B-Side Players at the Alley

L u m b er ja Faye 2 Grand B-Side Players at The Alley Canyon N ick Wood Etcetera Editor Ita& sin t IPre yd-ryr different, with the relatively straight-up rock of "Souldier" coexisting with the Latin-jazzy "Baila" and the reggae rave-up title track. Their live show is rumored to be explosive, with all seven members of the winters The B-Side Players are one of the best bands in recent memory to revive the group playing multiple instruments and adding vocal harmonies to the dense classic "East L.A.'' sound of the '70s, when it was the signature of acts like ly layered sound. The players have toured with Ben Harper and Papa Roach, A i j j s o x Toth WAR and Santana. giving clues to the versatile pature of the band Etcetera Writer Slightly Stoopid is the and the live show. If they can impress taciturn top act on Skunk Ben Harper fans as well as the rock kids at a Flagstaff, moreover the records, the label that Roach show, then they are probably worth a look. entire northern portion of brought Sublime to Adding more fire to the show will be the Arizona, is a very popular the masses. This SoCal punk-reggae sound of Slightly Stoopid. site for outdoor sports. Thursday, Jan. 31, The core members. Miles (guitar and vocals) and The Grand Canyon, an both of these musical Kyle (bass and vocals), will be performing with enormous natural structure ly diverse acts will various other musicians who will provide the along the northern border of plav at The Alley. beats and additional instrumentation. One can Arizona, attracts many visi The B-Side Players never predict urtfil the day of the show how tors each year. Sedona and released their first many members will be in the band, so showing Oak Creek Canyon, just album, "Movement," up is the only way to find out. south of Flagstaff, are popu this past September, The Slightly Stoopid sound makes it obvious lar sites among campers and so it was somewhat wfrvy they share a label with Sublime and the hikers. During the winter overlooked in the lx>ng Beach Dub All Stars. The now-famous mix season, however, those who wake of the events of ture of dub, punk and hip hop endemic to enjoy the outdoors fear the the month. Once dis Southern California was made famous through possibilities are limited. This covered, however, it's the efforts of Sublimed late frontman, Bradley is quite false; the possibilities not easily forgotten. Nowell. Nowel I discovered Slightly Stoopid, and for outdoor activities during Their sound is very signed them to his nascent label, where they fit the winter an* numerous. reminiscent of early right in with Sublime, then the undisputed stars Students making the deci WAR, and they even of their brand of Californian genre-mixing. sion to attend the Mountain cover the classic The band has toured with acts like Fishbone, Campus most likely consider “Spill the Wine" on the album. For more contemporary influences, one has to Jurassic 5, Black Eyed Peas and The Vandals, who all dug the "Stoopid" sound the landscape and outdoor dig a little deeper, but the B-Side Players are very reminiscent of current East enough to invite them on the road. recreation possibilities before L.A. bands like Ozomatli and Los Mocosos. The crowd at Thursday's show should be pretty varied, with MEChA types coming here. Camping, fish "Movement" is a fairly straightforward collection of Latin-tinged funk and rubbing shoulders with tattooed punks. Tickets for the show will be available ing, hiking, rock climbing, rock tunes with recurring themes of unity, peace and "brown pride." What dis at Gopher Sounds and at the door for S12. skiing and snowboarding are tinguishes the B-Side Players, though, is the quality of the songs. Every tune is among the many choices one has for outdoor recreation activities. The growing pop ularity of such interests cre ates a business in Flagstaff for outfitter companies and outdoor supply stores. Canyon Fix pi orations, How much methane, per year, does a cow produce? communication tor some people. Inc., a Flagstaff company -MacGamet Becker Before I give my advice on this question, 1 am first going to give an example of a authorized by the National DearMacGarret, couple. An old friend — wellcall h a Sharon— met a boy named Pete. 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