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Show io .-.1 i r THE SIGNPOST ir T H E SIGNPOST RubberBand continued from front when you're a kid." This was followed by a song called "Corn Dogs," which included lines like "manna straight from heaven" and "you might die of a heart attack, but it still lasted great!" Shupe then asked Miner to do a hula dance like the Folk Dance Team had earlier in the show, which Miner did as the crowd laughed. The audience sang portions of "Corn Dog" with a few instruments playing in the background. At the end of the song, Miner laughed and said, "You are all now dumber for having sung that." "All I Need is You" was followed by a fiddling song that Shupe introduced as "the most requested fiddle song of all time." The band then played a 10-minute version of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" with a new first line: "The devil went down to Weber State to find a Wildcat to eat." Archibald modified his voice to a deep and menacing sound to play the part of the devil. This song was mixed with other songs like "You Are My Sunshine" and the Spongebob Squarepants theme song as the audience chanted along. Archibald then led the standing crowd in "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes." Shupe entertained the crowd with anecdotes and introducing other band members between songs. During one break, Tilby stayed on the stage and played his base. Then one by one the band members returned and each played a section of the large instrument to form a unified song as they danced in a circle around the bass and the crowd cheered. Miner played "The Rainbow Connection" on his banjo and sang the entire song in a Kermit the Frog voice as the crowd laughed and cheered. The final song, "Banjo Boy," was performed to a standing, clapping crowd and ended with a standing ovation. The band returned for the finale, comprising mini-solos for each of the band members. The various instruments played were banjo, bass, bouzouki, drums, mandolin and acoustic, electric and bass guitar, most plugged into amplifiers. "We like playing at universities a lot ... and this is a good time of the year to do it," Shupe said. Shupe is a WSU alumnus who majored in communication and thought he would have a career in advertising. "I had a band in college ... and it started taking off," said Shupe, when asked how he ended up with his current career. Matt Sutherland, a junior studying business administration at WSU, had never heard of Shupe's band before this concert, but said he really enjoyed the show. "They were each very talented," Sutherland said, "I was surprised by how many instruments thej played." g Shupe met audience mem* bers in the lobby for over an hour after the concert near* table with all of their CDs fo5 sale. e "We have a new CD conv ing out in two months," Shupi said. 'Z More information on tli$ band is available at Shupe.nefi Comment on this story at wsusignpQst.com: PHOTOS RY BRIAN BUTTERFIELD I TtttUCS'l'OSI- Above: WSU alumnus Ryan Shupe plays an electric violin. Below: Students react to a front-row view of the Ryan^ Shupe and the RubberBand concert Friday night in a packed Austad Auditorium. ~ A COUNTRY' Guitarist Roger Archibald performs Friday night. Archibald started playing the guitar at age 11. Get your business moving 160- < V 20 Advertise with 0 Signpost |