Buckethead Rocks the Orange Peel in Asheville New BC Art Exhibit THE

Page 10 ARTS & LIFE The Clarion — November 18,2005 Buckethead rocks the Orange Peel in Asheville by Zack Harding ___ __ Imagination” from Willy Wonka Staff Writer and the Chocolate Factory and the original Star Wars themes. The giant, masic-wearing, The Acoustic section fea KFC-bucket topped, guitar tured some of Buckethead’s best wielding, virtuoso Buckethead playing of the night. He played played at the Orangepeel in “For Mom” from Colma, and Asheville on Sunday, Oct. 23, also played a version of and it was awe-inspiring. “Wonderboy” by Tenacious D. The crowd gathered out A lot of the show featured side of the venue was a diverse material fi-om Buckethead’s 1999 one, featuring patrons from age album Monsters and Robots. 18 to well beyond 40, an eclectic The Encore started off with a bit crowd for a definitely eclectic of Hendrix and then launched musician. Buckethead was ac into an excellent jammed out ver companied by an insane, wacky sion of Buckethead’s drummer called Pinchface and “Nottingham Lace.” bass player, Dan Monti, but oc O f course what a lot of casionally Buckethead played people know Buckethead for is along with some pre-recorded material. his mastery of guitar “shred ding.” There was a lot of lead The band came onstage around 10:00 p.m. It is a com work to be heard, and it was done pletely surreal experience when well, but never without a good you first see Buckethead. He is sense of context to the song. roughly around 6’ 6” and has What puts Buckethead hands that could engulf a bas above all of the other guitar vir ketball. You don’t see a man; tuosos out there is his masterful you see some kind of alien gui stage persona. As he is playing tar god or something. he will move like a robot and They opened with a power make the strangest gestures. His ful rendition of “Welcome to guitar strap can stretch and he Buckethead Land”, an appropri would push his guitar away from T u * j . jwjolo oy Mtcnaei c ate tune to start with. Watching The weird guitar virtuoso Buckethead rocked the Orange Peel October 23 -him and continue playing with one hand. He would completely Buckethead’s hands move always inherently funky. You forth gently to the smooth take his guitar off and play it in about the fretboard is some will find your head bobbing sounds of this song. thing spectacular He seems to the air or rest it atop his foot and along to everything that he does. Buckethead is extremely be connected to the guitar, rather play. He also performed the ro Early on in the show the proficient in many different than just playing it. bot dance a couple of times and band played “Whitewash” off of genres and, on top of his elec Most of the show featured used some nunchaku once. Buckethead’s album Colma. tric guitar playing, there was a some very loud and rocking ma The show was magnificent Whitewash is a laid back, soft lot of beautiful acoustic playing terial; if you don’t like loud mu for musicians and non-musi spoken song that has some jazz and even a little bit of a Doc sic, you wouldn’t have liked this. cians alike. Buckethead is some influence. The crowd, which Watson tune on a six string The thing about Buckethead’s what weird, but definitely worth was rocking diligently one song banjo. Buckethead teased many songs though, is that they are a listen if you get the chance. earlier, was swaying back and different songs, including “Pure New BC THE CHIAROSCURO Art Exhibit Brevard s student produced literary magazine is now accepting your work. On Nov. 18, the Spiers Gal lery begins showing a senior We are soliciting poetiy, short stories, and artwork. Please submit written woik as Microsoft exhibition “Windows," a mixed Word document and drawings or photographs as Jpegs or scan-worthy copies that will media, sculpture and ceramics reproduce well in black and white. exhibition. It will feature works by Sara Cole, Mario Filotei, and Susan Kobesky. Please e-mail yo^ submissions to [email protected] or put them in the envelope in The exhibit is open through e secretary so ce in MG 101. Include your name, phone number, and e-mail address. December 14. An of>ening recep IJyou have any questions please contact Johanna Tornquist ([email protected]), tion and “gallery talk” will take editor or Dr Ken Chamlee, advisor (MG 104, ext. 2237). Nov. 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m..

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