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Site of the Day Mars ES3S3S3E3BHHH York CONCERT CALENDAR festh swer Jeb Noy Nichols, TBA, Sept. 27, at ^ Manifest Discs and Tapes ^lr01 in do Steve Wynn, TBA, Oct. 1, Elbow comI Room on C? nate] Junior Brown, 10 p.m., Oct. 18, ^ Elbow Room ^ Fi Hanzel und Gretyl w/ Sister pf CI Macine Gun, TBA, Oct. 11, indu; Rockafellas radic geth< Reba McEntire w/ Brooks & M Dunn. 7:30 D.m.. Oct. 16. Carolina * ' ' UUUli Coliseum mote mote Fleetwood Mac, TBA, Nov. 14, C0I1fe Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, rangNC) to 4 " the 5 ETC. BRIEFS N Governor's Cup held in Columbia You can run where the Olympians run. The 25th Annual Governor's Cup 8K and half-marathon is set for Oct. 18. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. in front of the State House and ending in the m Horseshoe, the race will challenge both the skilled and amateur runner. 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One Scanner and Quick Take are tr? while supplies last and subiect to availability Void where prohibited b sible to individuals with disability. To team more (U.S only), call 8oo-< MJ musi 1 SHAW Staff Writer he tu rendy, trendy, trendy. m' hat describes the "CMJ'97: Music ithon/MusicFest/Film Fest" Sept. 3-6 at New ne City's Lincoln Center. ov Of] Vhy should I care about a silly little music m( /al in the Big Apple?" you may ask. The an- na is hidden through my own personal epiphany gg Le conference, luckily easily transmittable igh this very paper. It's an answer encoded zens of metallic pants sightings, promotional ^ )ilation CDs and hundreds of dollars spent ib fare. You get to (fortunately or unfortu- wj Ly) skip the aforementioned and get straight op e good stuff ? what to look out for in music ca 51m. bii irst of all, let me explain the basic premise W! &J. For four days, people from the music ^ stry, record labels, music publications and ) people from all around the world get to ir to talk shop. ll[any are selling their product ? labels delg new bands schmooze with DJs and pro- m< rs, attempting to get them to play and pro- Rr i their "merchandise." During the day, irence-like panels are held, including topics ^ ing from "Social Consciousness in Music" S1"1 reaking the Connection Between Drugs and &a dusic Industry." Keynote speakers includ- tRl outh Carolina favorite Marilyn Manson ^ ilectronic guru Moby. ighttime is prime time for CMJ-goers. 900 bands played at 50 venues across the From Greenwich Village to mid town Man- we ev California's { BERNTSEN Staff Writer Ray and N? semester cou HERE ANY LOVE IN YOUR SKA fameandpr pot benefits of tl: through Levi1! er pastures. le Spot play ska. See Spot' tie Californian octet may not be gets tol960s the old school of ska, but they sure before all thi d like they are. 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Apple mail in rebate offer valid from July 1?. 1997 thr 1 law See participating reseller for further rules and details. All Macintosh romputrrs art >00 7808 or ITY Boo 7S5 0601. % ETC. c festival ft] ittan, conference participants had the oppor- dustrial band nity to catch some of their favorite artists, but skeptical th* ore importantly, learn about upcoming ones, perience woe Thafs where a lot of this guide to trendi- cnangea an t as comes in the picture. I've listed below my the anc m personal highlights of the trip, good bands ce*t made UP id good films to keep an eye out for. They may other assort ean nothing to you now, but I guarantee these nearly as goc tmes and voices will be heard (or in some cas- the potential , get louder) within the next year. Tonya D Here are some music and film highlights from the now-di e show: of Throwing The Crystal Method/Aphex Twin ? This is the opening night concert. The Crystal Method . . j f ened with a high-energy show, followed by the fr h lmer Aphex Twin. While Richard D. James' am- 11 1 . . ? . , p as WG11 aS UC ent/electromca performance was amazing, it -j^gg ? ?)one is two people dressed as big shaggy bears maturjty ani at stole the show. The green and orange mon- deavors an(j rosities had James' face superimposed on their n/ln n?/I /trtmAinA/] fkn Ktt fUmnrrK PADAS f 1 auo aiiu vuiuuocu uic uuv>u uj uautuig uiiuugu * male drumm Pee Shy ? These three girls (and a guy drum- muc^ better, sr) hail from Tampa, Fla. I watched their very . Moon Sk st performances nearly five years ago, when gained noton ey could hardly hold their accordions, part of *abel wa eir trademark sound. They've matured and pro- ?^ . e . essed with clever lyrics and catchy tunes. Front- aoes ^"eir V1( Is Cindy Wheeler and Jenny Juristo combine Woody A] eir sharp spoken word with sounds in the tra- It's not like V tion of the great girl rockers. Their second al- "up and comi im will be released in January on Mercury "Deconstruct: scords. The crown je Skeleton Key?I was in a slump by the time *s to be relea; ; reached club No. 3 Friday night. Earlier in the The movi ening I was befriended by a faction of the in- writer named >ee Spot returr Doubt, who failed half- I y*? rses in Ska 101 ? ska for / ofit ? but now reap the g jlJj / lose few bands who broke Jf j a PAmmoTYnola fn ann crrann. 1 ^ JV# JB&k s love is as close as 1997 Jamaican ska. You know, kTj[H? ase punk rockers messed and new to it without distorting the en a band can take a style ^ Qr caking the foundation, and add something fresh JcONCE^DANCECLUBil i ^UU X * cash back* J C Don't Forget Sunday College Night X9tll Every Thurs. October Save another $50 || cash back* ; # y AiV V MUSCULAR DYSTRC yloWrittr ar? rr*Rlff?d J^L oufh rxtobri io. 1997. HCjr I j~ mk 10 bo J?fS ^B r > -< ill of his 1 "The Evil Mothers" (scary), and was his sos it any more of an entertaining ex- tion. dd come of the night. Skeleton Key jjar hat. Intrigued by the centerpiece of titute 1 the stage, a percussion-esque de- African of scrap metal, propane tanks and Allen f ed metal garbage. Their album is ^g ma )d as their live performance, minus -fln ( for shrapnel hitting the audience. to conf onelly? This former lead singer puj isbanded Belly and former member must_s Muses is back solo. She plays with mQ; including bassist Dean Fisher, for- ,T / vith Juhana Hatfield, and Donelly's ^ear ^ a year. She performed material r album, Love Songs For Underdogs, ling an encore of Bellas "Feed The meets Uys performance demonstrated her ta^e ?f d progression from her earlier en- censore proved she's still going strong. lca 3 sa a t_j: i. :i._ i i. a control mas ? niuie pup ai its uest. x\ ie- j ,, ier who plays like Ringo and sings ona Good, clean, happy and fun tunes. "Gu a Records ? Before the Bosstones ety for not having to knock on wood, : . s around. They're still putting out una^ ca bands to watch. Plus, the guy who ma' leos is a Gamecock alum. "Bo lien's "Deconstructing Harry" ? Ioody Allen is some kind of secret or homa rig filmmaker." But, his newest film, ers m * ing Harry" is worth a huge mention. The wel in the CMJ MusicFest, the film 1970s 1 sed in December. immers e portrays the tormented life of a ^ e' I Harry, who struggles with keeping is with sec< "v It's as if See Spot has been cryoJ genically frozen since the 1960s, and I sensing ska's new-found commercialism, come back to fight the forces of Dr. Evil, I mean, Gwen Stefani. "Lights Down Low" and "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" are fun ska songs that keep the mind spinning while the booty's shaking, especially with its 5 Pu~ raw, basement-tape-sounding production. use BacR-to-ScI Toga Par Friday Sept. I? * $100 MBest Toga** conte * "Best Greek Couple to win $150 & a trig * Open 9 ptn - 3 am / 18 * Admission only $3.00 D J dancing to Top 40 am $1.00 Draft Beer all even IF YOU AKb UNDER I rib AUb OF 21 TO BUY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. ALL A! Sponsored by: ^OGK 915 & thl tOcfc ?Lfril?tiT? RUSTED ROOl LIVE IN CONCERT When you learn tt neuromuscular dls ^ questions. MDA ar special videos and and just by being ' life. If you need M vw )PHY ASSOCIATION imes A Week Mights ip-opera real life separate from his fic ry seeks solace in a philosophizing pros(played by Hazelle Goodman, the first -American woman in a lead role in a Woody ilm), while running neurotically through nic life in New York City. Actors Eric BoI writer of "Suburbia") and Goodman spoke ierence participants after the screening. I of trademark one-liners, this film is a ee. Favorite lines: "Everyone thinks that st important words in the English language ive you.' Wrong. The best words youH ever i your life are 'It's benign.'" Classic. larchy TV" ? Described as "'Network' Wayne's World,"' "Anarchy TV" tells that a group of anarchists who use their unsd Public Access TV show to satirize Amercred cows and institutions until an out-oftelevangelist tries to shut them down, an Blank directs and Allen Thicke is in it. immAW Thia ia fV>o /^ircvH-nriol stohiit Gmm xxu0 10 uiv uuv/vwiitu uv/uuw u vm neyKorine, the 23-year-old writer of "Kids." the story of two teens who tap into their ation for strength in the poor town of Xedo, Midwest America gone awry. ogie Nights" ? Mark Whalberg, Burt is and Julianne Moore are featured in Paul s Anderson's tale of a group of filmmakhe "adult entertainment industry." movie takes place in the heyday of a late Los Angeles party scene. Characters are >edina world of drugs and fashion as they levate their movie making into an art form. ond CD Since ska has finally become the big thing it was supposed to be since the days of the legendary Operation Ivy back in 1989, it's nice to have some trueschool skallers who acknowledge the past and are influenced more by old Bob Marley, Toots and The Maytels and the Skatalites than all these bandwagon, soon to be flash-in-the-pans worrying about what they got. It's what See Spot has that matters, proving once again that love makes the ska go round. [tool " contest i to the Bahamas! or older admitted (21+) / $5.00 (18-20) d toga party classics! ling long! IT IS AGAINST THE LAW BC REGULATIONS ENFORCED P*Show time @ 8:30 pm * Doors open @ 7 pm *16 or older admitted ^^^ Ticket^SlCjOO^^^ 1 Lat your child has a ;ease, you have a million lswers them all through brochures for parents, there. It's education for DA, call 1-800-572-1717. m mm r i9 *t5amecod?l