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Page 20 •Thursday, April 24, 2003 A & E The Pendulum Get ready to rock Sat. with SUB and WSOE Concert review Andi Petrini_______________________ Pearl Jam rocks 66 — A&E Editor This is entertainment for the students, and we hope Raleigh crowd Eion students will have the opportunity students come out to support us, the school and the to party all day and night Saturday as Special Olympics. Mike Aceto ____________________ WSOE and the Student Union Board pres — Sarah Slater, student ^ ^ Reporter ent Rock, Stock and 2 Smokin’ Stages from 2 p.m. to 12 a.m. at the intramural fields. “What Would Jesus Bomb” read Eddie Virginia Coalition is the headliner, and Using student connections to find bands Jackson added that the band is easy to work Vedder’s T-shirt as Pearl Jam came through several other bands will perform on two that fit the $10,000 to $5,000 range, the with, and their price to perform was right. with another stellar perfomiance on their stages. All proceeds from ticket sales and group booked Revelation Darling, Cinema There are about 50 volunteers signed up to 2003 toun food concessions will benefit the Special 8, Weszt, Evoka, B-Town All Stars, The work at the event, but more are needed, The Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek in Olympics of North Carolina. Reverent Jenkins Blues Project, Drive She Jackson said. Raleigh was the perfect setting for the April In addition to a day of music, students Said, OHE, The Flood and Virginia Volunteers are needed to sell tickets, work 15 show as the hard-rock opener Sleater- can enjoy food and a beer garden. Coalition. the food concession stand, change the stages, Kinney started the evening by playing a rel The idea for a day-long music festival The lineup is intended to appeal to all move equipment, set up and clean up after the atively decent seven scmg set comprised of originated when WSOE music director Rob students, as the bands bring a diverse mix la.st band performs. Interested volunteers can fairly tight songs despite tantalizing vocals. Jackson approached SUB vice president of music to campus. Students can enjoy contact Jackson at x7211 or Slater at x7208. As soon as Pearl Jam lead guitarist Mike Sarah Slater about having a benefit show blues, rock, alternative, hip-hop, classic Tickets will be sold at the door for $5 with McCready hit the first note to the opener, on campus. rock, indie and jam music. Elon ID or $10 for the general public. A “Evenflow,” Mary Jane was lit and the show Using SUB’s budget and WSOE’s spon “Each band has their own style so they majority of the donation made to the Special began. sorship connections, the radio station’s don’t sound similar at all,” Jackson explained. Olympics will come from ticket sales. Slater Vedder’s voice sounded as brilliant, concert committee met with SUB’s music Virginia Coalition opened for Jump, said. clear, and unique as it did in the early ’90s committee to make the festival hapf)en. Little Children during last spring’s SUB This is the first time SUB has teamed up when ‘Ten” was released. The group met most Thursday nights concert. with the radio station for an event this large for On this tour Vedder is making his politi this semester to plan the concert. They lis “They always bring a good crowd. quite a few years. Slater explained. cal stance known. He sported his liberal tened to several demos to detennine which Everyone seems to like them,” Slater said. Future co-sponsorship may be in store, as anti-war bombing message on a T-shirt with bands to invite. “They really like playing at Elon.” budgets limit SUB’s options for student enter a picture of President George W. Bush. The tainment. crowd was mainly comprised of the younger To bring bigger-niime band.s to campus, generation except for a few parents rocking Rock. Stock and 2 Smokin’ Stages SUB would have to ask the school for more out like it was Woodstock. McCready and When; Saturday Stage Order money. The only way that will be effective is guitarist Stone perfamed like veterans of 2 p.m. > 12 a.m. Main Stage: if students show up for the smaller concerts. rock n’ roll playing faultlessly during the Where: Intramural Fields Revelation Darting Slater said. entire diow along with drummer Matt Cinema 8 Tickets at the door. $6 w/ ‘This is entertainment for the students, and Cameron. Vedder and company played six Weszt songs off of their new album “Riot Act” arKl Evoka we hope students come out to support us, the Phoenix card or $10. Virginia Coalition school and the Special Olympics,” Slater said. the fan favorite was definitely “I Am Mine.” Fusion Stage; “Hopefully, if proven a success, we hope to Many fan favorites were played much to A beer garden and food will be B-Town All Stare make this event an annual event,” Jackson the crowd’s plea.sure, as the audience sang The Reverend Jenkins Blues Project available. said. “But it depends on student participation.” along with “Alive,” “Corduroy” and All proceeds will benefit the Special Drive She Said OHE “Betterman.” Olympics of North Carolina. The Flood Contact Andi Petrini at It was amazing to see Pearl Jam play [email protected] or 278-7247. some unanticipated live material such as “Glorified G” and “Porch.” The crowd went wild when Vfedder announced “I Got S**t,” a song the band collaborated on with /ioi^ muck u/ouic) uoupaxj Neil Young. Vedder made spontaneoas song selections, showing the unpredictabilit>’ of exactly what Pearl Jam will play live. Only a third of the maleri;d came from the new Lo^pezice oL niiru)? album and their set-lists have been fairly deviiuit during this tour. After the first enairc, Ptarl Jam came out Emergency Contraception can prevent pregnancy again to team with Sleaier-Kinney to play a up.to five afte r unprotected ssex. riveting version of “Fortunate Son" and closed with an astounding version of “Keep Call Dial EC for more information and On Rock’n in the Free Worid.” n prescription, 1 da)je a week, The conOTt was a huge success and there is no way any fan was disappointed after the impressive pcrfonnancc by Pearl Jam. 1- 3 6 6 - 942-7762 ivww.dialec.org Contact Mike Accto at Planned Parenthood*^ pendulum(a)elon.edu or 278-7247..