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■TAP DANCE WORKSHOP Tap virtuoso Brenda Bufalino wilt leach a workshop this weekend at Musical Feet. She will preform at Condon School on Monday Oct 25. Call 485-2938 tor information Oregon Daily Emerald October 22, I 9P3 TTTTTT»» SEATTLE SCENE RATING GUIDE **** !V«H J»m *★* Nirvana. Souml*«rdrn Si! Mi* V lot * llrart By Jake Barg Oregon Dtty ErntnU PORTLAND — The Smashing Pumpkins put on the "Billy Corgnn Show" last week at l-a l.una. (.'-organ, lend singer and lead gui tarist. is also the load genius behind one of today's best bands — or what Corgnn presents as a band, (.organ, after all. penned or help pen all of the lyrics to the songs on the group's latest album, Sianwsn Drmiin, wrote much of the music itself and actually Jake’s Corner LOCAL SHOWS played many oi the bass, rhythm and lead guitar purts on the album. In concert Oct. 13, (’organ was certainly no less impressive. Although it wouici chj pnysi* tally impossible for Corsan to tarry the load of playing all of the instru ments, his impressive lead — backed up by bassist D'Arcy and rhythm gui tarist lames Iha — moved the young, energetic crowd to his tales of life's woes. The crowd was especially respon sive to such songs as "Today," which elicited a response similar to what the Red Hot Chill Peppers would get during "Under the Bridge" at mam Lollapalooza — a crowd chorus However, "Today” is nowhore near ns cheeseballish us "Under the Bridge." so the choruses will likely continue. Unfortunately. Corgan was without his ice cream man’s uniform that he wears in the "Today" video, and fha was not wearing the dress that he does in the video. Too had It would have added a nice touch. Corgan was wearing a fine, fully buttoned, long-sleeve, disco-type shirt that he may have found in a Portland used-clothes store, though The shirt makes sense if you understand Corgan and his intelli gent lyrics, but it was almost com pletely contradictory to the sounds coming out of his guitar, which resemble a mix between the grind ings of Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi and constant distortions of Kurt Cobain. Songs such as "Hummer,” "Silverfuck" and the closer. "Cherub Rock,” sent feet, fists and flannels flying in a fury of freaky ... some thing. (Somewhere in the big mess, my watch was floating around, too. I was in so much of a hurry to get in the show in the first place that 1 neglected to leave my prized valu ables back in the car Bad move with this crowd.) Throughout the show, Corgan, who Billy Corgan playad music as Una as the shirt on his back last weak at La Luna with tha Smashing Pumpkins. looked anything but as energetic us the crowd he was playing for. jumped around, bringing down his guitar in guitar god-like fashion at the close of oat h of the heavier tunes His playing skills particularly stood out on the "Cherub Rock” solo, which started with a firework-like launch and ended when the chorus came screaming hack in. The band’s encore was as unique as the band itself After Gorgon's announcement that "this is the sec ond set” (which elicited this answer from the otherwise still and quint D'Art.y: "Tho short onn”). thu group playnd "Drown." This was once again upstaged by Corgan — left alone on tho stage hy tho other rnemt>ers — who, with microphone in hand and guitar dis carded. finished the chorus and even threw in some lyrics from "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Appropriate, considering it was the crowd that had found the gem at the end of tho rainbow . .. in the form of Smashing Pumpkins. Eugene SCENE ■ KWVA CONCERT ON LAWN . "The Screw1' is KWVA's first V'j event It starts at 3:30 and ends at V- 9 30 . If weather permits it will be % held on the east lawn of the EMU, if it's rainy the concert will move into the ballroom Friday, Oct. 22 Hitting Birth, Buckhorn and New Bad Things WOW Hall, 9 pm. Tickets a/e $6. $7 Drum Workshop Eugene Jazz Studio. 8 p m. Cost is $10 Call 683-2024 tor more into West Atncan Dance Workshop Room 350 Gertinger Annex 6:30 p m $10 donation requested Call 344-3872 tor more informa tion Peter Wilde Buffalo Gals Gallery & Gathering Grounds. 8pm $2 cover charge Cal' 344-0972 for more info Glorias Dei Cantores First Christian Church, 8 p.m Tickets are S12, 58 The T rip to Bountiful Pentacle Theatre. 8:15 p.m Tickets are 59 Norton Buffalo Good Times Cate and Bar, 9:30 p.m. Cost is 56 Saturday, Oct. 23 Debbie Seymour Hiiyard Street Beanery. 10 a m. Downtown Beanery. 8 p m Glenn Spearman Double Tno WOW Hall, 8 p m. Tickets are S6, $1 Film Festival Buffalo Gals Gallery and Gath ering Ground, 8 p m. S2 cover charge Sunday, Oct. 24 Angela Hewitt with the Oregon Symphony Arlene Schmt/er Concert Hall Call 288 1353 lot more mlo Tuesday, Oct. 26 High Street Good Times Cafe and Bar 9.30 p m. Cost is S2 Cbns Smither John Henry's. 8 p m Cost is $5 ^TrrJVs i *$■ A BRONX TALE ★ ★★ STARRING: Robert OeNiro. RATING: R Cban Palmmttm RUNNING TIME: 1 ?0 min OIRECTOR: Robert OeNiro PLAYING AT: Movieiand By Charles Riedl for r» Crogor Dufy frrxxaxi At first glance. A liron.x Tali' did not look incredibly original or promising. All the talk and various gossip surrounding the film gave the appearance that this was just another standard ized "Godfatherish" Italian-American-Mafin type flick. Yet surprises seem to he abundant in this fall season of cinema. The story unfolds in n 19fi0s New York setting, and involves a !>oy who is uiught in the midtile of two opposing father figures. Turn to TALE. Page 10