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PAGE 2B FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, March 14,2004 Cowboy Mouth rocks Atlanta, “The Full Monty” plays the Fox Ira Miller On the town Last week was an incredi ble week for rock on the town. Between Cowboy Mouth last Friday and The Linkin’ Park Meteora tour on Saturday the weekend was one great time. First off, hats off to Fred Leßlanc and Cowboy Mouth who put on one incredible show at the Roxy. Cowboy Mouth continues to be one of my favorite bands, and Leßlanc is with out a doubt one of the most infectious performers out there. Good lead singing drum mers are hard to find, but Leßlanc brings it to a whole new level. He hooks the crowd and involves them in every song with his relentless energy. That combined with Cowboy Mouth’s New Orleans style party rock translates into fun. Their new CD "Uh-Oh” is great and even treads into a few unexpected areas, including the opener “Tomorrow Never Comes,” a Beatles remake with just a twinge of punk. It sounds great live, with songs like the title track interspersed with Cowboy Mouth classics like “Jenny Says,” “Everybody Loves Jill," and “Hurricane, Party." If none of those songs sound familiar you are badly in need of a Cowboy Mouth catch up. and you can start with any of their live CD’s. As always Cowboy Mouth heightens the live experience at the Roxy; they even topped themselves. 66 Good lead singing drummers are hard to find, but Leßlanc brings it to a whole new level. 99 The next night. Linkin Park came to Philips Arena with their "Meteora" tour with guests Story of the Year. Hoobastank. and P.O.D. It was the last night of the tour and the bands spent the entire night hazing each other, coming out with blow-up dolls, disassembling equip ment in the middle of sets, and other shenanigans. Story of the Year started off the night with a set that was hard to beat. To say they warmed up the crowd would be an under statement. The band blew away a sur prising amount of fans that showed up early. The band’s CD “Page Avenue” is an awesome lis ten. but it was the live experi ence that sold me. The five piece band is fronted by the adept Dan Marsala and the band was beyond energetic, spinning guitars and even doing flips off of the speakers. They played “Until the Day I Die," “Anthem Os Our Dying Day,” and even did a cover of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” Hoobastank was up next. Their new CD "Reason" is one of my newest favorites, and in the studio, the band has a strong sound. Fueled by the hit “Out of FIRST CALL FORTHFLP 770-781-HELP (4357) Emergency help linn for Forsyth County _ J; On the Town - Atlanta Entertainment During the Next Two Weeks ShowDateVenuePrice Range Atlanta Symphony • Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore Today Symphony Halls2s - $45 Yoel Levi and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Today Fabulous Foxs27 - $65 N*e*R*D and Black Eyed Peas3/15 Tabernacles 26 The Full Monty3/16 - 3/21 Fabulous Foxsls- $56 American Idol - Ruben Studdard 3/18 Symphony Halls3s - $45 Jordan Knight3/18 Earthlink Livesls Saves the Day3/19 Tabernacles2o Jim Cullum Jazz Band3/19 - 3/20 Symphony Ha 11522.47 - $60.99 Hayseed Dixie 3/19 Smith's Olde 8ar526.75 - $55.64 Hoobastank3/20 Roxys2l.so Atlanta Passion Play3/20 - 4/4 Atlanta Civic Centerslo- S2O The Harlem Globetrotters 3/20 Philips Arenasl4 - SB7 Minamma Goodsong & Mars 1113/20 Echo Lounge $8 The Atlanta Passion Play3/20 - 4/4 Atlanta Civic Center ~ $lO-S2O Babarthe Elephant3/21 Woodruff Arts Centersls Wolfsheim .3/21 Masqueradeslß Story of the Year3/21 Cotton Clubsl4 Britiney Spears w/ Skye Sweetnam3/22 Philips Arenas4o.so - $76 The Altanta Ballet - Shed Your Skin: The Indigo Girls Project3/25 - 3/28 Fabulous F0x523.54 - $67.41 Cirque Du Soliel: Alegria3/25 - 4/11 Cobb Galleria SSO • S7O Hot August Knights 3/21 ? Smith's Olde Bar Beyonce,w/Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott, and Tamia3/23 Philips Arena $62.50 - $77.50 Control" the CD has legs. Douglas Robb sounded great live, and he spent much of the set on top of a five foot rectangular column in the center of the stage, w hich was neat, but slightly distracting because we couldn't see the drummer. From there. P.O.D. the crossover rap-metal Christian band that headlined Ozzfest, filled the arena with sounds from their latest self titled CD “Payable on Death." The band gets their mes sage across with raw power, but isn't afraid to slow it down for a few minutes for anthems like their hit "Youth of a Nation.” Linkin Park proved their metal as headliners and shook Philips Arena to its core. I really love this band; see ing them swell from a grass roots fan base that propelled them to Ozzfest and beyond has been one of music's most incredible success stories, and it was inspiring to see Philips Arena filled to the brim with fans. Their rap-rock electronica remains unique and relevant and there are few acts that hold a candle to them live. It was really a great night and a perfectly packaged tour. All four of the acts will be back in town between now and August. Hoobastank plays Roxy on March 20. Story of the Year will rock the Cotton Club on March 21. PO D. hits the Taberbacle on May 16, and Linkin Park will be coming in August as part of the "Projekt Revolution" tour which also features The Used, Snoop Dogg, and Korn. Story of the Year was also among the initial line-up for this year’s Music Midtown along with the Foo Fighters. Journey. REO Speedwagon. George Clinton. Steve Miller. Puddle of Mudd, Fountains of Wayne and many more check out www.musicmid town.com for a the most recent list of confirmed bands. “THE FULL MONTY” - the smash Broadway musical based on the film is at the Fox this week and has been hailed as a textbook example of get ting screen to stage adapta tions right. 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