2004

Rocki Scott County Youtll Rock 'With Ein.otionally-Inspired :Musi By TAM! K. PHILLIPS Times Staff Writer '0 Scott County college students are :m !.heir way to achieving their ns of becoming professional musi· i. •1l o.mt II!;JI 11i11g I he di1Li;1'l; nt 1'f111gc~S ql l'lllll. i\fkr tornung the band, next ranw chtlOSIOg a name make a real album for fans who come to our shows," Dickerson said. I Iollowell recorded their f:trSt CD dur· t.ng the summer. gach member contributes his own spe– l'ial attribute to the band. Logan is

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Thr mum• "l lollowell" was Dtck<'t·sotl's idC'a. l ie hacl n friend who nllendt'Cl pn•p school and lived in Hollowell dorm. Otw day his friend wore a t·shirt displaying the dorm's name. "I thought it looked cool on the shirt," Dickerson explained. Once a musical genre and name wen· established, gigs soon followed. Hollowell played their first show at Dollar Bills Saloon in Meridian earlier this year when they headlined for Hillcrest, another college band that was well known in the area "I was really nervous at the first show because we were not on our own equip– ment," Dickerson said The band borrowed Hillcrest's instru· ments at that first gig and consequently made a name for themselves. But they are quick to admit that they had a fan base before they even started playing shows. By distributing sample CDs, they developed a decent following, with fellow ECCC classmates make up their "biggest crop" of ciPvotC'd fans. OthC'r ~W.'i followed at parties and plaC('S l1kl' 'l'lw llndcl1,rround in 1 M<•rtcllilll. 'I' he guys soon< i'cwdin~ ' 'CD. :·.J,•tl!n•YhilS l'Pt:onl~nl' l~luipm~nt a~ I• IB lliJII!'.r•. nnd wedt>cllh!

known as the comedian of the band and plays bass. He is also newest to the music lluslness. ''This is the first band I've ever been in, and they have to show me a lot of I lungs," he said Logan played gUltHr for three years h~:fore learning b.'\SS and has merged well into the band. Still, the first few gtgs were nerve-racking, ht• said. "You think if you mess up, it mess('S t,J1e whole thing up," h.<: said.... But I'm it-covered from it now" Dickerson is in rh·u-g<~ of t:honl pro· ~ressions, and the oth1 ·r' < h!wlop tlwit music around his riflk l>il;kt ·t ;on play •ttitar and sings lead vcwal-.. All band members wt it<' ly1I<''> ltll ~mgs. Cahoon plays chlllll'llll Ill«' h.uul , 111d Gibbs plays guilnr nnd -.in~:~ Jdeasforsongs, typical tolluwtno :PIU'e,COmefrqmCXj)('rif'lll l"olhnt.IIIIIW lur complaint."We wnll· .lllCIIII t)Vi'l yd.t-, lungs that happen," Glhh·, • lid Past traumas and lwculnc lu g l •l~~<•luul llu•ir way into songs. ·rve gotten inspiration lhJIII 6\H ••t; ,, ny old flames for some lyrit:s," 1u:kerson added. Working around cla5S('S. 1 ~ i,.,, 11111 b: and practice with tlw ECCG lll[ll't'h

Ler Cahoon, 18, of Harperville, and ny Gibbs, 20, of Clifton, play in a called Hollowell along with Philip erson, 24, of Union, and Zack Logan, ·Newton. ... hoon and Gibbs grew up together in :County and played in a band her as teenagers. They met erson andLogan in college, and the they say, is histol)! 1 te four young men are allmusic •rs at East Central Community ~ge anddecided to start a band ther in January. te band plays a type of music called )," or emotionally·melodic rock. The e has hardcore punk roots and is acterized bywruney, complaining :s with energetic, up-tempo music. 1.rrent bands like Brand New, Taking c Sunday andThursday are all classi· ns (>mo bands. The genre is one that wtl to trace but becoming increasing· >pulnr nmong college-aged students. ,.. of thos<' students drawn in by the ~ • I' ( •• tltoon lie• gr<'W up hslt'ntng to tc 1od, o~1ul 1'11\llllrv musu hut hils d filii ~\\ .tpplc'(.:i:tlloll llll lllll~·ll' Il l

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