Vinyl records would seem obsolete and outdated in this new age of technology. This is actually not the case – rather, quite the opposite for a certain select group of audiophiles.

What is it about vinyl records that keep the beat going? It’s certainly not less hassle – downloads and MP3s are a much more convenient and accessible format of music. No, the undeniable nostalgic essence of a vinyl record is what collectors and young audiophiles love.

“We’re going to see a continuation of vinyl,” said Jordan Smart, manager of local record store Armadillo Music. “There is a swell of people who want vinyl.”

Even though gramophone records had been around since the late 1800s, record sales went skyrocketing around the late ’30s when labels started producing them onto vinyl. Thus began the new era of records.

Up until the late ’70s, a vinyl record was the most common music format. Like all forms of technology, records have seen their fair share of adaptation, redesign and alteration.

Depending on the era, the diameter of a vinyl record could range from 7 to 12 inches – 12 inches being the most common. RPM (revolutions per minute) also underwent rapid adjustment ranging from 78 to 45 and 33 and a half.

However, the introduction of the eight track cassette player, and later the compact disc, led music labels to believe there would no longer be a place or a need for the vinyl record.

Matt Mamuzich, an employee at Dimple Records, said, “That’s what people thought before, but it’s not likely to happen because vinyl is tangible and raw. That won’t go away.”

Collectors avidly continue to find new or old releases of their favorite bands of the good old days, while younger generations genuinely enjoy the tangibility and sound of vinyl.

“There is this resurgence because people love the sound of vinyl,” said Devon Coats, manager of Davis’ Dimple Records – a music store that actively stocks and sells vinyl records. “It’s fun and satisfying.”

Because of this, many believe it is unlikely that vinyl records will vanish from existence any time in the near or even distant future. People will never stop collecting, and young music lovers will insist on having something to interact with besides the buttons on their iPods.

In fact, some say vinyls will become even more popular than CDs at some point. Labels are even including digital codes on the cover for a downloadable version of the record. Moreover, CD sales have gone down at an enormous rate due to digital methods.

“There’s nothing nostalgic about a CD,” Smart said. “It’s just very impersonal, and vinyl sounds better.”

Even modern artists have taken to recording a “specialty” or “collectible” vinyl record, along with a CD version, or simply by itself. Bands also release certain songs or bonus material on different colored labels, so fans can enjoy the experience of collecting.

“Indie bands may produce a blue label or a red label, which makes it more fun for the fans to collect,” Smart said.

Popular bands who have released albums onto vinyl include Fleet Foxes, Neutral and the L Michael’s Affair.

“These artists recognize and understand that their fans are ‘vinyl’ people,” Smart said.

Indie musicians aren’t the only ones on vinyl. Many DJs prefer R&B artists to record onto vinyl so they can manipulate the music while disc jockeying.

Unfortunately, the older classic albums of artists such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and hundreds of others are no longer printing new releases, making each album a precious antiquity.

Coats said, “[Dimple Records] only [has] a few pressings of single albums that are out of print, and they immediately sell out.”

The unavailability never curbs the enthusiasm of the true collector, but seems to encourage the fever and desire of the treasured album.

“The older demographic who have working turntables admire the look and feel of the vinyl,” Smart said. “It’s a more active listening experience.”

BRITTANY PEARLMAN can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

This Friday, dance your night away into a pulsing ectoplasm of electronic craziness – without having to go any further than Freeborn Hall. Electronic Music for Change (EMC) and the ASUCD Entertainment Council will be hosting an electronic dance party, entitled Mystery.

The Halloween-themed event will feature electronic music from the up-and-coming DJ duo Tritonal. Adding to the mix will be special guests C Kay, Sep D and Sheik the Freak.

EMC, a student-run campus organization, held their first sold-out electronic music dance event, Unity, earlier this year in May, earning more than $5,500 in charitable funds.

“The outcome exceeded our expectations, and it was a huge success,” said Nick Chi, president of EMC.

For this event, EMC has increased the maximum capacity from 1,000 to 1,500 to attract more party-goers.

“The event is headlined by Tritonal, who is one of today’s most exciting duos in the trance music scene,” Chi said. “The music will be uplifting, and I think it appeals to a demographic that even welcomes people who have never been to a rave before.”

Mystery will also be an opportunity for Davis folks to come and support their local artists.

One of the DJs is Sep Dadsetan (Sep D), a current Ph.D. student in molecular, cellular and integrative physiology. Dadsetan’s interest in electronic music and DJing developed when he was a freshman in college.

“It has a way of bringing people together,” Dadsetan said. “Parties held in the ’80s and early ’90s were established upon values of community and friendship, and I think that still resonates today. It’s all about a having a positive atmosphere, friendly people and escaping from the daily grind.”

The block party style event will have professional lasers and lighting effects, a 15,000 watt sound system, go-go dancers and fun giveaways like t-shirts and glow sticks. There will also be free refreshments sponsored by Fuze, Red Bull, Honest Tea, Vitamin Water and Dasani.

That’s right – free stuff and great music!

In addition, all that partying will give you a warm feeling inside, because you know you’ll be helping out for a good cause. Proceeds raised through the event will be donated to the UC Davis Children’s Hospital.

“Yes, there are a lot of philanthropic events going on in the fall, and it seems like everyone just wants your money,” said junior mechanical engineering major Veronica Coleman. “But, none of them will be able to offer the same experience that Mystery does.”

Coleman is in charge of decorations for the event. She said that she attended Unity in May, and had such an amazing time that she decided to join EMC over the summer.

“You can do the usual Friday routine and look for a party that will get shut down by cops due to noise complaints, or you can go to Mystery, have a good time, and dance until 2 a.m.,” Coleman said.

Another goal for the event, Chi said, is to dispel negative notions about electronic music and the rave party scene – which overshadows and constricts the potential of all dance parties alike.

“We should all be accepting of other people’s ideas and expression,” Dadsetan said. “The beauty of this musical form is that it’s open for everyone to experience it in their own way – everyone can just come together and have a good time without being an outcast.”

For the near future, Chi said that he has bigger ambitions.

“We’d like to throw EMC’s spring event in the Pavilion with a maximum capacity of 6,000 people, and eventually have it reach greater heights and potentials comparable to UC San Diego’s Sun God Festival.”

Costumes are encouraged for this event, so dress up, bring your friends, and consider your Friday night taken care of. You’ll have so much fun you won’t mind the sweat.

Tickets are available through the Freeborn Ticket Office, EMC staff members and Tickets.com. More information about the event can be found at electronicmusicforchange.com.

VANNA LE can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

For many artists, having an original work displayed proudly in a museum or gallery, gazed upon and admired by art lovers and fellow artists alike, is the ultimate dream.

But here at UC Davis, aspiring artists need not wait until a modern art museum picks up their work. The Basement Gallery, a student-run art gallery with the express purpose of showcasing works created by UCD undergraduates, does exactly that.

Basement Gallery co-director Jennifer Urrutia said the gallery is a good steppingstone for the student artists, many of whom have never shown their work in a gallery before.

“It helps [them] build confidence in continuing to put up their work,” she said.

The Basement Gallery was founded in the late 1990s and ever since has provided a place for students to showcase their work in several different exhibits throughout the year. Located in the basement of the Art building, it is run entirely by students, who are responsible for promoting the exhibit and collecting submissions.

The first exhibit of the 2009-2010 school year was launched Oct. 22 and ends today. It included art from nearly every medium, ranging from oil paintings and ceramics, to pencil drawings and photography.

Lead organizer Daniel Zaks, a senior physics and art double major, said the current exhibit contains over 40 pieces. The only requirements, he said, were that the student must be a UC Davis undergraduate and the work must have been created over the summer.

“We sort of left [the gallery] ‘as is’, and tried not to shape it too much but let the students experiment as much as possible,” Zaks said.

As a result, even Zaks and his fellow directors were surprised at the number of submissions received and the artists’ enthusiasm for the gallery.

“I wasn’t expecting people to know about it as much as they did,” Urrutia said. “And then when a bunch of people, with all different mediums, just came in and brought their work, wow.”

Senior English major Brad Petering brought three drawings from his series Everyday Objects Saying Profound Things to the Basement Gallery and was excited for the chance to display his work in a public setting for the first time.

“I’ve never had anything hanging up in a gallery setting before,” said Petering, who has never taken an art class. “All my paintings are hanging up on the walls at our house, so [my roommate] recommended I bring it down there.”

Following the Basement Gallery, Petering is now working to have his work featured in other galleries around Davis.

Alison Depsky, a senior evolution, ecology and biodiversity major, also jumped at the chance to show her oil on canvas piece, “Classico,” at the Basement Gallery.

“It’s really cool,” she said of seeing her work displayed. “I like to be able to see everyone else’s work along with [mine].”

One of the main objectives of the Basement Gallery is to provide student artists, many of whom are not art majors, a place to receive feedback on their work and connect with fellow artists in a way that is difficult to achieve in the classroom.

“We’re not judging anyone,” said senior Laura Thatcher, another gallery director. “And by doing that, in creating a dialogue, we’re also creating a community.”

The organizing committee hopes that the gallery will increase awareness among students of the art programs here at Davis.

“A surprising number of people don’t even know that there is an art building on campus,” Zaks said. “I think it’s important that people see that [UC Davis] is not just an agricultural research institution, but it has another dimension to it.”

The Basement Gallery will begin accepting submissions for its next exhibition after the close of the current exhibit, so be on the lookout for flyers. Otherwise, visit the Basement Gallery or its Facebook group for deadlines and more information.

ROBIN MIGDOL can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

Written and directed by Theatre and Dance Department professor Jade Rosina McCutcheon, contemporary theater piece Elephant’s Graveyard combines the three elements of dance, song and drama onto one stage.

Eerie dance numbers (channeling the nightmarish flair of the Oompa-Loopa scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and monologues about “synthetic forms of life” comprise the dark and surreal world in which McCutcheon creates. When the audience least expects it, melodramatic and operatic singing is combined with unconventional songs about prescribed medication.

Elephant’s Graveyard presents controversial and bizarre propositions to death through science. In a scene where Eve visits Esme in a nursery home, Eve explains to her terrified mother about advancing technologies to hinder death by “severing” heads and implanting the human brain into a new body. McCutcheon intentionally leaves the audience perplexed and unsure when to laugh or gasp in fear at such morbid imagery.

The eerie and quirky tone McCutcheon establishes in the first half of Elephant’s Graveyard is what makes the play unique. However, the tone suddenly and dramatically shifts when Eve resolves her internal struggles and discovers the true meaning of life and death. Almost too abruptly, the play goes from dark to jovial – at the colorful conclusion, it’s difficult to believe a deathly man dressed in black haunted the stage moments earlier.

But ignoring some inconsistencies and shifts in feeling, Elephant’s Graveyard offers a wide range of emotional appeal that audiences of any age can take from. From a dark comedic approach of demonstrating societal abandonment of the elderly to an optimistic belief that life always works out in the end, Elephant’s Graveyard is definitely a trip through the unexpected.

Elephant’s Graveyard is expected to show at the Mondavi Center until Sunday, Nov. 1. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit mondaviarts.org.

UYEN CAO can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

Last week I wrote about why illegal downloading is understandable, at least in certain cases. I don’t recommend it, but hey, I’m not going to judge you if you do.

My reasoning argued that a lot of musicians put little effort into the physical package of their releases, and therefore little effort should be put into the acquisition of such albums.

A couple days later I received an e-mail from my mom. In addition to being my most loyal reader (and probably my only loyal reader), my mom’s a craft hate-mailer. She wrote me a lengthy diatribe about why artists really do need money, and how I should be fired from The Aggie for such idiotic claims.

Not really, but in reality, she’s right. Artists need money. When my future in journalism is already looking dim, it’s hard to imagine what art majors are facing.

So, how should artists make money in these economically morbid times of digital distribution and wanton disregard for fine expression? Here are some possible steps and advice for making money in the art world.

Work at Starbucks

I had a great English teacher in high school, whose son graduated college with a degree in music. He then went on to work at Starbucks. Ten years later, he’s still making their sugar-loaded caramel macchiatos for that artsy young-to-middle-aged crowd that likes classical music and The Dave Matthews Band, but not too much of it.

Point being: Starbucks clearly attracts artists. Work there, get connections with other artists and hope for the best. If your artistic career doesn’t blossom, you’re bound to be a coffee aficionado by your second or third year as a bean grinder. There should be plenty of opportunities to discuss art and coffee over a few frappuccinos at the counter, or across stalls in the bathroom after a few more.

Don’t become an artist

This one’s simple. Change majors, find another career and earn at least $150,000 a year. Earn some money and spend it on some of these finer things in life so that those who skipped this step can maintain a living. No matter how easy it is to download an album these days, a gigantic record collection looks awesome in your living room.

I used to want to be a lawyer, but mainly for the awesome house I’d get. Artwork was the first thing I envisioned in my multi-million dollar future home, and though I’ll never actually live in one, I still plan to have some cool stuff on my walls.

Develop cutthroat business tactics

In today’s world, a successful artist is a successful businessman. Coincidentally, a successful businessman is also a conniving schemer who cares about nothing more in life than dealing it out and raking it in.

Power to these bastards – business booms for anyone with a salesman’s personable knack. Even if your artwork sucks, you can sell it if you’re good enough, or if your client is stupid enough.

Take Thomas Kinkade for example. You’ve probably seen his paintings at a great aunt’s house, Jack in the Box or a morgue. This God-fearing, self-proclaimed “painter of light” is a billion-dollar businessman, on top of being a painter, groper and master of public urination. His work is so cut-and-paste crappy that he doesn’t even paint it himself most of the time. But that doesn’t even matter for a guy of his class and style – add fuzzy warmth to a painting, tie yourself to Disney and stamp Jesus on everything you make for instant recognition. You’ll have it made in no time.

See shows, and buy concert t-shirts

Here’s everyone’s solution to the digital download problem. Before LiveNation and Ticketmaster destroy everything that’s left of the live music business, there’s still some time to go out and see your favorite bands for less than $100. Unless your favorite band is U2 or something.

Ever wonder why concert t-shirts are so expensive? Well according to Rolling Stone, the biggest percentage of each $35 t-shirt sale at concerts goes to the band – a much bigger cut than buying the band’s album.

Frequently buying band t-shirts also gives you an excuse to wear other band t-shirts at shows. Never wear a band t-shirt to that band’s concert. Your tastes will look mundane and basic, and nobody will ever think you’re indie. Be careful out there.

JUSTIN T. HO’s mom could paint the living crap out of Thomas Kinkade. She probably wouldn’t stoop to that level, though. E-mail him at arts@theaggie.org.

Jay-Z

The Blueprint 3

Atlantic

Rating: 4

The Blueprint 3 is supposedly an anthem to Jay-Z’s innovative mark on the music industry. Jay-Z ambitiously sets out to release an album entirely centered on the idea that it will be a template for future originality – something he took literally in some tracks with its futuristic sound.

Hip-hop and rap has been subject to a downhill spiral of imitation and lack of creativity. It is refreshing to finally hear an album that isn’t a replica of overplayed radio hits that have identical beats and lyrics.

“Empire State of Mind” is one of the best songs on the album. It is also worth mentioning that it is one of the only songs not produced by Kanye West (coincidence?). I’m not a Kanye hater but I’m not a big fan either, which is why I find the other West-influenced tracks Kanye-tainted. Is that an innovative move? Probably not. C’mon Jay-Z.

Jay-Z’s efforts to digress his ways from mainstream Hip-POP are appreciated in “What We Talkin’ About” and “Thank You.”

Give these tracks a listen: “Empire State of Mind”

For fans of: Lupe Fiasco, Drake

– Karen Song

Nuclear Power Pants

Wicket Eats The Warrior

Wham City

Rating: 3

A challenge often confronting eccentric, visually arresting musicians is the task of transferring the spirit of frenzied and elaborate live shows onto a recorded medium. And they rarely come as weird as Baltimore’s Nuclear Power Pants. The guitar-less nine piece includes two very bearded lead singers, three female backup singers, a synth player, a keytar player and a dude that jabs a mic into an amplifier.

Wicked Eats the Warrior, the band’s debut, sounds like an unholy, LSD-addled love-child of Flipper and Polysics – marrying slow, foreboding sludge with hyper synth spazz.

But the album isn’t always successful. Without the complementary live experience and the absurd spectacle of the band going apeshit in giants, radioactive, foam lizard meets Pac-Man heads, the music’s unfocused chaos feels hollow and disorienting, often detracting from otherwise strong melodies and glorious riffage.

Give these tracks a listen: “Got Soul,” “Need Body,” “Teeth of a Lion”

For Fans Of: Butthole Surfers, Plastics

– Boris Freyman

Artist: Bombay Bicycle Club

Album: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose

Record Label: Island Records

Rating: 3

In their debut album, I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose, UK-based band Bombay Bicycle Club combines alternative rock, experimental and blues elements with Strokes-esque rhythms and melodies to bring an enticing mix of sounds to the soi-disant indie rock genre.

The quartet’s terribly catchy choruses and beats nestled in the tracks “What If,” “Ghost” and “Always Like This” highlight the band’s ability to integrate their skills of rhythm composition with lyrical and melodic dynamics and intricacies. However, the rest of the record lacked the expressive nuances that made “Always Like This” as pleasant as it was (lead vocalist Jack Steadman’s voice sounds like the love baby of Björk, Joanna Newsom and Julian Casablancas). As a result, the record as a whole seemed to be missing lyrical articulation and variations that could possibly have made the band’s debut much more exciting.

Give these tracks a listen: “Always Like This,” “Emergency Contraception Blues”

For fans of: The Strokes, Metronomy

– Simone Wahng

Rodrigo y Gabriela

11:11

ATO Records

Rating: 5

Warning – side effects of listening to Rodrigo y Gabriela’s 11:11 may include uncontrollable foot-tapping, head-bobbing and clapping. Listen at your own risk.

Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero’s music is 100 percent unique and therefore extremely hard to classify. The duo’s signature, genre-defying sound stems from their cultural upbringing in Mexico on acoustic flamenco guitar and folk music blended with a mutual passion for hard rock and metal music. On 11:11, this gut-wrenchingly amazing hybrid is fully showcased; something pre-existing Rodrigo y Gabriela fans will find fresh and familiar while new fans will find intensely entertaining and original.

Similar to their two previous studio albums, this record is entirely instrumental. While some subtle changes in style and approach are evident – such as guitar effects to their acoustic-only music – the duo is progressing and enhancing their sound in a positive direction. Where else can you possibly hear acoustic guitars hooked up to wah-wah and delay pedals? Answer: Nowhere.

Give these tracks a listen: Hanuman, Master Maqui, Santo Domingo

For Fans Of: Strunz & Farah, Carlos Santana, Metallica

– Andrew Alberts

MUSIC

Nada Brahma Ensemble

Today, 7 p.m., free

John Natsoulas Gallery

Any guitar with more than six strings is worth seeing. Add being entranced by ambient drone instruments and I’m there. The Nada Brahma Ensemble is familiar to Davis, performing at the Whole Earth Festival six times in the past. These Davis veterans are guaranteeing a night of “Indian Classical Fusion,” so don’t miss out on improvisational music because it literally can’t be heard ever again.

Mystery

Friday, 8 p.m., $20

Freeborn Hall

Raves are the new school dance. It might not be hard to assume Electronic Music for Change focuses more on advertising than the actual event, but judging from last year’s Unity, the event should be just as epic as the buzz. If you haven’t seen the teasers at the MU Patio at noon this week, check the event out on Facebook or EMC’s website, or read today’s article in Muse for more information.

Art Brut; Princeton

Saturday, 7 p.m., free

Freeborn Hall

Go dressed in your costumes and slutty attire while enjoying the punk rock sounds of Art Brut on Halloween. It’s not like you’ll have anything better to do until 10 p.m. (which is the scheduled time that this event is going to end). Besides, Art Brut is probably dressing up and it’s free! For more information, visit the EC Facebook page or read the preview in Muse.

Minus the Bear

Saturday, 8 p.m., $17

The Boardwalk

The drive to Orangevale might be a bitch but it’s worth it especially if you’re driving only 20 minutes to see Minus the Bear, an indie rock band from Seattle. Scheduled to release their fourth studio album next year, they’ll probably treat the audience with a few unreleased songs. Worth the drive! So check them out along with The Antlers and Twin Tigers.

ART / GALLERY

Deladier Almeida; Rene Martucci; James Chaffee

Friday, 7 p.m., free

John Natsoulas Gallery

Check out the John Natsoulas Gallery’s new exhibition, featuring three artists and continuing through Nov. 28. An opening reception will be held on Friday, after yesterday’s opening.

AT THE MOVIES

Purple Noon

Monday, 6 p.m., $5

Mondavi Center, Vanderhoef Studio Theater

The Mondavi Center will be screening an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley in the Vanderhoef Studio Theater. The intimate room will surely provide for a peaceful movie-watching environment.

The Fourth Kind Prescreening

Monday, 7 p.m., free

Regal Cinemas Davis Stadium 5

For those of you who will be suffering with post Halloween depression, the prescreening for The Fourth Kind can be a quick horror fix. NBC Universal and the ASUCD Entertainment Council will host a chance to watch this movie before it comes out in theatres on Nov. 2. Pick up your tickets now available at the EC office and arrive early since seating is limited.

(500) Days of Summer

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., $1

194 Chemistry

By popular demand, the ASUCD Entertainment council will be showing (500) Days of Summer on Tues. and Wed. For those of you who haven’t seen (500) Days of Summer (shame on you), you’ll have four chances to watch it. And, for those of you who have, you’ll have four more chances to watch it, probably for the (504)th time. So for only a dollar, come watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel duke it out.

2009 Asia Pacific Film Festival

Wednesday to Friday, November 6, 6 p.m., free

6 Olson

Next week will showcase a three-day film festival in Olson Hall, featuring film screenings, lectures and panel discussions with multiple professors in the field. Check out our article next week for more information.

THEATER / MONDAVI

Main Stage Dance Theatre Festival Auditions

Monday, 7 p.m., free

Hickey Gym

On Monday, the Main Stage Dance Theatre Festival is holding auditions for performers in undergraduate and graduate student-created plays. No experience is required or necessary, so head on over to Hickey for a chance to participate in a wide variety of movement styles.

Christopher Gardner

Wednesday, 8 p.m., $22.50

Mondavi Center, Jackson Hall

I’m sure all of you have heard of the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, but did you know it was based off of a true story?

JUSTIN T. HO and KAREN SONG can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.

With Halloween comes the candy, masks, slutty outfits, fake blood and the inevitable mass of freshmen wandering campus to make use of their Saturday night. But look no further. Performing at Coachella, Pitchfork music festival and now Freeborn Hall, it’s time to listen to one of the UK’s best-kept secrets.

Art Brut? Don’t be fooled by the obscurity of their name. The indie rock group – the name meaning “outsider art” – is a popular adroit group of musicians hailing from the UK and Germany.

The concert, presented by the ASUCD Entertainment Council, is scheduled to open with Princeton, an indie pop band from Los Angeles, at 7 p.m. in Freeborn Hall. Tickets for students are now free, and general admission is $10 presale and $15 at the door. These can be purchased at the Freeborn Ticket Office or online at tickets.com.

Expected to have less attendees with the face of upcoming parties and pre-planned Halloween events, the concert has posed a gamut of issues for the EC – which has been planning this event from the beginning of this year.

“You’re never going to have the opportunity to come see a band like Art Brut here in Davis,” said Thongxy Phansopha, president of the EC. “People should come see them play even though it’s Halloween.”

Despite its offset of obstacles, the concert is already expecting nearly 200 guests, according to the EC Facebook events page, and hopefully more from those curious enough to venture into a musical territory unexplored.

“I have never heard of Art Brut before my friends asked me if I wanted to go with them,” said Philip Lee, a senior biochemistry and molecular biology major. “It’s a little inconvenient since it is on Halloween, but since it ends at 10 p.m. I can still make it to the events afterwards.”

In the spirit of the long-awaited night of horror and drag, the EC is planning on having a Halloween Costume Station where attendees can dress up for the night.

“We pretty much wanted to have something else going for the event besides the music, so we decided to have everyone dress up,” said Keith DeNatale, promotions coordinator for the EC.

So what more can you ask for this Halloween? Art Brut is an entirely different genre of its own and should be seen and heard by any college student seeking to expand their iTunes library with brash-sounding melodramatic rhythms.

If asked to describe their music, their second album release title would answer it all: It’s a Bit Complicated.

“So come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, ey, come on,” and watch Eddie Argos perform with his British accent.

For more information about the concert, visit the EC’s Facebook group or to purchase tickets visit Freeborn Hall’s ticket office.

KAREN SONG can be reached at arts@theaggie.org.