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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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OFF THE BENCH
Being together for only four months has not stopped this band from playing shows
Off the Bench is a new local band that writes their music in the bathroom. Get your minds out of the gutter. Haven't you heard? The acoustics are great in there.
This band is quickly gaining recognition. They have played 11 shows including two at the Granada and two at the Bottleneck, and they have only been together since November. Their music can be described as a mix of John Mayer, Jack Johnson and Sublime with an occasional mix of rap lyrics to engage the audience.
The four guys who make up this band include Brian Lockwood, a 21 year-old junior, on vocals and rhythm guitar; Zak Heisler, a 25-year-old nursing school student, playing the Djembes (percussion); Kevin Roberts, a 21-year-old senior, on lead guitar; and Jacob Elberg (Cub), the youngest member of the band at 18 years old, on bass guitar.
KANSAN: When and how did you get your start as a band?
PHOTO BY DYLAN SNYDER
ON BEHALF OF THE GRANADA THEATER
KANSAN: When and how did you get your start as a band?
LOCKWOOD: I've played in the bathroom every morning since I was in high school. My freshman year during the summer, I lived with Zak. It's hard enough to find a drummer, but I got lucky because he played the Djembes (an African style rope-tuned drum). Then I met Kevin and found out he played guitar. He was the best out of the people I had played with. Cub came to our first show, and afterwards, we talked. He ended up being a really great bass player, and that's it. We've been jamming ever since, and we are always down to add instruments.
KANSAN: Where has been your favorite place to play so far?
LOCKWOOD: It hard to say that there's a better place to play in Lawrence than the Granada. That definitely stands out when we think about it. We played our first show there, and we actually brought out more people than the headliners.
KANSAN: Describe what it is like to get out on stage and see all those people waiting to hear your music.
ROBERTS: We are a little nervous before every show, but it's a good nervous, the excited kind. It always reminds us that we need to perform at a certain level, but also reminds us that we can find excitement in the little things and really just play for people. We aim to play good music for good people drinking good drinks.
**LOCKWODD:** Absolutely, if you don't get a little scared, then something is wrong. I used to hate the feeling, but now it's hard to tell if I'm nervous or just really excited.
KANSAN: What is the process of writing songs like?
LOCKWOOD: I write in my bathroom 'cause that's where I play mostly. It has good acoustics; I write songs on moment-to-moment emotions, which works well I think because we are all going through roughly the same experience right now.
KANSAN: Do you write all your own songs?
LOCKWOOD: We love to do mash-ups of artists that people really don't get to hear in our genre. I call it "acoustic hip-hop." A few of my favorites consist of John Mayer, Cheef Keef, Trinidad James and Waka Foka.
KANSAN: Do you have any groupies?
KANSAN: Do you guys ever get stage fright?
LOCKW00D: Haha, funny question. That word has definitely lost its meaning since the '60s but we have a lot of friends that are always around to support us. Most of them are extremely intelligent and beautiful women, so we can't complain!
KANSAN: Describe your ultimate goal as a band
LOCKWOOD: I think we'd all like to get an album completed while still having the same vibe that we started with. Personally I'd love to do something like a Vans Warped tour. The idea of traveling and sharing the music floors me.
ROBERTS: The main goal will always be to have fun with our music. The second it stops being fun, it won't be worth anything. I guess my ultimate goal would be to have people enjoy our music, which they do. All is good.
Cara Winkley
CLUTTER FREE
Making time to clean can be difficult but may help acheive goals
My floor is constantly covered with strewn papers and multiple stacks of textbooks scattered around. My clothes take up what little space is left
on the floor, and my room looks like utter chaos. With long hours on campus, organizing my room is too big of task for a few hours. However, disorganization and the amount of clutter can affect us beyond our messy rooms.
Certified Professional Organizer Sue Anderson identifies clutter as, "Anything that is taking up space in your home, office or life that you no longer need, use or love."
Students like Ashleigh Watson, a junior from Wichita, keep track of their homework, projects and exam schedules with a digital calendar and a planner. Keeping multiple records adds a greater sense of security that the task won't be forbidden.
John Coler, a senior from Overland Park, likens this to contingency plans. Coler knows he is more likely to do something if it is written down.
For students like Erin Zoglmann, a junior from Wellington, cleaning and being organized is low on the priority list.
"When I have time to do it, I will do it," Zoogman said. "Cleaning is the end of list, and school is first."
Some students prefer organized chaos, where the focus is staying organized regarding their classes but not much else. The upkeep of other things is difficult and time-consuming, which could detract from time spent elsewhere.
However, organized chaos can be counter-productive
"Clutter represents delayed decisions," Anderson
said. "If we would take the time to really think' through why we have something, what we hope to do with it, etc., then more than likely, we wouldn't have it. But making those decisions are difficult, time consuming and overwhelming, so we choose to just put them off."
MAKE A TASK LIST
CREATE A VISION FOR YOUR SPACE
Know where things go to make your space convenient. Determine what is or isn't working for you in that space and how you would like that space to look or work, Anderson says.
Invest in buying a small bookshelf you can put in the corner. It can hold your textbooks and folders or your clothes and shoes. Bookshelves help clear clutter off the floor.
SET GOALS
At the end of the night, just write down a short list of what has to be done the next day. Include cleaning and organizing in the list.
— Tanvi Nimkar
BE PREPARED
BOOKSHELVES CAN BE YOUR FRIEND
Consider what you want. If it is to have no loose papers, set a goal of always filing away your papers. With a clear objective, it's easier to follow through.
"Take 15-30 minutes the night before to prepare for the next day." Anderson said. "This
includes putting the things you'll need the next day by the front door so you can just grab them as you head out."
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