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Volume CXXXII, Number 12 |
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Mop-tops and exchange students
COLIN THIBADEAU
STAFF WRITER
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| DJ Marquee spins his stuff on the wheels of steel as a crowd of students packed Jack Magee's pub Thursday night--a just reward after a first week of classes. (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient) |
As we all start to buckle down in the frigid cold of Bowdoin winters, let the pub's spring schedule warm your heart. This semester, I'm shaking things up a little bit to bring you more of what you want, with a generous mix of DJs, dancing, and bands that will rock you off your ass-maybe even some you have actually heard of-as well as your favorite campus acts. Down the line, keep an eye out for John Brown's Body, I Am The World Trade Center, Sam Bisbee, and others.
But first, kicking things off, are the Damn Personals. The College Music Journal describes them as "boisterous, mop-topped lads to fulfill oodles of groupie fantasies and rock like mad." I would simply describe this band as straight-up, balls-to-the-wall rock music that still manages to be tuneful as well as pure fun. A popular quartet out of the Boston scene, their latest album, Standing Still in the USA, climbed high on the CMJ college radio charts, and received rave reviews from Rolling Stone online, among others. Their sound is distinctly retro, akin to classic artists like Midnight Oil, the Divinyls, old Bowie, and even a little Billy Idol. But, as rollingstone.com puts it, the band's recent album is "far more transcendent than it is derivative." The band has a pure sound that, according to their song "Models and Airliners," rejects the stylings of modern Hollywood, and establishes the band as "New England til the day we die." The reputation of their fiery live shows precedes them, so this is definitely one not to miss. Opening for them will be Boston area up-and-comers The Exchange Students, a power trio comprised of one recent Bowdoin graduate (Chris Bail '02) and a current Bowdoin student (yours truly). Another band that will rock you off your feet, this new act has already risen to the top of WBOR's charts, and is being hit with a slew of bookings at every important Boston dive bar, as well as some in New York. Last semester, they played their debut here, for the now famous Damone, and they return for an even better set of stripped down garage rock. This night looks to be one of the best pub night lineups in recent history, so everyone better get off their couches, brave the cold, and come to the pub Thursday night at 10, ready to rock. And keep your eyes out for more upcoming shows, in the pub and elsewhere, as this semester has the potential to be the best semester of music at Bowdoin College, at least in my four years here.
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