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Fans sing
along
with
OutKast
during
Saturday's
concert
at the 3
Rivers
Mi^sic
Festival.
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night,” Brabec said.
“Volunteering out here has been
really cool because you get to meet
a lot of people that you wouldn’t
otherwise, and you get to help out
a little bit and see a lot of different
bands that you wouldn’t see at any
other time.”
USC student Gene Ott said, “I
think it’s good that there’s some
diversity this year.” In fact, sev
eral festival-goers expressed di
verse tastes in music. Some went
from stage to stage to hear blues,
rock, hip-hop and gospel all in the
same day. “I came to see John
Mayall; I missed George Clinton
last night, (and I) came to see
OutKast,” Ott said, describing his
Saturday itinerary for 3 Rivers.
Blues, country and even some
jazz acts performed on the State
Farm stage, while the unplugged
BMW stage was right across the
street at the Big Apple. Rock,
hip-hop and reggae acts played
the Budweiser stage. Gospel and
contemporary Christian acts
had the Blue Cross/Blue Shield
stage inside the Zion Baptist
Church on Washington Street.
R&B and soul acts were featured
on the BellSouth Stage, and
there was even a Pepsi/Publix
children’s stage in Memorial
Park.
Several local bands had the
chance to perform early sets on
these stages. Soul Mites, Captain
Easy and Encaustic all had a
chance to open for the major acts
each evening.
Encaustic vocalist Carmen
Keigans compared the 3 Rivers at
mosphere to the local club scene.
“I think there’s definitely a dif
ferent crowd here,” Keigans said.
“I think more people are apt to
come out to something like this
that’s more of a community
event. I think the exposure was
awesome. It was a nice large
crowd.”
Later that night, after
Encaustic’s performance, Keigans
got a chance to dance onstage with
Parliament Funkadelic, Clinton’s
group.
Captain Easy bassist Matt
Alsup praised 3 Rivers for allow
ing so much local talent to grace
the stages.
“I think it’s incredible to get
this opportunity to play in front of
these guys, and to actually be able
to stay on the same level is amaz
ing,” Alsup said. “That’s what we
all want; we want to get to that lev
el. This is what they’re allowing
us to take that step, so that’s
great.”
Captain Easy also had a guest
appearance from Beatle Bob dur
ing its set. The mop-topped music
lover and avid concert-goer trav
eled all the way from St. Louis,
Mo. He walked onstage and
danced with abandon, and he said
that Captain Easy “kicked my
ass.”
“You guys should be proud of
them,” he told the audience.
In fact, Beatle Bob was im
pressed with 3 Rivers as a whole.
“It was a good diversity of mu
sic,” Beatle Bob said. “It helps if
you’re into a lot of good genres and
if those genres are well represent
ed. And I was very impressed with
the local talent that I’ve seen, not
being from Columbia.”
He said that the only real dis
appointment was Friday night’s
mixed-up schedule. Sevendust
was supposed to perform before 2
Skinnee J’s, who was scheduled
to close out that evening.
However, Sevendust was the
headlining act that night, so 2
Skinnee J’s took the stage early
and Sevendust closed the festival
for the evening.
The 3 Rivers Music Festival
concluded last night. Sunday’s
headlining performers were the
Aaron Neville Quintet, featuring
Charles Neville; George Jones;
and Medeski Martin & Wood.
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CALENDAR
Monday
April 8
LEFTOVER CRACK,
DAYCARE
SWINDLERS, THE
BELLIGERENTS,
JOHNNY WELFARE
AND DEAD CENTER: 8
p.m. Uncle Doctor’s,
1734 Mobile Ave.
MUSICIAN MONDAY:
A jam session for
anybody who wants to
play. Drum set
provided. New
Brookland Tavern,
122 State St.
“PINERO”: Benjamin
Bratt stars in director
Leon Ichaso’s biopic
about heroin addict,
poet and playwright
Miguel Pinero. Rated
R. 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Nickelodeon Theater,
937 Main St.
Tuesday
April 9
INNERSOULWITH I.E.:
NewBrookland
Tavern.
This French comedy,
directed by Daniele
Thompson, details the
manic Christmas season.
7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, April 9.
Nickelodeon Theatre.
A Celebration of the Connections We Share as Members of the Carolina Community
Monday, April 8
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Sponsored by Carolina Unity Week Committee
10 am to 3pm, Greene St.
Clean Carolina
Sponsored by Student Government
2 pm, Greene St.
2nd Annual Serve-a-thon
Sponsored by Carolina Dining Services
4-7 pm, Russell House Patio
(Bring one can of food for a free buffet
plate! Games and live entertainment)
Carolina Unity Banner Contest
Sponsored by Garnet Circle
(Student organization banners will be displayed
on Greene St. all week)
► Thursday & Friday:
Ali, 8 pm
Russell House Theater
► Saturday, April 13:
USC Showcase,
Announcement
of Homecoming 2002 theme
Tuesday, April 9
Community Service One Shot
Sponsored by the Community Service
Leadership Team
2-5 pm
(Meet in the Campus Activities Center in the West Wing
of the Russell House)
Big Man on Campus Pageant
Sponsored by Zeta Tau Alpha
7 pm, Koger Center for the Arts
(Tickets are $5 and will be available
at the door)
Eating Disorder Panel
Sponsored by P.E.E.R.S. 7:30 pm,
Nursing Building Room 231
Wednesday, April 10
Mind, Body, and Spirit Fair
Sponsored by P.E.E.R.S
10 am-3 pm, Greene St.
USC Baseball vs. The Citadel
7 pm, Sarge Frye Field
Better Than Ezra Concert
Sponsored by Carolina Productions
8 pm, Russell House Ballroom
(USC Students: $10 in advance, $15 day of
show, General Public: $15 Tickets available at
RH Information Center and ETTX.com
Helping with an
Eating Disorder
Sponsored by P.E.E.R.S.
7:30 pm, Nursing Building Room 231
Alt
Sponsored by Carolina Productions
8 pm, Russell House Theater
The Hyphenated American
Panel Discussion
Sponsored by RHA: Time and Location TBA
Sponsored by Student Government and University Housing
For more information, please call 777-4129.