April 17, 2001 Carleton Alum to Appear on "Today" as Member of "Four Shadow" Northfield, Minn. — Kevin Steinman, a 1997 Carleton College graduate, is scheduled to perform on NBC-TV's morning news program, "Today," as a member of the a cappella singing group "Four Shadow," at 9 a.m. EST on Tuesday, May 8. The four-member all-male group has been performing nationwide since the mid-1990s at venues from county fairs to colleges to corporate events. Steinman, a baritone, has been with the group since the fall of 1997 and has performed in over 550 shows. He was a two-year member of the Knights, an all-male a cappella group, during his student days at Carleton. He also sang with the Carleton Choir and the Chamber Singers, and played trombone with the Carleton Jazz Ensemble. In addition to his full-time job with "Four Shadow," Steinman occasionally substitute teaches in the Minneapolis Public School system. "Four Shadow" is truly a vocal group—they don't use drum machines, synthesizers, sampling or pre-recorded material and produce every sound with their vocal cords, from percussion to guitar riffs and thumping bass. The Minnesota-based group performs original songs and tunes by artists like the Beach Boys, Paul Simon and the Dave Matthews Band. They have shared the stage with Huey Lewis, the Persuasions, Rockapella and such legendary groups as the Coasters, the Drifters and the Platters. The group's CD, "Where Have You Been," was named one of the best recordings of 2000 by the Recorded A Cappella Review Board. # # # #