University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Drummer Chris Bulgew of Danger Bob helped establish SUA ' s Tunes at Noon series early first semester. Photo by Martin Altstaedten 28 Tunes at Noon

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Cory Caviar, Overland Park, Kan. junior, points out the difference in two pictures to a kinder- garten student. Photo by Martin Alstaedten Working patiently, Jenny Dover, Stillwell, Kan. junior, explains a workbook exercise dealing with money. Photo by Martin Alstaedten Hill Child Development Center

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Showcased local talent and kicked off the week- end early, rain or shine. Tunes at Noon, a weekly Student Union Activities event coordinated by the Live Music Committee, transformed the average noon hour into a 60-minute showcase featuring local bands ind raw talent. Friday afternoons brought bands from the Lawrence area to play for free autside the Kansas Union during fall ind spring, and inside during the vvinter. It ' s really great! said Jason Lovell, Lawrence junior and bassist for Danger Bob. It ' s cheap exposure and people lave to pay attention to you because you are so loud. Tunes at Noon invited between 15 I find 20 bands to play during the school liyear, showcasing groups such as ! Vlulch, Spamskinners and Acoustic Fuice. We played here in S eptember in 80 iegree weather, Lovell said. We ivere one of the first Tunes at Noon groups and there was a big crowd Because people wanted to see what was going on. Despite freezing temperatures in early November, the Bubble Boys presented their Friday afternoon show. We almost didn ' t do it because it was too BY ta If it weren ' t for college rock ' n ' roll like this, we ' d all be listening to Bon Jovi, Steve Bedell, Illinois senior chilly, said Dan Cook, Leawood, Kan. junior and bassist for the Bubble Boys. I was very impressed by the crowd. I didn ' t think anybody would be here. Anna Kellogg, Garden Plain, Kan. freshman, liked Bubble Boys when they played at Tunes at Noon. I saw them at a party at the beginning of school and really liked their sound, she said. A strong taste for alternative music and anticipation of the coming weekend brought KU students to Tunes at Noon. I think Tunes at Noon is great because it starts the weekend off, said Mick Conrad, Atchison sophomore. Steve Bedell, Illinois senior and member of SUA ' s Live Music Committee, said Tunes at Noon was a popular event for KU stu- dents. There ' s usually quite a few people here. People just stop and listen on their way to class, Bedell said. He added, Besides, if it weren ' t for college rock ' n roll like this, we ' d all be listening to Bon Jovi. Lead singer Carl Sonny Boy Cutler, guitarist Andy The Axe, and bass player Jason Lovell of Danger Bob, cel- ebrated the week ' s end. Photo by Martin Altstaedten Tunes at Noon 29