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017685 I VI'1VI Hflli 8th & ■ Friday ■ anticon featuring themselves (doseone and jel) with Clue to Kalo f:oop«,$t advance, Sio door ■ Sunday ■ Broken Social Scene, Stan, lason Collett Indie Rock l:oo pm, Sio advance, $iz door • Tuesday • The Mad Caddies, The Queen, Maxeen, Even in Blackouts Punk Rock l:oo pat, Sio advance, $iz door ■ Wednesday ■ Death Cab for Cutie with Nada Surf Incite Rock l:oo pm. $io advance, $12 door All Ages Welcome • 6H7-2746 Community Carter lor toe rcnormng Arts ^0(5/) rs/m'^Zsasic# IK) School of Music ir Department of Dance NOVEMBER CONCERTS For more information on School of Music events, call 346-5678, or call Guardline at 485-2000, ext. 2533 for a taped message. Thur. AMELIA PIANO TRIO 11/13 Chamber Music Series 8 p.m.f Beall Hall Music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Ned Rorem. Limited $5 student rush tickets; reserved seats $12, $25, $29, at the Hult Center (682-5000) or EMU (346-4363) Sat. FUTURE MUSIC OREGON 11/15 UO Music Technology Program 8 p.m., Room 198 Music $5 General Admission, $3 students & senior citizens Sun. OREGON STRING QUARTET 11/16 UO Faculty Artist Series 3 p.m., Beall Hall $9 General Admission, $5 students & senior citizens Mon. ANDRE-MICHEL SCHUB, Piano 11/17 Guest Artist Recital 8 p.m., Beall Hall $15 reserved seats, $10 upper balcony; available in advance from EMU ticket office ( 346-4363) Tues. OREGON COMPOSERS FORUM 11/18 New music by composition students 8 p.m., Beall Hall FREE Admission Thur. POETRY IN SONG 11 /20 Art songs featuring UO voice students. 7:30 p.m., Beall Hall FREE Admission Fri. THE JAZZ CAFE 11/21 UO Jazz Combos 8 p.m., Room 178 Music $5 General Admission, $3 students & senior citizens Fri-Sa FALL DANCE CONCERT: 11/21 Palpate-An Evening of Dance and Film & 22 Department of Dance 8 p.m., Dougherty Theatre Guest artists Pam Geber & Eric Handman $10 General Admission, $5 students & senior citizens Sun. UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY 11 /23 UO Ensemble 3 p.m., Beall Hall $5 General Admission, $3 students & senior citizens Mon. OREGON JAZZ ENSEMBLE & LAB BANDS 11 /24 UO Jazz Ensembles 8 p.m„ Beall Hall $5 General Admission, $3 students & seniors Tues. 100th MONKEY ENSEMBLE O 11/25 Contemporary Music Ensemble - 8 p.m., Beall Hall FREE Admission of o«con For pur complete calendar, check: music.uoregon.edu Animated shorts showcase artwork The Animation Show' features art from around the world and will open at the Bijou ori Friday By Ryan Nyburg Senior Pulse Reporter Of all film styles, animation seems to be the most under-appreci ated, at least in this country. When most Amer icans think of animated PREVIEW fllms' what .. generally comes to mind is some long-forgotten piece of schmaltz from Disney, or even worse, the dull conformity of most Japanese anime. Fortunately, this situation is being remedied. Shows like "The Simp sons" and "King of the Hill" have brought animation into the televi sion forefront, and touring shows like "Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation" have given independent shorts an outlet. So it should come as no surprise that the latest offering from the animation vanguard, "The Animation Show," is from "King of the Hill" creator Mike Judge and frequent "Spike & Mike" contributor Don Hertzfeldt. The show, which has been touring the country since mid-September, is a compilation of animated shorts from around the world. Many of the selections have been nominated for Academy Awards, among other hon ors; most have been in circulation for a few years. Anyone who follows animation closely probably won't be seeing anything new, but what the show does offer is a collection of some of the best, most beautiful work of the past few years. Some highlights include the Japanese film "Mt. Head," which owes its style more to traditional Japanese artwork than popular ani me forms. It tells the comical tale of a man who finds a cherry tree grow ing out of his head. The German film "Das Rad" tells the story of hu man civilization as seen from the perspective of rocks, and the clayma tion work "Ident" deals in themes concerning human interaction and self perception — not standard fare for those who grew up on "Bambi," or even "Pokemon." One of the most interesting selec tions is "Mars and Beyond," part of a series of color shorts done for Dis ney in 1957 by Ward Kimball. The film is a nature documentary theo rizing what life on Mars would be like and borders on the surreal in both its vision and brilliance. Com puter generated animation also makes a good showing, with the beautifully rendered shorts "The Cathedral" and "50 Percent Grey." Both are past Oscar nominees and Eric Layton Illustrator deservedly so. As with any piecemeal production like this, it can't be expected that every film will be good. The three claymation "Ricardo" shorts are as brief as they are pointless, and a col lection of Judge's early pencil draw ings seem to have been added to ap pease fans of his work (though the inclusion of his short "Huh?" is a blessing). But most of the problems come from what is missing rather than what is included, and since Judge and Hertzfeldt seem intent on make this an annual effort, there re ally isn't much room for complaint. Which brings us to the work of Hertzfeldt. A man who can make stick-figure drawings of such perverse brilliance must have some thing wrong with him. 1 often won der what such a man's childhood was like and usually come to the conclusion that I don't want to know. Regardless, two of his classic works are on display here, as are three new shorts made for the open ing, middle and conclusion of "The Animation Show." His work is cer tainly twisted but also undoubtedly enjoyable, as are many of the other shorts here. Let's hope this anima tion show is here to stay. "The Animation Show" opens on Friday at the Bijou Art Cinemas, which is located at 492 E. 13th Ave. Contact the senior pulse reporter at ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com. San Fransisco’s Vinyl to rock Eugene with instrumental music The 8-year-old band is performing next week at the Wild Duck Music Hall in a 21-and-overshow By Natasha Chilingerian Pulse Reporter Danny Cao of the San Francisco band Vinyl said its music has so much beat and flavor that it never fails to in spire audience members to dance "If you're sitting down, you'll proba bly end up getting up to dance," he said. Vinyl, which has been performing throughout the United States and Canada for the last eight years, is bringing its act to the Wild Duck Music Hall, located at 169 W. 6th Ave, on Nov. 19. The instrumental, funk, Latin and reggae group plans to provide a "rollicking good time" and a "high-en ergy dance party" for the audience. The group — which is composed of bassist Geoff Vaughan, drummer Alexis Razon, trumpet player Danny Cao, gui tarist Billy Frates, saxophone player Doug Thomas, percussionist Johnny Durkin and keyboard player Jonathan Korty — played together for the first time in Durkin's garage in 1995. Vaugh an said it was during this session that they realized how well they sounded together. For the next six months, Vinyl began writing songs and playing at friends' parties. Shortly after, they hit San Francisco clubs and watched their careers take off. Vaughan said their biggest success so far has been playing at the annual New Orleans Jazz Festival for the past five years. "It was an important experience in the evolution of our band," he said. CONCERT PREVIEW Courtesy The San Francisco group Vinyl will blend Latin, funk and reggae music at the Wild Duck Music Hall on Wednesday. The group is touring the Northwest and Canada next week. "There was a long list of players who sat in with us on stage." Thomas describes the group's sound as a mix of Latin, funk, reggae, salsa and dance rolled into one special groove. "We go through a journey of differ ent high-energy styles during our per formances," he said. Vinyl is planning to release its fourth album, "All the Way live," by the end of 2003. The double recording is a recap of a recent two-day performance in San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. The group's three previous albums, "Vinyl," "Live At Sweetwater" and "Flea Market" are for sale in some California and Oregon music stores, at Vinyl con certs and on the band's Web site at http://www.vinylgroove.com. Durkin is the band's newest member and said each musician in Vinyl holds an equal importance, unlike some bands that only highlight one or more members at their performances. "We are a good group when we all play together," he said. "No one stands out." Cao said the band creates a mellow atmosphere that appeals to different types of people. "We draw a diverse crowd when we play around the nation," he said. "We're not as 'in your face' as rock shows. We create a joyful vibe." The Wild Duck Music Hall concert is part of an Oregon, Washington and British Columbia tour from Nov. 19 to Nov. 23. After performing in Eugene, Vinyl will hit Portland, Seattle, Vancou ver and Whistler B.C. Vaughan said more song writing and performing is in store for Vinyl's future. "We like playing live shows, and we want to keep doing that" he said. "We are motivated by our new percussion player, and we want to channel that en ergy into our live shows and also write more songs." The 21-and-over show begins at 9 p.m. Advance tickets are $ 10 at the Wild Duck bar, all TicketsWest outlets and at www.eugene.com. They will also be available at the door for $ 12. Contact the Pulse reporter at natashachilingerian@dailyemerald.com. your independent student newspaper
