Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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MAGIC Local band gets a break thanks to appearance of 'til Tuesday on Friday Student Life 1U til Tuesday Her platinum-blond po- nytail bobbed to the beat as lead singer Aimee Mann entertained a crowd of ap- proximately 1,100 at Bal- dwin Hall Auditorium for the Dec. 5 til Tuesday con- cert sponsored by the Stu- MINOR dent Activities Board and KTUF. 'Til Tuesday played to an audience much smaller than what their top 10 rep- utation usually attracts. However, the evenings opening act found them- selves in a much different situation. Avalon, a local band composed of three NMSU students, opened for til Tuesday after being asked to play only two hours be- fore they were to report for rehearsal. The Neo-Terrics were originally scheduled to open at the concert but til Tuesday's management decided to cancel them and replaced the Neo- Terrics with another band. The new band cancelled out the day of the concert, leaving til Tuesday's pro- duction manager with the task of finding a band for that evening. The mem- bers of Avalon were eating lunch in Missouri Hall cafe- teria when 'til Tuesday's manager asked them if they would be the opening act. Avalon's drummer and vocalist, freshman John Peterie, said, I was unbe- lievably overwhelmed when they asked us to play. I was so shocked I al- most enjoyed PFM that day.” David Qiltner, sopho- more guitarist and vocal- ist, added, I was in com- plete shock when they asked us to play. It was sur- prising and a fantastic ex- perience.' ' Avalon played nine se- lections including Twist and Shout,” Baby Come Back” and two originals; Maria” and Stay.” Sophomore Tom Jumps, Avalon's bass player and vocalist, de- scribed the band's style by saying, We provide a fresh sound by playing a wide variety of music. We don't have an image, don't want an image and we re not an alternative — we re just us.” Til Tuesday came as somewhat of a surprise. SAB didn't get the contract until about three weeks be- fore the concert. SAB con- cert chairman, senior Brian Childs, said prepara- tion still went well even though so much had to be done in such a small amount of time. Til Tuesday's contract was for $14,000 which in- cluded the cost of the show, transportation, lighting and food. This was considerably less than Cheap Trick's contract in April 1986 $25,000. Despite the short period of time to prepare, SAB still sold 1,034 tickets, which was only about 200 less than the sell-out crowd for Cheap Trick. Voices Carry,” til Tues- day's title song from their first LP which went gold and was also in the top 10, brought the crowd to their feet. Love in a Vacuum,” another hit, also brought the crowd to life. As lead singer Aimee Mann danced across the stage in her tight black knit mini, the crowd screamed and clapped to the beat of the music. Til Tuesday's five-mem- ber band played with a new bass player, Dave Darby. Other members of the band include: keyboard player Joey Pesce, drum- mer Michael Hausmann and guitarist vocalist Rob- ert Holmes. Following What About Love,” the last song of the concert, Mann told the au- dience they had been very nice” and thanked a member of the audience for a necklace given to her during the song. Many students were very satisfied with til Tuesday. They were great,” sophomore Clare Cassity said. I've heard them in concert before in North Da- kota but I really enjoyed some of the new songs they played at this con- cert.” I loved it,” freshman Vicki Porter said. I would definitely come back if I had the chance. I thought the keyboard player was hot — really hot.” Although a lot of people enjoyed the concert, not everyone was impressed by the performance. The band was a big let- down,” freshman Natalie Kim said. I've seen them before and they were a lot better. I think they knew they didn't have to per- form their best because they were playing in Kirks- ville. They were really mel- low and so was the crowd.” For Avalon, the concert is certain to have an effect on their reputation be- cause they were exposed to a much larger crowd than usually hears them on Thursday evenings at the Nite Life Lounge. The crowd was really receptive,” said Qiltner. When you have girls Jum- ping up and down and screaming, it really makes a difference.” For til Tuesday it was the same old thing—just another night on the road with the same routine. Af- ter playing ten songs and signing several auto- graphs behind Baldwin Hall, the band loaded up to head for their next concert destination in Chicago. — Michelle Blotevogel —

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REEL ROCK RADIO KMEUadviser Lori Dunscith organizes the campus radio station located in Ophelia Par- rish. They still plan to convert the station to FM cable. Photo by John Meadows MUD PACK Sue Meyer, so., and her Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority sis- ters participate in the Intramural PUT UP YOUR DUKES Spike, the bulldog mascot, starts a fight with band members. Many Junior high and high school bands came to compete in the Homecoming pa- rade. Photo by Matt Blotcvogcl

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ELECTRICAL MAYHEM A W Tues- day stagehand checks over the bands equipment pryor to the Dec. 5th concert in Baldwin Auditorium played in front of 1,000 fans. Photo by Val Hoeppner CRANKING OUT THE HITS Lead singer of til Tuesday, Amiee Mann, performed for a Top 40 audience, rather than the hard rock fans Cheap Trick and Joan Jett drew. Photo by Paul Gustafson TIL TUESDAY TWINS Band gui- tarists for the popular group accen- tuate the music of each song with their skillful playing. The two took turns on solos. Photo by Val Hoeppner Student Life til Tuesday I •