Preview Our Emerging Artists CHEVELLE Point #1 812.88 CD Chevelle is a beautiful and brutal musical animal. The three-piece band is as adept at creating a gorgeous flowing moment as they are of kicking in a dead-bolted door. The band's debut album showcases the dynamic rhythms and melodies of the Chicago-based band. Relying on riffs, rhythms and melody, Point #1 takes listeners on a ride that leaves them frantic, fanatic and begging for air. i SIMON JOYNER The Lousy Dance $11.88 CD Simon Joyner is a rare singer/songwriter able to pen highly literate, emotionally resonate songs without a hint of affectation or overplayed earnestness. (Colin Helms) Joyner's 6th full-length recording, is arguably his most cohesive and focused effort to date. The band is sparse and stark, and one hears additional influences of eariy Randy Newman, and more. GUANO APES Proud Like a god $11.88 CD In 1996, Guano Apes won Viva TV's "Local Heroes* competition, which secured them a deal with Germany-based GUN Records. PROUD LIKE A GOD was released and Guano Apes performed at every major European music festival with successful American artists like Offspring, Aerosmith, and Lenny Kravitz. "Open Your Eyes* is the first single. JARS OF CLAY If I Left The Zoo $12.88 CD IF I LEFT THE ZOO, is a rare blend of innovation, artistry and simple, good natured fun. The band's distinctive style shines through on a project that genuinely captures the total personality of Jars of Clay like never before. VARIOUS ' Christmas Tracks Too $11.98 CD Including tracks from Mulberry Lane, Compost, Five Story Fall, Echo Farm and more. A portion of the proceeds from CHRISTMAS TRACKS TOO will go to the Nebraska Humane Society. STATUS STATE Under Sky $11.98 CD UNDER SKY, the newly released debut album from The Status State establishes the young band as the area's next breakout group. A wide range of sound, yet with a flavor distinctly their own, gives them a unique edge. The album provides us with a work of music that gives this Lincoln band an opportunity to move beyond our local region. PRAIRIE CATS Big One $14.98 CD 'tight and punchy...braiding traditional and modern swing, big band jazz, rockabilly and pop, with a serious brass presence.' '...would sound at home on any Omaha radio stations that played...'Jump Jive and Wail'...last summer.' -Jim Minge OMAHA WORLD HERALD BRIGHT EYES Every Day and Every Night $7.98 CD The next singer/songwriter of true importance to emerge form the American indie music scene. This 5-song EP continues to showcase Conor's talent at combining welkrafted, insightful lyrics with haunting music and melodies to produce songs that are manic, depressing, honest and inspiring. SYSTEM OF A DOWN System Of A Down Described by Kerrang Magazine as a 'thrilling jnix \ \ of Middle Eastern folk and Sepultura-style ~ bludgeon,' System Of A Down's members ore of Armenian descent, raised in Southern California. Since formation, the band has built a hard-core following that originated in Los Angeles due to their incredible live shows. CALVIN RICHARDSON Country Boy *■ . Calwn Richqrdsofl'hqs dll the ingredients to qualify - - ' for idmlftohce into W*ver-growing#et of young * authentic urban storytellers and his debut album is his approved and authorized soul-filled passport. Includes an outstanding duet with K-G, "11 Take Her' and contributions from Chico DeBarge and Monifah. MOLLYS YES Wonderworid (MSB With a blend of progressive pop melodies with o modern rock edge, Mollys Yes has found the right formula for success. Building on the solid foundation that has already been established in their home region of Tuba, Oklahoma, Mollys Yes will be the next big thing to hit radio. STROKE 9 Nasty Uttte Thoughts "Stroke 9's songs ore delicious concoctions^equal . parts hook-filled melodies, brawny harmonies and brainy lyrics - finely crafted storytelling that's alternately hilarious and heartbreaking. Nasty Little Thoughts is perfect summertime, life-loving, drive-tooTast-in-your-convertible music. Listen with the top down.' -San Francisco Examiner JIMMIE’S CHICKEN SHACK Bring Your Own Stereo 312.88 CD In 1999, Jimmie's Chicken Shock returned to the studio to record their followup LP. The album features an array of new sounds, which reveals the growth that has taken place in their song writing and playing. New gems such as "Do Right,' 'Trash,' and Oow' show the band at their most playful and melodic, coyfully schmoozing their contemporaries. DRAIN STH Freaks of Nature siluci With music both powerfully raw and profoundly confessional, Drain STH represents the hard rock and heavy metal scenes that are omnipresent in their native country of Sweden, offering music fraught with fierce energy as well as melodic hooks. The bands new release sees them taking their forcefully passionate sound to the next level. SHANNON CURFMAN Loud Guitars Big Suspicions 812.88 CD 'As far as young guitarists go, there is this girl in Minneapolis named Shannon Curfman. She's only 14 and she scares me.' -Jonny long first radio track is'True Friends.' Look for Shannon on tour through the end of the year. -' _ in id n ifif lit j SALE j Monday, j November j 22 j Orchard Plaza : Saddle Creek, • Bellevue, i 14th & “O” and I 61st &“0” Since 1971 SUNDffllMliA-NOON Sale prices effective November 19 to December 16.1999 WITH RICK GALUSHA j* ^ m ^ a* m. A »*$»■»**»«»*»*«*>»*«**»*«. 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