September 18, 2002 | The Orion C3 'Scapegoat' waxes floor with CD release party ► of a house Chico native Marty James party: probably one similar to those Swax used to play at around returns home to campus. promote new Perhaps the most popular of the night was the album, The Brick Works group's performance of "Aisle 10 (Hello play Allison)," its hit single from "Okeeblow" and the track that established them in the music industry. CHELSEA SIME The audience bounced energetically and shouted Staff Writer the chorus, overpowering lead singer and song¬ writer Marty James. Seven hundred screaming fans can't be wrong. The group's new single, "Lost Cause," which has Music enthusiasts and average partygoers alike already entered late-night rotation on MTV, was gathered at The Brick Works Thursday night to cel¬ among the other tunes covered, as well as the new ebrate the release of the rendition of sophomore CD of Chico's "Eardrum" that appears on "SWAX." own Wax. The Scapegoat band's sound progression on the newer disc "SWAX," the title of the group's new release and can be attributed to the addition of new members

its code name, hit stores — Tuesday. The disc includes Thursday was drummer DJ Brooks' first per¬ five new songs and retakes of a few from the first — formance with the band as well as a major label album, "Okeeblow." jump from Grand Royal to Hollywood Records. Anticipation grew throughout the evening as James, who grew up in Chico but now lives in more people filed into the aheady-cozy building, Los Angeles, started writing music back in ele¬ until the virtual explosion of applause that erupted mentary school and explains his sound as versatile as Swax took the stage. and evolving. the NorCal-bred band Of During the show, the CD release party, James said: "I had a engaged fans' senses and kept them riled for the really good time. I mean, I was having a hard time hour-long set, which was preceded by Pyrex and hearing stuff on stage, so that was a problem at The funk-rockers Maroon5. Brick Works. But, I mean, the crowd was really The set contained a mix of tracks from both good, and I like to come back and play." albums — a musical montage "It's cool to showcasing the capa¬ play the new songs and see how The Orion/KRISTINA NORDLIN bilities Swax has to offer. Funky hip-hop tracks were people [react]," James said. Scapegoat Wax leader Marty James autographs the group's latest CD as fans wait in line followed Thursday afternoon in by mellow, more soulful ballads, all spo¬ "Overall, I would front of The say it was a positive experience." Underground. Afterward the band performed at The Brick Works to promote its new album SWAX. radically mixed with guitar riffs that rival the best The was nervous about singer also said that he music] here, people are way more rock 'n' roll-ers. energetic," he area. The band anticipates having a completely new the release of the second CD, said. "In mainly because the L.A., and in other cities, people are just CD And, even ready for release next year, though the audience was well band is signed to a now more bigger label and has "more chill, but here they tend to go a rehearsed to little bit sing along for the older songs, it wasn't responsibilities." Performing the songs for the first crazy." Chelsea Sime can be reached at: thrown by the addition of new ones at all. The crowd time in front of the Chico audience, though, helped This won't be Swax's last moved performance in Chico, [email protected] together like old friends reunited for one hell calm James' fears. "People are just into [the as James regularly visits family and friends in the

BAND: Broken bones, blood loss doesn't get continued from 1_C1_ Authority Zero down much bigger than anything we've done before. I'm ecstatic." "Onstage is where we get to be who we want to be," That kind of enthusiasm and positive attitude is the comer- DeVore said. We can wishes to say what we want without people someday speak as many languages as the pope - eight. stone to the group's existence. telling us to shut up." CONCERT/ "He's working on French right now," DeVore said. "He "A PREVIEW just Passage in Time" deals exclusively with the group's tri¬ The band teaches himself." promises a lot of loud music with frequent tempo als and tribulations and Who's making it through life together. Positive changes and excitement, chronicling life's struggles with playing: The band revolves around an iron — work ethic to always energy is the key, DeVore said. Authority Zero and a songs like "Over Seasons" and "Everyday," but not bunch of other put 130 percent into their music. This exuberant forgetting punks intensity has gotten the band into some about the "stupid, fun-loving songs" such as "Super Bitch" and "We used to play a Where: five nights week, sometimes three times trouble, however. "Good Ol a Days." The Brick Works night," DeVore said. "Our shows are pretty intense. We really do bleed, get injured "Music is all we've ever wanted to The hard work do," Devore said. "We Worth the paid off. The Punk-O-Rama Tour, which and break bones on occasion," DeVore said. "I've snapped my just want the crowd to have as much fun as we do." dough? includes Guttermouth, 1208, Gob and Nerf Herder, will take the ankle jumping into a crowd." Hella! group around the country and into Canada. A few scrapes and bruises don't get the band down though. Erin Musgrave can be reached at: "It's unreal," DeVore said. "And kinda weird too. It's so Playing music is what they live for. [email protected]

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