The semester’s first Deep Cuts and Conversations event happened Wednesday, Sep. 13 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. at the Levans Center.
Deep Cuts and Conversations is an event that happens three times each semester in which a panel of staff comes together to discuss the importance of music and its significance. The panel was made up of Reggie Williams, Tim Heasley, and Kyle Burnham with an audience of mostly students and some staff.
The panel started the conversation off with Reggie Williams’ choice, “Nutshell” by Alice in Chains, the acoustic version. The panel and audience spoke about the haunting vocals of lead singer Layne Staley and the fact that the song was mainly music with only a couple of lyrics. An audience member mentioned the interesting trend of bands coming out with a song and then making an acoustic version, and the audience agreed that the acoustic version was better.
The next choice was Tim Heasley’s “Renegades of Funk” by the band Rage Against the Machine. The video displayed various historical figures with an upbeat sound as if to give the historical figures a contemporary feel. In the discussion, the song was described as a call and response from the band to the audience.
The third selection was Kyle Burnham’s choice, “My Pal Foot Foot” by The Shaggs. An audience member commented that it sounded horrible, and Burnham mentioned that the Shaggs were said to be an inspiration to the band Nirvana. Then the discussion shifted to how what is considered good music has changed over time.
The panel and audience then decided to play “Ocean Man” and “Pollo Asado” by the band Ween, and to end the discussion, “Bleed” by Meshuggah was played.
When talking to people about the event, Eric Carrillo, a graphic designer at BC, said he came to the event because of the love he knows the panel has for music. Carillo who said that music was a part of his youth said the following about the event, “It’s a great way to hear different type of music.”
“If you like music and talking about it you should come to one of these events,” said Jasper Slack, a student at BC. He described the event like listening to a podcast and noted that he had not heard the music that was talked about.
If you would like to take part in a Deep Cuts and Conversations, there are two more left in the semester at the Levans Center. Exact dates will be announced soon.