Pulse
Oregon Daily Emerald
Thursday, May 19, 2005
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“I feel that if a person has problems
communicating the very least he can
do is to shut up. ’’
Tom Lehrer | Musician/mathematician
BY JOSH LINTEREUR
PULSE REPORTER
The annual community
Festival will bring food bootl
and regional music acts to
campus this weekend
Rain or shine, the summer festival season gets underway Friday with the 35th annual
Willamette Valley Folk Festival.
Sponsored by the EMU Cultural Forum, the free three-day fete attracts more than 20,000
revelers to campus each spring to sample food, crafts and an expansive lineup of more than
40 musicians playing on three separate stages in and around the EMU.
Though folk music remains the backbone of the festival, it has evolved since its inception in
1971 to include music acts that are decidedly non-folk, and this year continues that trend with
music ranging from world-beatto blues.
"It's continuing to branch out," festival coordinator Lisa Andrews said of this year's mu
sic lineup, which is weighted more toward folk music during the day but features non-folk
headliners at night. She said three headliners will appear Friday through Sunday nights,
"which is new from years past."
Beginning at 4 p.m. Friday and ending at 6 p.m. Sunday, the festival will feature 18 bands per
forming on the main stage, located on the EMU east lawn. Secondary stages atthe EMU Am
phitheater and The Buzz Coffeehouse will showcase additional performances, while workshops
and activities will take place in the Fir and Ben Linder Rooms.
Headliners include rhythm and blues act The Shane Dwight Band, afro-beat group
Aphrodesia, and rockers New Monsoon. Local acts, such as the Hershal Bloom Experi
ence, Justin King, Laura Kemp and the Sugar Beets, will be playing the main stage
throughout the day.
FOLK, page 10
■ In my opinion
RYAN NYBURG
BUDGET RACK
The end of the American
movie theater era is near
Why do people still go to movie theaters?
They are noisy, expensive, inconvenient and
increasingly a breeding ground for intrusive
advertising. The worst thing about going to the
average American movie theater, of course, is
having to spend an hour and a half with other
average Americans. We must admit that we
are not the most pleasant group of people to
be around and most of us don't like each other,
so why bother at all?
More and more, I find myself at home
watching DVDs instead of shelling out the
cash for a ticket atthe local multiplex or art
house. Does this make me a bad person? Does
the fact that I'm beginning to have trouble with
the community experience of viewing films in a
NYBURG, page 9
PULSEMUSIC PULSEMUSIC
Weezer, "Make Believe": Let's face it Weezer will never again match the colossal genius that was "The Blue Al
bum" and "Pinkerton." So if you can accept that, you can definitely accept "Make Believe," Weezer's much-anticipated
fifth album. This is the band's first album since "Pinkerton" that can stand on its own, and it marks a new era for the fabu
lous four. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Weezer is back, sticking with the sound that brought them success and admiration,
with instantly appealing hooks and beautiful guitar solos, but the band has tweaked and grown with its sound. Even
though the album is reminiscent of the Weezer from a decade ago, "Make Believe" is destined to be a classic all it's own.
The album starts off with the poppy, radio-friendly "Beverly Hills," which comes off as a mixture of what was on their
lasttwo albums. The second song, "Perfect Situation," could have definitely been found on "The Green Album" with its
big, guitar-driven intro that slides into Rivers' smooth voice and poppy, emotional lyrics. The hits continue with "This Is
Such A Pity," which has a beginning reminiscent the 1980s Men at Work song "Who Can It Be Now?." "Damage in Your
Heart" manages to be instrumentally tight yet have beautifully smooth, flowing vocals. There are, of course, a fair share
of typical Weezer rockin’ ballads, such as "Hold Me" and "Haunt You Every day." Weezertries something new with the
spooky "Freak Me Out," which actually made me laugh out loud the first time I listened to it.
All in all, "Make Believe" is definitely an album to add to the collection and proves that Weezer is finally back and
ready to rock.
—Amy Lichty
INSIDE PULSE
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Check out Cat Baldwin's latest
installment of "Heads Up
Penny."
Horsehead is a great place to
hang out with friends in
downtown Eugene.
Check out the new Pulse
comic strip this week, John
Palmer's "Cool Nuvo."
Today
Anne McCue
John Henry's
7 p.m.$7
Folk
Friday
OUT/LOUD Queer
Women's Music
Festival
WOW Hall
8 p.m.$5to$7
Rock
Saturday
OUT/LOUD continued
WOW Hall
8 p.m. $5 to $7
Rock
Sunday
Paul Prince
Sam Bond's Garage
8:30 p.m. $5
Acoustic guitar
TOP 5 MOVIES
1:"Monster-in-Law"
2: "Kicking &
Screaming"
3: "Unleashed"
4: "Kingdom of Heaven"
5: "Crash"
NEWYORKTIMES
BEST-SELLERS
1: James Patterson and
Maxine Paetro,
"4th of July"
2: Nicholas Sparks,
"True Believer"
3: Sue Monk Kidd,
"The Mermaid Chair"
4: Dan Brown,
"The Da Vinci Code"
5: Mary Higgins Clark,
"No Place Like Home"
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BILLBOARDTOP 5
1:Nine Inch Nails,
"With Teeth"
2: Mariah Carey,
"The Emancipation of
Mimi"
3: Rob Thomas,
"...Something to Be"
4:50 Cent,
"The Massacre"
5: Bruce Springsteen,
"Devils & Dust"