Volume CXXXII, Number 18 March 28, 2003 f

Music in Magee's
COLIN THIBADEAU
STAFF WRITER

After a couple weeks of cancellations, contract mishaps, and excellent DJs, exciting entertainment at the Pub returns this week with I Am The World Trade Center.

Named before September 11 in homage to the city of their youth, the duo of Amy Dykes and Dan Geller have surpassed the notoriety their name has given them, and create truly original, fun, and danceable electro-pop music. Their music starts with a kind of bubble-gum pop feel, and then adds 80s style electronic dance beats, keyboard loops, and "bleepy sounds."

What comes out is irrepressibly fun, danceable, and at the same time melodic, interesting, and pleasing to the ear. The two recorded all of their songs with a single laptop computer, and the no-frills production only adds to the simplicity of their sound, making it pleasing on a more visceral level than, say, an overproduced track by Britney Spears.

They are playing next Thursday in the pub, with another duo, Bowdoin students Ellen Kenney '03 and Andy Segerdahl '05, opening the show, spinning the best of electro-pop and other great dance music. The show is sponsored by WBOR, Bowdoin's radio station, and is sure to be one of the most fun shows in the pub in recent memory.

Looking down the road, April promises to bring more exciting acts to Bowdoin. The week after I Am The World Center, on April 10, Bowdoin favorite Sam Bisbee will return, again with openers Professor Plum, formerly Colonel Mustard, formerly the Unnamed Band That Opened For Sam Bisbee.

Sam is always one of the most entertaining acts we have up here, so that's also one not to miss. The following week, we will hopefully see the return of ex-Bowdoin band Spouse, currently out making a name for themselves in the Indie-rock world.

In addition, there will be the usual shows by campus bands, including Battle of the Bands, so make sure to come and check out all the great entertainment as the school year winds down. And yes, I am trying to make the sound system better, too.

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