Mindset: tonight at Sherlock's John Amorose features editor Lock the windows and close the doors citizens of Erie. F.A.D. Records' newest face, Mindset, is invading Sherlock's tonight in support of their self-titled debut album. Mindset's sound is a wall of screeching grooves over thundering bass riffs, provided by the string section of new guitarist Johnny Martin and bassist John O'Neil. Kenny Windley's driving drum beat, added to Roddy Lane's haunting vocals makes this one of the most impressive debut albums since Korn's self-titled release in 1994 (Immortal/Epic records). Mindset's fourteen soulful, yet angst ridden tracks, display influences from several of today's most popular metal/alternative crossover bands. Hints of Korn and Rage Against the Machine can be found on the album's opening track "Shed the Skin," which deals with looking past race by "shedding the skin." Other songs like "ihateudon'tleaveme" (I hate you, don't leave me) deal with the difficulties of relationships for both A ev a dital` 3204 Buffalo Road COMICS Marvel*DC*Dark Horse Independents Subscriptions -- Only $5 Many Golden .& Silver Age Supplies Will Special Order 899-8988 ACROSS 1 Funny fellow 5 Endures 10 Captures 14 "There ought to be —I" 15 Domed dwelling 16 Shelter 17 Withered 18 Melon. e.g. 19 Genuine 20 Wellness 22 Change the course of 24 Recent 26 Period 27 Moon shape 31 Inherent character 35 Make public 36 Start 38 Cornelia Skinner 39 Reduce 41 Poisonous plant 43 Rends 44 School in England 45 Kind of salts 47 So-so grade 48 Deli item 51 Upholstered pieces 53 Hr. part 54 Lab burner 55 Noncombustible material 60 With hands on hips 64 Film spool 65 In the company of 67 Peek 68 One of a pair 69 Chili con 70 Best or Ferber 71 Luge 72 Poem by Kilmer 73 Gainsay DOWN 1 Legal tender 2 Toward shelter 3 avis 4 Resides 5 Makes less oppressive 6 In the past the man and the woman The most intriguing and controversial song on Mindset is "If the Devil wore Adidas," the title of which could lead to many common misconceptions. As lead singer Roddy Lane explains, "America is such a trendy country with trendy people. We are all guilty of this. Everyone should wake up and listen to the words." The song pokes particular fun at Alanis *Morrisette*, who in her video "You oughta know" looked like "a walking Adidas billboard." Since its relatively obscure beginning in 1994, Virginia Beach based Mindset has achieved a hard hitting, but unforgettable sound that leaves a lasting impression without compromising anything. So cancel all plans for tonight and take in the Mindset experience at Sherlock's. These guys are going to be big, so this may be one of the last chances to see them in a small venue. On my "classes I'd skip to go see them" scale, Mindset gets a four out of five. 7 Aspersion 8 Went very fast 9 Heavy with moisture 10 Commentator 11 Busy as 12 Bric-a-- 13 Sediment 21 South-of-the border snack 23 Writer Levin 25 Happen afterward 27 Promontories 28 Lariat 29 Flynn the swashbuckler 30 Pace 32 City in New York 33 Get more mellow 34 Curved letters 37 Eat some of 40 Painted 42 Rustic dwellings 46 Friar 49 Badly: pref. 50 Not broken 52 Posted 61 Fashion 55 Parts of jackets 62 City on the 56 Marine creature Rhine 57 noire 63 Approve 58 Sharif or Bradley 66 Compass pt 59 Achy Features photo courtesy of FAD. Records Tonight: From Virginia Beach, Mindset performs at Sherlock's. 2-4-58 38-65 G. MOW, RirAiN RPE:FreDoz ikozAc 7.41 W. Eva . SuriZesSPirs ELGE. AGE 0- By Korky Vann=Special to The Hartford Courant The lights go down, and the dance floor fills• with couples dancing cheek-to-cheek. A tuxedo-clad band leader and a torchy female vocalist scat and croon. Men in velvet smoking jackets and women in cocktail dresses mambo and fox trot the night away. If this sounds like a scene from a 1940 s movie, or a retirement home social, check again. These days, the dressed-to-the nines couples are likely to be Generation X-ers. And the bands providing the retro sounds are contemporary alternative music groups with names like Combustible Edison, the Squirrel Nut Zippers or the Cocktails, not Count Basie or Tommy Dorsey. If you've been avoiding popular music since your kids started playing heavy metal, it might be time to take another listen. Some of it's going to sound more familiar then you expect. "There are a number of pop bands that are re-discovering the emotional power of music beyond rock 'n' roll," says Chris Jacobs, publicist . for Sub Pop, a Seattle based alternative music label. "In many cases, that means a re interpretation of the big band sound DRUG -FRS AwwcA Thursday, October 9, 1997 The Behrend College Collegian - Page 7 New generation swings to big band sounds and lounge tunes of the '3os and '4os as well as the cocktail lounge sound of the 'sos." Most of Sub Pop's artists are bands such as Elevator To Hell, Six-Finger Satellite and Pigeonhed - groups that tend to attract the flannel-shirted, Doc Marten-wearing crowd. But the label also represents the Rhode Island-based Combustible Edison, a swing bane credited with starting the retro music craze, and Friends of Dean Martinez, a group with a mellow 'sos lounge sound. The bands draw a fox-trotting following of formally attired twentysomethings who call themselves the "Cocktail Nation." Both the fans and the bands, says Jacobs, put their own '9os twist on the music and the style of the swing and post-swing eras. "The sound and the ambiance are similar, not identical, to 40 and 50 years ago, but the origins are unmistakable," says Jacobs. "After all, these aren't people who lived it, they're the grunge kids who have grown up and put on vintage dinner jackets. They've created an atmosphere based on perceptions from movies and books." According to Jacobs, the cocktail sipping, swing dancing, New Age rat-packers are looking for little more style in their lives. The resulting trend, he says, is part retro, part kitsch and part sophistication. Dave Sweetapple, sales manager at Surefire Music Distribution Company in Boston, says it's also a trend that shows no sign of slowing down. "The so-called 'cocktail genre' grew out of a totally camp scene. When it started a few years ago, I thought it would peak quickly," says Sweetapple. "But it's evolved and developed a following with the age group that goes out to clubs and buys records. There's definitely a sustained interest." Two recent movies highlighting the contemporary swing scene; "Swingers." and Disney's "Swing Kids," reflect that. Music industry experts say the trend was also fueled by interest in artists such as Tony Bennett, whose career spans more then four decades. Since the 19505, Bennett has sold countless hit records. But when he was re discov,red by a younger generation in the early '9os, his career took off again. "Now, Tony Bennett is on MTV. He comes to town and sells out in two days," says Sweetwater. "And the audience is a mixed crowd of kids, their parents and their grandparents." Distributed by the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service=
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