Show Drums rock the Student Event Center Jeffrey Wall Campus Editor On March 6 the Student Event Center was invaded by the hard pounding rhythms of Recycled Percussion a junk rock band The New Hampshire- Hampshire based band currently touring college campuses across the United States beat an unforgettable performance into the memories students That show was so freaking awesome man Ive I've never seen people so hyped up for a percussion show before said Kevin a student The band really got the whole crowd going The band drew an audience large enough to fill the Lair in in the Student Event Center Its signature sound was so loud that the Lair was forced to pull their partition closed to reduce the volume in surrounding rooms In a band consisting of four members three of them are arc drummers with bacKup backup backup back bacK- up provided by a turntable technician Drummers used recycled buckets and even an old kitchen sink to pound out a uniquely raw sound that energized the crowd The powerful percussion mixed with the bands band's energetic live show proved to be a powerful performance Im a drummer and it was an amazing show said Percussion Continued on page 8 3 I Recycled t Percussion Continued from page I 1 I oj l st a t ic Th The V y y II 11 i the thep p percussion c came together I really enjoyed it The band claims that drummer rummer Justin Spencer is the worlds fastest extreme drummer who can can put putdown putdown d down wn more than 20 beats per ver second a fact he tried to prove in his amazing solo olo performance when he used drum dmm sticks in both hands and both feet His performance was so fast no noone noone noone one could keep a good beat pe per second count T The show h start started put out fast and nd i t let up s destruction n eventually took over the stage Anything else elsee would have left the crowd unfulfilled as they headed back to class Stu Student rit Dan Hall summed if up be said That was was' was was' V a kick-ass kick show man Lt V w was vas s Recycled Percussions Percussion's last scheduled performance in Utah The band is hoping to play at ot a Jazz game before heading to Denver where they will play during the Nuggets' Nuggets half halftime j ti time e show T We t enjoy Utah it is one of our favorite states to play The crowds are receptive and the people are really nice said DJ Pharaoh the bands band's Turntable The landscape is gorgeous and the weather is nice too he said Recycled Percussion has emerged from New Hampshire's underground scene to be one of the most powerful touring shows in inthe inthe inthe the US U.S. The band claims that they have single- single handedly brought the Power Percussion terns terms and Junk Rock into the mainstream music scene For more information about the band or to get a a. a copy of their latest track eight-track visit or check them out at com eom The show was sponsored by Student Life and and Leadership and the Fine Arts and Lectures Council as part of their on-going on lunch performance series I felt the show went great there was a good turn turnout turnout turnout out and a lot of students were able to enjoy it said Melanie Klien Fine Arts and Lectures Vice President at Klien hopes that students will keep coming out to a ashow ashow ashow show their support Events are scheduled at noon on Wednesdays in the Student Event Center The next sched scheduled led event is the Dueling Pianos on March 21 |