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Papa Jazz has
one of the
largest record
collections in
Columbia, with
selections as
diverse as Duke
Ellington and
the Grateful
Dead. The
independently
owned music
store has
operated nearly
25 years at
2014 Greene
St. in Five
Points.
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YOU TO THREE BANDS WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION
’ The ‘Papa’ of indie music stores
BY WILLIAM MILLS
THEUAMECOCK
Papa Jazz is one of the few
independent record stores to
completely shy away from
peddling novelty items and
useless trinkets alongside their
music selection. This perfect
example of indie-music-store
survival has resided at 2014
Greene St. in Five Points for
nearly 25 years.
The aisles of Papa Jazz might
be a little cramped, but that’s
because customers share the
} space with a plethora of CDs and
tapes, as well as thousands of
records. The Jazz has one of the
largest selections of records in
Columbia, one that includes
artists from Duke Ellington to
the Grateful Dead.
The Jazz can also be a source
for extra spending money. The
store buys used CDs for cash.
Possibly because of its
reputation, Papa Jazz is
experiencing no ebb in
customers.
“It’s got a lot to do with the
atmosphere,” Papa Jazz
employee Chris Moseley says.
The atmosphere is definitely
eclectic. Pinning down a specific
demographic among the store’s
regular customers is nearly
impossible. Within walking
distance of USC and the
downtown business district, the
store pulls in young and old. The
generous prices and hard-to-flnd
releases attract all rungs of the
socioeconomic ladder.
Free Times Best of Columbia
awards given to the store dot the
back wall like medals proudly
displayed by an old war vet.
So, anytime you get a
hankering for an evening dance
off in your dorm room, pick up
that Kraftwerk album where you
see the hip cat playing the
saxophone.
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Movies you won’t see elsewhere
BY TUG BAKER
THE GAMECOCK
When your friends encourage
you to drop another $7 to see a
flashy action film that you swear
you’ve seen before, just don’t
listen. You might protest that
there’s nothing better to do, but
that’s only because you haven’t
visited the Nickelodeon yet.
Managed by the Columbia
Film Society since 1979, the Nick
offers the public a chance to see
§ films that can’t be seen at any
other theater in the city.
The Nickelodeon offers
Columbia a window through
which it can peek into the world of
independent, foreign, art and even
local film. The Nick already has a
smashing fall season in the works.
Showing Aug. 23-26 is “The
Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys,”
a story of two boys attending a
Catholic school who use their
teacher (played by Jodie Foster)
as a model for a comic book
they’re making. The film
features a mix of live action and
PHOTO BY AARON HARK/THE GAMECOCK
The Nickelodeon Theatre shows Independent and local films.
animation provided by comic
book artist Todd McFarlane.
Other upcoming films to look
out for are “Thirteen
Conversations About One
Thing,” “Underground Zero 1”
and “The Importance of Being
Earnest.”
Films usually show twice
daily at 7 and 9 p.m. Matinees are
Wednesdays, Saturdays and
Sundays at 3 p.m. The student
price for matinees is $4, and the
film society offers a student
membership for $15 that includes
discounted admission and
admission to special events. Oh
yeah, and did I mention that the
Nick serves beer?
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Senate Park has national draw
BY AUBREY FOGLE
THE GAMECOCK
Another school year has
begun, and a new group of
college students has come to
USC to get its school on.
Freshmen are getting their
first taste of independence,
leaving their comfortable
homes for the bright lights of
the city of Columbia.
They’re wide-eyed, a little
frightened and a lot unsure
about what life at USC is
going to be like. They don’t
know how to get around the
city or what the Russell
House is, and they just found
out there is a student
newspaper.
They’re going to have to
deal with bratty roommates,
nasty teachers and choosing
a major, and they’re
definitely going to need a
place to unwind at the end of
Ar,-, r
Enter Senate Park,
downtown Columbia and
USC’s closest and most
rocking concert venue. On
the corner of Senate and
Park streets, the aptly
named Senate Park is the
only concert venue with
local, regional and national
draw.
It’s the place to catch your
favorite local band’s CD
release party, catch your
first glimpse of the
Southeast’s rising musical
talent and thrash with rock
‘n’ roll’s newest flavors of the
month, all live.
Tonight, country music
legend David Allen Coe will
play at Senate Park, and
coming tomorrow night will
be 23-year-old band the Zen
Tricksters. Playing Sept. 4
will be bass guitar master
Victor Wooten, and Jump,
Little Children, one fcf
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Senate Park, at Senate and Park streets, attracts national acts.
Columbia’s favorite rock bands,
will come up Sept. 12.
A special dual show featuring
Blue Dogs and Jupiter Coyote on
stage together will be Sept. 14,
and guitar legend Keller
Williams will round out the
month with an appearance Sept.
30.
Aside from these national
acts, local bands from across the
state will play shows and hold CD
release parties.
Live music isn’t all Senate
Park has planned for college
students. The venue will hc(d a
“mug night” every Wednesday
to help students get through
those long weeks, and venue
manager Ryan Goforth says
Senate Park could be a good
venue for fraternity and sorority
parties.
“We’re real excited about this
upcoming year,” Goforth said.
“We just want to bring the best
quality music to Columbia. If we
accomplish that, we’ll be
successful.”
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