Thursday, April 21, 1994 celebration four hot by Paul Lorio ColUgim Staff On Saturday Behrend will be rocking in Earth Day with four live bands at Erie Hall. All money raised from the concert will be donated to Presque Isle to help with preservation of the park. Free Earth Day *94 shirts will be given out to the first one-hundred people through the door that night The bands appearing include Lucy’s Dream, Mama’s Garden, Wildflower, and the evening will come to an end with the Geometric Loafers. Lucy’s Dream will be the opening act at 6p.m. Their sound is unlikr. anything that has been heard for awhile. They describe their music as a cross between Faith No More meets Soundgarden meets Saigon Kick \ CmitmSuff Smooth B: ttu old formula work* n*w magic Nothing was ever broke in the Iffce and Smooth Formula, so Greg Nice nod Smooth B ain’t firin’jack. Niro, mote thao ever. Up-hop tale can’t help BN welcome a foot aad a Hi minute brisk 60a all the drive-hying, pimp staeoiat mi fifeas of the scrim. Sometimes, you just need to feel good, aad Bwfle bcottan ire right there with what yoa need to get off: staple, funny thymes, plenty of staging, and bttacy tmcompficsied seats. Sure, Hip Hop Freaks has more than a passing resemblance to Hip Hep Junkies, hut so what? Once that **PS4C" drum MmnU Wmlff ivwndiny mnntlat with tat am keyboards, this production becomes a Lyrically, Greg races through hta mail string of lyrics tad **wwh*!pio- • • yoa hy to pat them together. Earth meets Neil Diamond at a potluck dinner. The second band on this four band bill is Mama’s Garden, who has a large following in the Edinboro area. They played at the Battle of the Bands competition last year and at the Residence Life event Their performance begins at 7 pjn., and is a cross between rock and alternative. Some of their songs include, “Smurfhouse Blues” and “The Sea is My Friend.” They have been together for over three years and played at the Perry Square Cultural Alternatives Festival last year. The first of the two headliners is Wildflower. This group is a four-piece acoustical band, who also played during last year’s Battle of the Bands competition. Their song list includes music Rap Review fmaotit B is on the DL here, cental li fire only one wore. Production wise, the echo dream, «ome*tadßnr MC*’" type ribe. Phis, they’ve got Bobby Brown singing the hook “Hip Steaks” -at least tmtil Ids isPUß fmmmWGtotmG ' it off. Conseiou* daughter*: the latest wava In faaflto rap artists Scarface Records’ recording total P|ta into tofdtod about toe Conscious Daughters wheat he first signed them and introduced tans to a few of the true hip hop heads eaffierthis year. Hot off the press, this super advanced album is one of the best new hardcore tamale rap acts to date! ff ytatoti taria fan then you know tan he's not trying to pro out sisters who only want to scream and threaten to blow up the These daughters of consrionsness do that, but they also drop some knowledge in the Day features bands from The Indigo Girls to Janis Joplin. They also play originals such as, “Sailing to the Sea.” They begin playing at 8:30 p.m., and will perform an hour set. The final band to perform is the Geometric Loafers who won the Battle of the Bands competition last year. This band plays mostly in the Ripley, New' York area and performs regularly 1 at surrounding bars and| nightclubs. , Their music ranges from classic rock to alternative, with a touch of metal and blues. Some 1 of their own originals include l “The Suicide Song,” “Cemetery”! and “The Ocean." They will begin playing at 9:45 p.m. The Earth Day ‘94 concert was organized by Behrend students involved in Eco-Action. mix at well. (I would have mid street knowledge, tat I know someone already has that phrase working.) \ Tte two female emcees should be prepared to be compared to BOSS ***'■»« ■»* of their flow, but Conscious Daughters dig • Hide deeper imo the meet in terms of their lyrical content and thq «hfl* ywwwpwty fefff*, And speaking of die tracks, you can witness the Pads influence on « few, but in my book, that’s not a bad tiring stall. In a world feat tries too hvd not id give sisters their props, acts like MC Lyle, Yo Yo, Queen Latifah, and now Conscious Daqgfctms make dm task erf the dis even harder. Schooly D: the angriest parspactiva of tha raal world Yo, lucky fens of true haidcoie rap, somebody forgot to tell the original gangster, Schoolly D, that it’s 1994. Welcome to Logan Series wrap-up by Jen Dugan Colltgia h Staff One day I got a letter in my mailbox. It said “Wanted: Evaluators - $25.” So, I signed up. I was to evaluate the Logan Wintergarden Series. The series consisted of three musical groups. Each gave an hour concert in the Reed Wintergarden over the past three months. The First of the three was Quetzal. They have a spicy, salsa blend of music. Pan flutes, drams, bass, guitar, and vocals, play with a South American flair. Sounds of nature are simulated by wind instruments and rain sticks. The music is very upbeat and danceable. The second was the Uptown Suing Quartet. They consist of four ladies incorporating classical instruments (violin, viola, and cello) into a jazz and blues style. They have a very unique and creative sound that I have never heard before. I have to mention their cover of James Brown’s “I Feel Good.” I think it surprised everyone to hear funk from a America is strung out in early ‘Bos ghetto misery. Dark and heavy and fused together for the most part by a live band, this has to be the hngriest album since the Geto Bcftfllrst Whereas today gangsta rap appeals to youth of all races and cusses as a cod way to get up, (ftflwr ail, a lot of these roughneck emcees get to shoot Gloria, sex up "bo’s," and sell designer clothes or appear in movies) Scbooliy's sixth album is a wake up can to both the hip-hop world and "fee laid of the free." Cuts like 1 Know You Want to KiU Me," "Peace of What," and "Stop Frontin'” do simply that The deep bass and drams are all here (the only exception being that it’s all original material), plus fuzzy wailing guitars that remind you where funk came from. With hip-hop already checking itself by continuously asking who is a "studio gangsta” and who is the real thing, Philly's Schoolly D is back to put everything into perspective. Black Moon: the string quartet. The last of the series was the Baltimore Consort. This group uses authentic instruments of Elizabethan England to produce the improvisional, folk music of the time. Scottish, British, French, and Italian tunes are accompanied by a Soprano singer, who adds in a little jolly humor. Even though I was paid to watch these groups, I really enjoyed it and would have went to see them anyway. I know you’re thinking “Bullcrap!” But seriously I like hearing different types of music. The only group I didn’t enjoy was the Baltimore Consort I personally cannot take that high pitched soprano. Overall, I think everyone enjoyed the concerts and received a taste of a different culture. Each of the groups are talented and enthusiastic about its music. It was definitely a worthwhile program to have at Behrend. A Wintergarden Series is already in the works for next year so keep your ears open. new remix gives f ans a kick Five-Ft, Evil Dee and Bocksbot move that the album was just fee beginning of their madness as they return to bum with an action-packed new sb^fe- Now, some of you might be wandering why Black Moon felt compelled to do a remix, because just about every back on their album is Slammin*. Well, tet*s just say that Black Moon is one of fee few groups who understands the notion of giving fee fens a little extra and leave it at feat Not only is the remix of “I Got Cha Open” a total musical reconstruction that features a new string heavy beat and flowing Barry White inspired arrangement, but there are all new lyrics to boot Needless to say, it’s mote than wrath your attention. Oh, and don’t front on the “U Da Man” remix either. Finally, not only is the group consistent, but on each new outing it manages to up fee lyrical and musical ante. Page 5
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