Nov. 04, 2003 Online Since 1996 Vol 78 No. 18
The Appalachian | Entertainment

by Kevin DeLury
Senior Staff Writer
After people became aware of my affinity for cheesy underground dance music, the same question was posed to me over and over: “So do you like The Postal Service?”

I always blew off these inquires, seeing as how a good part of my day can easily be spent playing the “have you ever heard of (insert your favorite band here)” game.

But every time I put on a record by The Sounds or The Faint, someone would undoubtedly ask me if I was a fan of The Postal Service.

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Dead tunes return with Dark Star Orchestra
 by Bill Cutler
Staff Writer
With six years under their belt and more than 250 shows a year, Dark Star Orchestra will be cruising back into Appalachian State University for the second time this year on Nov. 6.

Named the “hottest Grateful Dead tribute act going” by the Washington Post, Dark Star has been wooing fans with their almost identical renditions of past Grateful Dead songs, even playing past “Dead” set lists song for song.

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Tea Leaf Green: San Francisco meets Boone by Dusty Teng Staff Writer
Prepare to be steeped in the music of Tea Leaf Green. The California-based quartet’s nationwide tour has five stops in North Carolina, including a show in Boone at Murphy’s Restaurant and Pub, Wednesday at 10 p.m.

Tea Leaf Green has toured through Colorado, Illinois and Louisiana and said they are excited about the upcoming performance in Boone.

“The band has performed in Boone once before and received a good response. We’re trying to make our mark on the South,” Tea Leaf Green manager Alan Schneider said.

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One Acts Set 2 playing Nov. 5 By Stephanie Marshall
Staff Writer
Help mock society tomorrow through Saturday in I.G. Greer with one-act plays: “Slide Over” and “Check, Please.”

“It’s taking a block out of society, making fun of it and satirizing it, and I think that’s what theatre is there for. It’s to call attention to things in society that are of entertainment value or need to be changed,” Director Catherine R. Traphagan, a senior, said.

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