ENTERTAINMENTpage 17 Technique • Friday, September 12, 2003 • 17 Chop the Tomahawk! Stars with Guitars The Yellow Jackets head down to Celebrity-led southern California ENTERTAINMENT Florida State. Can Tech pull off band Rooney stops by to play the another upset victory? Page 25 Cotton Club. Page 20 Technique • Friday, September 12, 2003 Funny name, no nonsense music launch a fir-ju well By Vivian Vakili arenas. Maybe it is the massive suc- Senior Staff Writer cess of their first two albums, The Dangerous Life of An Insect and a fir- They’ve shared a stage with Ra- ju well. diohead (Radiohead opened for Maybe it is the fact that their them), toured Europe twice, found- soon-to-be-released album El Tore- ed a cancer research foundation, ro (aptly titled) will keep you as played for starving children in Ethi- interested as a matador in the pres- opia, performed duets with Paul ervation of his dear life. McCartney and Julio Iglesias, sere- Maybe it is the simple truth that naded more women than space and these guys are not 18-year-olds pissed decency permits one to recount, off at their suburban parents, col- brunched with the Queen of En- lege kids complaining about the es- gland and translated Latin for the tablishment they comprise or Pope. Fabio-looking With this sort New Kids on the of resume under Block wannabes their belts, you’d “What may seem trying to impress think local At- with their lanta band a fir- chaotic in theory ... starched white ju well consisting comes across quite silk suits. of Nick These men Furgiuele, Peter beautifully, as each are musicians, Furgiuele, Pete song is a testament to and each mem- DeLorenzo and the band’s talents ...” ber is an all- Photo Courtesy a fir-ju well Keith Xenos, around player. Band members and impending international celebrities a fir-ju well (Pete D., Peter, Nick and Keith) take a break would be an ex- Their music from fantasizing about their upcoming tour with Radiohead to pose with their soon-to-be-earned gold record. ceptionally stands for itself, They play this Saturday at the Echo Lounge and will offer a special discount to Georgia Tech students. cocky group of fellows. Surprising- and there’s no need for hype or ex- ly, however, they are amazingly re- aggeration. During a show, you will distinctly similar because each mem- iors of humankind, they sometimes Lounge. luctant to even hint of their note that they switch up instruments ber not only plays each instrument, take the time to entertain crowds at For this special tribute show to widespread fame. multiple times, so the drummer will but also writes his own songs and the smaller venues, as they often feel their favorite band, The Kinks, the When eldest member Peter De- morph into the guitarist into the sings, fostering a refreshingly unique overwhelmed from huge crowds. normal ticket rate of $30.00 will be Lorenzo was asked why people should bassist into the tambourine player vibe of unity and justice. They have already played such specially discounted nearly 75% for attend their show instead of some in a schizophrenic cacophony of me- Indeed, in the land of a fir-ju Atlanta locales as the Cotton Club, Tech students to the meager rate of other band’s, he humbly respond- lodious tunes. well, every man is equal, just as the the Earl and MJQ, drawing hordes. $8. ed, “Actually, their music probably What may seem chaotic in theo- great grandfathers of our beloved They were recently signed to the The show starts at 10 p.m., and is a lot better. There is no reason ry actually comes across quite beau- country intended (much unlike, as major record label, “International you can find directions to the Echo they should come to our show.” tifully, as each song is a testament to the band said, the “menace to the Hits,” and they are Southeastern Per- Lounge at www. echostatic.com. However, there must be some the band’s talents and originality— world” that heads our nation). former’s cover story this month. I can’t think of a show that’s allure to this band; not just any band and you will never run the risk of Anyway, aside from serving their This Saturday, they make their more worth it. You’ll probably tell regularly plays to sold-out 50,000+ hearing two songs that even sound role as champions of justice and sav- first appearance at East Atlanta’s Echo your kids about them one day. Adams, Hopper invade High Museum Cake, Cheap Trick ignite three-week concert tour with stop at Tabernacle By Chelsea Paxton ite, “I Want You to Want Me,” I Contributing Writer was officially hooked. The energy of Cheap Trick Cake kicked off their three lasted through the intermission, week Unlimited Sunshine Tour and by the time Cake took the Tuesday night at downtown’s stage, there was a low simmer of Tabernacle with support from pandemonium. The area in front The Hackensaw Boys, Charlie of the stage was packed with peo- Louvin and Cheap Trick. The ple eager to sing every word, and Tabernacle, those in the fittingly a balcony former Bap- were on tist Church, is “This band wraps you their feet. arguably the in the sensory The crisp best venue in vocals, the town. Known experience of good, trumpet more for awe- live music, and leaves playing, the some acous- packed Photo Courtesy High Museum Publicity you, as all good “Early Sunday Morning,” painted 1930 by Edward Hopper is one of his many works currently on exhibit at tics than odd crowd…all the High Museum. Proximity to campus and discount student tickets make this display a must see. décor, the shows should, created the combination perfect con- By Vivian Vakili exhibit shows many of his incredi- tails making an image entirely of was, however, wanting more.” cert going Senior Staff Writer bly detailed, grandiose photographs silver nitrate (silver salts). Because perfect for atmosphere: such as Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, the entire image is comprised of both headlin- fun. The Now through Oct. 26, Atlanta’s Winter, Yosemite National Park, various amounts of these crystal salts, ers’ eclectic, energetic perfor- club circuit is perfect for Cake’s High Museum of Art will be show- California and Moonrise, Hernan- the image can easily be enlarged. mances. concentrated energy, creating a ing two special exhibits: “Ansel Ad- dez, New Mexico; the latter, when The “and His Legacy” portion Cheap Trick’s vocals were strong community feel through- ams and His Legacy” and “A Matter sold in 1981 for $71,500, set the of the exhibit title refers to a sepa- smooth, from slow make-you- out the audience. of Time: Edward Hopper.” record for the highest-selling cre- rate part of the exhibition that fea- want-to fall-in love songs to all This band wraps you in the Both men were extraordinary art- ative photograph. tures works by people that influenced out rock. Adding to the crowd sensory experience of good, live ists in their own right, yet starkly Ansel Adams also took pictures Adams. Works by Adams’ nine- appeal, guitarist Rick Nielson music, and leaves you, as all good different. Ansel Adams is generally of everyday life. His photograph teenth-century predecessors such as brought out a different, more shows should, wanting more. recognized as one of the most tal- Trailer Camp Children expertly cap- Timothy O’Sullivan and Carleton outrageous guitar for each num- Cake, known for nonsensical but ented landscape photographers in tures the feeling of young vagabonds Watkins are featured in this por- ber, and kept the crowd eager by fun pop/rock songs, is definitely the history of the medium. A mem- in transit. Most of the photographs tion. throwing out guitar picks nearly one band whose music is meant ber of the environmentally-conscious featured in this exhibit are very well- American painter Edward Hop- constantly. By the time Cheap to be experienced from 20 feet Sierra Club, Adams obviously had a preserved gelatin silver prints. The Trick started up karaoke favor- away. great appreciation for nature. This gelatin silver process basically en- See High, page 21 18 • Friday, September 12, 2003 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Incoherent Scribblings by Matt Norris technique making friday lectures more interesting more making friday lectures ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, September 12, 2003 • 19 Neurotic con man, daughter form perfect team, enjoyable film Evan Zasoski an, who now wants to be a part of pecially for a teenager, but then I Contributing Writer his life and, more notably, his work. discovered that she is, in reality, twen- The story is well written, and I ty-four. Ridley Scott’s Matchstick Men is especially like the manner in which The fact that I would never have a movie made for people who, like it tackles Cage’s character’s ambiv- guessed this had I not looked it up me, absolutely must sit through to alence towards his line of work, speaks volumes more of her acting the end of any movie that they have though I find it hard to swallow the ability than anything else that I could paid money to see. This is not to say idea of a man who is such a raging write, so I will leave it at that. She that the first two thirds of the movie sea of psychosis being able to pull and Cage have excellent father- aren’t quite good. They are, but the off the salesmanship necessary for daughter chemistry.