March 24, 1998

SOUNDSCAPE

Zuckerbaby and Sandbox

“Celestial Skies Above”
by Jennifer Albus and Renate Schmid :

The Zuckerbaby and Sandbox
concert on March 16th, at the
Munk, was energetic and an
event worth seeing. Bill Bowers,
the event's. promoter, brought
these bands to Prince George
for a good time and he accom-
plished his goal with style.

Doors to the concert opened at
8pm. and we arrived with many
other enthusiastic and anxious
fans. The headlining band,
Zuckerbaby, provided a talented
and energetic performance.
Andrew Eichhorn, singer and
songwriter, held the audience in
the palm of his hand. His per-
formance was enhanced by the
impressive guitar work of Reed
Shimozowa (and songwriter),
bassist Wayne Stadler and
drummer Brian Doss. On the
whole, the band exuded a posi-
tive energy that was felt
throughout the audience. This
overwhelming energy not only
existed in their music, but it
reflected Eichhorn’s own view
on how to “love it (music) from
your heart.” When interviewed
the band described their music

as “Pop, played by a rock an

roll band.” The members of this
group, that has only been
together for two and a half
years, are truly down to earth,
nice guys, whose striking per-
sonalities boldly come across,

not only in their music, but in’

their stage presence.

The evening was opened by
an act equally as impressive.
The Halifax ‘based band
Sandbox, four weeks in on a
seven-week tour; shone so
bright that the blue stage lights
had to be turned down! This
band was out promoting their
second album, and their pol-
ished performance caught the
ear of even those who had
never heard their name.
Vocalist Paul, “you have
bagels?” Murray gave an exu-
berant performance that
brought the audience closer to
their music. Mike “make a
scrunchie face” Smith, Jason
Archibald, Scott, “Let’s see
some ID” MacFaralne, and Troy
Schanks put together a talented
and powerful show. This group

of high school /hockey buddies

(except Scott) have been
together for four years and
never expected their present
fame. Paul with his History
degree and Mike with his
English degree, are turning hard
work into an adventure full of
new people and new experi-
ences. Collaboratively . they
write their music as personal
expression and are flattered by
the response they’ve received.
Their friendship and laid-back
demeanors is the foundation of
their success.

Both bands have huge poten-

‘tial to go far in the music world. .

Their performances are only
half their talent, in that the depth
of their music truly captures and
holds the listener. We felt the
concert was of exceptional qual-
ity, and we would like to thank
both bands for taking the time to
speak with us. We were not
only impressed with their music
but also their friendly personali-
ties. We encourage all of you,
whoever you are, to take the
time to check these albums out!

Leaning into a solo

Andy Eichhorn and Reed Shimozowa of Zuckerbaby
crank out the rocking tunes at the Munk bar on March
16th.

photo by Renate Schmid

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