Rock 'n' roll with Jimmy Eat World
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Life's been a little busy lately for Duff McKagan. The Guns N' Roses bassist has been living a tale of two cities and two bands - one rehearsing and recording a new record with Axl, Slash and the gang in L.A., and the other touring the country with his new all-star punk rock project, Neurotic Out-siders.
Rock 'n' roll with Jimmy Eat World
Rock music with an edge. Adventurous songs. A band of young guys our own age who sound like they've been playing for years and years. Meet Jimmy Eat World.
The funny thing is, "rock" music does not even begin to describe the aura of immense energy surrounding Jimmy Eat World's major-label debut, "Static Prevails" (Capitol,****). The band's sound stretches to all different areas, sounding like Sunny Day Real Estate, Texas Is The Reason and Seam at times, but always original.
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Sponsored by Calvin Klein, Rolling Stone magazine and Tower Records, Capitol Records' band Jimmy Eat World will play an acoustic set and do a signing at 4 p.m. in the South University Galleria.
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