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| 04-25-2005 | Previous edition: 04-22-2005 |
        
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Printer-friendly version Despite delays, bad weather, Project concert is successful
Features Editor Missing the rain and snow of Saturday for a sunny 48 degrees, the John Popper Project and the South Side Blues Band performed on Sunday at this year’s delayed Grand Alternative Concert. The show, presented by Purdue Student Government, took place at Slayter Center. The John Popper Project, a side band of Blues Traveler front-man John Popper, took the stage shortly before six and jammed an improvisational set for more than an hour straight, the beat never stopping between songs. "We don’t have real organized songs," said Project bassist Tad Kinchla. To prove his point, he pulled out the set list, which consists of song titles and large letters providing the key each part of the performance is in. "We build on whatever groove’s going." Kinchla, holding a paper towel to his chin from hitting his bass on it during the performance (putting blood, sweat and tears into the band’s work isn’t just a metaphor), said that the freedom to change keys allows him to experiment and do a lot more on bass. Kory Arvin, a junior in the College of Consumer and Family Sciences and PSG concert director, said they signed the Project through the same agent that had previously set the organization up with Howie Day. He was pleased with the turnout, estimated at 500, considering the weather and the brevity of time to prepare for the show. "We did the best we could with the short amount of time we had." Printer-friendly version |
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