I’m sure Mary Prankster did n’t have the Millenium Music Conference on her mind when she wrote, “I’ve got my Martens on with steely toes, spiked my hair, and pierced my nose.” Those lyrics have been, for the most, part the theme to this year’s Millenium Music Conference. Yes, there’s only one “n” in Millenium. Leather, tattoo, and vinyl clad persons of every age, imaginable hair color and piercings united in central Pennsylvania for an annual celebration of music. John Harris and Vikki Walls Andrea of Andrea’s Beauty Works poses in one of her creations made the fourth annual Millenium into the best con glomeration of talent, promot ers, record label and legal repre sentatives, producers, engineers, guest speakers and radio station programmers since its concep tion in 1997. From Feb. 10 to 13, the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers played host to this year’s Millenium exhibitions including a trade show, discussion panels, and bands from all over the nation. This year, bands from Los Angeles, Memphis and New Fashion Show Featured York took to one of the more than 25 stages of Millenium. Usually, when the sun falls on Harrisburg and the temperature drops, people begin their exodus out of the city. Well, not this par ticular weekend. People eagerly braved the frigid weather to flock into local bars, restaurants, clubs and conference rooms around the Harrisburg area to partake in the festivities Millenium had to offer. A good time was guaranteed, considering the musical likes of just about everyone could be sat isfied at this year’s event. The Multicultural Fashion Show held in the Olmsted Auditorium on February 15th featured student and faculty volunteer models and their children along with profes sional models. The show was produced by Andrea’s Beauty Works of Harrisburg, Pa. The volunteer models trained with Andrea and her staff for three days. The clothing designs were produced by four agencies: ABW Collection (Andrea’s Beauty Works), Brynwoven Originals, MMT (Many Miles Traveled), and YSI (Youth Solutions Inc.). Millenium covered a wide spec trum of musical tastes, from the hardcore bands playing at the S.S. Lighthouse to the techno trance being spun at Visions. It moved from rockabilly/ rock at the Hilton to the 80s reminiscent rock at Gullifty’s. It ranged from the swing of Big Tubba Mista at Strawberry Square to the Sunday jazz brunch at Raspberries. This year’s Millenium was made possible by the hard work of volunteers and lots of finan cial support. Harris and Walls wrangled up some appreciated support from ebay, POoey.com, Coors Light, 105.7 WQXA, PCS One, Gig Records, PA Rocks, Pennsylvania Musician, and the full cooperation of the city of. Harrisburg, to name a few. The center for this year’s fes tivities moved from the Harrisburg Ramada, which is undergoing renovations, to the Hilton, just down the street. On Friday, central Pa.’s own Off The Wagon had the early crowd’s attention with their lyrics about gambling, the law, women and alcohol. Their coun- Continued on Page 7
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