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You might know Amos Posner. Amos is a film student but still finds time to write an excellent column in this newspaper, running on the same Wednesdays that this column runs just a few pages back. I love him to death, but if I hear \Right Thurr"" one more time, I will kill Amos Posner.
As an out-of-state student, the most jarring thing I've learned in my time in Madison is that the state of Wisconsin only has two seasons: winter and summer. In a good year, there might be one week in which it is clearly spring or autumn. So it's no wonder that a malaise always seems to creep over Madison around this time every year.
The UW men's soccer team (3-4) heads east to Ohio this weekend for the Dayton Classic, and with them they hope to bring the increased intensity that they showed last weekend. The Badgers are coming off a hard fought split last weekend in which they showed more desire than they had perhaps shown all season. They hope to add to that and notch a couple victories this weekend.
This time of year, there isn't much to look forward to in Madison; the mile-long line at the bookstore, new apartments sans air conditioning and the hellish reconstruction of Johnson Street.??But do not fret-our great city has once again prepared a hearty \welcome back"" party for hungry, perspiring Madisonians like yourself.
As a graduating senior, one must learn to say goodbye to many things near and dear to him come commencement time in mid-May.
Occasionally, a completely original band will come around and instantly change the face of the music world. This is the exception to the norm, however, as most changes in music trends are gradual, logical extensions of the foundation set by preexisting bands. The rock revival that culminated last year, for instance, was foreshadowed by a renewed interest in the late '60s garage bands like the Stooges or the MC5, bands that rock revival acts cited as particularly influential. It's worthwhile, then, to examine several other bands that have become regarded recently as increasingly influential as they can help give us a decent indication of where rock music is headed.
Men's hockey did not treat Madison well this year. The freshman fans of Wisconsin hockey received a poor initiation into the world of Badger sports, while the seniors could only console themselves with memories of Dany Heatley. Many of the faithful have lately been asking themselves how it has come to this.
According to Rolling Stone magazine, Madison rocks. While campus tours may boast College Library's national reputation as the place to pick up a date, this time the magazine is focused on Madison's music scene.
Despite a thrilling overtime victory Friday against the Bulldogs of Minnesota-Duluth, the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team fell short of collecting its first weekend sweep this year in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.
Badly Drawn Boy
Considering the $42 ticket price, a sterile and unintimate concert venue and Coke commercials, the Counting Crows' current tour will prove to be a pivotal moment for the band. It can decide to either sell out into the extreme mainstream full of groupie fans and corporate endorsements or remain in the less popular realm that its fans love it for.
If the measure of a band's quality is the company that they keep, Soulive must be superb. Perhaps best known for their collaboration with Talib Kweli, this groove-oriented soul band has also worked with diverse acts ranging from Black Thought of the Roots to ??berjammer John Scofield. They pull into Luther's Blues, 1401 University Ave., Friday night at 10 p.m., and drummer Alan Evans chatted with the Cardinal.
In the midst of its ninth year of making music, Boston-based trio Karate is touring in support of its fifth album, Some Boots. Due to the eclectic nature of its discography, Karate has become synonymous with mixing genres and borrowing from improvised jazz. Some Boots follows this trend, but lends itself more heavily to rock than jazz and even spices things up with some elements of funk. It is possible that the only thing that remains constant throughout Karate's catalog of albums is the insightful lyrics and fresh vocals of singer/ guitarist Geoff Farina. The Daily Cardinal recently spoke with Farina about what has kept the band together for all this time, the indie-rock scene both in Boston and in general, and how Karate creates its unique sound.
These days, George Clinton is perceived as an affable free-spirit, a court jester from Chocolate City. The trail of admiration that follows him around is nothing but positive, but what sometimes gets overlooked in a maze of neon hair and funky slogans is his immense influence on the music of today. As the frontman and ringleader of seminal funk bands Parliament and Funkadelic, he combined gospel, jazz, rock 'n' roll, doo-wop and more to form a new, fresh sound. Parliament focused more on horns and ornate arrangements while Funkadelic had a harder rock sound, but both have had an immeasurable impact on music to this day. They spawned a number of successful side acts as well, like bass player Bootsy Collins' Rubber Band and Maceo Parker's Funk All-Stars.
Freekbass is the name of the band and bandleader of a new five-piece group out of Cincinnati. They incorporate in-your-face bass lines with horns and synthesizers, all supported by a tight rhythm section of drums and guitar. The end result is somewhere between old-school funk, hip-hop and techno. Their debut album Body Over Mind was released last June and can be previewed at their Web site: freekbass.com. The band brings their blend of funky, danceable beats to the Memorial Union terrace this Friday at 9:30 p.m. The Daily Cardinal recently had a chance to talk to Freekbass about the band and the road.
Solutions by The State News
