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They are exploring the use of MIDI (Musical Instru ment Digital Interface) to integrate visuals (i.e lights) into their music so certain visu al effects will be signaled depending on what is being played Die group maintains a strong allegiance to its roots of being a versatile band that straddles the boundaries between the aca demic and popular music worlds. They have one foot firmly planted in the con cert hall and the other one in the c lub scene IJndgmn and Rick Scott, who both play synthesizers and percussion, say they are the only two remaining founding mem hers of the band. The two other original members went their own ways and were replaced by Michael Hierylo on guiiar and percussion and Ken l-'ield. Ken is the sax man and seems to have a habit of show ing up late to the groups' rendezvous Mike refers to Eric and Rick as the "founders,'- and to Ken and himself os the "foundlings." In their other lives. Mike teaches music; theory and MIDI at the Northeast School of Broadcast, and Ken works at a high-tech firm. When asked who makes the deci sions in the band all three say. "It’s a democracy " But clearly I.indgren is the leader and has the best sense of whore the hand is going. "The floor is open for comments." he says, adding that everyone has a say in what the band does. One of the two oth er members at the table complains that Lindgran won’t call the compositions they ploy "tunes." 1 ask Lindgren if the band s songs aren 1 "tunes," then what are they. He says "they are etudes and opuses" and throws around some more of those high-sounding foreign musical tenns I never quite learned when I took music appreciation class. While all the hand members have side projects they are working on. Lindgren appears to bo the most musically produc tive He has a small recording studio in Cambridge, Massachusetts, whore he has worked on and helped produce the albums of many locally popular bands I fe co-pro duced and co-wrote an album with Willie "Loco" Alexander, an old-timer in the Boston metropolitan music scene, who was lift'd by foe Perry of Aerosmith as one of his favorite musicians * indgron also started his own label ! called Arl Arf records. Recently, he &»put out a collection of rare? lOfiOs garage band singles rutiled Tlw Scotty Sto ry. which he says is named after a pro ducer in the mid-west who re< ordud a lot of great but unrecognized stuff Lindgren believes the tuts were "the only time good music was being made." In regard to the Birdsongs’ music, it is an eclectic mix of many styles and tradi tions. and is mostly played on synthesiz ers. The varying backgrounds that the musicians bring to the music for example, Bierylo brings a world-beat influence. The tasteful addition of many percussion instruments, including a paint tan and the hubcap from a Mercury Cougar, give the group its idiosyncratic sound. The low toch use of primitive percussion is offset by the high-tech use of the latest in sam pling technology. Through the use of intricate shifts in structure and complex rhythm and time changes, the Birdsongs' music captures the anxieties and tensions of modern life. And it does so in a way that leaves the lis tener better off for having engaged in it. unlike some modem music Though many of their songs are complex and intellec tually stimulating, the members of the Birdsongs can get playful, too Known for its covers of the Rocky and Bull winkle theme song and the Simpsons' therne song, the group tries to have fun with its music while still remaining professional The group has a humorous side that comes from its sense of the ironies of life in the 20th century. They express it through their music and their occasional comments onstage. The band does not use any lyrics, the songs are strictly instru mental. The Birdsongs' put out their lost album 011992 CjkWea Pywclostics The album is not too much of a departure lor the group except for the fac t that it marks gui tarist Martin Swope's last involvement. The band plays some songs from it and some from their older material at its shows, of which they do about 20 or 30 a year, Lindgren said. When it hits the road, the hand usually takes short lours through dif ferent regions of the country. For exam ple. every year it spends 12 days going through cities of the South. After their performances in Fmgenc and then Portland, they are heading to Hawaii where they will be artists-in-residence at a place called the Kalani Honua retreat where they will put on workshops for high school students. "They will be putting us up for a week." said Lindgren, who is looking forward to the trip. "Wo will also do a couple of shows in Oahu.” Auer everyone finishes eating, and I get tired of asking questions, we leave the bakery and head for the "club." asLindgren calls it. It is around 8 p.m.. which means it's time for the band to set up and run a sound chock. 1 tell Scott and Blerylo where John Hen ry’s is located, and they take the von over. Lindgren rides with mo. When we get to the bar 1 help the guys unload. They hove plenty of time and use it make sun* all their gear is in place and ready to go later Scott shows me his octapad and the Apple computer the band uses to make unusual sounds. I bang on the octapad, look at Lindgren's keyboard and sampler and am pretty impressed h\ the whole configuration on stage. The Iwnd members meet and biter find out that although John Henry is not one of the owners of tie* bar. for some strange ma son that I don't fully comprehend, the place is named after him. There were a bunch of people that appeared to only is* interested in hear ing one of the rock hands that are a staple of the place Others were devoted Birdsongs fans. One guy said he saw the band one time in Illinois and really enjoyed it. The band members played three full sets, mingling with the audience in between them. They responded to requests for their ever-pop ular cover of the Rocky and Bullwlnkle song. The song was a real crowd-ploaser. I wonder if John Henry's was really the right venue for the Birdsongs. The liar is known to book more of the loud rock acts. John Henry's said the bar was trying to branch out and get more diverse acts CINEMA Continued from Page 5 the two justices anti sharps her ideas with her professor/boyfriend played by Sain Shepard Shepard's character passes the theory, known as "The Belli an Brief," on to a friend who works for the FBI. and before long, the brief has tx-en widely but not publicly — distributed After that, people start netting killed, It seems that this amateur detective has come up with a theory that not only eluded all the offit lal authorities in America, but also hap pens to tie right on the money Once these killings t auso her to fear for her life (which doesn't take long), Shaw enlists the help of Cray Grantham (played by Den/el Washington), an investigative reporter for the fit titious Washington Hrr aid. who helps her to bring her story to light before tlie lights go out for both of them Although it includes two of Hollywood's most bankable stars. Julia Konerts and lien* zel Washington. The Pelican Briefs cast ris ns above tin* rest more because of its bit players than because of its two leads Turn ing in es[H*i Kills satisls ing performances are John l.ithgow (hoot loose. The Philadelphia Experiment. Horn anil the Hendersons) as Granthams veteran news editor, and Robert Culp (best known for tlie TV series The Greatest American Hero) us the president of the United States. Once again, i haven't read the novel by John Grisham on which this movie was based. I have been told that it's a thrilling read Hut even if the film is not as good as the book, it still provides a nicely tuned sto ry that doesn't leave os many loose ends as other novel-to-screenplay adaptations I have seen lately (Jurassic Park, for instance). Cred it for that accomplishment should probably go to Alan J. Pakula, who not only wrote the screenplay, but also directed and produced the film. The Pelican Brief is a fairly exciting film, but it unfortunately locks the non-stop dan ger quality of the very best thrillers. Some times you're worried about Shaw and Grantham, but not all the time. It's not a con stant cdge-of-vour-seat experience, but it does have its moments. PHILADELPHIA Continued from Page 5 into (In* lift* of a gay man whose sexuality lakes a hack seat to his professional life. Yet the lat k of acceptance of his sexuality by peo ple around him destroy that professional life, so he must fight for the right to be judged on merit and not sexuality The countercultural SV.v Is takes a more probing look into the sexuality ol gay men. and leav es the disr ussion of rights to Philadel phia. It's a deeper look into what it means to lie ga>. and all the different types of men who are The film does not apologize for it's bla tant sexuality, nor does it gloss over the sex ual with the political. 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