If you went to college in the eary '90s, chances are you attended at least one keg party. Campus regulations were looser back then, and students took advantage. Studying at Randolph-Macon College at the time, the guys in Carbon Leaf benefited from those conditions. They put together a cover band regularly gigged at backyard parties and frat events. These days, the band is known for playing an eclectic mix of original music that draws from blues, folk and rock, and its latest album, Love Loss Hope Repeat Reneaux, a re-recording of their 2006 album by the same name, offers mid-tempo alt-rock tunes such as the moody title track that compare favorably to acts such as Toad the Wet Sprocket and Dave Matthews Band. (Niesel)