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piano and a Hammond B-3 is that a second release is Alma Review Courtesy of The TRAX organ. Known throughout the planned, featuring two cuts takeovervocalson Powder and Southeast, and rapidlygainin g ("Halloween" and On Sunday, April J.R.Teal '94 She Ain't no Friend. Doug's attention. "Watchtower") from their last the third, TRAX presents a Cadet Forum Writer keyboards also put a psych- very special combination of always puts on a stellar show! (Feb. 22) show at TRAX. Of The doors open at twist on the soul songs. Playing two acoustified alternative The Dave course, that could change: 9:00 but that never means the all original songs Alma pulls chart-makers: Matthews Band complements every show gets better, and band is going to come on at you into a relaxed state then Charlottesville's own Dave the talent, style, and audience encouragement has 9:00. This is a rule I forgot rocks you with powerful vocals, Matthews Band and originality of Widespread expanded both in intensity Tuesday night when I went to upbeat keyboards, and . Capricorn Recording Artists with inspirational lyrics, and across geography. The seeAlmaatTrax. Even though Alma is a mixture of some of Widespread panic. touching vocals, glorious small club days are passing there was an opening band, Sass Vii^nia best talent. Alma is Widespread Panic harmonies, and rip-roaring quickly. Catch them April 3 Troubadour, no one started made up two members of the has built a reputation for rock! Identified by one critic for a very special gig, rain or playing until at least 10:30. So popular college band twisted, improvisional, as "somewhere between shine, cause no kind of I went to visit some friends in Indecision and three members guitar-rich music, and Appalachian folk, laid back weather can stop a raving Chariottesville. After viewing ofthe Charlottesville AU-Stars continues to attract an ever- rock, and double jointed pop- Minaret! Stephen King's Sleepwalkers I which used to feature most of broader fan base. Far beyond jazz", the Tickets for this was ready to see and hear the present Dave Matthews their sometimes reputation of Band is popping up all over one-night-only show are something a little more mellow. Band. just being great musicians the country, playing gigs in $ 12.50, but a pittance for this Alma provided just what I Although the plying wonderful rhythms Chicago and New York assuredly pleasing gig! needed, a smooth mix of jazz crowd was not very large it was with great syncopation and interspersed with Grateful Advanced tickets are going and funk, southern fned guitar, very diverse. High school inspired improvisation.These Dead, and playing high quickly at the following and a Hammond organ to boot! students, UVA students, guys rock! Since their release energy, huge-draw double- outlets: Plan 9, Mincer's, Alma*s masic is a Charlottesville townies, young, of Everyday exactly a year billed gigs in Central Distraxshuns, and Spencer's mixturejustasthebandis. The old, black, white, and even a ago this month. Widespread with Phish (April 20) and 206 in Charlottesville; Town music tends to be smooth couple in their forties dancing Panic has gained even more Widespread Panic. Their and Country Records in flowing stints of jazz-funk out on the floor. Trax is trying acclaim for originality and November, 1993 release. Harrisonburg; Crossroads instrumental with absolutely to continue a tradition of good style than they had already Remember Two Things, shot CDs and Tapes in Staunton stirring soulful vocals by Kristin music on Tuesday nights with garnered from their to to number six on the Rolling (across from Staunton Mall); Asbury (incredible voice, some bands like Alma and God previous releases. Space Stone alternative charts. The Record Center in say she sounds like Janice Street Wine. It seems like Wrangler and their self-titled internet has witnessed an Waynesboro, and Night Owl Joplin) on Follow the Rain, once Alma finds the right debut in July of 1991. Their explosion in the band's Music in Lexington. Advance Use Me, and Ghost Train. audience they will attract a lot newest release introduced digestified newsgroup, whose tickets may also be purchased Every so often Doug of people. You can catch Alma Widespread's newest members call themselves by calling 1-800-594-TIXX, Wannamaker (Hammond next Tuesday the 29th at Trax. member-Oxford, , Minarets after the melodious that's 1-800-594-8499. Organ) and Aaron Evans will native John Hermann, anthem "Screaming from the formerly of Beanland, laying Minarets." 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