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Meza’s band, The Mezcal Brothers, will bring its tradi tional mix of rockabilly and straightforward rock ’n' roll to the Zoo Bar, 136 N 14th, both Friday and Saturday. The cost is $5, and both shows are slated to start at 9:30 p.m. The band recently received KZUM’s Potpourri award for Band of the Year. Formed in 1998, the Mezcal Brothers originally included Gerardo’s brother, Tony, on drums. Job conflicts forced Tony to leave. Meza’s latest lineup - former Darlings mem ber Charlie Johnson on upright bass, Donnie “Deuce" Burbach on drums and Mark Simpkins on lead electric guitar - have been together for about a year. Meza, who has played both electric and acoustic guitar since he was 13, has a deep appreciation for traditional country pioneers like Hank Williams and early rock inno vators Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. 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Saddle Creek Road 1339 “O” Street roll. “When people see us, a lot of people think we’re from Texas.” Meza said. , Liquid played a crucial role in Meza s performance ritual. Before going on stage. Meza drinks a couple cups of coffee. During a set, he likes to have bottles of LaCroix near him. “For the second show, we typically lik-e to have (Jim) Beam and Cokes later on,” he said. Besides the Zoo Bar, the Mezcal Brothers have played at Duggan’s Pub. Duffy'’s Tavern and Bob's Tavern. Meza said the crowds for each perform ance range from packed-house exuberance to indifferent responses of a few dozen patrons. Some of the most memo rable shows for the Mezcal Brothers have not been from the downtown bars, but from Bob’s Tavern, 6212 Havelock. Meza attributed the enthusias tic responses in part because most people are just getting off work and ready to dance. "It’s like a whole different town up there sometimes,” Meza said. Meza said he was happy with the band’s chemistry. The members hang out with each other when they are not on stage. During some shows, it feels like everyone is tied by the neck to a rope, he said. “It’s just become a brother hood,” he said. Courtesy art The Mezcal Brothers play two shows at the Zoo Bar thisiweekend. Student finds love of stage IRVIN from page 5 life,” Smith said. “In taking on Tracy, (Irvin) moved in a different way and laughed in a different way. She was much more out there.” But Steve Barth,, who played opposite Irvin in “The Philadelphia Story,” said they both brought a lot of their per sonal aspects to the stage. Barth said that he and Irvin became friends before the play. And the friendship they have car ried on to the stage. “There was a lot of energy our characters carried that mim icked our lives,” Barth said. “It’s always nice to be up there with someone you trust and are com fortable with.” One thing both Barth and Smith said was that Irvin was really a team player. “She tries to give everything she can to the people on stage,” Barth said. “As a result, she gets a lot back.” Irvin is already looking toward the future, and New York is where she said she saw herself. “The energy there is amaz ing,” Irvin said. “I like the quick speed and having to be on my toes because if I’m not busy, I don’t get things done.” Now, Irvin is receiving an opportunity to be busy in Poland for a week or two. As of Thursday morning, Smith said that Irvin would get a chance to trav el. Irvin was cast in “Family Lessons” by the UNL Chair of the Theater Arts and Dance, professor Jeffery Scott ™ mm mm m ^m ^ ■ . , coupon Go0rt „ | °^0/. I ! 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Aside from all of her talent, Barth said perhaps the greatest thing about Irvin was her smile. “She's always there to com fort, take care and build other people up," Barth said. “And she does that through her smile, laughter and caring, both on stage and off.” Reality series end at'sweeps' NEWYORK—Temptation lost and the mole - insert your own joke here - was a lawyer. Television’s two latest reality series concluded Wednesday night, not coincidentally at the end of an important ratings “sweeps” period. Each of the three couples on Fox’s “Temptation Island” decided to stick together after two weeks of dates in a tropical setting with scantily clad singles. The show became a guilty pleasure hit that led Fox to a strong sweeps performance. Five of the six real-life “stars” of “Temptation Island” admitted they made a romantic connection with someone else during their visit, but all said it only made them love their original boyfriend or girlfriend more. “I want to be together for the rest of our lives, and I never want to play this game again,” said Billy Cleary, the aspiring actor from Atlanta to his girlfriend, Mandy Lauderdale. They’ve since moved to separate coasts but are main taining a long-distance relation ship, according to Fox. A California couple - Shannon Roghair and Andy Lukei - are already engaged. Model Kaya Wittenburg and his devoted girl friend, Valerie Penso, may have some talking to do after he admit ted falling for not one, but two, temptresses during his island stay. Meanwhile, ABC’s “The Mole”, awarded a $510,000 prize to Steven Cowles, an undercover police officer from Boulder, Colo., for winning the two-month game of artificial contests. It was revealed that Kathryn Price, a 28-year-old law school lec turer from Chicago, was “the mole.” That contestant’s job yvas to secretly try to sabotage her fel low contestants’ efforts to win money.