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New Potato Caboose
All Aboard With New Potato Caboose, Blightobody
At Rockafellas': W tshingion, D.C.-based band New Potato
Caboose will roll into Rockafellas' Sunday night with its blend of
rock, jazz, folk, funk and reggae.
The band released its debut album. "Promising Traveler," in
1989. The album sold more than 30,000 copies and led to a management
deal with DE-EL Entertainment in New York City. The
group has performed on the same bill as die likes of the Fabulous
Thunderbirds, the Georgia Satellites and the Smithereens.
New Potato Caboose is characterized by its distinctive lead
vocals and smooth four-part harmonies. The band plans to record a
new album in the late spring of this year.
Rockafellas' will also feature the local band Blightobody
Saturday night. The band was formed in October 1989 by lead
singer Brian McCarter and bassist Bryan "Big Horse" Williams to
promote the supremacy of the specific detail over die genend idea.
If that sounds abstract, hang on. Anodier goal of the band is to
prove me integrity ot inspired arm ice over me snam 01 so-caned
"sincerity" anil "compassion" in song.
Let McCarter explain. "The world today is at dieted by thousands
of bands who play bad music well, and by still thousands more who
think anything 'honest' is somehow artistically expressive,"
McCarter said. "By contrast, Blightobody is supremely dishonest.
We are great charlatans, and therefore great performers."
The band's most recent release is "Modern Pressure Vessel," and
showcases its original sound, which has been featured in hundreds
of shows and about 75 songs. According to McCarter, Blightobody
is "a band that transcends lime and place, caste and category."
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The sounds of bluegrass will fill
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vocalist John Stalling, who won a 1S
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aandolin and guitar player Phillip
.aininonds in a fraternity at the
'ollege of Charleston.
"We've been together about five
cars, and, more than anything, we
ave fun," Houck said. "You could
all us a full-time, part-time band."
The band's name has an interestng
origin and stems from the
it her obvious fact that the band
lembers like, well, dogs.
"We feel like dogs have got a lot
f stuff figured out," llouck said.
They know how to live."
Houck also mentioned as an
ifluence a drink from his fraterni/
days known as Blue Dog Punch,
nt declined to describe this conoction's
ingredients. "It had magial
properties," he said.
Houck, a USC graduate student,
ad heard The Seldom Scene's
lusic at college and later as D.I of
VIJSC's "Almost Acoustic" show,
le said he thought bringing the
and here would be a good idea.
"Since this stuff doesn't come to
outli Carolina often ... we really
/ant to turn people on to this type
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Houck also said the Booker T.
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building located across the street
lroin the Booker T. Washington
gymnasium) will provide an ideal
setting for the show.
"It holds about 700 people, yet it
still has a real intimate atmosphere,"
Houck said. "Every seat is
good. I think it'll be a great place
to see die show."
Houck also said tickets will be
half-price ait hour before the show
for USC students with ID.
Along with this event. The Blue
Dogs can be heard playing regularly
in Columbia. Charlotte and
Charleston. The band has recorded
the majority of a new CD, "Soul
Dog Food," and will play
Rockafellas' May 15.
"We are really the only real
acoustic band that's playing in
most of the rock clubs," Houck
said. "We have a novel twist on
rock 'n' roll."
The Saturday show starts at 8
p.m. Seating will be general admission.
Tickets are $15 and are avail
able at the Coliseum box office,^nd
all usual Capital Tickets outlets.
Tickets can also be charged by
calling 777-7228.
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