks Gates will open up at
;p- City Park at 7 p.m. tomoi
tickets can be purchase<
ne gale for $12.50. Advance
on are $10.50 and can be pun
; a Taylor Street Pharmacy. 1
d- will get underway at 8:30
will last until 6 a.m. Sund;
ie, ing. In case of rain, the e
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he torium on Taylor Street.
)S. There are two pre-G
ity parties planned for tonig
its man Johnson Producti<
at sponsor a party at the Ho
n(j across from Carolina Coli;
jn there also will be a party
the Heart of the City Clul
gcr Street.
ne So get out this weekent
to J?y thc festivities. It's gi
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Yarbrough and the Lime!
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special brand of folk n
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",f> night, they will be pert
the Koger Center, presen
mination of favorite sc
their long and distinguish
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1959 in Los Angeles, v>
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Hassilev in a folk club
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club in Aspen, Colo., called The
Limelite. Gottlieb, Hassilev and
? Yarbrough hit it off well together
irs, Glenn an(j 5egan singing, making The
liters have Limelite a popular music
vith their establishment,
rnsic. To- Their success at the club encourorming
at t0 form a professional
ting a cul an(j ^ Limeliters were born.
>ngs rom Yarbrough served as the group's
led career. , . , , .
. soloist and gave the Limeliters
gins in t^e.r distinctive sound. Unfortuif"
nately, the band did not last be?
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