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Fire Hazard Boosted By Excess Synthetic Materials

By Kevin Milos

Retro. Polyester. Bell bot-
toms. Big hairdos. It all equals
one good time. On November
14th, Retro Fever, the ‘second
rave in the UNBC
Wintergarden, orga-
nized by Graham Lye,
was a smash hit. All
around, you could
swear that you had been iy
transported back in
time to the weird lore of fs
the eighties as DJ
Mischa spun some off
the best, and worst
‘tunes depending on
ones opinion of the
eighties, from the era of
the Beegies, Rush and

_the days John Travolta was urg-
ing the nation to get down to the
funky beat. Polyester was ram-
pant, urging security to keep a

Molly

By Jill Seymour

If you missed one of the two
performances by the Mollys
on either the 12th or the 13th
of November, then you just
plain missed out an excellent
performance. | went to the
performance on
Thursday night (the
13th), expecting yet
another Celtic band.
My expectations
were way off.

| went into Galitas
and was_ instantly
impressed with the
courtesy from the man-

The atmosphere was
pleasant and enjoyable, with
food that was to die for. |
selected one of their famous
Tapas and a glass of one of
their many wines to compli-
ment it. | shouldn’t even
mention the deserts for fear
of starting a riot amongst
those who haven't had the
opportunity to taste them.
When the band started play-
ing, | realized-this wasn’t just
any band, and: it- certainly
wasn't based on Celtic music
alone. The music coming

~“from thé stage was a blerid of~~

close eye on open flames, since
that stuff burns well.

One new addition to the event
that was different from the for-

Ravin’ it up in the disco era! Retro-Fever Brings

back the good ‘ol days

mer rave, “Trip Through
Sound”, was the addition of a
beer garden. Cheap beer is usu-
ally guaranteed to boost the

crowd a bit. Security was lax as -

far as entries to the garden went
but by no means non-existent.

security
was appro-
priate.
Security was not so present as to
be too “in your face”. It added
to the success of the event in the
end.
From nine until twelve p.m.,

Madness!

Calico Productions

so many different styles that |!
couldn't possibly define it, let
alone put it into a category
that would seem to limit its
boundaries. It suited the

band to perfection. It was the

ae

Gary Mackender, Nancy McCallion,Kevin
ager and all the staff. Schromm,Catherine Zavala, and Dan Sovernson

Mollys kind of music and they
used it in a way | had never
heard before. It was simply
amazing. Lead singer and
guitarist Nancy McCaillion
lent a distinctive Irish influ-
ence to the groups’ sound,
albeit her complaints about
the temperature up here,
being from Arizona and all.
Catherine Zavala, lead gui-

‘tarist -and-mandolinist, influ-
-.enced the-music by adding a
unique: Mexican-American

sound and a humorous touch

with’ her many hats to’ suite

the immediate themes.

This duo from Tuscon,
Arizona is backed by a
diverse trio, also from
Tuscon, consisting of Kevin
Schramm, Dan Sorenson
and Gary Mackender.
Schramm
enjoyed’ playing his
accordion, and showed
it, which added to the
enjoyment of the music.
Sorenson provided the
bass for the group and
Mackender banged on a

set of drums with due

enthusiasm. Each mem-
ber of the band comple-
mented each other and
responded to the movements
and actions of the other
members. The variety of
musical instruments added
to the originality of the band
and the end result was a
totally different experience
for music lovers.

Although this was their first
time this far north in Canada,

‘they hinted at rumors: that

they may one day return: If

‘they do, you should make the

effort to see them. You won't

be disappointed! - SoundScape

ple were jamming to the disco

DJ Nemo masterfully mixes various
EP’s as Retro-Fever turned Ambient
Rave at midnight

thoroughly .

the dance floor was bathed in
colorful swaths or light and peo-

inferno, with
the exception
of ten minutes,
when the sound
system _over-
loaded the cir-

mt imely
response. of
Facilities, who
are always on
campus, power
was restored and the panic of
the DJ’s only continued for a
couple of minutes as they sorted
out a steaming jungle of wires,
plugging CD players, turntables

and mixer boards back together
again. As soon as the marvelous
beats continued, everyone forgot
the delay and crowded back to
the dance floor.

After twelve, the DJ’s decided
to scrap the retro, as one can’
only take so much without —
becoming permanently afflicted,

’ and delved into the usual pro-

gressive rave instead, warping
the crowd back to the nineties,
with DJ Nemo wrapping up the
final half hour. Everyone stayed
and had a good time, with most
staying until the end at three in
the morning, when it all ended
and life snapped back to nor-
mal, leaving everyone in a daze
from wallowing in the good
stuff. :

(Photos by Kevin Milos)
-SoundScape

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