The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, January 25, 2004
Thursday, January 25, 2001
Music
Section B • Page 3
Green Dav
Green Day elicits maturing sound
By Robert Pazell
jayplay @kansan.com
Jayplay writer
Many bands go through some kind of evolution through the years; some even coming fullcircle to their roots, whipping out tunes that bring tears to the eyes of old schoolers.
Fans of the punk-based rock 'n' roll band Green Day can find this full-circle evolution when the trio rolls into Kansas City's Hale Arena tomorrow night.
Green Day emerged in the 1990s in the Gilman Street punk/pop scene in Berkeley, Calif.
Fresh off their new release "Warning," Billie Joe and company promise to mix their crazy punk sound with some slower Dylan-esq, lyric-based tunes that will remind many old-school fans of the classic 1992 release "Kerplunk."
"We weren't really sure which direction we wanted to go."
Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong said in a recent interview. "But this time I knew I wanted to let every single vulnerability about myself come out."
As eclectic and diverse as their albums, Green Day's live shows have graced backyards of the East Bay Punk Scene, destroyed acres of land in the mudslinging show of Woodstock '94 and blew out Lawrence's beloved Liberty Hall back in the early 1990's.
Matt Rice, Kansas City, Mo., junior who attended the Liberty Hall show in 1994, said their onstage banter gave a hilarious twist to the show.
"They came out and were upset about the opening act canceling and talked trash," Rice said. "But when they started, things got crazy immediately. It was fun."
The Get Up Kids will open for Green Day at 7:30 p.m.
Holstein echoes musical diversity
Edited by Jacob Roddy
By Richard Gintowt
joyplay@kansan.com
jayplay writer
Holstein isn't a band that takes itself too seriously.
Jeff Jackson, guitar, Ezra Sykes, guitar and vocals, David Brodie, bass and vocals, and Alex Logan, drums, have been known to perform in sweatpants and backward baseball caps, and their lyrical subject matter ranges from the sublime to the absurd.
Musically, however, Holstein is unparalleled among local bands in their musicianship, dedication to performing and command of diverse styles. Citing diverse artists like Frank Zappa, King Crimson, The Minutemen, and Ween among their many influences, Holstein has developed a reputation for superior live performance around Lawrence and is set to release their second full-length album in March.
I joined twin axes Jeff and Ezra and muff-chopped bassist David at their East Lawrence establishment for a light-hearted chat about music, life and the way of the cow.
Q: Don't you guys have a song about basketball and Jesus Christ?
Ezra: Yeah, that's about a high school buddy of ours who went to play Division I basketball at Alabama, found Christ, and sent me a letter requesting money for his ministry.
Q: I've noticed a strong fictional current in many of your
Ezra: "White Gravy" is about a bulbous, chubby high school bulfond of our whose favorite food was white gravy. I'm serious. Most of our songs criticize things, I guess. Although we do criticize a lot of people, we also know that if these people came to see our show, they would realize we were dorks. Not dorks in a cool way either." I guess you could say we take very stupid songs very seriously.
lyrics. Where do ideas for songs like "White Gravy" and "Asian Princess" come from?
Q: Have any celebrities ever shown up at a Holstein show?
David: Eric Chenowith walked into one of our Brown Bear shows once. He grimaced and walked right out.
Jeff: Well, we were playing at Rick's Place and Ezra was the middle of a solo when some lady walked out of the bathroom and grabbed Ezra's ass. He stopped playing and none of us could figure out what was going on. The song pretty much fell apart and he didn't tell us what happened until after the show.
Q: What's the worst show you've ever played?
Holstein's Menagerie
There seems to be a correlation between the way we play and whether or not people pay attention to us. At the shows where the girls like us and grab our ass, we play horribly. But when we play for a bunch of sorority girls at Jereys who don't even look at us, we play great.
Q: Have you ever attempted to tour?
David: We did a tour of Mass Street. We played at Jazzhaus and Brown Bear in one night.
Q: Tell us about your new album.
Jeff? We're real happy with the way it turned out. The songs fit together better than they did on our first album, and we had a lot more time to rehearse and perfect them.
Q: Does it bother you when people call you a "jam-band"?
Jeff: A little bit. I think most of our songs have much more structure than is typically expected from a jam-band. Also, lyrical content is important to us, whereas it might not be important to a jam-band. Plus, we're not consistently danceable. I think it's important that people come to see us before they make any judgments.
Holstein will play Wednesday,
Feb. 7 at the Bottleneck. Their
Web site is holsteinwillplay.com
Edited by Sydney Wallace
KJHK Top 10 Albums
6. Death By Chocolate "S/T" (Jetset)
7. Mike Levy "Fireflies" (The Bus Stop Label)
7. Mike Levie 9th Anniversary (The Bus Stop Label)
8. The Pets "Love And War" (Endearing)
1. George Harrison "All Things Must Pass" (Cantell)
8. The Pets 'Love And War' (Endearing)
9. The Stars "Night Songs LP" (Grand Majesty)
2. Johnny Cash "American III, Solitary Man" (American)
3 Yo La Tenao "Danelectro" (Matador)
4 Outkast "Stankoniq" (Arista)
5. The Causey Way "Causey Vs. Everything"
(Alternative Tentacles)
LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR
Todav
10. Sunshine "Velvet Suicide" (Big Wheel Recreation)
Friday
DJ Slim at Brown Bear Brewing Co., 729 Massachusetts St.
■ The Band That Saved the World at the Bottleneck, 737 N Hampshire St. (late show); $4 cover 21 and up, $6 cover 18 and up.
Joanna Connor at the Jazzahaus, 926 1/2 Mannequinette ST.
Downset, Factory 81 and Reative Ash at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.; $10 cover in advance, $12 cover Friday; 18 and up.
Terylakis and Serum at
The Bottleneck, 737 New
Hampshire St; $4 cover 21
and up. $6 18 and up.
Random Happenings at the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Saturday
Bridge Road Caravan and Psychadelic at Abe and Jake's Landing, B E. Sixth St.
DJ Kilby at Brown Bear Brewing Co., 729 Massachusetts.
DJ J.P. at Brown Bear,
729 Massachusetts St.
- Police Tribute featuring Proudnetall, Casket Lottery, Elevator, Division and Cruz at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.; $5 cover 21 and up; $7 cover 18 and up.
* Tim Mahoney and the Meenies at the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Monday.
Open Mic Night at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.: no cover; 18 and up.
Jazzhaus open Jam with the Spanktones, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Tuesday
Acoustic Lounge Presents Luke Paul at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
Revily Trio at the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St. Wednesday
Theta, Lafayette and Sinatra at the Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St.
The Causey Way at Replay Lounge, 946 Massachusetts St.
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