STAGE PRESENCE // LOUISIANA STREET BAND
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> Local musicians. Feel free to swoon.
One year ago they were on the street — Louisiana Street to be exact. Last month The Lousiana Street Band moved to the Lewis Hall lawn. After winning that round of the General Mills Battle of the Bands, they entered the next level of the nationwide competition. Now their fans choose their fate. Logging onto rockyourcampus.com and voting could land them a live gig in Los Angeles with a recording session at Disc Marketing. Voting ends Nov. 25.
Lead guitarist Evan Epperson just wants to prove good music can come out of Kansas. He
Rock around the clock: The Louisiana Street Band is now eligible for the national competition in Los Angeles. Go to www.rockyourcampus.com to vote.
says he came to KU because of Lawrence's local music scene, but "nobody was playing the music I wanted to play." Epperson says.
He had no choice but to start his own band. The Wichita senior recruited Oswego sophomore Brad Feagan and Hastings, Neb. senior JohnMarc Skoch. "We're trying to bring music back to where it was," Skoch says. "The music on the radio all sounds the same."
Austin Quick, Shawnee senior, swooped in to play keyboard and sing but they weren't quite complete until Baker University seniors, Scott Marks and Nate Deel, brought saxophone and drums into the mix.
Inspired by The Beatles and Neil Young, their funk and jazz-infused sound comes out in their most popular tune, "Cookie Blues." Whether they make it to L.A. or not one thing is certain: "We will never use auto-tune," Skoch says. "That can go on the record." Check them out on www.myspace.com/louisianastreetvoodoo
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STAGE PRESENCE // QUIET CORRAL
Silence isn't always golden, just ask the members of Quiet Corral. Acoustic meets electric guitar and drums thanks to the six music-making men aged 19 to 29. Though the band is less than a year old, they already have an EP (extended play) release party planned for Dec. 11 at The Bottleneck. The event doubles as a Toys for Tots fundraiser so everyone involved will benefit.
> Local musicians. Feel free to swoo
"We plan to hit it a lot harder after our EP comes out," says Lawrence sophomore Isaac Flynn. "We're not just going locally, we're going full throttle."
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Full throttle: Quiet Corral hasn't been around for long, but they are already planning to take Lawrence by storm. Their first EP will be released on Dec. 11 at The Bottleneck.
The band wants to play their way out of Lawrence, but Flynn says he would choose friendship over fame any day.
"Being really good friends outweighs the fact that we're trying to make it," Flynn says.
Planning for the band started when Flynn and Leawood senior Garret Childers were in sixth grade. Now the band is a reality and Childers struggles to define their Tom Petty-Radiohead-Outkast-inspired sound.
"We aren't on the radio so I guess we're an indie band," Childers says. "We're really just trying to make music everyone can enjoy."
Lyricist Jesse Braswell Roberts, 23, is proud they aren't stuck in one sound. Listen for yourself. Play the band's most popular track "Lonely Company" on the Quiet Corral Facebook page. They'll keep making music under one condition: "We'll play as long as we as long people show up," Braswell Roberts says.
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He said the copy has been there
SUSTAINABILITY
KU EcoHawks convert donated car to electric
Kansas Libraries will use the car to deliver on-campus mail
BY KELLY STRODA kstroda@kansan.com
Josh Petty always liked tinkering with machines when he was ...
Now he has a bigger project. Petty, a senior from Olathe, is team leader of the KU
The full conversion is estimated to cost $55,000.
younger. He'd work on his mom's broken awn mower until it was finally running smoothly.
The 1997 GMC Jimmy, a small sport utility vehicle, sits dropped up on car jacks in the KU EcoHawks' garage on West Campus. It's a definite change of scene from the police impound at where the Jimmy sat for two years before being donated to the EcoHawks.
EcoHawks' GMC Jimmy project. The group is working to convert the car into a fully-electric vehicle. Petty said the group hopes to save the project completed by the end of spring.
But for now, the conversion is a work in progress.
Student Senate passed a bill which gave the EcoHawks $2,500 to use for the conversion project.
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Wires and tubes are exposed that some people will never see in their entire lives. Blue painting tape marks the wires and tubes — the gas pedal line here, air bag wires there.
right now — no tires, a battered back fender and a missing front end. The EcoHawks removed the Jimmy's engine last week.
Other funding for the project is coming from the EcoHawks budget and sponsors.
Instead of a gas engine, the Jimmy will be powered by a main electric motor and two auxiliary motors. Petty said. The motors
The car looks a bit dilapidated
CHRIS DEPCIK EcoHawks advisor
"It's that hands-on learning that makes them the best engineers."
will run using more than 1,000 rechargeable batteries. The batteries — similar to those that cordless drills use — are about the size of AA batteries.
Just as each system in the car's engine has to work in unison, Petty said the group members have to work together as well. The 12 students working on the project have a different area of focus.
Jon Kalinowski, a senior from Wichita, is focused on power steering. He said he enjoys the freedom and hands-on learning that the project provides.
"I love the fact that we aren't just doing theory," he said. "We're not just sitting in a lab. We're not just on the Internet or reading books."
The students have to research,
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There shouldn't be any worry that the Jimmy won't be noticed. Petty said the EcoHawks hope to paint the frame lime green and the body white.
theorize and then put their work into practice.
After the car is finished, KU Libraries will use the car to deliver on-campus mail. The campus mail route includes main and West Campus buildings in addition to continuing education buildings on Kasold Drive. On a typical day, the KU Libraries mail vehicle travels about 22 miles.
Petty said the electric vehicle would be able to travel 80 to 90 miles before a recharge.
"It is hands-on learning that makes them the best engineers," said Chris Depcik, EcoHawks advisor and assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
"It will almost be a billboard for the idea of sustainability," Lars said.
Lars Leon, associate librarian for KU Libraries, said the libraries encourage sustainability. The electric vehicle is another step in that direction.
LARRI-BMX seeks the city's approval of a plan to construct a course to fulfill Lawrence's BMX interest.
New biking club proposes local BMX racetrack
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Columnist Luke Brinker explains that the apparent jump in 18- to 24-year-old voters in 2008 actually wasn't all that dramatic. By comparison, Baby Boomers were driven to the polls by factors such as the draft.
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