Volume 124 Issue 83
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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ENTERTAINMENT
IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT PIZZA AND BEER PONG.
Ryan Wise performs with the Sluts at the Jacket on Sept. 24th, 2011. The local rock duo opened for An Horse and Bo Jackson. PHOTO BY SID & TROU MUCK ROCK
NEW SOUNDS DOWNTOWN
Two new acts take
//Alex Tretbar
on The Replay Lounge
Lawrence has three fresh faces to add to its burgeoning music community: Ryan Wise and Kristofer Dover of The Sluts and Victor Polanco of Going to The Hell in a Leather Jacket. The two projects perform together tomorrow night at the Replay Lounge—it'll be The Sluts' sixth show and Polanco's second.
The Sluts play a bare-bones style of rock and roll, with Dover on drums and Wise doing vocals and guitar. Dover says the band's formation was based on a perceived lack of traditional rock music in Lawrence.
"We were just bored with—I hate to say it—we were bored with the scene," Dover says. "There's a lot of bluegrass, jam bands and metal, all fringe stuff but none of the meat, the good stuff. So we thought, 'we can do this thing,' and got together to play on Saturdays, and we liked it. So we decided to get a show."
That was about a year ago. Eight months later, The Slats were playing shows downtown, where Wise and Dover met Polanco. Polanco was opening for Digital Leather at the Replay, performing for the first time under his new moniker. Wise and Dover were struck by Polanco's strange combination of metal guitar and
electronic dance, and they talked to Polanco about setting up a show.
Polanco says he got the original idea for his music from live DJs. "I heard some live stuff of some popular DJs, and I noticed that they were throwing in clips of Ministry and Rage Against the Machine," Polanco says. "And honestly, the crowd was going crazy for stuff like that, and I thought, 'well this isn't such an absurd idea.'"
You can catch both acts at the Replay tomorrow night.
TOP ALBUM:
WHAT'S TOPPING THE CHARTS THIS WEEK AT KJHK
// KELSEY CIPOLLA
FACTORIES,
"FACTORIES"
To me, listening to an album full of techno-infused pop is an activity to be endured rather than enjoyed. Factories, the eponymous album from an Arizona-based trio didn't change my mind. The collection of up-tempo tracks isn't bad. It just isn't anything special.
In its first full-length album, the band fails to produce a cohesive collection of songs, alternating between light hearted, techno-infused pop and slowed down, emotive tracks jarringly paired with heavy-handed beats.
On some tracks, the peppy techno sound fits naturally. Lyrics, tempo and vocals join forces with the music to create songs that feel fresh enough to keep you interested and catchy enough to merit replaying. But when the vocals and the sentiment work against the band's heavily produced sound, the end result is like an
indie record in the throws of an identity crisis. It's hard for the vocals to come off as earnest and emotional when it sounds like a group of people are spastically clapping their hands in the background.
When husband and wife Bryan and Audra Marscoverta both sing, Factories sound like The Raveonettes, a duo that expertly balanced interesting harmonies with a fun techno sound. Then Bryan takes the lead on vocals, and the fun and whimsy of the Factories album disappears along with the sound of Audra's voice.
RATING: 2.5/5
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A problem area on defense for the Jayhawks is defending the perimeter, particularly the three-point line. Led by Chris Babb, Chris Allen, Scott Christopherson and Tyrus McGee, Iowa State leads the Big 12 in three-point field goals. White is also capable of knocking down three-pointers. This season, the Jayhawks have struggled with blocking three-point shots. Big 12 opponents have shot 122 three-point shots against the Jayhawks, which is the most in the conference.
The Cyclones are hungry to prove they belong amongst the Big 12's elite as well as in the NCAA Tournament field, so the Jayhawks should be prepared for the challenge.
For a team that has very thin depth and must count on their starters both offensively and defensively, the Jayhawks have little room for error.
ETHAN PADWAY
Edited by Amanda Gage
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was a second ranked high school quarterback on rivals. com.
Senior quarterback Dayne Crist's career at Notre Dame was underwhelming considering he
By transferring to Kansas, Crist gets a chance to start over and wib
Crist
over and will
be reunited with the coach who recruited him to Notre Dame, Charlie Weis.
"To walk in the door and have a guy who carries himself the way Dayne does is good for everyone on the team," Weis said. "Plus, he's a resource for these guys to know who I am."
Crist was a five-star recruit,
according to rivals.com, and committed to Notre Dame and Weis his junior year of high school. Weis would only be around two years with Crist before he was fired in 2009.
"I feel so much more comfortable doing the things Cochai Weis asks me to do," Crist said. "That's why I committed to him the first time at Notre Dame."
After redshirting a year and serving as Jimmy Clausen's backup in 2009, Crist became the starter for the Fighting Irish in 2010. He started nine games and threw for 2033 yards, 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions before a ruptured left patella tendon ended his season.
In 2011, Crist won the starting job but was benched after completing seven of 15 pass attempts in the first half of the season opener.
"I don't think you can look at anything that has happened with
--motivated guy," sophomore quarterback Jake Heaps said. "He's a great worker and a great teammate, so he's going to be huge for this program in moving it forward."
Dayne Crist in the past two years," Weis said. "As far as I'm concerned, it's null and void. I knew what I had two years ago when I left there, and I'm fired up to have him now."
At Kansas, Crist is able to play immediately because he still had one year of eligibility when he graduated from Notre Dame.
It is the same NCAA rule that allowed quarterback Russell Wilson to play immediately for Wisconsin last season, where he led them a berth in the Rose Bowl.
Crist's narrowed his decision to Wisconsin and Kansas before choosing Kansas. Weis's relationship with Crist was a factor in his decision.
"When I started thinking about leaving and taking my fifth year elsewhere, he was the first person I called" Crist said. "He was always supportive first and never gave biased answers."
He really had my best interest in mind at all times"
Crist will only be able to play at Kansas for one season, but he hopes his effect can last longer than that. The football program will try to recover from a stretch where it has lost 26 of its last 29 games, including its last 12 conference games.
"Kansas fans should be really excited because Dayne Crist is a
Edited by Tanvi Nimkar
CRIST STATS
Hometown: Canoga Park, Calif.
High School: Notre Dame H.S. (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 235 lbs
YEAR COMP. ATT. PCT YARDS TD INT
2009 10 20 50.0 130 1 1
2010 174 294 59.2 2033 15 7
2011 15 24 62.5 164 0 1
CAREER 195 330 60.3 2327 16 9