II I I C2 The Orion November 15, 2000 .~ , Go get your Nickelback I> Canada's Nickelback makes musical change The return of rock It is a benutiful week. Not one BRAD LAMBERT album by anyone or thing named SIal/Writer Britney, Christina, 'N Sync, 98 Degrees or .thl! Bnckstreet Boys " After four years of touring, the rock 'n' ranked higher than 14 on the roll radio stars of Nickelback will make their Billboard Hot 200 charts. Chico debut Saturday HI The Brick Works. Finally, music (I mean real music, The Canadian foursome known as where performers write their own Nickelback has been touring nearly nonstop lyrics, play their own instruments and since the 1996 release of its first album, design their own dance steps - only if "Hesher." Since breaking into the American needed, of course) is beginning to take music scene last year, Nickelback has back its proper rank amongst the elite opened for bands like Creed, Silverchair of the industry. Arc people realizing and 3 Doors Down, and has only been home that these people are manufactured in Vancouver for a few days at a time. puppets that record companies throw "You could say that we've been on tour out to a·target audience who have their for the last four years," bass player Mike parents' money to spend'! The record Kroeger said. "I don't know the exact figures companies are using those people. on how much time we spend on the road, but Yet people continue to fall for the we've only been home 22 days this year." prey and they cat it up, while the Spending most of their time on the road executives at the top of the billion­ comes natural to the members of dollar industry sit back, relax and Nickelback. Up until the beginning of this laugh. These groups and personnlities year they had handled all of the band's busi­ will be around for years. ness by themselves. When Nickelback's hit Has anybody seen Debbie Gibson single "Leader of or Tiffany lately? I missed that Men" off its third episode of "Where Arc They Now?" CONCERT album "The State" Back to the charts, this genera­ PREVUEW broke into the top 20 tion's GUliS N' Roses - Limp Bizkit­ on rock charts with fell to four after two weeks at No.1. only the band's sclf promotion, record When did Godsmack get so popular? ern labels finally took notice. Nickclback Its new album, "Awake," debuted at signed onto Roadrunner Records and re­ No.5. Jay-Z's "The Dynasty Roc La .. released "The State" in America. Familia" debuted at No.1, as Nickelback is made up of brothers Chad, Outknst's "Stankonia" debuted at No. en Photo courtesy of Roadrunner Records gUitar/lead vocals, and Mike Kroeger on 2, Only olle album in the top lOis not bass, as well as friends Ryan Peake on gui­ From left: bassist Mike Kroeger, singer Chad Kroeger, drummer Ryan Vikedal and guitarist of rock or rap decent - Baha Men's tar and drummer Ryan Vikedal. ClHld Ryan Peake form Nickelback. The band's third album, "The State," has gained regular airplay. "Who Let the Dogs Out?" z Kroeger thought of the name of the band And it is refreshing to sec that peo­ while working at a Starbu~ks in Vancouver. IH!re," Kroeger said. "The advertisers who "Listening to the record and seeing us ple still do listen to ncar-quality Many items on the menu cost $2.95 or are paying the bills at the moio stations live arc two very different things," Kroeger music. However, Radiohead's "Kid $3.95, so he was constantly telling people want to hear things that will appeal to a said. "In a lot of cases, hands arc less A" (34), Puul Simon's "You're the "Here's your nickel back," broader audience, which is lighter music." impressive at live performances. But we're One" (72) and B,B. King and Eric The differences between the Canadian Kroeger added that in CmacJa the expo­ determined not to be like that." Clapton's "Riding With the King" and American music scenes amuse the sure of popular hard-rock bands such as Limp Nickelback counts on the enthusiasm of (78) were all beaten out by two Insane band. In Canada, musicians arc looked Bizkit, Papa Roach and Korn is very limited. the audience at a show to raise the energy of Clown Posse albums and Lil Bow down upon as lowlifes, while in America While Nickelhack may be a lighter band the band, Kroeger said. Wow. Some things just aren't right. people love rock stars, Kroeger said. on its recordings, the band members like to "If we have a good crowd it can build the "The economics of Canadian radio are put as much energy as possible into their show into something unbelievable," 7bdd McBaill call be l'eacbed til: Illuch more conservative than they arc down live performances. Kroeger said. [email protected] ,. Comic B-Side Players wails Latin and funk: - ALEX SHELDON artist SIal/WriteI' Talented world-Illusic performers graced the stHge of La Salles shares Saturday night, as the ever-popular B-Side Players was joined by spe­ panels ci,tl guests The Motet. The Motet is a six-piece band from Boulder, Colo. JORY JOHN Blending the sounds of Sla.//lVriter guitnr, bass, timbales, key­ boards, traditional drums Cartoonists are genef?ily and vnrious rhythm The Orion/BRAD LAMBERT: . reclusive creatures, p'efer­ devices used by the lead From left: Karlos Paez and Victor Tapia of the 8-Side ring the glow of a de'.K light singer, The Motet pro­ Players fill La Salles with good vibrations on Friday night. : ~ to the glare of the lillelight. duced a great sound that Fortunately for ,.:artooll the band itself calls commanded people to Motet, but it was much nficionndos in Chir:0, Peter "On the Internet, nobody knows you'1'e a dog. " ., Americll bafrieangruove." groove. more Mexican-based and Steiner, a cartoonist for The This says a lot about its The B-Side Players· is showed obvious Southern New Yorker magazine, will Cartoon courtesy of Potor Steiner style. The band showed an no stranger to this town. California, Mexican-bor­ be making a rare public Cartoonist Peter Steiner, a regular contributor to The New impressive amount of This San Diego band has der roots, Paez sang some ' . appearance at 7 p.m. Yorker, will speak at Chico State on Thursday and Friday. diversity as it moved from been touring the West great vocals in Spanish. Thursday in Performing jazz-based Cuban salsa, to Coast und' playing clubs The music was very Arts Center 134. He will toons to The New Yorker do it how I want to and R&B to what concert and outdoor shows such full and rhythmic. The' give a free lecture entitled and has done another 10,000 nobody tells me what to do," uttendant Ryan Atencio us the World Music and horn section added a great "With Mnlice Towards All: for the newspaper. he said. "What more could called "low- Earth Day fes­ flavor to the mllsic as the My Life as, a Cartoonist." He attributes his success you ask forT' down dirty toe­ tivals for quite SHX player and lead After the lecture will be an 8 to being tenacious and Steiner said cartoonists jam funk." CONCERT n while now. singer/trumpet player p.m. reception, free and ignoring the odds. perform useful functions in The band's REVIEW Relentless wailed in unison. The open to the pUblic. Friday at After cartooning in high society. lead vocalist touring has band members laid down noon he 'will lead a follow­ school and college, it took "Cartoonists kind of pull wns a great singer. He won the band a rainbow of a wall of sound that wa's Orion up discussion in the him two years to make his back the facrade and let us showed dynamic range as fans that transcend all filled in by every instru­ Humanities Center. first sale to The New Yorker. see reality for a moment, the he belted out songs in races und ages. ment they playe~. ENTERTAINMENT Steiner said he doesn't He submitted cartoons for way it is. all the ahsurdities Portuguese, Spanish and "We'll have kids at our Impressive timbales nnd Staff speak at many schools. He consideration every week of life," he snid. "I think it is English. His sound was show's SHY, 'Next time I'm conga solos filled· La chose Chico State before he broke through and useful to sort of take life ilnd very rhythmic and going to bring my par­ Salles with a tribal Editor University in part because got an "OK," he said. rub people's noses in it." entrancing. ents,'" said vocalist essence. , Bell Kelly his brother, Professor Dale "It was a thrill, you can He said that temperamen­ The crowd came pre­ Karlos Pacz, laughing. The B-Side Players Steiner, teaches imngine," he tally he's a cartoonist. pared to show its apprecia­ The eight-piece band, showed great diversity in Assistant Editor history here. EVENT said. "I was "I'm sort of all outsider," tion by grooving on the composed of Paez (lead its music as well. Some of Todd McBaill Peter Steiner PREVIEW walking on he said. "I'm somebody dance floor. The club hud a vocals, trumpet), Giovanni the songs werc salsa, some has been a cnr­ clouds for a who's always sort of sitting in great vibe going on with Mejia (guitars, vocals), '70s jam funk and others Doslgner toonist for more while." the corner, watching.