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L Sfii Local band brii By ERIC JAMES STAMEY Staff Writer If you were to name the most aspiring band in Columbia, it would have to be Bone Machine. Patti Davis (vocals/bass), Scott Sandidge (bass),-Will Wiggins (guitar/backing vocals) and Darrin Gray (drums) have been acquiring more and more fans for their local performances and are becoming an icon of the city's music scene. The band was started in 1991 by Davis and Wiggins. Later, Sandidge, Wiggins' roommate at the time, joined. The band claims it is haunted by a "Spinal Tap curse" ?# Lnn Lnrl s\ i ffl /">nljir lrQnr\ UddU^C II Udd IldU U111IWU11J' R.\A/ping a drummer for any period of time. Bone Machine's first drummer showed up at the warehouse the band was practicing in, and after raain/v iimrnKrvnon'C rlotoriArof uiv> wcuwnv/uow o uvivuv/iaiing conditions, he jumped back into his car and left. The band later kicked him out for trying to bite Davis on the butt. This was the first of a long line of drummers until the band met up with Darrin Gray, previously of 49 Reasons. Gray has now been in Bone Machine for three months, and it seems the "Spinal Tap curse" has ended because Gray and the band enjoy playing together immensely. But there is another curse still ENCORE 777-7181 J.T. Wagenheim Editor in Chief Nancy Salomonsky Melissa Tennen Encore Editors Chris Muldrow Graphics Editor Carson Henderson Copy Desk Chief Jim Green Layout Editors Chris Carroll Coor. of Student Media Brian McGuire Graduate Assistant Erik Collins Faculty Adviser Encore is the arts and entertainment tabloid produced by The Gamecock newspaper, the official newspaper of The University of South Carolina. Encore is published Thursdays during the fall and spring semesters, with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in Encore are those of the editors or author and do not necessarily reflect those of USC. itoiiM lgs attention to lingering: A piece of equipment always seems to break at every show. Sometimes, it is purposely done, such as the time Gray punched his hand through a snare drum at a Group Therapy performance. Another accident occurred the night of this interview. The band was playing a benefit at the Golden Spur for Amnesty International and broke a guitar string into the first song, which delayed the concert 20 minutes, and later busted a bass string, which buzzed the remainder of the show. "We are one of the unluckiest bands around," Wiggins said. "We always have luck of some form. We break things, and then we have good luck." At a Senseless Beauty performance, Sandidge had his bass stolen by a girl who wanted to buy crack. The girl sold the guitar to a friend of Sandidge's for $10, but the friend gave it back. Sandidge paid his friend $20 for the bass and still uses it. Not everything that happens to Bone Machine is bad. It has been selected to write three songs for the Millman Productions movie "Head Cheerleader. Dead Cheerleader." Davis even has a small part in the film but eventually is suffocated by some pom-poms. Bone Machine enjoys playing music even if it means meager wages and hard conditions. The Local talent stages benefit By ERIC JAMES STAMEY Staff Writer Amnesty International gave its first benefit concert Saturday in the Golden Spur. The concert was to create awareness of foreign oppression. A table of information was at the door, and the money raised will help to promote USC's Amnesty International Association. The concert showcased four bands: Assfactor 4, Premonition, Imp and Bone Machine. Lay Quiet Awhile was supposed to headline the show, but a member became sick, forcing the band to cancel. Assfactor 4 opened the show with its style of hard, thrash rock. Premonition played its combination of structured thrash and punk. Imp took the stage to promote its new album and filled the room with wonderful experimental sounds and beautiful, somber musicality. Bone Machine closed the show with its blend of hard, pulsing rock and crisp, concise structures. At the show, Amnesty representatives gave away T-shirts and talked to the crowd about the organization's purpose and goals. ACHH underground band was excited recently about earning money to buy amp cords. Davis hopes one day to pay off her student loan; Sandidge wants to be able to pay his rent and credit card bills; Wiggins wants to make enough money to brew the band's own beer; and Gray wants to buy a pair of drum sticks. "We don't care if we make it or not, just as long as we're not to fit some musical standard," Sandidge said. The band is an active advocate of Columbia's music scene. 'The best thing for me is if we can generate more attention to underground bands," Wiggins said. "There's a lot of great music in Columbia right now. Imp is fantastic, and the Blow Up is mar VUUU5. At this statement the band screamed in unison: "We want to marry Imp!" Imp is an aspiring band with which Bone Machine shares a practice garage. The band hopes to release a single in a few weeks with producer Bob Moore, who produced the new Imp album, "Ecunious." Bone Machine is considering a two-week East coast tour early next year, but until then, the band intends to play everywhere it can. "We will tour when we get a vehicle and a release we are happy with," Gray said. "We like to play parties the best, but we will play anywhere," Davis Hey baby, wh Pickup lir By TARA DiGIROLAMO and MICHELLE MEYER Staff Writers How many times have you hi "Don't I know you from somev rnmp hprp nffp.n^" We have all heard these worn-c but some are new and colorful you. 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