Stories from the April 16, 2007, Print Edition
For most people, Christian Rock is synonymous with bad music: think P.O.D.'s Nu Metal or Creed's preachy version of Pearl-Jam-lite. But with the 1995 acoustic rock hit "Flood," Jars of Clay established themselves as one of the few Christian Rock groups able to transcend the "Jesus music" category to reach a broad audience, and make great music in the process.
The rain certainly dampened the 2007 Program Board Spring Fling held Saturday in the Smith Center. Inclement weather forced the annual festival indoors for the second year in a row, providing a less than festive aura. The day dragged from the very beginning.
"This is how riots start," Regina Spektor laughed. This is probably an overstatement of her effect on campus arts dialogue (or not a statement at all- she was actually talking about mic difficulties), but some tension did surround her set. Logistical problems, eg rain, conspired to keep people away from this year's event, and for a while it looked like the gym would remain mostly empty, but by the time Spektor took the stage, the make-shift venue seemed to be packed pretty tight.
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