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mm wwwpostheraldcom Birmingham Post-Herald Friday July 26 2002 Q3 ENTERTAINMENT Details Ten picks Sloss Molly Andrew WK now plays a hybrid of dance pop and metal He has earned a substantial folowing in Europe Ultimate Fakebook 4 pm Aug 3 Ultimate Fakebook plays indie poprock along the fries of Eve 6 Eliott 7:45 Aug 3 EKott is one of the big names in the underground scene right now It plays emo which is the genre currently getting a lot of attention Sick of It All 10 pm Aug 3 Out of the New York hardcore scene Sick of It Al is one of the few hardcore bands that has moved out of the underground somewhat into mainstream touring with the ikes of Rancid and Helmet Further Seems Forever 1 1 pm Aug 3 This group floats the Kne between power pop and emocore It is one of several Christian bands performing at Furnace Fest "A kit of it can be very violent and negative" said Daryl Taberski of Snapcase which plays at 10 pm Aug 1 Snapcase represents the straight edge movement in hardcore "Snapcase is an aggressive band musically that steen clear of being violent or angry" Taberski said All these bands and genres rarely come together outside of Hell Fest a high-profile festival of hardcore metal and punk music in Syracuse NY bom out of the strong New York punk scene Johnson said said the number of fans of hardcore and punk in Birmingham is small in comparison to cities like Seattle or Detroit Furnace Fest landed in Birmingham by default With Johnson now in Seattle he is considering moving the event He loves Sloss Furnaces as a venue though and he's pleased with the event's success in its location About 1500 people attended each day in 2001 If the progress continues this year Furnace Fest may become a fixture in Birmingham "I'm feeling good about how do this Johnson said "The buzz this year has been really good" Robin Ctamow can bo raochod at 325-2370 From page B1 She teaches acting at The Church at Brook Hills in Inverness and serves as the church's interim director of creative ministries She works on creative ideas for weekend worship using theater Taking to the stage for community theater in the little town of Leeds is much like home for Proffitt who grew up in a similar small town Brookhaven Miss absorbing whatever theater was available there Proffitt was attracted to Molly Brown her first role for the Leeds Arts Council as one of the volunteer actors because of the character's personality She knew a bit about Molly Brown going into the role "(Brown) has no social graces and makes a million faux pas and it's fun" Proffitt said of what she can do with the role In one scene at a society party the character tells guests great they look and they don't smell bad and they're Proffitt said sings this song There aren't any hussies around here there aren't any floozies Don't miss these tends at Furnace Fast 2002: Pedro the Lion 8:30 pm Aug 3 David Bazan makes up this one-man outfit from Seattle Bazan has played in several hardcore bands but as a soloist makes emo-pop music with a lyrical focus on relationships Haste 7 pm Thursday Originaly from Birmingham Haste plays a mix of metal and punk Hatebreed midnight Thursday This quintet from New Haven Com plays hardcore with heavy metallic guitars and screaming vocals Boy Sets Fire 9 pm Aug 2 Progressive hardcore band from Delaware known for the political convictions that come through in their intense lyrics Snapcase 10 pm Aug 2 An emocore band with a following among straight-edge hardcore fans Its new album "In Transmission" is due Sept 24 Andrew WK midnight Aug 2- Trained on classical piano resurgence I wasn't as interested in it anymore "We always want to keep our roots in the hardcore scene because the hardcore scene definitely made this band what it is" Fox described Shai sound as "neoclassical metalorches-tratkn" Every band has a fancy name and most combine genre names to create another metalcore emocore emo-punk to name three popular mixed breeds Sometimes an adjective is necessary such as straightedge (the members don't do (bugs drink alcohol or participate in premarital sex) or Christian The music varies widely Elliott which plays at 7:45 pm Aug 3 TOP FIVES 4 "K-19: The Widowmaker' Paramount 5 "Reign of Fra" Disney (From Exhibitor Relations Co) Hot Five 1 "Hot in Hero" Nety Fo' Reel 2 'Without Me" Eminem Web 3 "Complicated' Avril Lavfgne Arista 4 "Hero" Chad Kroeger (featuring Josey Scott) Columbia 5 1 Need a Girl (Part Two)' Diddy Ginuwine (featuring Loon Mario From pageBl to their art and their fans "I'd love to stay as underground as possible" said Mike Miimick of Curl Up and Die which performs at 4 pm Thursday not writing our music to be more accessible or to sell more records We want to make music we believe in" Many underground bands share similar ideas that tie the genres (hardcore emo punk indie rock) together and pull them away from mainstream music Whether through angry rants or emotional shouts tor change the lyrics of this music often express a general belief that humanity is moving in the wrong direction Take a few lyrics from popular hardcore band Shai Hulud's tune "A Profound Hatred of Man:" And I would lay down my life to birth a new generation of a righteous culture To a people I could proudly love and cherish For that's all I've ever asked for and been deprived of Words cannot express my disapproval So I hate" Shai Hulud performs at 9 pm Thursday Also members of many of these bands grew up as part of the under ground scene and grew to like as many underground fans do being a part of an odd secret society When entertainment goes mainstream it loses its appeal to underground fans "As much as I'd like to be successful in my mothers terms which would be making a lot of money I do have an underground said Matt Fox of Shai Hulud can remember telling people that Wars' was my favorite movie but then when it had this big 1 Crime Scene Investigation' CBS 2 "Law Order" NBC 3 "Everybody Loves Raymond" CBS 4 "Dateline NBC-Tuesday" NBC 5 "60 Minutes" CBS (From Nielsen Media Research) Hma 1 "Road to Perdition" DreamWorks 2 "Stuart Little 2" Sony 3 "Men in Black Sony SATURDAY JULY 27th AT 2:00 PM "The Unsinkable Mdly Brown" Who Starring Moly Proffitt Directed by Lauren Cantrel Presented by the Leeds Arts Council When 7:30 pm Thursday-Aug 3 and Aug 8-10 2 pm Aug 4and11 Where Leeds Community Arts Center 830 Parkway Drive Tickets $10 adults $8 senior citizens age 65 and older $5 children age 12 and younger For more information call 699-1892 When you're dancing everybody holds you loose (less) you start to sweat on them' Proffitt has rehearsed as Brown a woman she calls a kind of for several nights a week for two months "You learn to relate to people who are nothing like Proffitt said She described Molly Brown as Brown might have described her own life you learn to love people who are nothing like you" Leigpi Arne Monitor can be leached 4 325-210 orhnionltoflljposlhewlitoom AM 1 1PM 870-0Z13 with GREG MARIANO Catherine Coulter 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