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for 2 years

By Mat Herron

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Standing inside HS Aylesfortl
l’laee marketing sophomore
Brian Roby stood straight— faced
microphone attached.

“liverybody s got 11 home at
SAL.“

But for Roby 11nd the other
members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon
social fraternity. the last two
tnonths have left members won-
dering whether their house will
stay in order.

L'ntil yesterday.

\lTL‘i' finishing its internal
iii1estigation of hazing charges
against S \l‘ national officers sus-
pended the chapter s charter until
Atigttst 19‘)".

SAl“. l‘ixecutive Director
Richard Lies listed the self—
imposed petialties in his letter sent
yesterday to Dean of Students
l)a1id Stotl-zhain.

“ l he L ni1ersity has conceded
that we‘re innocent of (hazing)
charges." said chapter president
l’eter Nesmith, at an informal news
conference at the house last night.

“lt‘s been very difficult." said

in two years 11s strong as we were
when we were taken away.“

Other penalties handed down
are as follows:

Vl'iffective immediately. all
active members at the May 15
party are suspended until they
graduate.

V‘l‘he pledge period for SAP.
has been shortened to seven days.

V‘I‘he new chapter house will
operate substance—free with an
on—site L‘niversity adviser.

VRemaining chapter members
cannot wear SAl“. badges or letters
and cannot foriii any group to
subvert the process.

L‘K has not made an o1ficial
ruling. Stockham said the matter
has been tabled until next week.

“\Ve have to see how (the sus—
pension) impacts the disciplinary
process.“ he said. “\Ve are obligat—
ed to see that process through to .1
conclusion. (Zertainly there‘s some
groundbreaking action that the
fraternity l1 11s taken.‘

.\ation11ls suspended the chap—
ter‘s charter because it held an
unauthorized party. violated
SAl.‘ s risk management policy by
having .1 Leg; had alcohol when

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to believe they might be expelled
if tliev didn‘i answer correct.l\

shortfalls“ in the police report.
\c'siiiitli would not elaborate on

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.TL‘THITTS

said l’ete Stephenson ditettor of

communications foi SAl. national
headquarters in l",v'anston. lll.

But according to l ies‘ letter
S \l officers found th1“1t no physi-
cal inning, and no compelled
drinking" had octiitred, citing

what those inconsistencies were.
Lexington 11nd L'K police
reports list accounts from officers
who witnessed pledges being beat—
en and knocked to the ground.
and pledge Brian l‘llegood cov»
ered in beer and with wrists that

unique “fairly
tinprecedented.“

“Here the organi/atioii is
assuming responsibility for what
happened.“ Stockhain said.

L‘iitlL‘l‘ the student code. org 17
iii/11tions l1111 e the option to

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some things that may be pictc
tlct‘tt- setting. not just on titli tam
pus.l and that s to their L'i't‘tllt.

tllo not 11 mt to fail to do wli. it
we as .1 L i111ersity Ht obligated to

do lot .111 oi gini/ition he said

Nesmith. 11 political science
senior.

“()ur hopes are to return

minors were present; and asked

loaded questions that led pledges

“inconsistencies"

aitd “procedural

looked 11s ifthey' 11 ere bound.

appeal in writing to thc Dean of

Stittlctits ( lflicc. St't' FRATERNITY «.11 BACK PAGE

Post-tenure I‘BViGW being analyzed

By Joe Dobner
Stuff H 'i'i'tt'r

Students get graded and so
do faculty.

The L‘niversity Senate dis—
cussed the post-tenure review
in 11 \londay meeting.

“( lenure) protects faculty s
independence after a long
re1iew period so you can ‘t be
fired for ideological reasons."
said l‘inglish (Ihairman David
Durant.

No voting was involved.
but the Senate did hear froin 11
panel of fotir L‘K facttlty
members and administrators
with experience with post-
tenure review.

Durant, Associate Dean of

Alike Nietzel and Richard

(lreissman. assistant to the

dean. comprised the panel.
Senate (Louncil Chairman

Jim Applegate said the issue
was brought tip because of

legislation in front ofthe Ken-
tticky Legislature for the next
session. and because of a
report submitted by the Sen—
ate task force on promotion
11nd tentire this spring.

“11 was an effort to begin the
discussion on post—tenure
review," Applegate said. “I
would anticipate that the discus—
sion would continue until peo-
ple feel like they‘re informed
enough to make 11 decision."

The bills in front of the
legislature would mandate a

state Sen. ’l‘im l’hilpot. who
has previously represented
clients in suits over tenure
against the L'niversity.

“I think each university
shotild develop its own system
for accountability for factiliy'
performance.“ Applegate said.
“\Ve‘re very different types of
universities 11nd we‘ll probably
need different systems.“

The recomiiiendations of
the task force included the
elimination of the prior ser—
vice committee. L'niversity—
wide implementation of the
(Iollege of Arts and Sciences'
post—tenure review pilot pro—
gram. allowing faculty to halt
the tenure process for up to 11
year for personal reasons and

At present. it takes 11 faculty
member about six years to
achieve tenure. 'l‘hc factilty
member is reviewed annually.
11nd at [lie end of that period is
subject to a series of rigorous
peer review committees.

u’l‘he review system for facr
ulty here is extremely thor»
ough.“ said chemistry profes—
sor(‘..1rolyn Brock.

Faculty are already subject—
ed to -.1 post—tenure review.

livery two years. 11 factilty

tiietnber iiitist compile 11 sheaf
of papers for merit review.

through which pay raises are
determined. Faculty receive
only raises through this process.

“It‘s not 11s if smite dntniny
gets hired 11nd gets put off 111 11

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In the arts and sciences 1 s vel 8'0"
post— tetitire review pilot prov "

gram faculty are subiect to
additional review only if tlitii
By Matthew May
. 1. modal/Mg H 'lei’

performance falls below a cer—
tain threshold.

“You would be singled otit
for post tenure review if you
score 2.5 or below on 11 se1en—
point system in any one area to
which you devote over I; per—
cent ofyour time." Durant said.

Rick l’ttino might have taken his charm .itid
\ew \oi'L accent to Boston. but he left behind .1
legendary basketball program that hopes to
.1cl12e1e its most ambitious goal yet building .1
new. state of~thc art on-cainpus arena.

Lost in the media 1 ii‘cus around l’itino‘s abrupt
de.pirtiirt list stirln” to coach the (‘clttcs 11 as the
push lot .1 more fin friendly inotlciii stiucttnc
that would sit on the c ampus and house the men s
b.'1sLttbill piogiatn.

uln no way 11l11tstic1tt li' is tlic isstlt titticctliltig
an on c iiiipiis .11tcn1 been put on hold L K Senior

“('l‘his process) forces con~
versations between depart
ment chairs 11nd faculty iiit‘iii' ‘
hers that you would otherwise 3
find reasons to avoid.“ Durant ‘
said at the meeting.

“By Kentucky law.“ \pplei ;
gate said. “tenured professors l
can be removed for incotiipc' ‘

Arts and Sciences Sue Rimmer,
Dean of the Graduate School

statewide post—tenure review
system. Both are sponsored by

revamping the criteria for
promotion and tenure.

life.‘ Brock said.

corner for the rest of their

tence, refusal to perform
dtities or immoral actions.“

“K advisers
take home
awards lDl‘
BKGBIIBIIDB

By Delmar Watkins
Staff ll 'ritrr

1 ast night UK recognized that advis~
ing is an important part of the educational
roccss when Chancellor F lisabeth 7inser
liandcd out awards to two of UK s finest

advisers.

John H'atkins, 11 faculty adviser in the
andjanejohn—
ege of Fine Arts
received ()utstanding Adviser of the Year

Department of Geography.
son, an adviser in the ( ol

awards.

The award “really honored the whole of
advising” as part of the learning communi-

ty, Zinser said.

“T' m surprised and honored certainly",

Watkins said of his award

Watkins has served as an informal

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adviser in the geogra by department. and
in 1993 became the (letiartment's director
of undergraduate studies.

"l 16 is firm and in control he is Robo-

Watkins.” said Paul Kin sbury a first— vear

eography graduate student “l lc strikes a
Salance between communication with stu-
dents and firmness.

His secret to good advising is to make
as few mistakes as possible, \Vatkins
said.

“The system is so complex, and the stu-

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Student honored
by ".8. Air Force

By Justin Willis
Staff ll 'i'itrr

“The medical field is really
nothing new to me.“

For Katherine Dickinson. nei—
ther are prestigious appointments
to the Air Force Acat emy.

Dickinson. :1 recent graduate
of the physician assistant studies
program in the L K ( ollege of
Allied Health Professions.
received the academy s Oath of
Office last \Vednesday.

Selected from [25 nominees
across the country. Dickinson is
one of eight to be honored with a
commission to the Air Force.
Brad Swarz said.

Swarz, associate director of the
UK hysician assistant program
at 1 orehcad State. is the only
faculty member currently active
in the Air lﬂ‘orte reserves

“ I here are certain cople who
you look at and say Fhey ve got

what it takes, " Swarz said speak-
ing of Dickinson. his former stuv
dent.

“She has the 11sserti1c attitude
that is necessary. I‘m very conti-
dent in her 11nd I wouldn‘t .say
that about everybody.“

Dickinson will serve three
years in active duty and four years
in the reserves 11s 11 physician‘s
assistant.

Growing up in Lexington. she
decided to pursue her undergrad»
uate degree at the University of
\Visconsin, where she maiored in
athletic training. During her
undergraduate years. she often
traveled with university sports
teams.

After graduating with a degree
in athletic trainin , she became
nationally certifiedlas an athletic
trainer and worked three years at
Kentucky Sports Medicine,
where she was involved with the

Sec AWARD on BACK PAGE

\ssotiatc \thlctic Diiett'or l.1n'iy Ivy s..‘iid People
think that bet ansc Rick le ft so did tht idci. \\ ell
that is inst not true.“

After six months. the school will get its answer
between ()ct. li 11nd Nov. l. when Kansas (1in
de1elopment firm llN’l‘li reveals the results of a
feasibility study on the topic.

\ new .1re1111 l1. 1d been mentioned occ111sion 1lly
during l’itino s early ye irs but gained momentum
lite last winter as the ( .1ts dtibblcd their 11 .11 to a
second straight \ational (.hatnpionship gaine
appearance

\s l’itino began to ptiblicly lobby foi .1 new
arena. fan .iiid stt dent stippoit pitLed tip with
se1e1r1l we 1|tl11 alums and fiiends of the pro—
gr 1111 pledging to buy ltlxtny boxes in the new
stititttirc.

l.c\it1gton \layor l’ain .\liller has said the city
woul I lose enormous suitis of money if L‘K left
city owned Rtipp Ar1ei11

\\l1cn ll.\ l B was commissioned to study L K s
options. it was given three scenarios to take into
account. two of which would haic L K lca1e Rupp
.\tet1a and downtown I. exington.

“lirst of all we are looking at expanding
\lcinotial ( olisctim tip and otit. increasingc .1;pic i—
ty to around 2 1,000,‘ lyys said. \ second option is
renovating Rupp Arena, to bring it tip to speed and
make it 11 ttiore modern 11nd fan-friendly environ-
ment. l’inally. there is the idea of 11 new 5,000 seat
arena located on a yet—to—be~determmed site on
campus."

L‘K. which signed an agreement with the city of
Lexington in 1976 to play at Rupp Arena until it
had paid off 11 S" million commitment. said regard-
less of what city officials claim. L‘K has more than
fulfilled its end ofthe bargain

“\\ e pay 11 rental fee of between Sol) 000 to
70 ()(it) 1er game In said. “People need to under—
stand t1 111t we have more than paid off our debt.

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By Jill Erwin

Senior Staff ll 'ritrr

Rick Pitino and his Gucci
loafers will once again roam the
sidelines of Rupp Arena, but there
will be no chants of “Go Big Blue”
to cheer on his team.

That’s because Pitino, ex-UK
head coach, is using his skills as
coach of the once—proud Boston
Celtics. The Celtics and the New
Jersey Nets will tip-off their exhi-
bition game at 7:50 p.m.

“I’m looking forward to it,"
l’itino said via conference call.
“I'm hoping to show the fans some
of what they’re used to. and that’s
a winning effort."

Pitino is not suffering from
delusions of grandeur. He realizes
that playing in Rupp Arena will
not guarantee a win for his hapless
Celtics.

“I think we’re starting off from
the bottom," Pitino said. “I’m
looking at a team, fundamentally,
that just doesn‘t have it. I'm look-
ing at a team that just doesn’t
know how to play certain facets of
the game.”

Along with l’itino, ex-H'ildcats
Antoine \Valker and Ron Mercer
will make their returns to Lexing-
ton. L'K fans will see a whole new
\Valker.

Pitino said \Valker has grown
an inch since his college days, and
has a newfound level of maturity.
Only 21. \"alker is one of the
youngest captains in the NBA.
l’itino also called him “one of the
future stars in the league” and he

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reminds the coach of Earvin
‘Magic’ Johnson through the way
he creates instant offense.

“He does things that remind
me of Magic,” Pitino said. “He
handles the ball, he finds open
people, and he can also pound it
inside and make great moves on
the interior."

The Celtics have only five
returning players from last year’s
15-67 team. “'alker is the only
returning starter. with Dana Bar-
ros, Dee Brown, Pervis Ellison
and-Greg Minor trying to con-
tribute from the bench.

Boston has a probable starting
lineu of Walker and Mercer at
the firwards, free agent signee
Travis Knight at center, and
Chauncey Billups and Chris Mills
at the guards.

Knight is a risk at $22 million
over seven years, after averaging
4.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.8
blocks in his rookie year with the
Lakers. Pitino said he needs to get
physically stronger.

The Nets come to town in bad
shape as well. Jayson Williams,
who had a much-publicized fallout
with head coach John Calipari fol—
lowing last season, is nursing a bad
knee and Chris Gatling is out with
a contusion to his leg muscle suf-
fered when he slipped in a pool of
sweat at practice.

The team is drastically trying to
improve last year’s 26—56 team.
Calipari invested in the future by
trading Jim Jackson, Eric Mon—
tross and No. 7 pick Tim Thomas
to Philadelphia in exchange for
Don MacLean, Michael Cage,
Lucious Harris and No. 2 pick
Keith Van Horn.

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DOUBLE TROUBLE Former M’ildmts Antoine l/Valker (left) and Ron Alerter

return to Lexington tonight for (I preseason NBA game.

Van Horn averaged 22.0 points
and 9.5 rebounds in his senior year
at Utah.

“I Ie's (Van Horn) not the fran—
chise,” Calipari said. “I le’s just
another piece of the puzzle to give
us what it takes to win.”

Van Horn doesn't mind the
calls of “Savior."

“I’ve always been a guy who has
been depended on by his team, so
that doesn't bother me,” Van
Horn said in an interview with
ESPN. “I don’t think I have to

carry the team on my shoulders.”

One thing the Nets are search—
ing for is a center. 1994 pick Yinka
Dare has suffered through three
years, averaging 2.2 points and 2.6
rebounds for his career. However,
through the summer, Calipari
claimed he was scoring, rebound-
ing and blocking shots like he did
at George “’35 ington Universi—
CV.

If he doesn't get the job done,
the team will turn to journeyman
Jack Haley or Robert VVerdann.

Colema

By Price Atkinson
Senior Staff l/Vritrr

()ne of Sir Isaac Newton’s laws
says “for every action, there’s an
equal and opposite reaction."

Even on the gridiron, this sci-
entific law ofphysics holds true.

\Vhen Southeastern Confer—
ence receiving leader Jimmy
Haley went down with a sprained
foot against Florida on Sept. 27,
UK offensive coordinator and
receivers coach Mike Leach
looked to junior wideout Kevin
Coleman to pick up where the fall-
en UK tight end left off.

“\Ve moved him to that other
position to facilitate him getting
the ball and its worked out real
good," Leach said.

Indeed it has.

“As he started getting more
plays, he started catchin touch—
down passes and things lie that,”
Leach added.

Those thin 5 include Cole—
man’s SICC fi th best total for
receptions with 31 after adding
more against South Carolina last
weekend. More importantly, his
six touchdown catches are second
best in the league.

A conﬁdent Coleman knows his
role on a team that is loaded with
big play wide receivers.

“I don't really see myself as a

go—to-guy," Coleman said. “\Ve’re
all capable of making big plays. If
they need a crucial catch, they just
come to me.”

UK head coach Hal Mumme
said the Niceville, I7la., native is a
natural out on the football field.

“I think Kevin truly loves the
game,” Mumme said. “He loves
playing the ame. He likes catch—
ing the bal . He loves running
routes and is a great competitor.”

In the Cats’ 49—7 win over Indi—
ana, Coleman left Bloomington
with a career-high 138 yards on
just four catches. His career high in
receptions came in the 38—24 loss
to [SC when he caught eight pass-
es from quarterback Tim Couch.

Since the new UK coaching staff
arrived in Lexington, Coleman has
improved on his fundamentals and
has progressed with the more com-
plex aspects of wide receiver such
as reading opposing defenses.

“I think he caught on with our
system and what we were doing,”
Leach said.

“Then we got where he could
look for flaws in the defense and
come back and tell us what he
could beat the other team on.
VVe‘d call it and he’d do it.“

In UK’s 55-28 loss to UF,
Coleman was responsible for both
of the Cats’ fourth quarter touch-
downs. On both 19-yard scoring

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plays, Coleman got underneath
the Gator secondary where he and
Couch hooked up.

As roommates, the two
weapons in the UK offense have
developed a special bond off the
ﬁeld Mumme said is evident.

“I think it does create a chem-
istry right there that’s pretty

ood," Mumme said.

“We have that connection
because, sometimes we’re just sit-
ting in the house, throwing and
he’s like, ‘alright, this is what
we’re gonna do,” Coleman said of
his comrade.

For Couch and Coleman, one
look is worth a thousand words.

“He knows what I’m thinking
out on the field and I know what
he’s thinking," Couch said.

Coleman said he knows what’s
traveling through his QB’S head
almost all the time with one look.

“I pretty much know 95 percent
of the time what he’s thinking,"
Coleman said. “I think we click
because we just have that bond.”

A touchdown streak spanning
four games with at least one scor-
ing reception ended against USC,
but Coleman said he’s not worried
— another scoring streak is forth-
coming.

“I wasn’t disappointed,” he
said. “I’ll probably pick back up

this week.”

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In fact, you mi ht want to avoid
pissing her off a together or you
might become the unlucky muse
for a cynical song on her next
album. A strip-club loser tnade
the grade on the current LP.

Kravat and her band Marry Me
jane, just released their second
album two months ago and hit it
big time as an opening act for
Aerosmith.

The band hoped to use the
experience garnered frotn its self—
titled debut album to make its lat-
est Ll’, Tirk, a more cognitive
effort.

The group's first album, from
which 10 songs were used for the
soundtrack of the movie lfLIiry
Fell, enjoyed only mediocre suc-
cess. This was blamed partly on
the failure of the movie, but
record executives and band mem—
bers alike noticed something else.
That something pertained to Kra-
vat‘s conﬁdence. ‘

““hen our first record catne
out we wanted to prove we were a

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band, I‘m not a solo—artist. I like
making music with other people. I
mean, I'm not up on stage alone,"
explained Kravat in a sensual,
raspy voice.

“Now that we’ve gone through
everything we‘ve gone through, 1
think people realize we're a band
now and my conﬁdence has
improved. So now I don’t mind
being the ‘leader' as much."

\Vhereas most of her contem-
poraries, such as Sheryl Crow and
joan Osborne. seem to exist as
independent entities, Kravat tends
to take a more humbled approach.
“I think our drummer (Richard
Pagano) is the tnost talented per-
son in the band, he‘s our best
singer."

Tick gives a deep introspective
into the mind of Kravat, who
writes almost all the lyrics. “I have
to be able to feel what I‘m singing,
that’s why I write most of the
lyrics," explains Kravat.

To totally “feel" the music,
Kravat's lyrics contain several
autobiographical accounts of
experiences and observations
which have occurred in her life.
Songs such as “Superman," a
melancholy account of the other
side of abortion, and “Shaking the
River," a tale of a son‘s suicide,
mimic her strong sense of intro-
spective story telling.

But it’s not all
depressing.

The band shows its hard driv—
in rock roots in songs like “I got
a S," and “I’m That Bad," which
features Aerosmith singer Steven
Tyler providing pulse pounding
back-up vocals.

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Kravat stresses that fans should
really enjoy the songs off the
album when played live. “\\'e
went in wanting to make an album
that could be reproduced live. So
there isn't like 17,000 guitars play—
ingr at the same time."

Kravat considers music her
occupation, but she also has what
she calls a “day job."

“I really love acting because it
helps give me confidence on
stage," states the part—time actress
who is staring in the Keenan lvory
\Vayans film Alon ll iii/ml. She

\\ as forced to turn down a role in
\Voody .\llcn‘s next movie Deco/I—
tri'iirriiig lliii'ij' because of con—
flicts with her rigorous touring
schedule.

Kravat hopes to keep the music
fresh in the future and she won—
ders why so many people have a
problem with this.

“Radio really doesn‘t know
what to do with its. 1 never
thought it would be detrimental to
be diverse. It‘s just rock ‘n' roll
people, don‘t take II so seriously."

\\'lio cotlld argue with that?

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By Toby Brown

Contributing Writer

Anyone who says there is no
Blues in Lexington is definitely
not familiar with the Knott Broth-
ers.
This local band consists of an
unbelievably impressive collection
of musicians. Vying for front stage
are lead man Ron Harris, Gng
“G. Busy” Thomerson on har-
monica, and Butch Asher on gui-
tar.

Somewhat hidden, but not
unheard, are the very gifted
“Ricks.“

Drummer Rick Haekworth is
no stranger to the music industry.
He has also lent his talents to the
acts of Johnny Paycheck and
David Allen Coe.

Utilizin every limb, keyboard
player Ricﬁ _Iones also plays key

bass with his feet.

jones and Harris have an inter—
esting history together. After
growing up next door to each
other, they went on to play for
Blues man Clarence “Gatemouth”
Brown. Now their talents are
joined again through the Knott
Brothers. Said Harris, “Rick was
the older dude I always looked up
to."

The Knott Brothers are a wail-
ing, yet fully functional band. As if
being masters of their respective
instruments were not enough,
every band member sings, and
sings well; they are performers in
every sense of the word.

Harris is animated, even inter-
active, with the crowd. lle strolls
from table to table playing his
Gibson behind his back, even with
his teeth, better than most musi-
cians could muster with two

hands.

Harris does an especially mean
version of Hendrix’s “Red
House“. And when he sings in his
smooth, throaty voice, “I call my
baby Coffee, 'cause I like to watch
her grind,“ you believe him.

UK Education grad student
Kathy Newsome, who attended
the band's 'l‘hursday night perfor—
mance at the Outside lnn ts
Again, said, “Ron is just so cool.
\\'e had the Knott Brothers play at
our Derby party last year and
everybody just loved them. They
made the party."

L'K Senior Dana Clemmons
added, “I really dig these guys. I
just can‘t get enough ofthem."

The Knott Brothers performed
a little bit of everything, but added
their own unique style. Their set
ran the Blues gamut, including
everything from Buddy Guy to the

nine the

Georgia Satellites.

The Knott Brothers have lent
more than just their musical skills
to the Lexington area. They
recently organized and kicked off
the first gathering ofthe Lexing-
ton Blues Association. The orga-
nization meets every \Vednesday
with an open mic jam session at
(ioshin's Tavern on Alexandria
Drive.

The bar, which will soon doti-
ble in size, has a cozy charm which
lends a perfect atmosphere for the
Knott Brothers and the Blues
Association.

Harris said he plans, through
the association, to bring in some
well—known Blues acts to Lexing-
t()n.

l’or those who say Lexington
has no Blues, (i. Busy plans to
make them eat their words, “in
any key they want."

Funk hand
showcases ‘
new album .

Smﬂ‘rcpon

After the successful live EP, Live at tbe’
Chameleon Club, Gran Torino revisits Lexing-
ton upon releasing its first full-length studio
effort Gran Torino 071:. Although ’70s funk and
jazz make up the overriding influence of the
band, its style is really a unique blend that

defies genre.

The ei ht-member band from Knoxville,
Tenn., incTudes a dazzling four-piece horn sec-
tion to accompany the traditional lead, rhythm,

bass guitars and drums structure.

Pi ing hundreds of dates into its
non—stop touring, the band has deve oped a
reputation of an engaging live band. Gran
Torino’s electric stage presence comes fully
equipped with entertaining stage antics and an

arm of unique instrumentation.

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ear of £4
All “E I“ PLAYED M Gran Torino will play Lynagb‘r music (lull tonight in support of it: ﬁrst
studio album ‘Gran Tarino One.’

~ hris Ford, lead vocalist and rhythm gui—

tarist, said of their roots, “We were all music

majors at the University of Tennessee and, at

the time, bi into Herbie Hancock and Donald

Byrd.” Whi c it may be too early to tell, Gran
o

rino carries a brassy soul reminiscent of its

celebrated inﬂuences,

The band tries to make the transition from
the road-warrior live band of old to a studio
band looking to latch on to a major label.

ness.”

With a crisper sound, more complicated sets
and a well-produced LP debut, Ford and com-
any have their eyes set on landing a deal.
“About a year ago we decided to quit every-
thing and put 100% into this With the new
album, we really wanted to prove to the record
companies that we could do it. Our producer
John Plyame taught us a lot about the busi-

Pbarn furnished

Ford said of the band’s ﬁrst experience, “We
spent most of the summer recording, and that
was the ﬁrst we were all in the studio together.
It was a great time.”

()n the heels of its new release, Gran Tori-
no plays Lynagh‘s Music Club tonight at IO.
Cover is $5 .

Gran Torino One will be available for sale at
the show.

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