Portland State Magazine Fall 2008

Fanfare Portland State students Dan Hall (center) and Ari Katcher (second from right) and their rock band, The Lives of Famous Men, won MTV's 2008 Campus Invasion Battle of the Bands. ABOUT THIS PAGE We want to hear about your books and recordings and your future exhibits, performances, and direct– ing ventures. Contact the magazine by e-mailing psumag@pdx.edu, sending a fax to 503-725-4465, or mailing Portland State Magazine, Office of University Communications, PO Box 751, Portland OR 97207-0751. 6 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE FALL 2008 Student rock band wins the battle SOON AFTER FRONTMAN Dan Hall and guitarist Ari Katcher moved from Alaska to Pordand to attend PSU, they hooked up with three ocher guys from Alaska-Jason Wah to on keyboards, Andrew Tocemoff on bass, and Dylan Mandel on drums-to form The Lives of Famous Men, the band chat swept MTV's 2008 Can1pus Invasion Battle of the Bands. The win earned the pop-rock band a coveted spot hosting MTV's Dean's List, a chance to play in front of the largest crowd of their young career, plus $10,000. The face chat two of the group were enrolled in school made the The Lives of Famous Men eligible to compete in the MTV contest, but the band 's growing Internet savvy really helped it take things to che next level. The band has a strong on line fan base, and shares music, news, and tour info with fans through an online network chat includes sites such as MySpace, purevolume, Lasc.fm, and Buzznec. Dylan says, "I honestly don't understand how bands back in che day did ic." Bue whatever these talented young men are doing now, they seem to be doing it right. Hear the band October 3 at Pordand's Saryricon, 125 NW Sixth Avenue. For ocher shows, music clips, and more, go to www.myspace. comlthelivesojfamousmen.