98 R&R December 22, 1995 ALTERNATIVE MUSIC The First Wave Of Holiday Station Concerts For the past three weeks, more than 30 Alternative stations have staged sold -out holiday con- certs. Here's a look at how stations put a particular spin on their event. Stay tuned for more photos in the next few weeks. If you would like to see photos from your event in R &R, please Artist: Self send them to: Shawn Alexander, )0100 Santa Monica Blvd., 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Track: `Cannon" LP: "Subliminal Plastic Motives" Producer: Matt Mahaffey Label: Spongebath/Zoo Essentials: Self is a near-perfect name for this band. Creator Matt Mahaffey is not only its singer/ Influences: Prince, XTC, Frank songwriter, but also produced the Black, and hip-hop music. album. Mahaffey plays the majority Artist POV: "There really isn't that of the band's instruments, and much hip-hop influence on this record," compiled the band's homemade says Mike. "I tried to keep it as diverse samples used on "Subliminal Plastic as I could by writing songs from different Moves." Brother Mike shares credit instruments. This could almost be a for the guitar and bass tracks. concept record, because a lot of the Matt, a 22- year -old native of songs were related to signing a record Kingsport, TN, began playing drums label deal and having to put a record in a local band at age 12. Since out for everyone to hear. That was meeting Spongebath Records completely frightening to me. President Richard Williams, Matt put "I didn't start playing the guitar until his education at Middle Tennessee [nearly] three years ago when I started State University on hold to pursue getting into alternative music. I got into recording. He has also moonlighted the art of distortion really fast. My as a drummer in a band named Ella entire concept was to combine EDGE CHRISTMAS CONCERT - KDGE/Dallas held its third annual "Edge Christmas Concert" fea- Minopy (now known as Spongebath synthetic and acoustic instruments, Del Amitri, and turing the Toadies, Nixons, Deep Blue Something, Lisa Loeb, Rentals, Matthew Sweet, recording act Fluid Ounces) to save without it sounding computerized or all proceeds will be donated Tears For Fears. The event attracted a standing- room -only crowd of 8000; enough money to build a home phony. Sampling has always on the bill, No Doubt stopped by the Edge show to perform a to children's charities. Although not studio. Self, derived from one of its fascinated me. Often the melodies will special rendition of their hit song, "Just A Girl." Hanging out just prior to surprising the crowd are (l -r) own song titles, was discovered by come from the samples. I try to treat KDGE PD Joel Folger, co -APD Alex Valentine, and No Doubt's Tom Dumont. Zoo at the Nashville Extravaganza them as an instrument. The groove Music Convention in January 1995. on "Superstar," came from putting my The touring band pictured above CD player on search and sampling includes (front, l -r) Tim Nobles the click. Once I slowed it down there (bass), Matt (vocals/guitar), Jason was this big melody going through it. Rawlings (drum); (back, l -r) Mike I just stuck a beat underneath it and (guitar), and Chris James wrote the chorus around it. It was easy (keyboards/samples). to make." New Music Scene highlights breaking artists charting for the first time. HOLIDAY HOOTENANNY - The Cau/fields, Lisa Loeb, Better Than Ezra, and the Goo Goo Dolls played at the second annual WPLY (Y-100) /Philadelphia "Holiday Hootenanny" The station gave away all tickets to the show via on -air and various ticket raids and asked listeners to bring non - perishable food items. Before the Caulfields took the stage, Y-100 listeners were treated to a music video of moming man Barsky's 'When The Boys Come Out And Play" (the Philadelphia Flyers fight song), which is a parody of Offspring's "Come Out And Play. "Y-100 collected 3827 pounds of food for Greater Philadelphia Food Bank. Backstage are (l -r) Y-100 Promotion Director Lynn Jeanrenaud, Lisa Loeb, Y- 100 PD Garett Michaels, and APD /MD Chuck Tisa. EDGECAPADES - MTV filmed six hours of footage from KEGE/ Minneapolis's "EdgeCapades" with 13,620 listeners rocking to the Meat Puppets, Oasis, Del Amitri, Lisa Loeb, Goo Goo Dolls, Toadies, and local favorite Flip. KEGE lined up various booths of environmental and charitable organizations. Tickets sold for $9.37; the station will donate proceeds from the event to the homeless. KEGE aftemooner Matt Hansen (I) enjoys a memo- rable moment with GGD's John Rzeznik (c) and Robby Takac (r). For The Record I've received several comments about my column two weeks ago (R &R 12/8) "37 Of Top 100: NoAftemative" One remark that shouldn't be overlooked is from WOWW/Pensacola, FL VP /GM Mike McGough. McGough mentioned that I listed Mobile as a market without an Alternative WMRQ/Hartford had Heather Nova, Eve's Plum, Garbage, the Rentals, Letters JINGLE BELL JAM - station, despite the station's spectacular showing in the Spring '95 Mobile To and the Toadies on the lineup for its "Jingle Bell Jam." Tickets sold for$14 dollars and a portion Cleo, Arbitron survey (3.512 +, third 18-34, fourth 18 -24, and second 25 -34). That of the proceeds benefited the Foodshare of Greater Hartford. Getting comfy with Heather Nova (c) are was a valid point! However, despite WOWW's impressive ratings, the station (I -r) WMRQ morning co-host Heather Lockwood, MD /nighttimer Gina Crash, former middayer Adrian is listed outside Mobile's Arbitron metro survey area (below the line). 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