Thursday, September 16, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
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The Click impresses fans on vinyl and on stage
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By Mary Louise Knapp
The Click, a four-piece local band,
has released its first record, an EP
titled "The Click."
The band, whose members are from
Lincoln and Omaha, consists of lead
vocalist and keyboardist Sara Kovanda,
lead guitarist Rick Morris, bass player
Steve Warsocki and drummer Tim
Drelicharz. The group plays regularly
at the Drumstick in Lincoln and at various
locations in Omaha and Lawrence, Kan.
The EP was recorded at Spectrum
Studios in Lincoln and is composed of
four original tunes which fans of the band
should easily recognize - "Rope Around
My Wrist," "Shy," "Fraction," and "Brains
In Limbo."
"Basically, these are our newest songs,
LeRoi Brothers from Austin
will join Burton in Lincoln
By Pat Higgins
Twist-offs are more fun
than Mazola parties. Ask the
LeRoi Brothers, who know
a good twist contest when
they see one. The LeRoi
Brothers are from Austin,
Texas, and they'll be at
Larry's Showcase with
Charlie Burton this week
end. Tonight they play the
Zoo Bar for the first Texas
Night (although the next
seven Texas Nights will be
at the Showcase.)
The LeRois are so casual
they don't even need a bass
player. They don't even
have to be brothers. They
had a sister in the form
of LuAnn Barton, a.k.a.
LuLu LeRoi, snuck on the
"twist-off" record. Barton,
of course, has been the
discovery of the year as
Atlantic prexy Jerry Wexler
(who should know)
compares Barton to the
regal Aretha Franklin. How
about them LeRois then?
Kent Wolgamott, who's
hung out with them, says
that they are great guys
to drink with, plus they
are greasy.
I don't know, Kent, can
they be greasier than a bean
burrito - that's the
existential question of our
time.
The LeRoi Brothers
come out of Uie Fabulous
Thunderbirds in the person
of drummer Mike Buck,
who played on the first
two T-Birds' records. The
other, equally demented,
siblings are Don Leady and
Steve Doerr, both on guitars
and vocals. The skeptic
may wonder why these
brothers don't have the
same last name, but rest
assured that this is all
part of God's plan.
I his could be a week
end rivaling Georgia
Championship wrestling. . .
in this corner, the chal
lenger out of John Connally
and Willie Nelson country,
the trashabilly madmen, the
LeRoi Brothers versus the
hometown favorites, the
great one out of Lincoln
Southeast, Charlie Burton
and the Cutouts, in a cage
match, winner take all.
"The LeRoi Brothers
will not be stopped!
Christian mothers arc here
by warned to lock up
their daughters! Their un
dulating rhythm can cause
uncontrollable spasmodic
behavior! And it feels real
good .
See you there, sports
fans.
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Photo courtesy of Zoo Bar
Don Leady of the LeRoi Brothers
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except for one ('Brains In Limbo') which
we thought might please some people,"
Morris said.
The EP selections, with the exception
of "Brains In Limbo," are upbeat pop
funk with a moderately fast beat. These
are excellent dancing tunes that usually
move the audience from their seats during
live performances.
The fast-paced tempo of the record is
abruptly slowed in "Brains In Limbo,"
which starts out somewhat like the others,
with a fast instrumental sound, but changes
pace quickly with Kovanda's vocals. This
is definitely the best song on the record
for just plain listening because of the
different style.
Unfortunately, the EP does not do
justice to Kovanda's voice and style,
which, heard live, are nothing less than
impressive. Her husky voice, with an ex
cellent range anywhere below soprano,
does not come through as well as it might.
Her vocals sound best on "Brains in
Limbo," but are frequently obscured
on the other songs by excessive rever
beration. Warsocki said the band will probably
record future efforts using a "dry mix,"
recording straight from a tape without
special sound effects. The special effects,
such as the echo heard at the beginning
of "Shy," may have caused some of the
technical problems.
The EP took about six months to
complete, with most of the recording
done on weekends, Morris said.
About 500 copies of the record were
pressed and distributed in Lincoln and
Omaha, he said.
"Counting private sales, more than 100
have been sold in Lincoln so far," Morris
said.
Having a record under their belt will
help to increase the group's exposure,
Morris said.
"The good thing about having a record
is that instead of telling someone eight or
nine hundred miles away what we sound
like, we can just send them a record,"
he said .
The group has no immediate plans for
another record, but hopes to put together
a "mini-tour" of the Midwest to start
sometime in January, he said. The Click
possibly will play on radio station KZUM
in the near future, he said.
The Click's next appearance in Lincoln
will be Wednesday at the Drumstick and
Sept. 24 and 25 at the Zoo Bar.
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