Jesse Powell, That Was the Best of Posse

hat Damn Show is ready to shake Phoenix again this year, with headliner Lenny Kravitz at T the forefront of the festivity. The annual event, sponsored by 106.3 FM, The Edge, will take place Sept. 19 at Peoria Sports Complex. Proceeds go to The Boys and Girls Clubs of Ariz., in memory of Brad Singer. The line up this year is Blink 182, The Urge, Harvey Danger, 7 Mary 3, Fuel, Cake, Sugar Ray and Lenny Kravitz. That Damn Show is famous for putting together an alternative line-up that attracts fans from all over Arizona to flock together for a day of fun, sun and live music. Headliner Lenny Kravitz will pull in a crowd as diverse as his music. Always an eclectic personality and performer, Lenny released his self produced album, 5, on Virgin Records this year. It is a mature mesh of sounds from hip-hop, to rock guitar to 21st century ambiance. This album showcases his multi Photo courtesy of Virgin Records instrument abilities, ranging from wah-wah guitar to Lenny Kravitz scheduled to headline That Damn Show at Heineken bottles as percussion. Peoria Sports Complex this Saturday. __________ See Cover] Page3 3 3 ± © The Rounders Inside Jesse this IndoG “How Stella Got week: Powell Angei Oust - vr Her Groove Back” Bout It Book vs. Film http ;//www.thcjack.nau.edu/happcnings September 1998 VALLEY • h n r Imonyr Thursday Ba«alaKlna»Uenaoona.^CaMa«y ►FSg' GOtr» Proparty Cartoon Boyfriend Bya * IlioflcfciB, Jotmiy C w w u t 17 J ill Kleiber < >>atoctty Thaatia. glasses, and a little spit O g g C i g Baan.W g a S S S ! Friday The Lumberjack Club, CwtttTtoM taBiy Boctanar’t, Ajfow The Righteous curl on his bald head. Monk* Charty*a.Tlia Pagan fcraafrw d" he quirky and He managed to escape •Mogciort. ¥ energetic L.A. from his home town s a w " Arana. Tha Bocnk, 18 basedT pop-rock band. Hammond, Ind. .raraSgJaa.., Photo courtesy of Mcuutgemeru Direction * Catnpm Cofca Bwn. KMk Hnvwnty Cartoon Boyfriend, will through his musical tal «CkARio. Saturday L.A. based Cartoon Boyfriend plays Flagstaff for ■ LtumnClut, Crom Th W dfcf » Bootanri't. be playing for the first ent. He has a great d Brea (naan) Dow laa (7pm) • Chart/*. lime in Flagstaff at the sense of harmony and the first time at the Old Post Office Saturday. ..Saete - Old Post Office, Satur provides backing vocals. These songs keep run There seems to be an CraawafcyBtuagraaa 19 day, Sept. 19, bringing Drummer Tom mi ning through your entertaining• theme of with them a reputation T illm an is from head. There are three marriage (or fear of Sunday for nutty stage perfor Sanford, N.C., wears versions of the song marriage) running •BcriananY Well Thlwfl (noon) VtaewtZ mances. green, bashes like a “Baby 2000," one acous through some of the The band ’s four champ and also sings tic and two remixes, songs. That’s only 20 members are from very backup. which sound a bit like natural considering Monday different origins, and Cartoon Boyfriend euro dance music. This that one of the band's •CamputCeHwBear. Dow Laa «M ta w t Out. Foefcaa Party ' each sport a different has an interesting style song has been gaining songwriters, Boi, and »idopo>on, epum lc color to represent them which is a cross between air play around L.A. lead singer Mark Allen, 21 in their infamously en pop and alternative At a recent club are known to have the tertaining stage shows. rock. They have a Brit- performance in L.A., girls in the audience Tuatday • Camput CoiM Bm h . Sta TMrtyfh* Boi, the lead guitarist pop feel reminding me Cartoon Boyfriend screaming for them to n a jjiu r-d u b : ftaac* "TOTET from Rome, Italy, wears of Oasis and Blur, but came out dressed in “take it off!” black. He and Mark with the acoustic guitar oversized zuit suits and Cartoon Boyfriend 22 Allen write all the songs, riffs and consistency of did some bouncy pop has all the elements of ■ Campm CoBaa Baan, Tim S Wednoaday although Boi does not the Gin Blossoms. But tunes. Then the lights becoming “the next • Muscun Club, Danca Mb ISrwn A*80« say a word on stage. He to compare them to went out again, and big thing.” They have♦ Chart/*. Joiwy Mac lets his guitar and per other bands does not do when they came up the been attracting atten Monaocm.Clwtf Broom _________ sona do the talking. them justice. Cartoon boys had taken off their tion in the music soci ■“I--/-11-N O GOVE■* 23 M ark A llen is from Boyfriend swings be jackets and were posed ety, yvorking with pro Springfield, Mass., he tween several styles and for a three song acous ducers Ken Scott (the writes and also does the definitely has a sound of tic set where Tom mi Beatles, Elton John), and Bush. They havewrote and played a song lead vocals. He has a their own. All the songs used congas. For the Rick Neigher (Joe graced the cover of GIG, called “My Town" for pop star voice and wears I’ve heard on the demos last part of the show they Cocker,Jon a magazine for touring the Home Alone 5 blue. Bassist Holly were tight; there are no were in their T-shirts M elloncamp), and mix musicians, and have rave soundtrack. Wright looks like a car sloppy guitars or vocals, and suspenders, giving ing engineer David reviews in some L.A. Don’t miss this toon, he wears red it’s all clear, profes their alternative pop- Holman, who last mags like Music Con show on Saturday night, clothes, oversized sional, and very catchy. rock close. worked with No Doubt nection. Last year they at the Old Post Office. played with your head/ sound so I was surprised to think up some new freestyle are the signs of but you’re wrong for to discover that Indo G vocabulary instead of a truly talented MC or comin to m e/ actin’ like is from Memphis where co pyi ng and stealin g the artist. Having two or it s my responsibility/ to he is a member of the same phrases I am so more people singing pass up what’s given to underground collective sick of hearing. rhymes at the same time me. called the Prophet I also enjoyed hearing keeps you from fully be Jesse Powell, That was the best of Posse. plenty of female MCs ing able to enjoy or ap “Bout It,” so now you If you are a 3-6 Mafia (like Gangsta Boo). Al preciate one voice. Syn Bout It aren’t missing anything. fan (I’m not) then this though I never heard e f ch ro n ized rhym ing is Except that I should add album is a m ust. T he her before, she is also a sign that there was Jill Kleiber that Jesse is som ething rhymes are tight. Theytalented,which is good a great deal of produc The Lumberjack of a pretty boy, the al are creative. The album to hear in a scene that is tion involved in the bum sleeve credits his addresses the usual top still dominated by men, songs. Not all the R&B lovers, invite makeup artist. Teen-age ics of the streets: sex, The beats on this album people singing could over your significant girls and R&B fans look drugs, death, etc, etc, are pretty fresh, the have written the lyrics, other, dim the lights, felt a little h o t/ so I had o u t, h e ’s a h e a rt- but it manages to do it tunes are melodic. The and lots of practice was pour the wine and get to cool her down/while brcaker. in a third track, “Throw probably involved for busy to Jesse Powell’s you was out fool in u n iq u e them Thangs” samples those people to learn new album. This is baby around. Indo G, way. James Bond, which is the lyrics and perform rnakin music at it’s most chorus: She was your One fun to hear. The track together. That can can stereotypical, nine simi girlfriend/ but she Angel Dust th in g 1 entitled “Remember me cel out the original emo lar love songs and one wasn’t last night/ She lik ed Ballin” contains Curtis tion and intent of the not-quite-love song on was out foolin a ro u n d / was the Mayfield elements, but music and I like my hip- track three called, “She savin all night you wasn’t Jill Kleiber refer doesn’t live up to Curtis hop raw Wasn’t I.ast Night.” her type. The Lumberjac k ences to Mayfield, or the other I n do G is no Wu Tang, (lyrics) Last night was Now I can understand P ro p h tracks on the album. but he is good for his a real good n ig h t/ while why you’re pissed/ $-6 Mafia af ets and I didn’t like the chant southern gangsta style. I you was out play in cause you never woulda filiated Indo G released . Prophet- ing, or synchronized give this album 7 out of games/ askin for num thought yourgirl- his debut album, Angel haters. It’s a new twist singing on many tracks. 10. bers and names/ friend/ could ever let Dust, last week.

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