Penn State bands duke it out... omorrow night the 2007 Movin’ On Battle of the Bands will take place in Alumni Hall of the HUB-Robeson Center. Penn State bands had to send in two or three original songs to the Bat- Ttle of the Bands committee chairs who then selected ten to compete in the show. At the end of the event three bands will be awarded the spots reserved for Penn State bands to play during the Red Corner annual Movin’ On concert. Blue Corner Venues

Venues Arctic Summer The Slant Hopes High Lemonsoul Genre: Reggae funk rock Genre: Folk rock Genre: Pop/rock Genre: Rock with a latin and world influ- Influences: Sublime, Red Hot Chili Influences: Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Influences: Blink-182, U2, Yellowcard, ence Peppers, 311 Cream and the Beach Boys If you go All-American Rejects Influences: Jazz, folk, latin, African Drummer Jason Martin (senior- Instrumentation will probably set the What: Movin’ On’s Battle of Don’t let the pop-punk fool you. Gui- Lemonsoul is perhaps best known to mechanical engineering) said they Slant apart from the event’s other the Bands tarist Keenan Hall said the band, State College as the Phyrst’s Sunday night have never won a competition bands, bassist and piano player Brad When: 9 p.m. Friday though focused on that style, likes to cover band. But vocalist/guitarist Dan Vid- before, and they don’t expect to win Austin (junior-geography) said. Origi- Alumni Hall of the mix it up. mar said the band’s got its share of origi- this one either. nality plays a role in why Austin thinks Where: “We’re kinda just having fun with the nal music as well. “We never win battles,” Martin his band will win the competition, HUB-Robeson Center band. That’s what kind of style we play “Our covers are all over the place just Admission is free Courtesy of myspace.com said. “We’re all cool with it. We’re namely the fact that his band has never Details: most. We have some harder songs that Lemonsoul to showcase its “jam band” because we play in a bar,” Vidmar said. “A just in it to have fun.” once played a cover. you could consider more metal-ish,” he feel along with original music this lot of people classify us as a jam band. Our Martin said that the band plays a Austin said the band’s recorded originals would be more along the lines of Courtesy of myspace.com weekend at the Battle of the Bands “kickass live show” that’s a little material was a little calmer than its live competition. that.” harder and a little reggae but brings Arctic Summer is in the competition for fun. a lot of energy.

The Fever The Man Dream Genre: Funk rock Genre: Alternative experimental Influences: War, The Meters, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck rock Courtesy of myspace.com As a returning champion of the Battle, Influences: Tool, Muse Hopes High will show their range this Courtesy of myspace.com The Man has experience in addition to The Fever Dream plays a show weekend with pop/rock genre as well as dynamics, bassist Ben Rothbart said. based on spontaneity and sharing its The Slant will feature their blend of harder songs more along the lines of instrumentation and originality. “We have a couple guys in the band who musical experience with the crowd. metal. switch up instruments when they play, so we “We set ourselves apart with a dif- Courtesy of myspace.com change our dynamics,” Rothbart said. “I feel ferent sound,” Alex Giovanelli, who Courtesy of myspace.com like we have different musical influences T The Man will present a show of HURSDAY plays rhythm guitar and keys for the The Fever Dream to perform with “spontaneity” than everyone. We like to take our influences band, said. “We’re not afraid to play “dynamics,” as well as their experience this weekend. and add our own style to them.” a seven-minute progressive song.” Slim Jim and the Lidz 12, 2007 Fatty Five Genre: Drumline , A Genre: Alternative rock Influences: Oscar the Grouch and PRIL rhythm Influences: Gin Blossoms, Ryan PRIL Someone Say According to Lidz’ Seth Bradley, the Johnny Action , A Adams band is “the ultimate in garbage enter- Something Though Mike Caputo (senior-infor- Figure tainment.” The percussion quartet from 12, 2007 Genre: Pop punk rock mation sciences and technology) is the Altoona has performed at PNC Park as Genre: Indie-rock/pop-rock Influences: Blink-182, Yellowcard, primary songwriter for Slim Jim and well as fairs across the state. Influences: Beach Boys, Elliot Smith, My New Found Glory the Fatty Five, he said the band is defi- The band’s signature is playing on Morning Jacket, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty HURSDAY nitely more of a group thing. trash cans in addition to interacting

T Goofy and crazy is how lead singer “Everyone makes up their own parts with the crowd. Johnny Action Figure’s weapon of choice Tim Sussman (freshman-science) for their instruments,” Caputo said. Lidz has experience playing in State in the Battle will be its use of harmony, described Someone Say Something’s “It’s friends first, band second.” College in addition to its shows across something guitarist/vocalist Chris Sheehan live show. said is a hallmark of the band. Caputo said he wants to win the Bat- the state, having played in the 2006 Cen- Courtesy of myspace.com “It’s very personal and very tle of the Bands because “it would be tral Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts. “We have three-part harmony throughout happy,” Sussman said. “We try to get Johnny Action Figure hopes to use all our songs,” Sheehan said. “We’re a really cool to play on the HUB lawn with bet- their hallmark harmony and experience our faces in the crowd’s faces, to get ter known acts,” but it would be best fun band, we like to have a good time. We’re Courtesy of myspace.com playing in front of live audiences to win connected with the crowd.” just to “try to get our music out to more all about playing live.” Sussman said while it would be Someone Say Something to present “goofy and the Battle of the Bands competition this crazy” live performance at the concert. weekend.

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