1 INUTEBQNIRVANA_ 2 VICTIMS LUCKY DUBE ~T"~5iO ' i m61hIr {-AfttW 4 MOVE_ M FEELS LIKE RAIN BUOQY GUY .._ . 116 PROMISES > LIES UB4Q ... . 1/ BREAKAQAWN_DE LA SOUL_ iB fnchanism...The Indians __ 19 AUTOMATIC FOR __ _ REM__ __ 20 l IBERATOR.~.~.OMO DANCE SHOES BALLET • JAZZ • TAP FOLK • MODERN CAPEZIO • BLOCH • FREED • CHACOTT LEO'S TIGHTS TOPS CAPEZIO • DANSKIN • DANCE FRANCE MARIKA • BARISHNIKOV • and MORE! Hours Monday • Saturday 9:10-5:30 Sundays 12:00-5:00 41 W. Broadway Eugene Downtown Mall 686-2671 SRO Production* It's a Riot! 20 characters 14 men, 5 women, 1 dog 2 actors V Greater x "Go ahead...laugh it up."—Oregonian Starring Ralph Steadman host of KUGN "Ralph Radio" also starring Jay Horenstein 4 performances Sept. 24, 25, & Oct. 1,2 7:30 p.m. Soreng Theatre. All seats $13.50 Tickets available at Hull Center Box Office. KMU Main Desk or charge by phone 687-5000 »»»»»¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ Trance Mission casts spell at Henry’s By Edward Klopfenstein 0?»Qon Dafy l rv0*aki The hand "Trance Mission” played everything from a hass clarinet to Australian Didgeridoo* at John llenrv's last Friday night. The hand was fol lowed by guitarist Elliot Sharp, w ho was touring solo from his band Carbon "We're thinking for our next album cover to line everything up on a helicopter pad said hand mem ber Kenneth Newby, who played samples, Indian flute and numerous other Instruments No one plays just one Centerpiece to the self-styled "world nx k” hand is the didgeridoo. an aborigine instrument that sets a haunting native tone The complementing mod ern and traditional instruments make it sound like U2 ft C But the hand sounds anything but old Stephen Kent on didgeridoo and John Loose on gongs set a very upbeat tempo that often jolts its audience In quick shifts in rhythm. Beth Cluster plays alto and bass c Inrinets and Kenneth Newby transgresses hetween high-tech and ancient instru ments "We're try ing to get [ample to a trance state." said Cluster, alluding to the baud's name "A driving, thrusting of the peh ic, trance state " On stage. Kent's "t ircular style of breathing" on the didgeridoo appeared like he was practicing a deep huddhist mantra Straight-faced Cluster appeared nothing hut focused Newhy and Loose both swayed with their instruments like they were the instruments During the show, one heavy-set woman from the audiem e got up and started belly dancing in the dance pit Most others just cowardly tapped their feet in the dark Band memlters said they were hummed that only 70 people showed. " It's just frustrating, you know We come all the way up here to a small crowd," fillister said after the first set We re used to playing in front of more people." The hand often plays to crowds of 500 in their home base of San Francisco, said fillister Friday's gig in Fugene w as one in a tour of stops through the Northwest. Trance Mission, formed in April 1B02. pays trib ute to the aborigine on their album cover, as they did Friday night "(The song Tjiipi) is for Bernan Bernan. who, on the anniversary of the founding of white Aus tralia. planted a flag on the white cliffs of Dover to claim all of Britain for Aborigines." said Kent to the cheering crowd. Politics and instruments aside. Trance Mission isn't for everyone, but it was enjoyable. The intense beat of the drums and didgeridoos seemed to set the scene of an ancient festival, imag inary bonfires flu kering and all. With both Clus ter's and Loose's intense play, the band definitely lived up to it's "Trance" mission. Trance Mission records on the City of Tribes label. KiIiot Sharp was the next musician at John Hen ry's. Sharp, well known around New York City's loft scene and in Europe, has been playing experimen tal guitar for more than 20 years. When he was young and a "science nerd” (he wanted to be a physicist and said he can chat frac tical geometry with the best), he became inspired by guitar greats like Jirni Hendrix and Cecil Taylor. The "psycho" rocker definitely proved his skill The guitarist can hit chords on his two-necked gui tar most players don’t know exist. And loud? Ears were still ringing the next morning. Before the show, he said he isn't partial to any one kind of music. He favors Indian and pygmy "world music" just as much as Bartok and Beethoven's Inter quartets "Maybe it's egotistical, but 1 like to have an influ ence on people," lie said. He did. lost lfi minutes after he began his set, half the audience left. They obviously didn't buy the ear plugs that the guys at the front door sold for a quar ter. Experimental guitar, but music without rhythm, isn't for everyone, that's definitely a shame tiecause Sharp is an excellent guitarist. I just could'nt stay in the same room long enough to enjoy it. Hornsby off the range lights up Hult Center By Kaly Soto Oregon CMy ( me'aid Rock is not usually a word associated with Bruce Hornsby, but rock he did when he play The Hull Center on Tuesday Septem ber 22 Hornsby was touring in support of his newest release Harbor Ughts Harbor Lights is Hornsby 's first release without The Range which allowed Hornsby to con centrate on his "trademark piano sound." In the time between his last release, 1990’s A Night On The Town Hornsby played over 100 shows as guest keyboardist with the Grateful Dead at the same time he managed to tour with The Range, and he contributed to 40 albums by artists such as Bob Dylan. Bonnie Raitt. Don Henley. Squeeze, and Robbie Robertson. In addition to all of those public activities he became a father to twin boys Keith and [arrett. After about a year of touring and recording with other people Hornsby decided to return to nis own career. " 1 went. ’Wait a minute! It’s time to get back to me. So I turned down all record requests and stopped playing with the Dead.” His time with the Dead influ enced the outcome of Harbor Lights as did the fact that Dead guitarist |erry Oarcia appears on two of the albums tracks. Of the Dead influence Hornsby said. "There really is a little of the improvisatory spirit and sponta neous atmosphere on this album." He goes on to say. “Hav ing played with them so much... Turn to HORNSBY. Page 15 CAR TUNES NEW DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL! 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