The NIC Sentinel

Issue date: 10/26/09 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: Marcus Como Lady Danville percussionist Mathew Frankel keeps a simple rhythm during the concert in the Lake CdA Room of the SUB.

Paper clouds and kites hung from the ceiling in the Lake Coeur d'Alene Room as Lady Danville took the stage Oct. 7. The Los Angeles natives played for more than 100 students who enjoyed free cotton candy, snow cones and corn dogs courtesy of Student Events. The seats were filled, and audience members congregated in the back of the room as well as on the floor in front of the stage.

Despite what comes to mind with a name like Lady Danville, the pop-folk band actually comprises three guys. Lady Danville, whose name originated from their hometown of Danville, Calif., features keyboardist Michael Garner, acoustic guitarist Dan Chang and Matthew Frankel, who plays the triangle, xylophone, a wooden box-like instrument called the cajon and other percussion instruments.

"I liked the percussionist. He was pretty rad. I liked the instruments they played," said Hailey Lightfoot, a graphic design major from Spokane.

"I thought that box thing he was playing was pretty cool," said Katie Kemp, a general education major from Boise. "I've never seen one before. It was quite ravishing."

The band played a youthful set of songs with clean melodies and harmonized vocals. They played original songs including "Tired Magician," which won the annual 98.7 Star Lounge Competition in 2007, "Car" and "Career Day," a song that features beat-boxing courtesy of Frankel.

"I really like the fact that a lot of people showed up and that it was good music," said Jayce Sharrai, business administration major and Student Events Board member from Rathdrum.

Lady Danville switched things up with "The Uke Song," where Garner showed off his recently purchased ukulele and harmonica. Garner, according to his bandmates, is notorious for playing his ukulele in the car on tour.

"The road trips get very annoying with him. We always try to pack the ukulele in the back of the trunk, but it never tricks him," Frankel joked.

The band also covered Lily Allen's "Everything is Just Wonderful," MGMT's "Kids," and ended the show with their own rendition of "Revolution" by the Beatles.

Although Lady Danville's music was well-received by most NIC students, some felt that their style was too clean.

"They were too pop-sounding for me," Kemp said. "They were good, but not my cup of tea. I didn't like how they did so many covers."

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