jayplay
Thursday April 18,2002 1B
Daily Kansan
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Left to right: Aaron Lerner, Mission Hills senior; Danny Herrmann, Wilmette, Ill. junior; Chris Cardwell, Lincoln sophomore; and Jeff Goldford, St. Louis junior
Left to right: Chris Bates; Alex Red Corn, Shawnee freshman; Jamakee Blackburn, Lawrence resident; Ryan Red Corn, Shawnee senior; J.C. Stos, Lawrence resident
Battle of the BANDS
Left to right: Sean Bartholomew, Lawrence resident; Daniel Lopes; Jay Metz, Lawrence resident; Paul Winn, Leawood sophomore; not pictured: James Garvice, Olathe freshman
Phat Albert performs at a show at the Bottleneck in 2000.
Left to right: Taylor Busch, Ft. Collins, Colo., sophomore; Beau Jackson, Andover junior; David Schapker, Prairie Village sophomore; and Ryan Stephens, Andover junior. All photos are contributed.
By Louise Stauffer Jayplay writer
Jason Ranard, Grand Island, Neb... freshman and vice president of McCollum Hall, said the competition would be stiff.
Saturday, five bands will battle for the championship of the annual Battle of the Bands contest on the lawn of McCollum Hall.
"All the bands are really good and really popular," Ranard said. He said this year 24 bands entered demo-tapes for the contest, which was twice as many as last year.
The following five bands were selected from the original 24 and will vie for a first place prize of $300, a second place prize of $200 and a third place prize of $100.
Mainedus
Members: Ryan Red Corn, Shawnee senior, vocals; Alex Red Corn, Shawnee freshman, bass guitar; J.C. Stos, Lawrence resident, guitar; Jamakee Blackburn, Lawrence resident, guitar; Chris Bates, drums.
Show attire:"We wear whatever we wake up in." Blackburn said.
Music style in a nutshell: Prairie-core — a mixture of folk, metal and '70s rock. Favorite place to play: They'll play any-
Favorite place to play: They'll play anywhere they can.
Favorite pre-show food/drink: Any fast food chain, though Ryan Red Corn is partial to cold fry bread, a Native American food.
Future plans: Writing more songs, working on recording.
Time together: 1 year.
Meaning of the band's name: Majaedus is a word Blackburn made up that means a substance that holds the soul to the body. Prediction for Saturday: "There's no way we're going to win this," Ryan Red Corn said.
Five local bands will have the chance to show off their talents Saturday on McCollum lawn
Filibuster
Members: Beau Jackson. Andover junior, lead vocals; Ryan Stephens, Andover junior, guitar; Taylor Busch, Ft. Collins, Colo., sophomore, bass guitar; David Schapker, Prairie Village sophomore, guitar, vocals.
Music style in a nutshell: Power pop.
Show attire: Each member has his own style. Jackson's is "frat boy" style, Stephens is "traditional musician," Busch's is "surfer" and Schapker is a "mixture of musician and preppy."
Future plans: While Stephens wants to be a rock 'n' roll musician and keep Filibuster alive, the rest of the band has mixed emotions, he said. Jackson is thinking about joining the Peace Corps in June 2003.
Favorite pre-show food/drink: Jackson likes Chinese food, preferably Peking Taste, 2210 Iowa St. Busch is a fan of drinking Red Bull for energy.
Time together: since last August.
Meaning of the band's name: Like the traditional meaning of the word filibuster, Jackson said that the band had kept playing, even after they've been asked to shut up. However, the name has no political reference.
Music place in a hallway
Favorite place to play. House parties
Prediction for Saturday: The guys are looking forward to getting a tan, helping the audience have a good time and rockin' it.
Phat Albert
Show attire: They don't think about it, but usually end up stripping off some clothing, Anthony Barnett said.
Members: Anthony Barnett, Lawrence
Time together: 2 months
Favorite place to play: Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Music style in a nutshell: Dance/funk/ rock.
favorite pre-show food/drink: BBQ, Chipotle Mexican Grill, 911 Massachusetts St.
Future plans: O'Bryhim and Anthony Barnett said Phat Albert wasn't looking for TRL status, they just want to be able to play music for a living, without losing money in the process. They are looking forward to working on more music.
resident, bass guitar; Brendan O'Bryhim,
Lawrence resident, saxophone; Mike
Younghans, guitar; PJ Barnett, vocals;
Nick Urbom, drums; Ryan Nichols,
trombone; Ben Rhoden, trumpet; Darrel
MC, vocals.
Prediction for Saturday: They're looking forward to showcasing their fun sound, "We're not sitting around strategizing or anything," said Anthony Barnett, "We're just glad to be supporting local music."
Riva
members: Paul Winn, Leawood sophomore, bass guitar; Sean Bartholomew, Lawrence resident, lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar; Daniel Lopes, drums; Jay Metz, Lawrence resident, percussion; James Garvic, Olathe freshman, guitar.
future plans: Riva will begin recording their first album in the next two weeks.
Prediction for Saturday: "Sometimes the best band doesn't win, so we don't want to get our hopes up," Winn said.
Favorite pre-show food/drink: Winn has a self-proclaimed sushi addiction, and Bartholomew can never turn down a slice of pizza.
members: Jeff Goldford, St. Louis junior,
lead vocals and guitar; Danny Herrmann,
Wilmette, Ill. junior, keyboardist,
vocals; Aaron Lerner, Mission Hills senior,
harmonica; Chris Cardwell, Lincoln sophomore, percussionist.
Music style in a nutshell: Dread rock, a
No Lessons
hybrid of ethnic rock and calypso rock.
Favorite place to play: The Bottleneck, 737
New Hampshire.
Music style in a nutshell: Acoustic rock.
Favorite pre-show food/drink: Abe & Jake's
Landing, 8 E. Sixth St.
Showattire: Very relaxed, "it's more about the energy and personality than what you wear." Bartholomew said.
Time together: 1 month.
Show attire: Casual, but classy.
Time to attend: Since last August
Show attire: Casual, but classy.
Favorite pre-show food/drink: Lots of beer, and Herrmann is partial to Yellowtail Chardonnay, Cardwell's choice is Cheetos.
Time together: Since last August
Future plans: "We want to keep expanding and increasing the places where we tour." Lerner said.
Prediction for Saturday: "We know that three of the bands are walking away with some cash, we just want to be one of them," Lerner said. He said that the band's touring has left them close to debt, and the money would be a huge help. "If I win, it's change in my pocket," Cardwell said. "But you never know what the judges are going to be like."
LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR
TOMORROW
Coco Loco,
943 Massachusetts
The Disagreements, Jade Raven
TODAY
Jazzhaus,
926 1/2 Massachusetts
Seek
Grand Emporium 3832 Main St. Kansas City, Mo. Scene 24, Ready
The Pub,
1727 McGee,
Kansas City, Mo.
Animated by Sound, Pilot 7
El Torreon,
31st and Gillham,
Kansas City, Mo.
Lawrence Arms, Kosher,
Taking Back Sunday,
Honor System.
Yacht Club,
530 Wisconsin
Orange
Grand Emporium,
3832 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Robert Walters 20th Congress
Hurricane,
4048 Broadway St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
FamousFM, The Connellis
Davey's Uptown Rambler,
3402 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
Trouble Junction, Backporch Mary
Harleywood's,
5908 Outlook,
Kansas City, Mo.
Electric Orange Creme,
Down-Pour
Jazzhaus,
926 1/1, Massachusetts
Matthew Moon Band
Danny's Bar and Grill,
off College Blvd., Lenexa
Full Feature
The Pub,
1727 McGee,
Kansas City, Mo.
Proudentall, thestringandreturn,
Riddle of Steel
Grand Limpordum,
3832 Main St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Nighthawks (30th reunion
tour)
SATURDAY
The Next Space,
E. 18th St.,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Body, The Syndicate,
When Good Robots Go Bad,
Six Inch Voice
Grand Emporium,
Just Another Dive,
2002 Armour,
Kansas City, Mo.
Soulless, Amadius, Shiver,
Soulitify
Just Another Dive.
Jazzhaus,
926 1/2 Massachusetts
Honey Tongue
The Pub,
1727 McGee,
Kansas City, Mo.
Marco V7, Blue Noise Band
SUNDAY
El Torreon, 31st and Gillham, Kansas City, Mo. A-Bomb Nation, Last Target, Rock Over London
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