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Broken Social Scene, Stan,
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Indie Rock
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• Tuesday •
The Mad Caddies,
The Queen, Maxeen,
Even in Blackouts
Punk Rock
l:oo pat, Sio advance, $iz door
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Death Cab for Cutie with
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Incite Rock
l:oo pm. $io advance, $12 door
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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
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.. 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.
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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.
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