arts&entertainraent THREAD Sometimes going home for the weekend to visit the folks is a little tense, but you can bet that it’s not as intense as Clyde Owens’ trip home to rural North Carolina in Jonathan Bolt's Threads. Threads, the‘first of two plays this quarter presented by the Dramatic Arts Department, is a family drama about the homecoming of a less-than- successful Hollywood actor to the mill town he grew up in. As with most contemporary dramas, the famlily reunion develops into a series of con­ frontations and introspection. Director William Glover calls it an old-fashioned, simple play that is as warm and humorous as it is dramatic. Glover, a guest lecturer in the department of Dramatic Art, comes to UCSB as a professional, having directed at the Mark Taper Forum and played the voice of Winston in Disney’s Oliver and Company. His best summation of Threads was, "it’s en­ tertaining.” "When you go to the theater you go to be en­ tertained,” said Glover. “Its the opposite of television. TV says ‘don’t get involved’ ... theater says 'please come, please think.’ When you leave, the experience has made you richer.” Threads may not be a great piece of art, but it’s not TV. The play rises from the depths of mere en­ tertainment by tapping into a raw nerve of human experience: family. The Owens family draws the personal life of playwright Bolt, who knew fir­ sthand the hardship of working in a textile mill and interacting in a rural family. Few of the mostly ur­ ban-bred UCSB audience could claim that kind of background, but almost all of us know what it is to try to come to terms with our own identity and discover what our family means to us. Director Glover used that common experience to bring out quality performances from the student I cast, which he calls young but "very mature. ...Directing is drawing from, it’s not dictating.” he J said. "All good acting originates in the gut of the actor.” Arts talked with Christopher Emerson, who plays Clyde Owens, after the final dress rehearsal. It took several minutes for him to break out of the North Carolinan accent that he and the cast have spent many hours working on. "The language of the play helps you get right into it,” he said with a drawl. Carolyn McLaughlin plays Sally Owens, the mother whose imminent death from cancer has drawn her family together. McLaughlin calls her character "a classic Southern mom. I’m basing her on my great-grandmother, a proper Texas mother and a friend of the family who passed away recently.” _ The threads of the title are at once too deep at workTiere, though; just the the threads of the characters’ lives and common experience of living, those of the mill. Both function in the Threads plays Feb. 23 through 25 and dual role of binding and causing cuts, Feb. 28 through March 4 at the Studio We’ve Got Movies 3A reminiscent of the cuts loom-workers Theater. For ticket information, contact We've Got Talk 4^, 5A receive after years in the mill. Nothing Arts and Lectures. We’ve Got Music 6A, 7A 2A Thursday, February 23,1989

For their UCSB show on Thursday, March 2 (you guessed it: 8 PM in Campbell Hall), the Boys will be graced with the presence of the beloved Scottish folksinger, Jean Redpath. But

"to call Jean Redpath a Scottish folksinger is a bit like calling Michalangelo an Italian interior designer, " according to the Edinburgh Evening News. She is most commonly Jcnown to u£ as Garrison Keillor's endearing frequent guest on public radio's, "A Prairie Home Companion."

outhful irtuosity sonatas in Campbell Hall with Y V Schumann's Sonata in A minor, Op. At a mere 21 years of age, violinist 105; Franck's Sonata in A Major for Joshua Bell regularly incites critical Violin and Piano; and Beethoven's raves like this: "Bell's tone is suave, Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 richly varied and never yields to stress ("Kreutzer"). Tickets are on sale now or strain. His intonation is uncannily at the A&L Ticket Office. pure, his technique virtually infallible, 9 his taste impeccable...a top flight violinist, with no reservations." There's Nothing (Los Angeles Times) Folk Music to Sigh Like Jubilation! From the 14-year-old prodigy who Over The 10 exuberant and highly-skilled shocked the music world (and stole a For over 10 years, the Boys of the dancers of Jubilation! Dance Company few hearts) as the youngest ever soloist Lough (sounds like "lock") have exude reverence for their culture and to play with the Philadelphia brought the music of Ireland, Scotland, refuse to confine themselves within Orchestra, Bell has successfully made the Shetlands and England's the norms of any previous dance the leap where many young artists Northumberland region, with all the traditions. On the penultimate (it stumble and fall. He now enjoys a intensity and emotion found in those means "second to last") day of Black brilliant adult performing and cultural traditions, to the rest of the History Month, Monday, February 27, recording career. world. Jubilation! will present a free lecture- demonstration at 4 PM in Campbell On a very special tour, as well as on a Their impeccable musicianship is Hall. The group, whose very purpose new recording, Joshua Bell is joined by matched only by the awe-inspiring is to make an artistic statement about the young French pianist Jean-Yves number of instruments the Boys play: and for Black America, will dance and Thibaudet, who soars to equal heights from flute, guitar, mandolin and discuss their work. on his instrument. Next month, he fiddle to penny whistle, uillean pipes, will perform at Lincoln Center in New cittern and concertina. (Don't know This lecture-demonstration is your York in the Great Performers series. what they are? Look it up!) Their only chance to see Jubilation! unless concerts feature lively jigs, toe-tapping you bought a ticket to their February 28 On Thursday, February 23 at 8 PM, the reels, marches, polkas, aires and performance before it sold out weeks duo will present an evening of lilting hornpipes. ago. Don't miss it!.

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The the two who started an us and heavily reliant on American movie, affair originally. her physical beauty to Cousins, presents an Almost immediately the affirm her existence. instance of mate­ viewer begins to question These stereotypical swapping through which which affair is really more characters are, to some the nature of marriage innocent, the purely degree, unsatisfying. and the all-too-common sexual fling between Tom They seem to imply that one another when falling difficulty of sexual in­ and Tish, or the deeper where there is im­ in love will not last. Tom fidelity are explored. platonic relationship pulsiveness or spon­ spells out this In a sense, Cousins is a between Larry and taneity and vanity, there phenomenon when he film about good guys and Maria? is infidelity; that where says to his wife of 12 THE bad guys: the former are Conflicting feelings there is reservation and years, "We were in love 26 So. 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She many of the ambiguities cinematography and THE BRANDON FIELDS faithful spouses, Larry manages to justify surrounding the topic, soundtrack, Cousins is BAN DfRippingtons) (Ted Danson) and Maria denying her own hap­ often suggesting the very mainstream, nothing UNCLE FESTIVE w /guest Luis Conte (Isabella Rossellini) begin piness because her naivete of assuming that new or exciting. Still, the DOUG CAMERON an “ innocent” husband and daughter love and marriage narrative element is 1 M arl LIVE BOXING relationship of their own “ need her." Her husband necessarily go hand-in- thoughtful and sub­ with the excuse of trying Tom is an obnoxious, hand. Maria says to stantive enough to render Mar 2 The Band that Rocked N eil Young to give their mates a taste materialistic BMW Larry, “We talk now the movie worthwhile and CRAZY HORSE of their own medicine. At salesman whose because we’re n ot entertaining. & Steve H ill Band < one point, Maria says to seemingly sole reason for married," implying that — kathleen v. buckley J Mar 4 TOWER OF POWER Larry, “You’re my best living is to cheat on his the feelings they hold for R a w S ilk Mar 5 Heck Music Center presents the VENTURA MUSIC EXPO CALM’S Major manufacturers display their 1989 Third Annual musical instrument product line blues Celebrity Mar8 LIVE BOXING via ROCK & JAZZ Closed Circuit TV Author’s Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini Luncheon vs. AFRICAN it CARMBEAN Hector "Macho" Camacho IMPORTS Saturday, March 4,1989 I Mar 7 KARYN WHITE I Mar 9 STANLEY JO R D A N BAND It should be pretty clear by now. Going to a post- Fess Parker’s CHECK OUT Red Lion Inn Mar10 "DEAD HEAD NIGHT" "Salvador" James Woods movie is about as fun as THE BEST SELECTION 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd., OF COMPACT DISCS, Electric Blue & - Purple Turtlz taking the SAT. It’s kinda pointless and tiresome. 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It's in­ expanding, you know, Colour was playing in that thing, but it’s Very ironic. teresting to look at people because I think that club, that’s why they One thing about this like Tracy Chapman and record, a lot of it is about Robert Cray and people As Living Colour played that record and the Public came down. In places like irony. Like “Which Way that “did not happen on song at the Santa Monica Civic Enemy record, “ It Takes St. Louis, we had To America?" is about the Black radio,” but have Auditorium last December, I A Nation of Millions to significant amounts of irony of looking at one had success anyway, remember seeing the crowd Hold Us Back," are two thing and being sold a bill because that upsets the dancing, heads bobbing almost really excellent threads, of goods that you’re never structure, in a way. in unison. two different streams “The way we have a going to be able to attain. Everything Black is I remember seeing what from mainstream hip- That's part of what fuels supposed to happen looked like a slam pit starting, hop. Even the Jazzy Jeff Black chart, a Pop stuff too, even though it’s the American drive to through Black radio. And with limbs flying wildly as the chart, the way we that means that band played. Then the crowd really pop, I think that's succeed or acquire everybody Black has to suddenly parted, and I important also. Hip-hop is have a Crossover things. If you base your think the same way, remember seeing what appeared really coming into its own. chart, and the way thing on material values, which is not real. to be about 30 gang members The De La Soul thing is it’s something that can markets are divided Arts: Which is one of the disperse. really interesting, you never be completely fed. reasons you formed the In the center o f the cleared- know. Flower power rap, up between different They say capitalism Black Rock Coalition, out space, a man lay hunched its time has come. races of people.” breeds alienation, and over. The band saw this and Arts: Did you play on “ It not to get too heavily into right? stopped plpying. Gang fights at Takes A Nation of that, but you know. Our Reid: Exactly. There were the show also cut Public Millions?” I saw that you music is a reflection of a lot of Black people Enemy’s set short, and in the were credited on “Yo! thinking about these within the community next day’s L.A. Times, the Bum Rush The Show!” Black people. That’s things, about the way who are different. We do headline was almost hysterical, (Public Enemy’s first important, that our society works, and about not do the same things. the latest in media headlines album). audience nationally has a what’s happening behind That's not to denigrate what mainstream music linking rap music and violence. Reid: Oh, yeah. I only mixed character, and not the facade of society. At Sitting on the steps in front o f played on “Yo! Bum Rush just a built-in hard-rock the same time, we're just is, but to say that there Campbell Hall, Vernon Reid the Show!" What hap­ white audience, because a rock and roll band. It's really is other music that recalled the incident, shaking pened was that our we're really 'about only rock and roll, and Black people are doing. his head. “All I can say is that schedules were not in line changing the perception we’re just out here trying It’s long overdue that that it was a drag, ” he said. for me to play on “ It of Black people in rock to have fun. music is heard, and that For Reid, the lead guitarist of Takes A Nation of and roll. Arts: What kind of in­ the people who create the Living Colour, the irony was Millions...” But I was very Arts: What have you cidents of, especially music get an honest shot that the fight between young happy to play on the first noticed about the in­ when you were trying to at being recognized for Black men occurred in the album. terests of-your fans? Are break into music.... what they're doing. middle of one of the band’s Arts: Let’s talk about your they all rock fans? Reid: You’re looking for Arts: Being on the road strongest condemnations of record for a little bit. Reid: It's interesting, incidents of racism. and everything, have you racism and economic "Vivid" now is getting the because the first time we Arts: You probably get been able to continue the inequality. kind of airplay it deserved played Athens, Georgia, asked this a lot, right? efforts with the Black And while I didn’t get the back when it came out. or Atlanta or what-have- Reid: Yeah. I could give Rock Coalition? chance to talk to him after the It's been a long time you, a lot of people heard you a lot of stories. A lot of Reid: I think a lot of show, I’m sure Reid would have coming. What do you about the record or they what happens in the people are so wrapped had something to say about the think? bought the record, and it business is that up in Vernon Reid and tall blond idiot in comrows who Reid: I think it’s was really like a word-of- everybody wants to the Black Rock Coalition decided to try a stage dive gratifying. I have no mouth thing. So it was appear cool, right? So a and that whole situation. I during the band’s performance complaints. I think my sort of an extension of our lot of what happens, you basically called the o f the same song Tuesday night, main concern is to keep, home audience. Our hear things that are said people together hitting a woman in the third row in a sense, while the home audience was behind your back or originally, and for the first pretty squarely. mainstream thing is sort people that basically whatever. I remember three years I was very Irony is not new to Living of happening and that’s knew the band from things when I was coming much hands-on. Now Colour. Witness the rabid cool, I want to keep our playing at CBGB's (a up, people telling me, there are other people. crowd response to “Cult o f roots in college radio and popular underground well-meaning people and There have always been Personality,’’ the band’s recent in alternative music. Even club in New York). It was not just people that other people. Top-30 hit about the dangers o f though, you see, like the really interesting when wanted to see a project Arts: Do you worry about mass movements organized music we play is hard the "Cult of Personality" like Living Colour held getting pegged as a around charismatic figures. rock, and hard rock is video hit, when all of a back, people that really political band? As one of the hottest taken to be a mainstream sudden people just dug had my best interests at Reid: I don't worry about guitarists around lately, the thing, I still think the this one particular song, heart, would tell me I that. I just worry about comparison to Jimi Hendrix music has a lot of or heard the song on the should try and do having good songs. If comes too easily. It was the one potential. radio, all started coming something else. Even someone could write a question I wanted to avoid, but Arts: You’ve been all out. They were getting today, it's funny, because great song about saving in the 45-minute session, there across the country exposed to the rest of our now this one record has the whales, I'd love to weren’t too many other subjects playing this kind of music as a result of this had a measure of suc­ hear it. I'm not saying it missed. What follows is an venue. What are some of one particular song. It’s cess, it changes the way can't be done, but to have edited transcript. the recollections you have been interesting. It's people approach you. But the best motivations in of being on the road? been an education in a lot in terms of looking at the the world, if the music Have you been playing to of ways. whole, we've all been isn’t there, then it's just Arts: Before we started mainly white audiences? Arts: How so? enveloped by it. It's a really flat. the interview, we were What's it been like? Reid: Well, it’s curious societal problem, and it’s talking about De La Soul’s Reid: It's been pretty because the song "Cult of there in our industry, you Doug Arellanes hosts “Funk record (‘Three Feet High mixed up. Wherever we Personality” is about the know? The way we have a You” on KCSB-FM 91.9 and Rising”), which play, there's been a nature of fame and the Black chart, a Pop chart, Fridays from 2-4 p.m. The Vernon is apparently a significant percentage, nature of following, the the way we have a interview will run in its entirety big fan of. except for a very few nature of crowds and Crossover chart, and the on his show this week. The Beatnigs certainly are so many things that, things, and not just as them. to Jello Biafra, he was surprised a lot o f people when on a very surface-level thug rap dummies, or as Tse: And at the same saying that a lot of the they opened for Living Colour observation, work against sweater-wearing croone­ time, we don't have a lot proceeds from these in Campbell Hall Tuesday the band, from the name, rs in the music industry. of money to buy ex­ records go on to pay for night. With their near-assault o f to the sound, to the Outside the music in­ pensive equipment, so we other projects. Is that the industrial noise-funk, many in message and everything dustry as well, I think it’s sweat for the sound, if same with you? the audience sat dumbfounded else. Do you perceive important that African- you understand what I'm Franti: We’re not selling during the first few songs. that? What about the Americans are doing all saying. If we want the tons of records, so we Lead vocalist Michael Franti name? I’m sure it’s a the things that they have high-tech sound, we've don’t see any proceeds. was a commanding presence on question you get asked a always done. got to sweat for it, right? Basically it just goes back stage to say the least, moving lot. Arts: Do you listen to But, you know in the into putting out more his tall body with lightning Franti: I don’t see those much hip-hop? What do future, you never know. records. Biafra, he owns speed in ways you probably things working against you listen to? Arts: I think it.was Great the record label, so there shouldn ’t try at home. what we're trying to Tse: Myself, Rono, I Britain's New Musical are a lot of projects he And then there was this accomplish. I think that listen to everything from Express that called you funds with the money whole matter o f the buzz-saw. the name is something "future funk," and a they make, including the While Franti was hopping, that evokes a reaction. It whole list of things raving No More Censorship flailing and generally raising causes people to stop and ‘7 think our music about you guys. Do you defense fund, which is his hell, percussionist Rono Tse make a decision. And think what you're doing is fund to finance the court was on the Side o f the stage with what the name is is that will continue to grow a portent of what's going fees for his trial. His small a circular buzz-saw, making an we have shortened the into the future, but I to happen in the future? attempt to preserve the ungpdly sound and showering word “nigger,” in order would not be one that Tse: I speak for myself. rights of the First Franti and the stage in sparks. to, one: strip that word of Franti: I don’t know. It’s Amendment. But by the end o f their set, as the meaning that it's been would be done by interesting, you know. Arts: Do you find it in­ they performed “ Television, ” given. We use “ nig” as a everybody. ” There are a lot of African- teresting working on the crowd was firmly in with the symbol for all oppressed American people who are Alternative Tentacles? Beatnigs. people. “ Nigger" has starting to play outside of Franti: It’s more of a After the concert Tuesday been the universal bad Keith Sweat to reggae to the formate which have symbolic thing, really. It's night, Franti and Tse agreed to word, derogatory term. Earth, Wind and Fire. I been designed for them. basically a mom and pop an interview on the Del Playa So we use that word as a grew up with Earth, Wind There are a lot of people organization (laughs). cliffs. In the background, waves symbol of strength and as and Fire, and the who are doing more and Rono calls it the “donut crashed ashore. An edited a symbol of unity. Just Commodores, and I listen more creative things, and shop." Arts: When you got transcriptfollows. like Malcolm X, who to all kinds of music. I like I think we're some of changed his last name to hip-hop. I like to go out those people. I would onstage tonight, you Arts: You’ve been touring X from Little because that and dance a lot to hip-hop hope that not everybody mentioned Claudine all over the world, and was the European name music. If it's from the would try to follow what Michel, and her uphill, the album (‘The Beat­ that was given to him, it heart, I listen to it. we’re doing, and that almost impossible fight nigs” ) was in the top ten wasn’t his African name, Franti: I listen to other people would for tenure here. in Germany. Where have he said he would do that everything. In my bag explore different media Franti: Whenever we go you gone and what have until the conditions that today I had Andreas and different forms of to a community, the first you seen? created it would change. Vollenweider, Mark expression. I think our thing I try to do is find out Rono Tse: Belgium, We think the conditions Stewart and Maffia, Billy music will continue to about what is happening Holland, England, West for gays in America, for Bragg, Thomas Dolby, grow into the future, but I locally in that area, so Germany... women in America, for Sade (laughs). I have a would hope that our that I can share with Michael Franti: Scotland, African-Americans, for tape of some noise, a music would not be one people who may not hear Wales ... Chinese-Americans, for bunch of different that would be done by those things. A lot of Tse: So to make a long all sorts of people, have recorded non-musical everybody. people who even go to story short... not changed that much. noises. Tse: Like hip-hop in a school here may not even Franti: Canada. We've We want to draw at­ Arts: Let’s talk about way. know. I think it's im­ never been to L.A. tention to that fact, so we noise for a little bit. How Franti: Yeah. Like hip- portant to understand the Tse: Yeah, that’s really have this name that is did you get involved in hop. There were some interdependence that all funny. Never down south. purposely antagonistic. “ industrial music?” How originators in hip-hop and these independent This is our first time in Arts: You get asked that did that come about? for a long time there was struggles have. The Santa Barbara. question in just about Franti: For me, the in­ a lot of copycat cheap problems Dr. Claudine Arts: How did this show every interview you do? dustrial element of our imitation, stale music Michel is having are come about? Franti: (Laughs) Depends band is a very symbolic done by very creative going on throughout the Franti: I don't really know on where we are. one.... For instance, in people who could have entire UC system and (laughs). We met Vernon Tse: (to Franti) Tonight San Francisco there are a done other stuff had they throughout the (Reid) last summer at the you didn't break that lot of shipyards and a lot thought it was financially educational system in New Music Seminar, and down. We usually have a of industry which has feasible for them. Which America. When you have we've been wanting to statement, where we talk collapsed. And there are is one major attraction of these isolated incidents, play with them for a about "Beatnigs." a lot of people who are hip-hop music. It's when you have small while. When we were in Franti: The other thing unemployed because of something that really groups of people who are Europe, we were sort of you said, that we're Black that, and what we have bothers me, this “ paid in hunger fasting, putting on on the same circuit, but and we're making a tried to do is (what) full” attitude, buying into some form of protest, a lot just a couple of days different sort of music, I people did after the Watts the system of the of times people feel very behind them, so we never think that being African- riots in the early 70s, to recording industry. isolated. And when they got to see them then. American is a very im­ take all these waste Arts: (to Franti) You had a understand that it's a When this came up, we portant part. I'm not just products from this in­ T-shirt on that said thing happening were all really excited to entirely African-Americ­ dustrial society in which "Capitalism is killing everywhere, it forms a play this gig. an. I have other different we live and create music." bond, a sense of com­ Arts: Vernon Reid said he types of blood in me, but I something beautiful with Tse: It’s from Billy Bragg. munity, that these things was really looking for­ understand people it. Down there they made Franti: We did a Billy will change, and that ward to seeing you play perceive me as that. But I all this beautiful sculpture Bragg tour and that was there are thousands of tonight. think it’s important that with the wreckage from the name of the tour. people who feel the way Tse: I’m glad. I'm really people see African- the riots. That’s my Arts: You’ve been they do throughout the glad to see all these Americans in roles which perspective. A lot of charging seven dollars country. things get together. I'd are not typical of the roles industrial bands have a for the record, and Alternative Tentacles, like to play with Public that have been focused real nihilistic approach to Doug Arellanes hosts “Funk your record company, Enemy. Just to get on. I think that African- their music. Mine is one You” on KCSB-FM 91.9 doesn’t charge high everyone together and to Americans are seen as of taking these waste Fridays from 2-4 p.m. The freak these people out. creative artists, as people products and building prices for their records as interview will run in its entirety Arts:. It seems that there who are thinking about something new out of well. When I was talking on his show this week. frfr it ffi 8 9 Letters and Science Students ENDING WITH TOMORROW A JUBLILATION IS THE LAST DAY Black History Month is to make an artistic I coming to an end and a statement about and fo r To Change * rather spirited and Black America. Jeff and Grading Options B unique dance company the dancers do this by will help see it out with an QUESTIONS??? incorporating traditional unmatched passion and African-American values phone Academic Hotline 961-2038 power. Founder and with the needs and choreographer Kevin demands of today’s world Jeffs Jubilation! Dance while untraditionally 1 Company will be per­ performing their im­ il forming to an already- peccable dance I sold-out audience on Feb. techniques to jazz and 1 28; however, the com- blues tunes. Sounds BLUES «REGGAE I pany will present a free tantalizing, doesn’t it? I public lecture-demonstr- Well, if you were one of ROCK & JAZZ Hation in which they will the lucky to get ahold of ■ dance and discuss their this company’s Tuesday NEW TITLES NOW IN STOCK: work on Monday, Feb. 27 night tickets, or even and iat 4 p.m. in UCSB’s FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS- especially if you weren't, 1 Campbell Hall. take the rare opportunity "The Raw and the Cooked" I Jubilation! Dance to catch their lecture- Sale Priced: 12.99 CD ■ Company stands out demonstration on 6.99 LP 8-Tape ■ among the rest through a Monday. How can you 3 commitment to a mission: resist? SIMPLY RED - "New Flame" YELLO - "Flag" GUADALCANAL DIARY "Flip Flop WOW! M NEW ON COMPACT DISC If you have any passion for the power and inspiration ssnaiEsurrounded by Gospel music at an early age. Over the JAMES BROWN - "Roots of a Revolution" that is found in music, you will be seriously depriving years, he has made his mark in the music industry. BUNNY WAILER - "Liberation" yourself if you don't check out Michael McCurtis and Earlier this month, he performed and presented an CHAMPION JACK DUPREE- The Delegates this Saturday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in award at the annual Gospel Music Awards in Los "From New Orleans to Chicago" COUNT BASIE - "Basie at Newport" Campbell Hall. Have you ever heard Gospel music Angeles. In addition to performing, McCurtis is also COMING SOON performed? It has strength and electricity that will active in writing, composing and directing several XTC - BURNING SPEAR - MADONNA move and touch you — there is nothing like it. Gospel choirs throughout California. The Delegates are the "C A SH PAID FOR USED C D ’s, CASSETTES & IP 's” music has become a more visible entity on this campus product of members from each of these choirs. through the work of Michael McCurtis and his However, Michael McCurtis’ greatest aspiration is to direction of the Gospel Choir. Just last year, McCurtis somehow touch the lives of others through his pur­ and the choir took the campus by storm in two musical poseful music that has been so “divinely” inspired. morning jory productions (both written and composed by McCurtis), Momma Pat, a local gospel celebrity and longtime as well as rallying the crowd for the arrival of Jesse friend of McCurtis, is scheduled to make a special Jackson last spring. Michael McCurtis has the energy appearance at the show on Saturday. Momma Pat OREN 10-10 DAILY. 10-8 SUNDAYS and endurance of Bruce Springsteen, talent that heads the Inner Light Gospel Choir in Santa Barbara 910 Embarcadero Del Norte. Isla Vista 968-4665 surpasses the likes of Stevie Wonder on keyboard and and founded the “ Beacon of Light,” an organization to TICKETS FOR IOCAÍ. AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EVENTS vocals (you’ve got to see him to believe it!), the wit of help people of all color and race find meaning and self- Arsenio Hall and more style and personality than worth through music. No doubt, it will be an un­ Terence Trenty d’Arby could ever muster! forgettable evening. Coming from a very musical family, McCurtis was — kirstin candy

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McCurtis and his M M e The professional group The D Delegates have taken their 1 c highly emotional music to C u E many places and people, and HR L each time they have received ATE high acclaim from those who chanced to listen. This show E 1 G will take place on Saturday, L S A Feb. 25 at 8 pm in Campbell & T Hall. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster, Morninglory E Music and the A.S. Ticket S O ffice.

• PUB NITE • PUB • PUB NITE • PUB • PUB NITE • PUB • PUB NITE • PUB UJ W hat's H Extravaganza? 1 TONITE IN THE PUB WELL, IT’S ONLY THE BIGGEST, MARY'S DANISH MOST AMAZING, MOST EXCITING EVENT OF THIS ENTIRE YEAR. • withCRASHING PLAINS Right now, people are working very L So you think you are pretty hip on the music scene? Since hard to put this event on for all the z moving from Berkeley to L.A., Mary's Danish has become a critical “ favorite as well as the talk of the music scene. The L.A. T im es students on campus. It’s sort of an end Q- recently called them "the hottest club act of the year," and their of the year blow-out. If you want to join ^ quirky blend of rock, punk, country and funk will soon make them in on the fun of planning this E X ­ 3 the most wanted alternative band in the country. Local favorites, root-rockers Crashing Plains will round out this incredible show. TRAVAGANZA of entertainment, Showtime is 8 pm and all ages are always welcome! An opportunity please come to the weekly meetings t to see a great club act like this for free is very rare, so don't miss out. which are Wednesdays from 4-5 pm in •NITE PUB • PUB •NITE PUB • PUB NITE« • and • 3i i n and • and • b ii n and • and • b u n and • and • b iin and • the UCen rm 1. Or for more in­ formation call the Program Board Office at 961-3536. SATURDAY PUB SERIES #4 featu rin g David Undley & El Rayo Ex with Little Women ECSTA TiC Lindley is a highly acclaimed guitar player and has been around the music scene for quite a while. He's played with such greats as Jackson HOUR Browne and Rod Stewart. He has appeared on "Late Night w ith David Letterman" and opened for the Grateful Dead: quite a list of credits that This Tuesday with hardly stops here. Lindley and his band w ill be in the PUB for tw o shows yTom Ball at 7 and 10:30 pm on Saturday, March 4.

& Coming soon to UCSB Kenny Sultan THAT PETROL EMOTION & 5-7 pm in the PUB VOICE r v r » 'TTTJ7 Also, it's Ut lMh BEEHIVE ECSTATIC HOUR Wednesday, March 8 once again in Campbell Hall, 8 pm This Wednesday Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster, Morninglory Music Catch the great jazz/fusion of and the A.S. Ticket Office OVERTONE Formerly known as Confusion, this group will fill the PUB w ith great music. Don't miss it. That's March 1 from 5-7 pm in the PUB. The story of Isla Vista during the riots of 1970 is retold in "Don't Bank on Amerika" Tomorrow Night in the I.V. Theatre. There will be three showings at 7,8, and 9 pm. Included will be clips from the Black Student Union take-over of North Hall and Angela Davis' speech in front of Cheadie Hall.

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