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Seven Mary Three's
newest EP, “Welcome
Race Fans,” Is only
available at the band’s
shows and Web site.
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK
BY MEG MOORE
THE GAMECOCK
Success in the music industry
largely depends on a band’s abil
ity to step out of the shadows —
the shadows cast by other per
formers, current hits and popu
lar trends. Occasionally, artists
face the ironic challenge of out
stepping their own previous
achievements. Such is the case of
Seven Mary Three — yes, the
rock band that sang that mid-’90s
hit “Cumbersome.”
Touring in support of its new
EP, “Welcome Race Fans” — on
sale only at the band’s shows
and through its Web site —
Seven Mary Three has been con
centrating on both extending
and moving beyond that very
legacy. “American Standard,”
the group’s platinum-selling de
but album, made a sonic splash
in the rock world by spawning
such radio gems as
“Cumbersome,” “Water’s Edge”
and “My, My.”
Yet its initial fortune did not
translate into continued main
stream appeal. The group’s
sophomore effort, the moody
“.Rock Crown,” fell short of the
commercial audience’s expecta
tions, opting for artistic integri
ty rather than MTV-ready tunes.
The band’s third and fourth re
leases suffered much the same
fate; they enamored fans, yet
failed to generate the hype of
“Standard.”
But a good band does not let
fickle radio listeners keep it
down. Although sales of its sub
sequent albums never matched
the numbers generated by the
band’s major label debut, it has
managed to keep its name known
with subsequent singles such as
“Lucky,” “Over Your Shoulder”
and, most recently, “Wait” in
2001.
Seven Mary Three has also
maintained an established fan
base, one that has kept it out on
the road and making music de
spite its commercial setbacks.
And it appears that the group’s
new EP is
generat
ing that
much-cov
eted buzz.
“We
got a bet
ter re
sponse to
‘Without
You Feels’
(a song off
ui me
band’s new EP) than
‘Cumbersome,’” said drummer
Giti Khalsa, recalling a recent
show in Tampa. “Without You
If you’re going
WHAT: WARQ-FM Fallout
Pre-Party
WHERE: Banana Joe’s, 700
Gervais St.
WHEN: 8 p.m.
TICKETS: $8, ages 21 and up.
$12, ages 18-20.
Feels" has won over radio listen
ers in both Tampa and Detroit,
where area stations have started
playing the track despite its lim
ited release.
The band, which includes
Khalsa, singer/guftarist Jason
Ross, bassist Casey Daniel and
guitarist Thomas Juliano, re
cently left its label, Mammoth
Records, and has had to engage
in the epic struggle of self-pro
motion. After touring extensively
during the past several months,
the group looks to take some
much-deserved time off in the
coming weeks.
“We hope to take a month off
from the middle of September to
the middle of October and then
fire back up through the holi
days” and possi
Diy piay a New
Year’s show,
Khalsa said.
• “Then we hope to
get into the stu
dio.”
Although the
band has toured
with arena acts
such as Matchbox
Twenty and Train
m me past, me
group relishes playing in small
er, more intimate venues.
“We’re much more at home in
clubs and theaters,” said Khalsa,
Not pictured:
“Rock Crown" (1997)
“Orange Avenue” (1998)
"The Economy of
Sound" (2001)
“Welcome Race Fans/
Weed, CA EP" (2003)
noting that the band generally
prefers to “do our own thing,
which we’ve always tried to do,
anyway.”
In fact, the band has been “do
ing its own thing” for more than
a decade, outlasting many of its
post-grunge contemporaries and
continuing to produce solid,
ever-the-more-polished modern
rock.
The band’s fifth album, tenta
tively entitled “The Hi-Lo,” is set
for a spring 2004 release. Khalsa
said the new record will likely in
clude the four songs featured on
the EP. “We like the four songs,
and whether we re-record them
or not is a question mark right
now,” Khalsa said.
For now, the group is concen
trating on finishing up the last leg
of its tour. The band takes the
stage at Banana Joe’s on
Thursday, headlining WARQ
FM's Pre-Fallout Party. “Race”
fans and mid-’90s rock enthusi
asts alike are invited to come and
sing along.
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Sushi invades college cuisine;
it’s more than uncooked fish
BY JENNIFER SITKOWSKI
THE GAMECOCK
For those who do not know
much about sushi, the thought of
eating raw fish is likely a little in
timidating. Yet sushi is more
than just uncooked fish. Upon
taking a closer look at the types
of sushi and sushi’s background,
even skeptics might have a
change of heart.
Sushi can be traced back cen
turies to Southeast Asia, where
it originated as a way of pre
serving fish. This fermented
fish, called Narezushi, is still
served in Tokyo today. Over
time, it has evolved into what
consumers now see at sushi bars
and restaurants all over the
world.
To the novice sushi eater, the
many varieties and foreign
names may seem a little over
whelming at first. The good
news, however, is that there are
actually only three main kinds
of sushi.
Maki sushi consists of a roll
that is made with fish and veg
etables, which is wrapped in rice
and seaweed. One of the most
popular varieties of Maki sushi
is the California roll.
Another type of sushi, Nigiri
sushi, combines a small amount
of fish with wasabi and is placed
on the top of a small block of rice.
Nigiri sushi can be prepared with
an assortment of different top
pings, such as tuna or shrimp,
which go on the rice.
Inari sushi, for those that
want something served warm,
consists of a deep fried pouch
that is stuffed with sushi and
rice.
Before sushi can be served, it
must first go through a lengthy
preparation process. This routine
involves cutting the fish, cooking
PHOTO BY MORGAN FORD/THE GAMECOCK
The Sushi Bar is the Grand Marketplace's newest addition, it
offers four types of sushi, which are prepared fresh dally.
the rice and preparing the
vegetables for each day’s concoc
tions.
Sushi chef Winston Lou
works at the Grand
Marketplace’s new sushi
counter and prepares the delica
cy on a daily basis.
Lou makes his sushi with
fresh frozen fish, which is stored
in a freezer for four days and then
thawed in a cooler to kill any bac
teria. He only pre-cuts fish for one
day’s to make sure his sushi is
fresh.
“Everything is totally safe to
eat, but most people don’t realize
that,” Lou said.
Lou added that this common
misunderstanding about sushi
fuels the popularity of the
California roll. The California
roll does not have any raw ingre
dients in it. Lou said this has
made it more popular than other
kinds of sushi because people
have associated raw fish with
other, more dangerous uncooked
foods.
People who are unfamiliar
with sushi might think that raw
fish is similar to raw meat or
chicken, which is unsafe to eat.
The truth is, however, that if pre
pared correctly, raw fish is per
fectly safe to eat.
Another fact that many might
not realize about sushi is that it
is really good for your health.
Sushi is low in fat, low in choles
terol and low in calories. A Big
Mac, for example — which has a
♦ SUSHI, SEE PAGE 7
SHOW REVIEW
Soulful Tori Amos,
rocker Ben Folds
engage audience
TORI AMOS AND BEN FOLDS
North Charleston Coliseum
★★★★* out of ☆☆☆☆☆
BY MORGAN FORD
THE GAMECOCK
Out he came on Sunday in
the North Charleston Coliseum
— prancing with his head held
high to his low piano in the mid
dle of the stage. Ben Folds, with
his goofy smile and thick
rimmed glasses, was proud to be
opening for Tori Amos.
Even though few were pre
sent for his opening perfor
mance, Folds was able to get the
crowd involved from the get-go.
He took requests and also used
the audience in place of musical
instruments and as back-up vo
calists, all the while getting a
few laughs here and there.
Folds’ performance was of a
lighter mood, while still playing
one or two deeper songs, such
as “Brick.” The crowd’s enthu
siastic response affirmed Folds’
amusing performance.
Promptly at 9 p.m., the black
backdrop fell to the floor, re
vealing a towering circle of
Native American symbols and
a print of the fictitious charac
ter Scarlet — the subject of Tori
Amos’ latest album.
The crowd had grown tremen
dously by the time Amos made
her entrance, cheering as she
skipped onto the stage. Amos
started the show with “Wampum
Prayer” and then continued into
“A Sorta Fairytale.” The acous
tics in the North Charleston
Coliseum perfectly projected her
voice. She was backed adequate
ly with only a bass player and
drummer.
Amos belted out “Pancake”
next, another song from her lat
est album “Scarlet’s Walk.” As
Amos played, she glared out at
the crowd singing, “I can look
your god right in the eye.” Her
live rendition of the song was
haunting.
After starting the set off with
three songs from her latest al
bum, Amos moved on to some of
her older hits, including “Tear
in Your Hand,” “Cornflake Girl”
and the “Doughnut Song.” The
crowd sang along to such tracks
as Amos played her Bosendorfer
piano.
After a couple more “oldies,”
Amos returned to her newer
material with “Wednesday.”
In between songs, when the
lights dimmed, Amos would
stand up and sway with the
back-up instruments until it was
time for her to begin playing her
piano and sing. Amos spun back
and forth between her piano and
keyboard throughout the show
— she even played both instru
ments at once during such songs
as “Girl,” from her album “Little
Earthquakes.”
Amos’ performance lasted a
little longer than two hours and
ended with two encores. Amos
proved to be a must-see live act,
full of emotion and conviction.
She has remained a truly tal
ented female musician in a
male-dominated industry, mak
ing record after record of en
gaging tunes.
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Crawl
to show
local
films €<
BY MEG MOORE
THE GAMECOCK
Clambering into Columbia for
its seventh consecutive year, the
Colossal Film Crawl celebrates
the area’s best in independent
filmmaking. Screening films at
various venues, the two-day fes
tival showcases movies bom and
bred in the Southeast.
The Crawl’s eclectic mix of films
—19 in all — covers a variety of
subjects, from the factual to the
funny. With titles such as “The
Flying Squirrel” and “Disturbance
on Wheat,” the festival promises
to deliver an intriguing array of
short-form movies. f
Showings begin Thursday0
evening, simultaneously illumi
nating big screens at three local
venues — Nickelodeon Theatre,
Art Bar and Jillian’s. This marks
the first year that the festival has
featured the co-programming of
films at various locations.
Attendees will be able to alternate
venues during the evening to al
low a variety of selections.
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Screening Schedule
THURSDAY
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NICKELODEON THEATRE s
937 Main St., 254-3433
“Grateful Dead”
Lee Payton, Atlanta, Ga.
7:02 and 9 p.m.
“Misplaced”
Thomas Franks, Lexington, S.C.
7:27 and 9:25 p.m.
“Composition In Red and Yellow”
Roger Beebe, Gainesville, Ra.
7:40 and 9:38 p.m.
“Deslnformatsla”
George Koszulinski, Gainesville,
Ra., 8:00 and 9:55 p.m.
“The Idea Guy”
Bo Webb, Wilmington, N.C.
8:35 and 10:30 p.m.
JILLIAN’S
800 Gervais St, 779-7789
“Famous Irish Americans”
Roger Beebe, Gainesville, Ra.
7:02 and 8:55 p.m.
“Disturbance on Wheat”
John Pading, Columbia, S.C.
7:10 and 9:03 p.m.
“Uprooted”
Kathryn Rodenmeyer, Jackson,
Miss., 7:22 and 9:15 p.m.
“The Shiva Show”
Brent Lachappelle, Port Orange,
Ra., 8 and 9:55 p.m.
“Quest”
Ruan Cockrell, Columbia, S.C.
8:17 and 10:12 p.m.
“Developments”
Thomas Franks, Lexington, S.C.
8:23 and 10:18 p.m.
“Elaine Drive”
Robbie Land, Atlanta, Ga. '
8:34 and 10:29 p.m.
ART BAR
1211 Park St, 254-4792
“Bezenreh Ghanat/Under the
Well"
Anahita Modaresi, Columbia,
S.C., 7:02 and 9 p.m.
“The Unpaid Comic”
Chip Boyes, Sumter, S.C.
7:14 and 9:12 p.m.
“My Place on the Wall”
Thomas Franks, Lexington, S.C.
7:35 and 9:33 p.m.
“The Flying Squirrel”
Steve Daniels, Columbia, S.C.
7:55 and 9:55 p.m.
“Clown Goggles”
Jacky Schuler, Columbia, S.C.
8 and 10 p.m.
“Boloba” ,
Lee Ann Kornegay, Columbia, !
S.C., 8:08 and 10:08 p.m.
“Climax”
Lee Payton, Atlanta, Ga.
8:36 and 10:36 p.m.
Colossal Film Crawl Awards
Ceremony, 10:45 p.m.
FRIDAY
Screening of Award Winners
Gambrell Hall, 8 p.m.