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Arts Stories for 9-27-2000

Nada Surf kicks off tour at Shelter

Doors were at 5, and I arrived promptly at 5:30, only to find that there was a line of about seven people who hadn't been let in to the basement of Saint Andrews yet. Surely more people were going to come to see Nada Surf than this. I mean c'mon, these guys blew up on MTV back in the '90. You remember the video, with that cute cheerleader dancing around and the exceedingly dorky Matthew Caws talking in a classroom about the necessity of washing one's hair, "once every two weeks, at least once every two weeks."

Gameplay makes for a truly 'Evil' sequel

Chances are you've played one of the previous four "Resident Evil" games for the Playstation or Dreamcast. "Resident Evil: Survivor" is the most horrifying of series, not because of the haunting music or eerie zombies, but because of the god-awful game play. Considering the quality of their earlier efforts, Capcom's latest entry into the franchise comes as a staggering disappointment.

Gadfly Records pursues originality over mainstream commercialism

In the days of super teen divas and thong songs, on what record label will you find the number one Russian country-bluegrass band? Yes, such a band does exist, and its work can be found among the 82 other unique releases on the Gadfly Record label.

9-27-2000