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by Katie Rowen "As soon as we got 01
Staff Writer were like, 'Let's hit the
& T.J. Lyerly said. "We used to tour ?
staff writer radius, and it was ins
up to doing 280 shows <
With a new album coming out Tues- To this day, the guy
day, one of the South's hardest-work- day jobs in Athens, touri
ing bands might finally get the recog- days per week. Their to
nition it deserves. Dayroom, a popular now mainly focus on t
quartet from Athens, Ga., has high ex- They have frequently vii
pectations for its third full-length al- Room and played with
bum, Better Days. bands as Jump, Little Ch
Dayroom formed seven years ago tiowie ana tne lantrtu
at the University of Georgia. Michael Hill. In their earlier d
Winger (guitars, lead vocals), Jimmy played with a band tha
Riddle (keyboards, vocals), Brad Ziip- Matchbox 20.
merman (drums) and John Buzzell (bass Nonstop touring in v<
guitar) joined to form the original mem- small even with an occ
bers of Dayroom. Ryan Kelly replaced Jityshow, has built Bi
Buzzell two-and-a-half years later, and fan base. People st over
, i , are familiar with their
the band was complete. , ,,
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After graduating from college, Day- , j- uir i
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room began scnously touring Key- ^ about famffiar su|
boardist addle says the band didn t s0 relationshi drin
even think twice about it. "When
we finished college, we pret- ^ firgt album> p(
ty much didn't even question contmu- had all the elements oi
big," Riddle said. "The whole unspoken ^ unpolished feel. Thoi
thine between us was that as soon as d?ca:a ?
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we finished school, we would be able to the song-writing talent
tour like we really wanted to." ofDayroom.
Anxious to play, Dayroom took off Their second albun
across the country, performing four to consisted of what woul<
six days a week, sometimes playing two some of their most recog
shows a night. including the extremely
Lead vocalist Winger recalls how them, "Cheap Wine," whi
immense their tour schedule was. radio play in Columbia.
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It's that time of year again: Time to drink copious
amounts of alcohol while wearing a green T-shirt and pre- P ?
tending to be Irish. St Patrick's Day celebrations are soi
upon us, and what better place to join in with the festiv- jOT
ities than Five Points, where the streets will be transformed
into a huge beer garden.
The parade will kick off the day's entertainment at 10 far
a.m. Saturday, and more than 30 bands are performing Mc
live throughout the event. Shades of Grey, popular with ?0,
college crowds for a number of years, will be playing at
2:40 pan. on the Greene and Harden St. stage.
Dayroom, from Athens, Ga., will follow them at 4 p.m.
on the same stage. At 5:25 p.m., Sourwood Honey, long- boi
Rare Indian music co
by Erin Reed
Features Editor
Forget rock 'n' roll.
It's time to open those tired ears and try something f<mt
new. Indian Musicians Nandkishore Muley and Ramdas Ifl
Palsule will give students a taste of Indian classical mu- [A
sic at 8:30 tonight in Gambrell Hall auditorium, room 153.
Muley plays the santoor, a 100-stringed lute played
with a pair of curved mallets, that is reminiscent of piano,
harp and harpsichord music.
Palsule plays the tabla, a type of drum that requires
"unusual dexterity and years of training."
Both musicians have traveled all over the world playing
Indian classical concerts. Muley lives in Berlin, and Nanrii
Palsule lives in Pune, India. Ramc
Indian classical music is an ancient art, with its origin Gamb
dating to the Vedic period, 1500-500 B.C.
During this time, the practice of chanting Vedic Hymns "1
in a codified manner became an integral part of ritual cer- the ol
emonies. Thus, out of the hymns developed a lasting form SI
of classical music. ing tl
"It's very rare to see an Indian classical music con- tice e^
cert in the Columbia area," said Ryan Shah, of Tushaijee he sai
Productions in Columbia.
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road,"' Winger presented the necessary steps in the Jj
i huge 22-state evolution of Dayroom's music but lacked
iane.Wewere the production quality essential for an
ane year." album to be commercially successful,
s balance their With Better Days, Dayroom used
ng three to four producer John Keane. Known for his
uring locations work with the Indigo Girls and RE.M., jftjS
he Southeast. Keane knew exactly what was missing
sited the Elbow an(j what needed to be added. They
such regional needed a veteran producer like that P* 1
dldren, Danielle to pUSh them in the right direction. \Wf* 4
ns, and Albert "Working with John Keane was one
ays, Dayroom 0f the best experiences we have ever
t later became had," Riddle said. "We had a vision, and
. . he had a vision, and the two seemed to
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jgh acclaimed, albums were "a lot more experimental," WKm
t fully present and they "let things fly" that Keane did
and versatility n?t allow on Better Days.
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rnizable songs, from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the St. ?_WI
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is a true visionary who j
such classics as "Spar- '"Hill t
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i Shining." He was so
1 within the industry that Warner Bros, gave him
creative control over his films, from the screenle
final cut. A perfectionist, Kubrick spent the last
s of his life working on "Eyes Wide Shut," a psy1
drama starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
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ideo pick of the week is Kubrick's second film, "The
1956), a noirish crime caper starring an ensemble
known actors.
y surprise, this film was rarely mentioned in the
rticles I read. It tells the story of a group of midmen
who all seem to be down on their luck in one
lother. Together, the five men plot to rob a race52
million. Two of the men work at the racetrack,
tender, the other a cashier. They hatch an elabothat
involves the shooting of a prize horse during
important race of the day.
listraction, along with a staged fight in the track's
des a window of opportunity for Johnny (Sterling
, the leader of the group, to steal away to the
?re the money is held. They get away with the monery
little trouble. Each man plays a specific role in
;ry, and each man executes his role perfectly, alle
robbery to go off without a hitch. Unfortunatee
(Elisha Cook Jr.), the cuckolded bartender, tells
i money-hungry witch, the plan. She tells her toughseball
lover, Val (Vince Edwards, TVs Ben Casey),
rith one of his cronies, goes to the gang's meeting
h shotguns. This leads to a spiral of excruciating
hat lacks the traditional emotional punch of simie
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women in a plastic si
fou ever been watching a play room who talk and tell
ike shouting out "green Jell- nior theatre major Br
ake him a narcoleptic"? This directs the play. Ticki
such behavior will be not on- dents and $5 for noni
but expected at Benson The- Each night "The
just make sure you're there Woman Wins? ^ j
TheatrePeople theUSCstu late'nightProductior
theatre People, the UbL stu- around 9;15 Audien(
iter organization formerly , c r ,
rm, xd rr stay for the fun of bol
The Puppet Regime, offers a r
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packed with performances. ? , . . , ,
3 see three different shows at ,a ay nights a
leatre this weekend but spend s 1C y
ihan $5 and still have time imPrcv comedy trouPe
id play. The hour-long perform
lainstage production, "The a combination of comic
isive Woman Wins," opened sketches and on-the-sp
and continues at 8 p.m. each games. For the games,
>ugh Sunday. The play, pro- en a premise, takes s
Those Theatre People with the audience (that's 1
>rt of the Women's Student yell, "green Jell-O!"),
>n, is a special production for it into an amusing see
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immerman, Michael Winger, Jimmy Riddle. Catch them
ay festival this Saturday in Five Points.
lar situations only because Kubrick doesn't want the aulience
to feel too much sympathy for the characters.
This is a "hard-boiled" film, to say the least. The diaogue,
written by Jim Thompson ("The Grifters"), is witty
md tough and at times rapid-fire. After slapping around
jeorge, the bartender, one of the men says, "C'mon,
down. Sing us a chorus from Pagliacci." That's not typical
novie dialogue.
There are also manv narallels between this film and
'Reservoir Dogs." Both are about a botched robbery, and
X)th have non-linear narratives.
Kubrick plays around with the audience, shooting conversations
from behind bedposts and not filming a convenional
ending.
It's wonderful that so many people wrote tributes to
Kubrick. However, I find it unfortunate that they chose to
bcus solely on his grander films, ignoring this intense, grit;y
and well-scripted film.
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)nth. "The Most Friday and Sunday nights' 9:15 perins"
shows four formance is a debut of "Mounted and
irgeon's waiting Pinned." The play, directed by thetheir
stories. Se- atre professor Ann Dreher, will not be
idgette 0' Leary a fully staged production, and the ac'ts
are $3for stu- tors will be using their scripts. Sarah
students. Hammond, a freshman English and
' Most Massive theatre double major, wrote the play,
followed by a free gut Dreher said not to let the youthl
that will begin fol writing deceive you.
~e "I?111 ers can "The themes are very adult," Dreher
t p ays or come ga^ "there's nothing about it that
tenightis"Ward seuemf * W?8 Writt6n V *' high
, rrri school student. That is one of the realhe
group is an ?
of USC students. sons the Pla^ intrigued me.
ance will include ^ Play ^8** mclude a lot of sex"
:al pre-rehearsed ua' bumor, but it is ultimately about
>ot improvisation three yQung peoPle trapped in their own
the troupe is giv- sa<l lives.
uggestions from Benson Theatre is in a part of a conwhen
you get to verted school across from Bates House,
and then makes It is on Rice Street and Whaley between
;ne. Pickens and Bull.