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Band won't surrender to competition
By Tamara Miller
tiller@kanson.com
Kansan staff writer
George Frazier, vocalist and guitarist for the band, has lived through tornadoes in Tonganoxie and performing on a stage full of feces in Des Moines. But Lawrence's competitive music scene still provides a challenge for even the most seasoned musicians.
Julia Surrendered has outlasted the hardships of the entertainment business with persistence and keen market sense. Frazier said.
"There are two different kinds of bands—those who don't pay attention to what's going on in the music scene and those who do," Frazier said. "Understanding the Lawrence music scene can be pretty confusing, but we still get gigs."
The band has been together since 1996, and with the help of manager Jay Bredwell of Slum Lord Productions, the band has a new album titled Sweet Little Susponders. The album was released on Feb. 2 and sold 300 copies in the first week, said Steve Haight, bassist for the band.
"It's pretty cool, but it's not like its a record or anything," Haight said. "We're not out to break anything except for even."
The album was produced by Trent Bell, former
member of the Chainsaw Kittens, and engineered by Ken Paulokovich. Frazier said the album had a lot influences from mid-'70s glamour pop, such as David Bowie.
"Glitter pop is my current two-word description," he said.
Frazier and guitarist Dan "Puma" Mellot write most of the band's lyrics. However, each band member contributed to the album.
Although the music scene in Lawrence is friendly and open to all types of music, this characteristic actually works against bands who are looking for a record deal, Frazier said.
"It's hard for anyone to say in one sentence anything about Lawrence," Frazier said. "Because there's no real niche, it's hard to attract an industry presence."
Well-known bands no longer ask local Lawrence bands to open for their shows, he said. Because of this, it is hard for record label to get exposed to lesser-known bands.
"Booking agencies like Pipeline, their hands are tied," Frazier said. "It's not their fault, but a lot of hands are bitter."
the band's experience in the music industry has been relatively smooth. He said their manager was good at giving the band exposure and local club owners were supportive of local bands. But the band was apprehensive about the rise in industrial and techno music, which led clubs to bring in deejays instead of scheduling bands.
Top: Dan "Puma" Elliot, lead singer and piano; George F爵er, guitar and backing vocalis; Shawn Dierckes, drummer; and Steve Haight, bass. Bottom: Derrick Neibarger, harmonica and backing vocalis. Julia Surrendered released their new album Sweet Little Superstar Feb. 2. The band played at the Bottleneck Tuesday night. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza (KANSAN
Chickens delay release
By Chris Horton
chorton@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence band the Teriyakis has learned to never underestimate the global influence of sick Asian chickens.
The band said they expected their compact disc *Psychics to Sidekicks* be released in late January or early February. But a shipment of the black trays that hold CDs in their cases was postponed in Hong Kong while authorities killed millions of flu-exposed chickens in an effort to prevent spreading the virus.
"We didn't want our CDs to make people sick," said Teriyakis member and University of Kansas graduate Brandon Brown.
"If you switch to guitar, you're still
playing a guitar that sounds like the guitar of the guy before you," he said.
The Teriyakis is Brown, Brent Piepergerdes, Prairie Village graduate student, Matt Smith, Hiram Lucke and Billy Lamboley, Lawrence residents. Associating each member with a particular instrument is difficult because they rotate instrument duties, both in the studio and on stage. Aside from guitar, bass and drums, the Teriyakis also features a synthesizer and four-track tape player. The trading of instruments does not affect the consistent aspects found in the Teriyakis music, Lamboley said.
Psychics to Sidekicks, an EP album, recently was recorded at King Size Sound Lab in Chicago with producer Bob Weston. The album will be released on the Lawrence-based record label Priapus and also on Lamboy's label, Terciopelo Records. Weston has produced albums for the now-defunct Lawrence band the Regrets, who initiated the Teriyakis' contact with Weston.
The band will return to Chicago to record a full-length LP album with Weston during spring break, Piepergerds said.
"It should be released this summer," he said, "assuming there's not another chicken virus."
The band has toured the East Coast twice. Touring has been a learning experience because it is the luck of the draw if fans will come see the show. Piepergerdes said.
The Teriyakis will play tonight with Kansas City's Jetenderpaul at the Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St.
"It will be a full-on godhead rock-orama," said Replay employee Dave Atteberry, Normal ill., sophomore.
The show has been billed "The Fake Moustache Bash," and drinks only will be sold to patrons wearing fake moustaches. Admission is $2 and fake moustaches will be distributed at the door.
Afterglow lacks luster
By Jeremy M. Doherty jidoherty@kansan.com Kanson film critic
Director Alan Rudolph's After glow is an odd, twisting character study and a rather sadistic movie. After introducing us to a quartet of cold, stoic characters, Rudolph sets the wheels in motion for an emotional payoff that never materializes.
Star Julie Christie already has collected an armful of critic's awards for playing Rudolph's heroine, who is an over-the-hill B-movie actress who puts up with her husband's philanderment. Last week, she was recognized with an Oscar nomination, guaranteeing this movie a decent shelf life when it lands at Blockbuster.
Produced by Robert Altman,
*Afterglow* stars Christie and
Nick Nolte. They play Phyllis
and Lucky Mann, a couple who
have been married for more
than two decades. He's a
plumber who has a hands-on
relationship with his female
customers. Phyllis is left alone at home, fretting about their runaway daughter and her nonexistent sex life.
Lucky's latest conquest is
Things do pick up whenever Christie is on screen. Best known for her performances in Shampoo and Dr. Zhivago, she has not lost any of her appeal and acts circles around her costars.
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The problem is, we really never get to care about these people. Nolte makes for a lovable lug, but he's only there to serve as a catalyst for Phyllis' emotional deterioration. Boyle and Miller's performances fail to get past the stereotype of stupid youngsters who can't see more than 10 minutes into the future.
Marianne (Lara Flynn Boyle), the neglected wife of Jeffrey (Jonny Lee Miller). Unable to take it any longer, Phyllis retaliates by seducing the boorish Jeffrey.
But Rudolph fails to recognize the potentials for Christie.
It's unclear in the end whether any of these people have learned anything or have decided to overhaul their empty lives. That may have been Rudolph's point all along, but it sure makes for a frustrating two hours.
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