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| THEY SAID IT M /l l- % T “Once again, we come to the Holiday \\ /■ I %/ Season, a deeply religious time that * ■ / I I W each of us observes, in his own way, by Page 6 \l I I going to the mall of his choice." Friday, IDecember 3, 2004 —A. \_ humor^lS .--—- - - — - PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Guitar ists Eddie Lord and Daniel Machedo rock out with Guitar Show. They are joined on their new CD, "The Ghosts of Our Childhood," by bassist Sierra Machado and drummer Michael Macaneny. The band’;; CD release party will be held Dec. 29 at New Brookland Tavern. You can buy the new CD at the show, at Manifest Discs and Tapes or at www.guitarshowband.com. H C luitar Show translates perso nal experiences into musi c on its full-length debut ByJEMNI DILLARD THE GAMECOCK Local band Guitar Show will rock out at New Brookland Tavern to start the promotion for their new album, “The Ghosts of Our Childhood,” recorded last summer. Guitau'ist and vocalist Daniel Machado and his younger sister, bassist Sierra Machado have had music in their lives since they were children, when Daniel got a ukulele and then eventually discovered a love for guitar in high school. Sierra found music through her father. “In si?:th grade my dad wanted to buy us all guitars because he wanted us to be musical,” Sierra explained. “We were all three get ting one and he was like ‘You know there’s a bass player in a band. One of you guys should get a bass.’ I wanted to be % different. They both played violin so I was like ‘I’m going to play viola. I’m going to play bass.’ Then I actually ended up being in a band so that’s kinda weird.” After undergoing a few changes the band came together in the summer of 2003 with the Machados joining Eddie Lord on guitar and vocals and Michael Macaneny on drums. They all knew each other from school. “Michael and I sat at the same lunch table in high school,” Daniel said. “He would always tell these jokes that would make the whole table say ‘Michael, that’s gross.’” After more than a year together, Guitar Show is releasing their first full-length studio album this winter. “It’s got really personal stuff in the form of music with lyrics that I’m just supposed to give to strangers,” Daniel said. “It’s the first time that I’ve ever been totally comfortable and confident in something that I’ve put out.” Their music is “pretty much influenced by everything,” he said. “There’s something I probably love in every genre, so musically it comes from that. And lyrically the music is sort of like narratives, almost like I’m writing short stories. I just call it rock.” Even though they’ve gotten positive feedback on their music so far, they are still prepared to face possible disappointments. “Not everybody is going to like what you’re doing and people are going to have criticism and sometimes it’s challenging not to not take their opinions personally,” Sierra said. All of the band members are also full-time students at USC and say balancing school with the band can be a struggle. “Finding time where you don’t feel like you should be doing something else. That’s hard,” Lord said. Daniel said music was an obsession for him. “I do it because I have to. There are things that I’ve always loved about it and I wouldn’t be who I am without the knowledge that I’ve gotten from it,” he said. “To be able to maintain good grades in school while I’m obsessed with trying to write a song or finish an album or do art for an album is real hard.” Like a lot of independent artists, the members of Guitar Show have mixed feelings about the music downloading issue and other changes that have been recently taking place in the music industry. “You never really care about it until you spend your -money to make a CD,” Lord said. “When you put a lot of time and effort into something and then somebody can just get if for free.” The dynamics of a band are shaped by the relationships between the individual members, Daniel said. “You never know when somebody’s just not going to want to do it anymore,” he said. “Emotionally, I’ve never experienced anything that’s quite like being in a band ... It’s just a real intimate relationship in a totally different way than dating, but it’s just lots of question marks and lots of ambiguity.” The new CD “The Ghosts of Our Childhood” can be purchased for $10 at the CD release party on Dec. 29 at New Brookland Tavern, at Manifest Discs and Tapes or online at www.guitarshowband.com. CfAnments on this story? E-mail gamecockfeatnres@gW7n.sc.edu LPHWaGKiM _ _ I ( PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Macaneny drums away while recording the debut album. Macaneny and Lord joined the brother-sister Machado duo during the summer of 2003 to form Guitar Show. L ..... - . ..£ ALLEN ANDERSON/SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK Ballerina Victoria Cholkas performs as the Snow Queen with the Columbia City Ballet company members in Nutcracker. The Nutcracker begins tonight at the Koger Center. ’Tis the Season Compiled by MARIA CHARLES STAFF WRITER Whether admiring decorations, shopping, volunteering or attending holiday performances, there are plenty of ways on campus and around Columbia to celebrate the season. THE LIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS Enjoy an animated light display of more than one million lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Nov.26 - Dec. 30 from 6-9 p.m. Prices are $6 for adults and $4.75 for children. TOYS FOR TOTS Wednesday through Dec. 19, drop off unwrapped toys at Emily Douglas Park, 2500 Wheat St. The toys will go to Epworth’s Children Home. HOLIDAY MUSIC The S.C. Cancer Center at Palmetto Health Richland is looking for volunteers who play instruments to provide music in one- to two-hour shifts through Dec. 24, between 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Choral groups and small combos are invited to perform as well. Call Carole Howell at 434-3378. THE NUTCRACKER The Nutcracker performed by Columbia Classical Ballet at the Koger Center: Dec. 3-5,10-12,and Dec. 17 19. Tickets are on sale now at the Carolina Coliseum or capitoltickets.com. Prices range from $5 to $25. Show times are at 3 and 7:30 p.m. but vary by day. HOLIDAY TOUR Free Holiday Renaissance Tour at the Columbia Museum of Art: Today, Dec. 10 and 17. 12:15-12:45 p.m. SISTA GIRL AND THE SOLDIER The Urban Nutcracker performed by Vibrations Dance Company. Tomorrow at 135 Haynesworth St., the Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10. CAROLINA CHRISTMAS A Capella singing performed by the Cocktails and Higher Harmony, tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Nursing Auditorium. Bring canned food items to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank. WILDLIFE TREE Go to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden to make tree ornaments that birds and squirrels can eat throughout the winter. Today and Saturday, Dec. 11. 10 a.m. to noon. Pre-registration is required. The price is $7 for members and $ 13 for nonmembers, www.riverbanks.org MAGNOLIA MARKET Enjoy crafts, homemade baked goods, fine art and holiday specially items along Hampton Street, Saturday ♦ Please see CHRISTMAS, page 7