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■ LAST SHOW
It's sad but true, The Producers from Atlanta are calling It quits,
onight s the last night to check out these spunky guys and
su ^ h memorable songs as "Sheila" and "What's He Got." Go
and you'll be a part of history. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Different disco fever rages
Stayin’ alive: Hair flies on
disco night
By MAURA CORRIGAN
Contributing Writer
Disco is catching on in Athens,
but there’s no need to break out the
polyester. It’s not the return of the
70’s “Saturday Night Fever" disco
craze marked by Bee Gee’s tunes
and “Dance Fever.”
More people every week are dis
covering late-night Saturday at the
40 Watt Club downtown, which
transforms into a dance club after
the last band plays. Although the
basic theme of late-night disco is
the same as at any other dance
club, the 40 Watt offers a slightly
different version of the standard
routine.
Its setting, for one, is not like
that of the normal dance club with
a sleek dance floor, a huge bar, and
many surrounding tables. As a
home for many bands and per
forming groups, the 40 Watt is a
single room with artistically
painted walls, a stage for the DJ
and a bright strobe light in the
center of the ceiling for special
lighting effects.
Patrons hang around outside for
conversation and fresh air. A small
bar is located at the entrance.
Some of the music is similar to
the tunes played at Wax Alley and
O’Malley’s Tavern, but from the
time Saturday’s band finishes,
usually around 12:30 or 1 a.m.,
until late-night disco ends —
around 3 a.m. — the music follows
a definite progression.
The DJs usually alternate be
tween Madonna-like pop music
and various types of rap, culmi
nating in a form of music that
sounds like continuous drum beats
with occasional changing of words.
The DJs play few songs with orig
inal rhythms or melodies; the only
catchy aspect of the music is the
heavy bass which makes all of the
music sound the same.
Late-night is popular because all
kinds of people go.
Jemma Pingl, who said she
rarely misses late-night, likes it be
cause “the people don’t care what
you wear. It’s the only place in
town that’s not overflowed with
frat people. You’re safe there.”
Freshman Beverly Cox, who fre
quents the Athens dance scene,
said, “Ifyou like to dance, it’s an al
ternative to the meet market of
O'Malley’s and Wax Alley.”
Although late-night disco is an
escape from the typical Athens
pick-up scene, the music leaves
something to be desired.
“It’s fine for the first 10 minutes,
but after that you get sick of it,"
said freshman Haley Alexander.
But, have no fears. Late-night
disco is not the resurgence of John
Travolta clones, nor is it a slam
dancing fest.
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Storm Orphans: Garage-style rock with an edge
Hard Rockin’
Bama band has raw energy
By JOHN MINCEMOYER
Contributing Writer
Last Friday night, Friday the
13th to be exact, almost everyone
had trekked home for the Easter
holiday. Those people in town who
didn’t gather at the 40 Watt Club
to witness the Storm Orphans open
for Mercyland missed a live perfor
mance unparalleled by most bands
touring the Southeastern club cir
cuit.
The Storm Orphans are from
Tuscaloosa, Ala. and consist of
Rusty Luquire (vocals), Mark Pat
rick (guitar), Shawn Patrick (bass)
and Jack Massey (drums). The
band formed about three years ago,
taking each member from a dif
ferent Tuscaloosa-area band.
Since the band formed, it has re
leased a six-song ep entitled
“Promise No Parade" which com
bines hard, raucous anthems such
as “Monday” and “Promise No Pa
rade” with much slower acoustic
numbers like “Child of the 60s” and
“Colors On Your Wav.”
The band recently released a
cassette entitled “Garage Sale”
which contains early versions of
“Promise* and a cover of'Green-
wood, Mississippi,” plus other pre
viously unreleased material.
Both of the Storm Orphans’ re
leases have been distributed on
their Tuscaloosa-based record label
Low Rumble Records. Both of these
recorded sources supply the gears
that move their live performances
like a runaway train.
Their live show Friday night was
extremely loud and energetic.
Punctuated by the screaming
guitar virtuosity of Mark Patrick
and the solid backbone supplied by
Shawn Patrick and Massey, the
stage was left to Luquire to thrash
around like a frenzied puppet with
tangled strings.
His constant motion accentuated
his vocal performance as he belted
out such numbers as “Jaded Teen,”
“Monday," “Ice Cream is for
Coolin," “Alright ‘88” and “Wasted
Union." Their set was an incredibly
fresh show of brash talent and un
restrained energy.
Not meant to take anything
away from Mercyland, but the
Storm Orphans’ no-strings, no
gimmicks, raw and loud attitude
towards their music is a fresh shot
into the proverbial vein of garage-
style hard rock. Especially since
hard rock music seems to be
bogged down by too many acts at
tempting to be someone or some
thing they’re not.
The band understands this, as
Luquire explained, “We know
where we stand. We’re trying to get 1
onto a bigger label. But if things
don't work out then we can still re
lease on Low Rumble."
He said, “The bad thing about
opening is you don’t get noticed as
quickly. We’re definitely not as big
here as around Alabama, but we
tour all the time and all of our
money is invested into the band
and Low Rumble, so maybe some
thing will break. We’re going into
the studio in May to record all new
material, some of which is included
in our live show.”
The Storm Orphans tour con
stantly around the Southeast and
they shouldn’t be missed if you like
raw, loud, garage-style hard rock.
They will surely be around for a
while and they must be seen and
heard to be believed.
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