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10 Arts & Life Editor Joe Wolfe Arts & Life Comedy event offers relief for students COMMENTARY BY appeared on Comedy Central. At 30, his mom gave him pajamas. he currently resides. How did he fect set of teeth. GABRIELLE CURCILLO the beginning of his act, Redd Not just any pajamas, though, but solve such a problem? He removed “I enjoyed the show and found Staff Writer claimed that he talked about real ones with clowns on them. Inno- the windshield wipers from his myself laughing for the majority issues instead of politics, econo- cently, his mother thought that car. With no windshield wipers, of it. Redd did make comments The University of Scranton my or global warming. So what Redd would like them because he police officers have no place to that could be considered contro- Programming Board Comedy pre- real issues affect everyday soci- is a comedian. As Redd said, he put parking tickets on cars. versial, but overall I had a good sented African-American comedi- ety? Redd let us know. does not think he will be winning While Redd did not comment night,” Jacqueline Sembor, a fresh- an Jasper Redd, Wednesday, April Just like any other person, Redd any girls with his clown pj’s. on politics, economy or global man, said. 14. After starting his comedic ca- said he has an embarrassing Growing up, many of us saw warming, as he said he would not, Despite the topics he discussed, reer in San Francisco, Calif., Redd mom. For his last birthday, the big the commercials for McDonald’s he did reference controversial is- Redd did include his audience. He and watched Ronald McDonald sues such as homosexuality and even offered a girl a drink of wa- interact with his friends. One of race. He claimed that he did not ter because she laughed so hard. his friends was Grimace, an un- start his career in Atlanta, Ga. as At the end of his act, Redd opened distinguishable purple creature. he originally intended, because the floor to anyone who wanted Redd, after hours of thought, can the city has the highest rate of to compete with him in a “Your finally tell people what Grimace African-American, homosexual Mama” joke competition. He is. Grimace represents the condi- men. proved to be a hard competitor, tion and appearance of someone’s He claimed that the way people though, because he reigns as the heart after multiple years of con- do laundry is racial. When people Champion of Your Mama jokes in suming McDonald’s food. sort their clothes, they separate two countries. He commented not only on un- their whites from their colors. It Jasper Redd offered a night of healthy but healthy food, too. is as if the whites do not want to comedic relief for stressed stu- “Eat a pear y’all,” Redd said be- touch the colors because they will dents. He received a great re- cause, unlike apples or oranges, be destroyed or mocked. sponse for all of his material and pears are an overlooked fruit. Redd suggested that instead was accepted by the audience. Other than advising students of judging people on the basis of USPB Comedy’s next event will on food choices, Redd provided color, society should segregate by be held May, 5 at 8:00 p.m. in the some sound and helpful advice the color and content of teeth. Moskovitz Theater. Comedian, for parking tickets. Redd continu- Groups of people should walk Chris Calogero will be perform- COURTESY OF JASPER Redd’s MyspACE JASPER REDD gave University students more than they could ask for in ally got parking tickets when he around handing out Colgate to ing. So come out and support the his performance, providing a night of enjoyment away from the books. first moved to Los Angeles, where anyone who does not have a per- USPB with this free showing. Let the battle begin Download of the Week COMMENTARY BY nent aspects of the band’s music. lotte. Its instrumentals are sound JOE WOLFE So Long, Pluto goes into battle throughout, as it transitions from “LAST GOODBYE” Arts & Life Editor as an early favorite due to its pol- heavy guitar to toe tapping ad- BY ished sound and experience from dictiveness as the song reaches Over the next few weeks lead- last year and from local tour stops. its bridge. JEFF BUCKLEY ing to the Battle of the Bands, It is going to be a tough feat for The only aspect of Fake Estate’s For every music lover out there, The contents of “Last Goodbye” May 8, 2010, we will be preview- the remaining bands to dethrone music that could potentially hurt there is always that one album that are as straightforward as its title; ing a couple of the bands, giving the reigning battle kings. it is its stereotypical sound. Where defined his or her standard for mu- it’s a song about Buckley giving his students an opportunity to famil- One of the bands looking to So Long, Pluto’s sound encompass- sic. When it comes down to the last goodbye to a former significant iarize themselves with the con- take claim as battle king is Fake es a more unique genre of music, album that helped define my stan- other. testants. This week we will look Estate. The pop punk band was Fake Estate’s sound is one that is dard, there is no one album more in- Clearly Buckley’s feelings differ at the defending Battle of the started by Scott Durkin, a former common in the music industry. fluential than Jeff Buckley’s “Grace.” from his subject’s, as it is evident Bands champion, So Long, Pluto member of the band Livingston. This will require the band to be Buckley’s passionately written lyrics that it was not his decision to end and stunning vocal range raised the the relationship. Buckley gives off and Fake Estate. Added to Fake Estate are guitar- sharp on all aspects of its music bar on how I viewed every other this emotion with lines such as, “you It is only fitting to start with the ist/back up vocalist Jay Preston and plan the show accordingly. album from that point forward. gave me more to live for / more band that took home the winning and drummer Pat King. Song placement may seem like an Sadly, Buckley was taken from us in than you’ll ever know,” and “kiss me, title in 2009. So Long, Pluto began The band recently signed to Ei- unimportant aspect of the compe- 1997, roughly three years following please kiss me / but kiss me out of in 2007 as a collaboration of gui- ther/Or records, an independent tition, but it is crucial for keeping the release of “Grace,” after he was desire, babe, and not consolation.” tarist Chet Williams and drum- label based out of Doylestown. the audience satisfied. Everything found drowned in the Mississippi The most moving part of the mer Matt Belfanti. Soon, guitarist It is currently in the production from how an up tempo song and River. “Grace” is the only studio al- song doesn’t occur until the final Joe Kincel and violinist/mandolin- of its first full-length album with a low tempo song juxtapose each bum Buckley ever released, yet the verse as Buckley uses the analogy of ist Matt Murphy joined the two, producer Will Yip, who worked other to what cover songs should amount of artistry he was able to the bell out in his church tower to rounding out the unique sound of with bands such as The Starting be tried are factors in laying out a formulate places “Grace” among the the emptiness he feels in his heart. So Long, Pluto. The final addition Line and Keane. solid set list. best albums of all time. “Well, the bells out in the church to the band was keyboardist Dan If any band is built to challenge From the sound of its demo, Like many, I was turned on to tower chime/burning clues into this Dalrymple, bringing in an even So Long, Pluto, Real Estate is the however, Fake Estate seems Buckley upon listening to his version heart of mine/thinking so hard on more diverse sound to its music. band destined for the feat. Its pop primed to the task of taking down of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” a her soft eyes, and the memories/ song that highlights Buckley’s vocal offer signs that it’s over, it’s over.” It So Long, Pluto has a fun sound punk sound is one that seems to So Long, Pluto. It sounded sharp range and imagination. However, no is evident throughout this line that to its music with its assortment of be the favorite among Univer- on its original song and its choice one song contains as much depth Buckley didn’t just love this person instrumentals and the pop hooks sity students. The band’s cover of of cover would impress any col- lyrically and emotionally as “Last but thought she was the one. it is able to produce. Its playful in- Gin Blossom’s “Hey Jealousy” was lege audience. Goodbye.” “Last Goodbye” is the song that strumentals echo those of indie- very impressive; it was able to Either way, we know one thing “Last Goodbye” and “Hallelujah” places “Grace” on the top tier of pop bands such as The Shins and stay true to the 90’s classic while about both bands leading into the are on two different ends of the favorite albums, but “Grace” is full The Boy Least Likely To.