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scheme - and there was but one ubiquitous decorated this place, and what went through ;r~ March 1987 • Issue 75 ~ Saturday night at color - a soft, lush, bordello red. their minds when they did it. ~~~g~~~~y,~!;~l.~~~';~~'~-Wf~~r4 A velvet chain protected the entrance from But no one thought about such things on ~~4>~".f1:.~~~~.(;:1:~!~~-!~:'!,~~'.~.,;.~~~! the Bagdad the underage. Gratuitous lattice work lined the Saturday night. Not the towheaded Hawkeyes. ~~ 4128 Broadway ~.: walls. Miscellaneous cords and sashes Not the creaky black bumpers. Not the soft­ :~J Kansas City, Missouri 64111 ~ abounded everywhere. A glitter ball revolved shoe regulars like Ray and Buelah. Not the ubi­ ~~ (816) 561·1580 i'~ over the dance floor. Huge, meaningless urns quitous mixed couples. Not the illicit subur­ ''li Publisher Hal Brody ~ is moves are as cool and as slow sat on top of even huger, more meaningless ban lovers necking openly on the dance floor. ~~i Executive Editor Donna Trussell ¥. as a glacier's. boxes that emitted a red glow. Not the coke dealers. Not the pimps. Not the Lamps of a sort dominated the ceiling. all-day drunks. Not the leisure-suited hog He has a partner. But he pays .. noH attention to her. He can spare none. All his Bizarre lamps, large ones. They looked exact­ trader from Wichita and his buxomy "escort:' t.F.t~~.:.;... - Typesetting~~~~~~~i~gEd~O:arn~c~~r~~!:~:~ Graphic Specialties II ~.~~.:._~:'_: attention is turned inward, on himself, on the ly as if someone had set jello molds into the Certainly not Tom Bark, cosmopolitan redskin ,'" Printing Neff Printing ". dude with the moves, the man with the plan. ceiling and suspended from them red Brob­ and the most credible blues singer north of the ~~ Distribution Saul Tucker, iJ; The dance is called the body language, and in dingnagian checkers. And the really weird thing Mississippi delta. ~ Connie Yukon ~ its psycho-babble etymology, its detachment, was that none of the checkers were centered. In fact, no one thought about nothing. Not its self-involved minimalism it suggests all too They all hung a bit askew in unique, on Saturday night. Not at the Bagdad. ~ Contributing writers: ~ ~( l.eroi~ Joe Bob Briggs, }~ well the state in which black culture found asymetrical ways. If you thought about it at -Jack Cashill ~!} Jack Cashill, Fred Douglass, .•~ 1979. all, you had to wonder who it was that itself circa But the man doesn't care ~:~ Larry Fry, Bill Marks, ~j about black culture. He cares about the man, ;n Rex Rutkoski, Bill Shapiro, /f. center stage. And he doesn't even dance really, CrossCurrents Productions present ~~ Saul Tucker, Steve Walker >~ he just oscillates - maximum one degree variance from the vertical plane of his body. DAVE VAN RONK with ROSALIE SORRELS ~T~¥~~t~~i~~~~C~~~1h~f!~ But, oh what a studied one degree it is. March 28, 8 p.m. ~~ KC Pitch is sponsored by Penny Lane ~ Only for a cool moment, though, does the Community Christian Church, 4601 Main, KCMO "Bluesman/folksinger/guitarist Van Ronk is joined by folksinger Sorrels in a special concert. 'j4; Records. Copyright © 1987 by Brody ~.' brother dominate tP.e floor. Bounding up from tl Records. All rights reserved. Sub scrip- ( "THE SEAMIER SIDE OF NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION their seats, challenging his territorial im­ ~1 tions are $5 for one year or $9 for two ~.:.I.; perative, is a young, very white, very blond AND OTHER MODERN INCONVENIENCES" ~:; years. PennyLanemail order customers couple whose "Iowa" sweatshirts betray / March 13·14 and 20-21, 8 p.m. ;~ and Preferred Customers get a free ~.. Penn Valley Community College Theater, KCMO display their origins and their innocence. They "Outrageous, irreverent, original theater and music" J: subscription. :. know little of disco, nothing of the body Call 361-5147 for more information language. She twirls about in wild, unhinged ;~;{;i~~1;~;f~t:;i~~~;~Y~~~~~~:.t;\r.~~~;t~~ elipses. He smiles broadly, stomps around anlessly, and pump, his arms up and down as though he 1fel!e milking a cow which, in fact, he might have been dOing that very morning. The brother curls his upper lip in either 'PENftUINE disbelief or disdain. Culture shock. He can't J believe what he's seeing. He tries to ignore '172-0010 them. RECORDS CASSETTES Next up is an older black couple, much older, so old, indeed, that you can actually hear COMPACT DISCS VIDEOS the arthritic edges of their limbs grate one upon the other. They do the bump. Or try to. Sometimes they miss. They laugh. She swings WESTPORT her epic derriere, loses control of it, stumbles EST 4128 Broadway across the floor backwards, and plows butt­ Kansas City, Missouri 64111 first into the brother. She apologizes, laughing. (816) 561·1580 He scowls, brushes himself off symbolically with his fingertips, and looks to the crowd for moral support. But, to his dismay, he finds LAWRENCE none. Disco may be cool. Jazz may be cool. SIDE 844 Massachusetts But there's nothing cool about the blues. Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Nothing self-conscious about its partisans. Not (913) 749-4211 on Saturday night. Not at the Bagdad. Ah, the Bagdad! Blues palace extraordinaire. Quintessence of democracy. All races, creeds, criminal records, dance styles and sexual per­ CAFE SOUTH K.C. suasions welcome. Home at its peak of the in­ 1201 W. 103rd spired but oblivion-bound Colt 45. But gone Kansas City. MIssouri 64114 now - though not dramatically like a Wayne (816) 941·3970 Miner, nor tragically like a General Hospital, nor even pathetically like a Union Station. Just indi(Jn, persi(ln, (Jr(Jk~f' gone, unnoticed, un mourned, without a single OVERLAND PARK city father to memorialize it or mummify it, lehqnese,syrl(J{1,Lr~,!", 9641 Santa Fe metamorphosing successively into a gay disco, Overland Park. Kansas 66212 a video games arcade, a delicatessen, a what ... ? (Jnd IIfJrth (JfrlctTn 1UUU (913) 341-5255 Still, in its heyday, the Bagdad was a stun­ ner. Worth, as they say, the price of admission, which was either low or nonexistent in that un­ luncllll-J mon-fri SPECIALISTS IN mannered epoch before Yuppies upped the ante RECORDED MUSIC on the blues. 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Liberace: the rock 'n' roll connection His mother wanted him to be an undertaker. His father thought he should be a doctor. Both underestimated the talents of Wladziu Valen­ tino Liberace, who went on to become the world's highest-paid entertainer, selling 15 million records worldwide, winning two Emmys, earning six gold albums and giving command performances for England's royalty. Along the way, the Milwaukee native's flair for on-stage fashion and visual spectaculars helped pave the way for others who were to follow. Liberace, who died Feb. 4 at age 67, wasn't a rocker. But his flamboyant influence as the "Godfather of Camp" can be seen in SUPERIOR SOUND specializes in: performances ranging from David Bowie to retail sales, commercial sales, bands, Prince. There's even a publicity photo from the schools, churches, business needs, '50s showing Liberace and Elvis in Vegas, trading jackets and instruments. ANYTH I NG large or small! Audiences at Liberace's Radio City Music Ililll Hall concerts often ranged from punk rockers Store hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM to society women. Liberace noted that young Sat. 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM audiences liked his outrageous attire. "It Liberoce Sun. Closed reminds them of rock stars. Kids like glitz:' An Associated Press feature a few years ago in 1958. After I had done the TV series, I went (816) 531-2919 suggested that Liberace was the Michael very conservative. It was a disaster. People felt Jackson of the 1950s. He addressed that com­ they were being cheated. I didn't have costumes SU R OR S P dO ° r ~:r parison in an interview with this writer in May or the candelabra. It taught me you don't gam­ .:::::::::~:::~ ::::::::::::~::::~:~::~:~::::::~:::::::~:::~:::::fH:H::::2~:~::~~::~:::~::;~:%fi;~~;::~:::::::::::::~:::::::::e!~:!:::::::!~~!::::;~:::~~:$i@:$::i:::l~::: of 1984, which marked his 40th anniversary in ble with sucsess:' show business. And how did "Mr. Showbusiness" wish to "What that was trying to bring out, I think, is that I paved the way for some of the younger performers of today. I discouraged Liberace clones, though. They had a talent search con­ test sponsored by the Baldwin Piano Company. -Rex Rutkoski So many came on in sequin jackets and did impersonations. "That's really a turn-off for me. The Ceilidh down Jacksons, Boy George and other people have Ceilidh (pronounced KAY-lee) is celtic for to be commended for trying to bring party. And to get your St. Pat's celebration off something individual into the show business on the good foot, Parody Hall is having a world by being completely themselves and dar­ ceilidh Saturday, March 14. To kick things off, ing to be different. I tell them that individuality there will be a huge celtic festival from 10 to is something that can be very difficult to sell. 6 at Volker Park, featuring pipe bands, dancers, Because if you don't conform to certain pat­ contests and concerts by Satura with Gerald terns that are established by other performers, Trimble, Magical Strings and Johnny Cunn­ you sometimes have a hard time of it. ingham. Later that evening, at around 7 p.m., "But I try to impress people to stick to their the three featured groups will move to Parody personal beliefs and stress their individual per­ and the ceilidh will commence. sonality. Success sometimes seems like it hap­ One of the highlights of the festival, pens overnight. But it apesn't. You need good however, will be at 4 p.m. when all the bagpipe formative years. I tell young entertainers to go groups mass into one huge band for a march out and express themselves before an audience.' from the Nelson Gallery lawn to the park. Liberace said he learned early on the impor­ Made up of hundreds of droning pipers, it tance of following one's own convictions. "I should make for quite an event. Don't miss any G/3 let someone talk me into changing my image of the festivities.

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s, it's March again. And just like This record's an absolute delight. With T­ the months, the old record business Bone producing and Los Lobos performing, keeps rolling along. By the time you this one's guaranteed to be a winner. "By the readY this, we'll all be coming off that high that Light of the Moon" is a real stretch for the everyone gets around Grammy time. Speaking band. They cover many styles of music, rang­ of the Grammys, I've got a bone to pick with ing from rock and blues to traditional 'lex-Mex. whoever the fuck decides the criteria for If you aren't familiar with these guys, you nominations. I mean, they need some sort of should be. And if you're already a Los Lobos beginning and end pertaining to the release of fan, you'll be as pleased with this record as I the record. It seems ridiculous that records by am. Streisand and Whitney Houston can be eligi­ -Leroi® ble for the '86 grammys when they were re­ leased in 1985. Hell, they might as well nominate Pink Floyd's "park Side of the Moon:' since it's still on the charts. The Pitch is getting a facelift and I thought it would be nice to give these reviews a name worthy of such progress, "Ridin' with the king:' The Classic Cup In honor of the new name, I'm running a con­ test. The first person that can figure out why I came up with "Ridin' with the king" -and sub­ mits it in writing will get a ten-dollar gift cer­ tificate to PennyLane. Please send all entries in care of LeroiN128 Broadway, KCMO 641l1. Los Lobos Now lean back and take a little musical journey with me. A&M 5132, $8.98 list "By the Light of the Moon" This one could be one of the sleepers of the Produced by T-Bone Burnett and Los Lobos China Crisis year. At times this record is almost too pop Slash 25523, $8.98 list "What Price Paradise" ***** sounding. But it has enough hooks to catch Produce.d. by Clive ~ang!=cand Alan . a wb,c;>J~ :s,c~.09IJ)r[lSh. "Madness9f ~tAJl'~ Winstonley -~...' .. is very uptempo and has a funky sound. A&M 5148, $8.98 list Everytime I hear this record, I catch myself If you're at all familiar with these guys, looking to see who it is. With the right pro­ you're aware of their penchant for sounding motion, A&M could have a big hit on their like Steely Dan. When ex-Steely Dan Walter hands. Becker was with the band, that was under­ standable. But now he's gone and you can still Blue YOnder@)lY swear this was a new Dan record. No matter, Produced by John Brand M it sounds good and continues to grow on me. Atlantic 81686, $8.98 list E That's where you'll find my copy, in the wild The Mission UK * * * * blue yonder. "God's Own Medicine" Produced by Jim Palmer and Mission UK The Damned Mercury 830 003, $8.98 list "Anything" The Mission UK is more heavy-handed Produced by Jon Kelly English rock a la U2 or Gene Loves lezebel MCA 5966, $8.98 list with a little Simple Minds thrown in for good It's hard to believe these guys are still measure. "God's Own Medicine" is a good around. What used to be youthful exuberance record, but there a couple of weaker tunes that full of disrespect and anger has matured into keep me from giving it a higher rating. When a fuller, more mature sbund. The Damned still it's good, it's very good. But when it's weak, maintains a good edge - not so much thrash, it's really weak. but a lot of power. Give it a spin. You'll be surprised. The Ward Brothers Q "Madness of It All" ~ Produced by Mike Howlett, Don Was and Best of the bunch Frank Filipetti Los Lobos

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gloomy fashion. The midsection is graced by COUNTRY a violin, the first use of strings by the band for quite awhile, and everything builds to an explosive finale. Ricky Van Shelton is from the new breed of The songs on the B side mildly eclipse their country artists that have not forgotten their A side companions. "Shooting Sun" features roots. Using the sound that worked with the Siouxsie charging her vocals with more emo­ country music of the past, Van Shelton is tion, melting some of her icy reserve. "Sleep­ already shooting up the charts with "Wild­ walking (on the High Wire)" illustrates a Ban­ Eyed Dream" (CBS 40602, $8.98 list). With a shee dichotomy: an instrumental wall of noise rockabilly style reminiscent of Elvis' early trio alternating with the more subtle melodies sup­ days, Van Shelton could easily cross over and plied by Siouxsie's multi-tracked vocals. Both become a hit with the rock crowd. His twangy songs are solid numbers that whet the appetite guitar and voice, lighting echoing like Carl for a new album. Perkins, combined with the slapping stand-up Also of interest, the Cocteau Thins have bass and snare drum, are guaranteed to set another American release finally. The EP your feet tapping. (Relativity 88561-8141-1, $6.98 list), contains a Rounding out his talent is Van Shelton's song, "Orange Appled;' not available on any ability to sing a smooth ballad. Even though of their British discs. you might think the bandwagon is already full, -Larry Fry Ricky Van Shelton and "Wild-Eyed Dream" have a lot to offer. I say, if they're real coun­ My favorite new release in quite a while is try, the more the merrier. This guy will be up "Rave On" (MCA 5746, $8.98 list) by Andy there for a long time, so grab on quick. White, a young rocker who is possessed of MCA has made one of their best moves boundless talent and energy. White has clear­ since signing Patsy Cline to a contract with ly listened closely and affectionately to the Decca Records back in the '50s. From the folk work of some of America's most influential and bluegrass side of country comes Nancy rock pioneers of the '60s. His album resounds Griffith with her new album "Lone Star State with feelings and sounds readily traceable to of Mind" (MCA 5927, $8.98 list). Nancy's last the Dylan of "Blonde On Blonde;' the chim­ album, "Last of the True Believers" (Philo ing guitars of the early Byrds and the totally 1109, $8.98 list), made my list for the top ubiquitous Velvet Underground. albums of '86. It's early yet, but I'm sure Nancy But this is not the work of a simple copier Griffith will make my top five this year too. or even a true synthesizer. "Rave On" is the If you caught her recent appearance on work of a creative artist who has much more Nashville Network, you know she's "fan­ Ricky Van Shelton to say than can be confined to the limitation tabulous:' Nancy Griffith seems to be a real of a single LP. If I have any criticism of the down-home girl and that simplicity contributes proper context is mildly frustrating, as there in intensity and anger until the stinging, abrupt release, it is that it seems to lack a central con­ to the freshness of her own material. are no liner notes. Such an artist of Hitchcock's ending. ceptual stance. But that is minor. What counts As with her previous albums, Griffith uses caliber deserves a modicum of scholarly an­ On the tracks utilizing other musicians, is that this is one of those records that I know one of the best backing bands around. Phillip notation.) Even the title is derived from an Hitchcock pays homage to a couple of his I will return to again and again, because there Donnelly on guitar and Bela Fleck, Marc album by his old band, the Soft Boys, "Invisi­ musical mentors. "Star of Hairs;' with its is always something new and valid to be O'Connor and Mac McAnally are only a few ble Hits;' a wonderful collection of would-be bluesy, slide guitar and honky-tonk piano is discovered in its rocking grooves. Highly of the musicians who lend a hand. It's obvious pop masterpieces. vintage John Lennon, which Hitchcock tops recommended. there's no slack on the musicianship here. This The album opens with a delightful number, off with some Lennonesque vocal inflections. The long-awaited follow-up to Los Lobos' new release is already blowing out the door. "All I Wanna Do Is Fall in Love;' which hews Meanwhile, rivaling anything Syd Barrett ever "Will the Wolf Survive" has arrived bearing George Strait is in the swing with his latest closest to the current style and subject matter did with Pink Floyd, "The Pit of Souls (Coun­ the title "By the Light of the Moon" (Slash release, "Ocean Front Property" (MCA 5913, of Robyn Hitchcock. The tune is brilliant pop, try Version)" is an eerie instrumental, a journey 25523, $8.98 list). T-Bone Burnett produced the $8.98 list). George has always possessed one showcasing his genius by its tight, catchy con­ to some uncharted netherworld. "Let There Be album with his usual clarity and straight for­ of country's best voices, but on this album he's struction and clever lyrics. However, the re­ More Darkness" is another nightmare passage ward approach that puts the emphasis on the found his niche. Strait's live shows have always mainder of the material is less accessible, ser­ recounting a bizarre story. music. Los Lobos is a band that has paid their included an occasional Bob Wills number and ving as an introduction to the nascent Hitch­ Certainly a common thread in the early dues, working out of LA's Chicano community he's incorporated this music more and more cock, trying on different guises and experimen­ Hitchcock is his incisive humor. Whether to national prominence. Those dues reflect into his albums. This new release is no excep­ ting with various sounds. viciously skewering rock hero worship in their own rewards when you hear the tightness tion. He includes "Am I Blue;' and an old The power of Hitchcock's early work is evi­ "Trash" or giving a silly, clowning performance and variety of the band's virtuoso instrumen­ country swing blues on side one that shows his dent even in the most musically stripped-down on "Blues in A:' Hitchcock elicits at least a tal work, which rivals the best of any rock band knack for borrowing from the past. "Ocean numbers. He doesn't always need a clever hook chuckle. playing today. Front Property" proves that the music of Bob and state-of-the-art production values to trap For a man who would like to wake up one I like the record a great deal, but I'm left Wills and the real country sound is still the listener. Accompanying himself only on day as the Isle of Wight Ferry, Robyn Hitch­ with a certain uneasiness after each listening influencing country music today. acoustic guitar, Hitchcock warbles lazy, delta cock is utterly original. "Invisible Hitchcock" that I believe is attributable to the two very dif­ -Saul Thcker harmonica chords and mumbles indolent ably presents the origins of one of rock music's ferent styles of the compositions that make up vocals on "Give Me a Spanner, Ralph;' a most fascinating, albeit abstruse personalities. the LP. David Hidalgo's songs are powerful humorous ditty where he somehow manages Hitchcock is hardly a transparent figure on this paens to the American-dream-turned­ ROCK to rhyme iguana and spanner. His more tren­ work, but a fully fleshed, vibrant individual. nightmare, while Cesar Rosas writes more chant, if somewhat twisted wit surfaces on "I The newest 12 inch from Siouxsie & the Ban­ typical up-tempo rockers. Both men's composi­ Got a Message for You" as he ponders sexual shees, "This Wheel's on Fire" (UK Polydor tions work within their frameworks, but jux­ Lately there has been, if not a tidal wave, fidelity and sincerity by asking, "If I was a SHEX 11, $6.98 list), shows the band in top taposed on the same recording, they fail to at least a ripple of Robyn Hitchcok record­ hairless spinster covered with boils / Would form. Unlike their previous covers of Beatie complement each other and probably diminish ings. The newest is "Invisible Hitchcock" you make love to me or would you recoil?" songs, the Banshees completely reorder this the impact either would have standing alone. (Relativity 88561-8090, $9.98 list), an album Not all the material is of such a light nature. tune, making it unrecognizable from the Dylan In reading last month's Pitch, I noted with composed of 14 songs drawn mostly from his Hitchcock adopts a grim, somber tone on original. With the thumping punch of a dance interest Leroi's® review of the new LP from the first three, obscure LPs. (Placing the songs in "Point It at Gran;' as he flails away building beat, Siouxsie yelps the lyrics in typically Lucy Show, "Mania" (Big Time 6012, $8.98

6 KC Pitch • MARCH list). I figured if he was that impressed, I ought of the most impressive CD projects to come technology of the later recordings is substan­ ominously potent album. It is, quite simply, to give it a listen. I did. He's right. It's an ex­ along. The initial release includes Miles Davis' tially enhanced in the digital format. Unfor­ one of the best of Shorter's career. citing release from a lesser-known English "Sketches of Spain:' "Bitches BreW,' "In a tunately, the recordings on the final album The saxophonist also makes an appearance band that merits the attention of anyone who Silent Way" and "Kind of Blue:' "Time Out" (volume seven), while sonically superior, suffer on pianist Michel Petrucci ani's new album wants to keep up with the better and more in­ by Dave Brubeck, Billie Holiday's "Lady in due to weaker material and performances. But "Power of Three" (Blue Note 85133, $9.98 list). teresting new music. Satin:' Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall con­ I can recommend the first six in the series The trio is rounded out by guitarist Jim Hall. cert and a couple of new Louis Armstrong without reservation. At age 23, Petrucciani has permanently cap­ compilations, "Plays W.C. Handy" and "Satch One of my favorite recordings of 1985, the tured the jazz world's attention. This LP, CD corner Plays Fats:' Waterboys' "This is the Sea;' has recently come recorded at the 20th International Jazz Festival If you haven't already joined the world of The term "classic" is too often affixed by out on disc. This is Irish-influenced rock at Montreux, features the pianist and the listeners who are turning to compact discs as marketeers to any manner of recorded releases. flavored with the grandeur and anthemic power veterans in a rare trio setting. Versions of El­ their preferred music medium, now might be But it applies with full import to the gems that familiar in the work of the other contemporary lington's "In a Sentimental Mood;' "Limbo" a good time to begin. The catalog of titles Columbia has turned its meticulous attention Irish bands, notably U2. As is usually the case from Wayne Shorter and his own composition, available on disc is growing in rapidly to in this series. Jazz is probably America's first with music that relies on powerful dynamics "Morning Blues:' are included in this excep­ escalating fashion. truly-indigenous art form and these recordings to express its content, the CD version is vastly tional date. Not only are the heralded virtures of the provide more than ample support to that claim. superior to its analog predecessor. Returning to the sounds of the sax, David technology (more durable, more easily pro­ Each is a joyous and original expression by Tho other anthologies have come out in re­ Newman provides a treat for the ears on his grammable, more dynamic sound, total gifted artists that represents an important part cent weeks that also represent first rate addi­ latest, "Heads Up" (Atlantic 81725, $8.98 list). freedom from pops, clicks and, to a lesser ex­ of this nation's cultural heritage. Fortunately, tions to the CD catalog. Sly and tbe Family This stunning recording covers the spectrum tent, hiss) all essentially valid, but the software CBS has accorded them proper respect with Stone's "Greatest Hits" is a wonderful of jazz sax, from the romantic driftings of is also improving at an accelerating rate. Com­ these re-releases. The clarity and dynamics of assembly of some of the seminal work of one "Lover Man" to Newman's fresh treatment of pilations of classic rock material have been the disc versions are nothing short of of the most influential but least-appreciated Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'" and the assembled that are excellent anthologies uni­ miraculous. Whether you are a jazz fan or not, bands of America's '60s rock explosion. Echoes bump-and-grind blowing of "Makin' que to the CD format. Recent reissues of if you love music, you owe it to yourself to of Sly's unique creativity have surfaced in the Whoopee:' This record's a must for your next classic '50s pop and jazz material are truly sample this glorious listening experience. work of numerous black and white groups who rent party. breathtaking in the purity and clarity of their The Columbia Jazz Masterpiece Series is to followed him. The CD again adds appreciable Speaking of sax players, Dexter Gordon is sound. Almost without exception, the CD ver­ be a continuing project with future releases ex­ clarity and dynamics to this important album. still the giant of the tenor. Dex takes a late­ sions of new material are markedly superior pected from, among others, Cbarlie Mingus, Lastly, "The Best of the Staple Singers" night sojourn on "The Other Side of Round to the LP counterparts. Tbelonious Monk and Coleman Hawkins. wonderfully captures the crossover hits of this Midnight" (Blue Note 85135, $9.98 list). Since its introduction, CD hardware has Another record company, Capitol, has influential gospel-based family of singers Although Dexter has been one of the tenor's been a meaningful advance in the technology begun to reissue some of its vintage material whose earlier pure gospel work remains among strongest voices for some 40 years, it took last of sound reproduction. The major drawback on CD. And that means some of Frank the best of the genre. year's film "Round Midnight" to give him the has been the software - the discs themselves. Sinatra's '50s recordings. Again, these are an -Bill Shapiro recognition he deserves. This is the same Mr. Inventories were spotty and backorders essen­ unreserved treat on disc. Sinatra is the best pop Gordon who was forced to take up residence tially meaningless exercises. But the biggest singer to ply the trade, personal habits and in Europe due to the lack of gigs in the '60s drawback was cost. By the time you bought lifestyle notwithstanding. During his Capitol JAZZ and '70s. It's ironic that a film that closely mir­ 20 discs, you have as much invested in the years, he had the taste and power to insure that rors his bittersweet life has resulted in rave music as you had in the average CD player. I his recorded efforts met what was then the reviews and an Academy Award nomination suppose that an argument can be made that state-of-the-recorder's art. As a result, the CDs Blowing in like a gusty March breeze, for best actor. Listen to this soundtrack and given the permanence of the medium and the are revelatory. The subtle dynamics and numerous fresh jazz recordings spring forward feel its beauty and rage. fact that on certain releases you got almost nuances of his singing come through with il­ this month. Before running down the list of Kansas City native Bob Brookmeyer's latest twice the music content of the average pop LP, luminating clarity, while Nelson Riddle's current picks, let's fall back on some exciting offering, "Oslo" (Concord 312, $8.98 list), goes the average $15 cost per CD was not that out almost perfect instrumental arrangements pro­ reissue news. The Columbia label has released down smooth and sentimental. The valve trom­ of line. But, the reality is that this price has vide a glorious background. several top-of-the-line digitally remastered bonist includes several excellent originals as been a deterrent to wider acceptance of the I've listened to "Wee Small Hours;' "Songs classics. Hearing landmark material from well as a great reading of Ellington's "Caravan:' technology. for Swinging Lovers" and "Swinging Session" Miles Davis such as "Bitches BreW,' "Kind of Brookmeyer's talents as an arranger have been Things are looking up. More disc produc­ and they're all great. But I prefer the former Blue;' "In a Silent Way" and "Sketches of highly sought after and his playing is superb. tion facilities are coming on line which will two simply because the material is stronger. It Spain" digitally purified is a sheer delight. So why does Pat Metheny grab all the local alleviate shortages and increase competition. is also worth noting that Capitol has taken ad­ These Davis gems gleam brighter the second attention? Labels are already introducing budget CDs vantage of the longer disc play time to add ex­ time around thanks to the finer technology. A major change of pace is presented on two with a list price of about $12. In addition, one tra tracks not included on the original LPs, Other quality enhanced reissues from Col­ albums from a couple of jazz's premier per­ of the major stated reasons for current high which is just icing on the cake. umbia include "Time Out" and "West Side cussionists. Since his early days with Cal prices has been the very high cost of creating A little over a year ago, Atlantic released an Story" from Dave Brubeck and a sextet record­ Tjader's group, Poncho Sanchez has been one CD masters (the mold from which the discs are essential package made up of seven double ing and the classic "Live at Carnegie Hall" of the leading contenders to the Latin percus­ made). Recent technological advances should albums called "Atlantic Rhythm and Blues from Benny Goodman. Counl Basie and Duke sion crown. The burning material on his nC\\ markedly reduce these costs with concurrent 1947/1974:' Atlantic was the r&b label during Ellington also return for some digital jazz ac­ release "Papa Gato" (Concord 310, $8.98 list) reductions in retail prices. this period. Their recordings of people like Ray tion on "First Time! The Count Meets the runs the gamut of latin jazz from salsa to I heard some time ago that the ultimate Charles, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Sam Duke:' Of course CBS would never forget Lady rhumba and mambo. However, the bebop un­ marketing strategy of the recording industry and Dave, Clyde McPhatter and the Coasters, Day. Billie Holiday's premier digital perfor­ corked by Sanchez and company on Lester was to standardize the pricing of LPs, cassettes to name an obvious few, formed a major part mance is "Lady in Satin" with the Ray Ellis Young's "Jump in' with Symphony Sid" and CDs at about $10. It would appar that of the bedrock on which rock and roll was Orchestra. Now you can hear her emotional delivers like a double shot of tequila. things are moving in that direction. built. If you desire to own a viable r&b collec­ vocals ring truer than ever before. Leaving the Latino percussion for the From my point of view, all of the above tion, you have to begin with this set of Among the bountiful new jazz releases this African beat, veteran percussionist Babatunde aside, the most compelling reason to move to recordings. spring is Wayne Shorter's "Phantom Olatunji cooks again on "Dance to the Beat discs is the truly unbelievable sound quality of The CD release manages to combine the Navigator" (CBS 40373, $8.98 list), with some of My Drum" (Blue Heron 706, $8.98 list). an ever-increasing number of new releases on contents of two LPs on a single disc. However, hauntingly beautiful soprano sax. Shorter cir­ This recording is a percussion extravaganza, disc. Most of the material reviewed this month there are some omissions due to limitations on cumvents all conventional modern jazz ap­ featuring over a dozen drummers. Airto also has been released in the last several weeks. And recording time for a single CD. In the case of proaches on such numbers as "Flag Ship;' makes an appearance, along with guitarist by the time you read this column, the first four the earliest material, the CD versions offer "Condition Red" and "Forbidden Pian-iT!" Carlos Santana. "Dance to the Beat of My BeatIes CDs will be on the shelves (if they some improvements over the LP recordings, Captain Shorter safely maneuvers his band Drum" offers an exciting insight into the haven't already sold out). but nothing particularly dramatic. As the com­ through galactic musical storms and crashing development of Afro-American music. Columbia's Jazz Masterpiece Series is one pilation moves forward in time, the better waves of sound. "Phantom Navigator" is an -Bill Marks

MARCH • KC Pitch 7 Joe Bob goes to the drive-in

in curing schizophrenia"; and Stuart Gordon, By Joe Bob Briggs, Drive-In the director and new drive-in master, for end­ Movie Critic of Grapevine, Texas ing the movie with the words "It ate him:' Four stars.

Ow to balance the budget: Video releases of Right now we owe $2.2 trillion. H That's $2,200,000,000,000.00. the month Right now we have forty bucks in the bank. "Blood and Guts" (1978): Best rasslin flick That's $40. . ever made, starring William Smith as the Fortunately for this great nation of ours, rasslin veteran that can't stand the new "pret­ these are the EXACT SAME PROPORTIONS ty boy" (Brian Clarke) on the team bus, and as Joe Bob Briggs' checking account at the Micheline Lanctot as the bimbo that gets bet­ Farmers and Merchants Building and Loan in ween their egos and their sheets. One of the Grapevine, Texas. Biller's greatest drive-in performances. Definite You're wondering to yourself, "How do I do four stars, AND it's part of Sybil Danning's it?" Adventure Video series, with her cleavage on Easy. Just follow these few simple steps. the front end. 1) Figure our what you need. Like maybe you "The Four Musketeers" (1974): Oliver Reed, need 240 Phantom F-4E "Top Gun" Commie­ Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain and the killing attack planes. Let's say they cost two dorky Michael York, swashlin their buckles­ million bucks each. That's 480 mill. again-only it's not so funny this time except 2) Add in an extra 20 mill for the ones we at the end when faye Dunaway gets her head tear up in New Mexico because of the dorks cut off for wearin one too many burgundy we recruit for the Air Force. dresses in public. 1Wo stars. 3) Ask yourself the question, "Is there "Young Warriors" (1983): Grimmest revenge another way?" Like maybe you DON'T need flick ever made, with James Van Patten as the 240 Phantoms. Maybe you just need 200, and frat boy who makes cartoons by day and rides you can use the rest of the money for secret out at night to machine-gun armed robbers and CIA goon squads in Nicaragua. Write down avenge the murder of his little sister on the way "Goon Squads?" and estimate the cost: let's home from the high school dance. Based on say its five mill. Look at how much we've the idea that all the graduates of Malibu High already saved, just by being sneaky. blew each other up one year, this "statement" 4) Now turn the paper over. Write "Who can flick by kid director Lawrence D. Foldes was we gouge?" across the top. Don't leave one of the most controversial of the year, and anything out: income taxes, excise taxes, cor­ features Ernest Borgnine, Richard round tree poration taxes, oil taxes, cigarette taxes. And and Lynda Day George as pieces of then after you've made the whole list, go down background furniture. No relief, no let-up. to the very bottom and write "Print up some Heads roll. Four stars. more of them babies:' Put a check by "Print "The Wicked Lady" (1983): Faye Dunaway up some more of them babies:' runnin around England with a hat the size of 5) Ask yourself the question, "If we spent Montana and a birth-control device, stealin more money on education, wouldn't that mean husbands and pointin her toenails at the ceil­ more citizens paying more taxes and making Jeffrey Combs, requesting psychlatnc assistance in "From ing. No real breast action, but one great scene the country stronger?" where she grovels on the linoleum. Two and a 6) Answer the question, "No:' Write next to Beyond," half stars. the answer: $10 for education. "Killjoy" (1981): Weirdo hospital whodunit 7) Thke out a separate sheet of paper now, flick of the year, made by the same people that monsters, and a whole lot of green syrup oozin starrin Kim Basinger as autospy-room atten­ and write across the top "Steal from the put out last year's Drive-In Academy Award out of body parts. But here's the good part. dant on everybody's dance card, Robert Culp Japanese:' This is where I want you to be the winner, "Re-Animator,' and featuring the best Once you turn this machine on, you can't as goofball detective tryin to figure out who most imaginative. Do we put a $2,000 import slime glopola vomit effects since "Parasite in RESIST it. You LOVE it. All you wanna do killed a blond bimbo. Decent, but no grime. tax on every Toyota? Maybe it doesn't take 3-D" in 1982. What we got here is a couple of is dress up in spiked heels and pinch your gills. 1Wo and a half stars. something that drastic. How about a campaign scientists that like to dress up in slick black In other words, we got-Pervert Fu. "Gorath" (1%3): Japaheeno scientists can't to make fun of their clothes every time we see leather, turn on a giant green tuning fork, and Four breasts. Six dealbodies. 1Welve gallons stop Gorath, the red fireball that's devouring groups of Japanese tourists on the street? it's wait for the vibes to ENLARGE a gland in the blood. Head-eating. Snake-fish attacks. Brain­ space garbage and headin straight for earth, a psychological thing. They'll go back home middle of their foreheads which is where you eating. Eyeball-sucking. Stump-licking. Ex­ due to budget problems. Dubbed. Three stars. feeling insecure and humiliated. This category feel sex. Too bad, though, cause as soon as you cellent giant-linguini effects. An 87 on the "Assault With a Deadly Weapon" (1982): is only limited by your own imagination, do that, these invisible snake fish start eating Vomit Meter. Gratuitous iron-bar-and-shackle Eyetalian cop decides to rehabilitate street because, always remember, NOBODY LIKES your face, and if you leave the tuning fork on Romper Room. Bee Fu. Protoplasm Fu. Snake punks by ramming their heads through pinball THESE GUYS. long enough, Protoplasm Man jumps out of in the middle of the forehead Fu. Drive-In machines and beating up whining hunchbacks. 8) Finally, look at the Social Security system, a closet and bites off your head like a ginger­ Academy Award nominations for Ted Sorel, as Impressive body count. 1Wo stars. and do you know what you'll find out? Do bread man. All this stuff happens BEFORE the evil insect-head, blubber-body Dr. Joe Bob says check em out. you? All the money is going to OLD PEOPLE. THE TITLE OF THE MOVlE COMES ON. Pretorious, for sayin "No! I want to see more! There's a much easier way. BUILD A GIANT The rest of the flick is about how Jeffrey I want to see more than any man has ever NURSING HOME. Make em check in there Combes, the scientist who doesn't get his head seen!"; Jeffrey Combs, as the kid scientist who Joe Bob's Mailbag whether they want to or not. bit off, and Barbara Crampton, the bimbo survives, for saying "The five senses just Communist Alert! Ramtha, the 35,OOO-year­ In other words, let's start running this from "Re-Animator,' and a pro football player weren't enough for him anymore"; Ken Foree, old man from Atlantis, appeared to Shirley COUNTRY the same way we run our named Bubba all go back to the haunted con­ as Bubba Brownlee the bodyguard, for barfin MacLaine last week and told her to write FAMILIES. do and turn the giant tuning fork on again "to on camera and sayin "It's changing us, Doc, another book. Remember, without eternal recreate the experiment" to cure all the all of us, and not for the better"; Barbara vigilance, she might live forever. To discuss the Speaking of chaining people to the wall, schizophrenia in the world. Pretty soon we got Crampton, as the crazed nympho shrink thrill­ meaning of life with Joe Bob, or to get copies "From Beyond" is the greatest drive-in horror snake fish, insect heads, protoglopola slime junkie, for saying "This could be the first step of the giant double-issue fifth-anniversary 8 KC Pitch • MARCH newsletter called "We're STILL the Weird;' write Joe Bob Briggs, P.O. Box 33, Dallas, Texas 75221. DEAR JOE BOB: Is it possible for you to 1'rTL-£: AIJTHo~: LIFE IN MATT let me know where I can acquire some of the r;~DEAlllib much-touted "Rip Away" Bras and Shirts? I ~ELL &rr82.· am breast-feeding my new baby and "normai" "IF~OIJ Y8t>lC 'lilt!> ~srlC.... IT()OI1'II€ clothes are NOT condusive to this activity! All OffIcE 80,4L£1',,., of the fumbling, unbuttoning and adjusting is ~'tOV·II.I!'N truly "Ninny Fu"! 116 TROol8LS· The posing point of this correspondence: Why do ONLY Black people get the GOOD nicknames? Case in point: "(;'OOoOOOD White people: Biff, Bubba, Butch, Buddy, MO((~I~G." Sonny, YAWN! Jusr WAl.lOE-.. "liJAA"T A DA'1! I. AQj)u~D. "OH\-\,MI1 Oriental people: Nothing! And there's SO AW)"",S HAlif MUCH potential in sumo wrestling in the likes A PIECE Of PAPER BAC.I=:." .. HAil£. A 6000 of "Miko 'Mt. Fuji Buns' Nyshure"!! IN '1Il'lR HAoIC> At>O I.0OI< LII« !.foo·RE 0.;)£." Hispanic people: Nothing! White people in &0.10(; Sokf14t4EiE. the media are so afraid of offending someone, PE1f~ BUT ODDL~ SATISf~IN6 they stumble thru and slaughter the difficult, foreign pronounciatiion-instead of hanging OfflCE PRAN~S P\IT AL-l.- ~ OoIt101.O ,.-~~". a "Tequila Breath;' or even "Your Sister" on! P'tess A..... 'tile. ~s IN ~ El.EvAT"~ . 80UIW PENS _~ .. I£TUb) And just look at what the Brothers have: Oil Ttl""". Can, White Shoes, The Juice, Magic, Too Tall, Hollywood, Mookie, all the Islamic names­ and I could go on and on! (and that's just SPORTS!) Can you find out the answer to this? I think there's room for a "Society to Equalize W.A.S.P. and other Small Minority Nicknames!'!..-THE MILK WAGON (NINNY FU), SHREVEPORT, LA. DEAR DAIRY QUEEN: OK, I'll call up Beige Hush Puppies and we'll get started on it.

DEAR JOE BOB: Please examine the enclosed photos (advertisin pitchers of bim­ bos). Ask yourself: were these women brutaliz­ ed by some heinous fiend? Is that why their clothes are ripped and torn? Did someone smear makeup all over their faces? Did some marauder with a knife slash off handfuls of their hair? No! You are wrong, Joe Bob! These women are FASHION MODELS! Those are the new fasions and hairstyles! If those photos were ~ouR OWN evidence in the trial of a man accused of MAKE beating his wife, we would convict him without OFFlCE TD~S hesitation, and the judge would impose the maximum sentence. But who do we convict in this case, when women CHOOSE to look like they were attacked, ravaged, and then tossed ~,~", into a dumpster?-MAGNUS, DALLAS "'''~E A LJm.E PIG.. DEAR MAGNUS: All this would stop if Cosmo was REQUIRED BY LAW to put a pit­ cher of Hden Gurley Brown on the cover ever DEAR JOE BOB: Heard you're running single month. against skunk Pat Robertson in the '88 presidential as a Libertarian candidate? If you DEAR JOE BOB: I wrote to you once win, I have here for you and Ed McMahon a before and you printed my letter so fast that trip for two on Rio Cruise Lines! - REDDY my boss saw it before I did, and he gave me ASH OK, ARLING1ON, TEXAS a hard time about it because he knew I was DEAR REDDY: Only if Ed promises to stay talking about him, but that was OK because in HIS bunk. I quit soon anyway. Then I went to work for chipper. A chipper has the most fearsome fu the Park Department's Tree Platoon, which is of all: It can EAT A WHOLE PERSON in one the Green Berets of the gardeners. There I bite. Think of the possibilities. They say that's discovered the ultimate fu. Now, take your where Jimmy Hoffa went.-IRENE THOMP­ average chain saw; the most it can do is cut SON, SAN FRANCISCO a person in two. But behind the boys on the DEAR IRENE: I know. I was married to a chain saw come the chipmunks on the brush chipper.

MARCH • KC Pitch 9 Nightcrawlers

nything of interest, sans the oc­ is certainly as important a list as the credits recogmtlOn. "Crocodile Dundee" grabs a casionally captivating matinee, of a particular director or sound editor. screenplay nomination, ''Aliens'' got several, happens at night. Thus the title Motion pictures that win Oscars are usual­ including a best actress nod for Sigourney ofA this column, one that purports to explore ly genuine "movie-movies" as opposed to Weaver. the proud and the profane, the tragic and the movies that are deals, as in "Get us a Chuck Vietnam, Venice, New York, South America comic and the bad and the beautiful that often Norris-type - hell, ask Norris himself - with and Maine are the settings for the Best Picture masquerade as movies and plays. a Molly Ringwald-type daughter who has a nominations. In their favor, diverse themes and On March 30, those that constitute communist boyfriend - a Rob Lowe type - locales are represented. All had moments of Hollywood will pretend to have a conscience employed by the KGB. Add a song by Kenny beauty, whether in the panaramic shots of the and bestow honors of dignity and aesthetic Loggins. Stick Charles Durning in there falls in "The Mission:' the eccentricities hang­ principle upon many people and things: Best somewhere and wf!re talking boffo box office, ing around Dianne Wiest's neck in "Hannah Picture, Best Supporting Actress, Best Set Sidney!" Movies are constructed like buildings, and Her Sisters:' or the haunting eyes of Designer, etc. Oscar night hovers perilously where the idea for the utility sells the building Charlie Sheen in "Platoon!' close to Super Bowl Sunday in the hype depart­ before any of the materials exist. Using the car­ Nevertheless, what the Academy lacks is the ment. It has become one more excuse to have rot and horse analogy, the carrot represents self-effacing ability to laught at itself, to a party, a collective catcall towards the wildly cash flow, the horse represents the entire recognize its flaws as well as its virtues (ex­ cartoonish wardrobes of various presenters package and piled half-a-block behind in the cluding Jane Fonda's nomination for the rather than a celebration of true excellence. middle of the road are the typical Hollywood stupidest character ever written in "The Morn­ USA Today, as in past years, will probably have executivf!s opinions on the intelligence of those ing After" and surely some kind of inside an article on whatthe women will wear, which he or she hope to snare. joke). I would assume that mistakes on the order of "Howard the Duck" are best left hid­ den from sight, away from tools and utensils south by ~outhwest that might allow it to harm itself or others. To paraphrase Gertrude Stein, schlock is schlock is schlock and nobody does it better A dejected Howard the Duck than Hollywood. I suggest when it comes time to hand out those stiff statuettes, leave the sxsw A slew of superior films were offered in technical honors for a later buffet. Loosen mUSIc and media conference 1986, "Salvador,' "The Color of Money,' "Blue those cumberbunds and have a laugh. Velvet:' "Hannah and Her Sisters:' "Mona Distribute some pre-fab oscars that deflate an WHAT IT IS: An opportunity for people in the music industry and in alternative Lisa:' "Sid and NanCY;' "Room with a View" hour after the klieg lights are dimmed. Best media to get together and discuss the problems and opportunities involved in and "Platoon" for starters. And nominated Fun Couple: Emilio Estevez and Demi (and be these businesses in the south/southwest region. There will~be panel discussions, from most of these films are some of the sure to get that accent on the second syllable workshops, a trade show, and showcase gigs by regional bands at various clubs. movif!s brightest and most versatile actors, where it belongs) Moore. Best Example of a WHERE: The conference will take place at the Marriott, located at IH-35 and E. such as Bob Hoskins, Dianne Wiest, James Merchandising Goldrnine Gone Awry: the ever­ 11 th St. in downtown Austin, Texas, with related events elsewhere in the city. Woods and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. downy Howard. Best Reason Why Mini-SerieS WHEN: The showcase concerts begin Thursday, March 12. Friday's schedule includes official check-in and the Austin Music Awards show. On Saturday, the Contract this list with, in descending order, Stars Should Stay on TV: Richard Chamber­ keynote address, a panel discussion on how a local act can break out nationally the top grossing films of the year: "Top Gun:' lain's "King Solomon's Mines!' Best Worst­ (with key players in the Timbuk 3 story), numerous workshops, and a Club Crawl "Karate Kid II:' "Crocodile Dundee:' "Star Looking Cast: "The Name of the Rose!' Best with more showcase gigs. Sunday, closing comments, barbecue, softball (1) and Trek IV:' ''Aliens:' "The Color Purple" (a at Suicidal Thndencies: Sissy Spacek in still more showcase performances. holdover from last year), "Back to School:' "Crimes of the Heart" and "'Night Mother.' WHO: South By Southwest is sponsored by the Austin Chronicle and co­ "The Golden Child:' "Ruthless People:' "Ferris Once again, I won't be attending Swifty sponsored by arts and entertainment magazines from all over the region: K.C. Bueller's Day Off,' "Down and Out in Bever­ Lazar's post-Oscar bash. Instead I'm lubing my Pitch, the Dallas Observer, San Antonio's Current, New Orleans' Wavelength, ly Hills:' "Cobra:' "Legal Eagles:' "An copper Oscar jello mold, to be filled with a Denver's Westword, Houston's Public News, In Between from Galveston, The American Thil" and "Heartbreak Ridge!' pate of equal parts caviar and crow. Oklahoma Gazette, The Times of Acadiana, Upstate, and Albuquerque's Route 66. Surprisingly, one doesn't have to travel too -Steve Walker WHO ELSE: Participants will include Huey Meaux, Carl Grasso of IRS Records, Fabulous Thunderbirds manager Mark Proct, Frank Riley of Venture Booking, Joe far down the list to find Academy Award Nick Patoski of Texas Monthly, and many more. WHAT NEXT? If you wish to register for South By Southwest, just use the form below. If you just want more information, write to the same address.

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MARCH • KC Pitch 11 THE RETURN OF JOHN CALE man who wrote "Dirtyass Rock 'n' Roll" and Touring has occurred "spasmodically" in re­ two for Nico and later Patti Smith:' by Fred Douglass produced Patti Smith's "Horses" album and cent years, he said. Cale's last concert in these Cale also embarked on a solo career that has the first Modern Lovers LP will appear in con­ parts was five years ago at Lawrence's Opera produced a number of fantastic, but relatively cert at the Uptown Theater March 14. House. The upcoming KC show is in support little known, albums. His music ranges from The show will feature the duo of Cale on of the new recording "John Cale Comes Alive" atonal freak-out to quiet lyricism. And with t's a long way from Wales to New York piano and acoustic guitar and ace sideman (ZE Records). songs like "Gun:' "Fear is a Man's Best Friend" City. And the gulf between rock and roll Chris Spedding on electric guitar. "It will be "I'm working on a symphonY,' Cale said and "Helen of TroY,' Cale has taken the and classical music is almost as wide. more of a recital or a retrospective of stuff go­ when asked of his recent work. "I've almost dichotomy of the sickening and the beautiful I ing back to "Vintage Violence" (his first solo finished the first movement and I've begun the in life and held it up for us to consider. For­ But John Cale has spanned both distances and says it's not as difficult as it might sound. The album from 1969):' Cale said during a recent second. I've completed five out of seven pieces tunately, he conveys feelings of love as well as former member of the Velvet Underground, the telephone interview. for a string quartet. And I'm scoring a song those of anger and disgust. cycle for voice, piano, chamber orchestra and Cale's partner for his new tour, Chris Sped­ cathedral choir. It will premier in Holland in ding, has quite a history of his own. An November.' original member of "The Banana Splits" (yes, But plans also call for another rock record. the Saturday morning TV show), Spedding has "I'm waiting to go into the studio in Mayor worked with Bryan Ferry, Robert Gordan and June. I like to get one thing over and done with the Necessaries, in addition to his own solo and then go on:' Cale grew up in Great Bri­ albums. He's also worked with Cale off and tain, receiving classical training as a violinist. on for years, including appearances on the In 1963 he earned a Leonard Bernstein fellow­ albums "Helen of Troy" and "Slow Dazzle:' ship to study at Tanglewood, Mass. But even "He was in my first band I had in Europe:' as a child, the rock and roll seed had been Cale said of Spedding. "We had a great band. planted. And we could improvise a lot on stage. With "On Friday nights, I would listen to the Alan my songs you get to see a lyrical side of him KOOL-RAY Freed show on Radio Luxembourg. He always rather than the rockabilly side:' had the rock and rollers on - Little Richard, Even at age 46, Cale still enjoys touring. "It's Chuck Berry. I'd always wanted to emulate a lot of fun. The audiences are infinitely & THE POLAROIDZ that, but I didn't get a chance 'til I got to New variable. I learn a lot from various audiences. York. The Beatles were just breaking. It was You never know what their reaction is going beatnik time. But it was also a time when, if to be. Chris and I have enough of a backlog you had long hair, all the kids would think you of songs to be able to switch direction, tempo March 4th had something to do with the Beatles. They and material-wise. would stone you, but they would wait until And Cale says he'll continue on both his Presented by Finn Productions you'd passed and they did it from a block classical and rock and roll tracks. "It's not as away" schizophrenic as you suggest. The most in­ Soon after, at a party, Cale met Lou Reed. teresting music comes when I lose track of both "We decided to work on putting together a sides:' sound. And we worked hard at it for a year BOILED IN LEAD in a little railroad apartment on the east side. We worked ... until we had a really solid, uni­ Special Gue~ts: PSYCI-f(J\VELDERS que sound of our own. Andy (Warhol) was looking for a band to be part of a mixed media event. So he sent some friends down to see us and we were suitably depraved for them. Of course, I think depraved is a media term:' March 11th Warhol made the band part of his art hap­ pening, "The Exploding Plastic Inevitable;' a Free classifieds quintessentially '60s swirl of sensations. "It Send your classified ad to KC Pitch, 4128 was multiple screens with colored lights, black Broadway, KCMO 64111 or drop it off at any and white slides and films all being projected Penny Lane. It's free. ELVIS one on top of another. 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We were writing songs Attention musicians: I ha\'C put toaetber a mailina Hst of OYer I SO music .tores and distributors who handle independent music. Send about heroin and whipping, but that didn't SIS to Media Distribution Co-Op, Box 397, Lawrence, KS 66044 . mean we were actually into heroin and whip­ Silverbird Productions is seeltina commercial country and ,o.pel ar­ ping. I thought we could be avant-garde and tists with financial bacltina for commercial recordina. We are also commercial at the same time. reviewing songs for our BMI and ASCAP publishina companies. Call (913) 262-0409 or write Silverbird Prod., Country B...... Music, 2911-A "MGM was trying to decide if they should Seneca Ave., KCKS 66103. put their promotional money behind Frank KC's first Parentina Fair wiD be held Man:h 6-8 at Westin Crown •8 Zappa or us. And they decided we had Andy Center to benefit Parents- Anonymous of KC. Higblights include so we didn't need any promotional money. But seminars, booths, workshops, prizes and a banquet featuring Oprah March 31st we were no longer seeing eye to eye. We weren't Winfrey. Call 842-2245 for info. working as hard as we had on the first record. FUNK NIGHT Epitaph, Wed., March 4. Kicltin' it live on the Pt< Wee side. We weren't interested in exploring the same 111 Jazz musician. wanted for Thes. niaht open sessions of big band jazz things. I got a job at CBS producing group. No charae. KC, KS Community Coll.... 52nd and State. Call 4117 Mill Street • Kansas City • MO (816) - 561 - 1881 quadrophonic records. I produced the Stooges, 287-6870 for info.

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and the Atlanta Jazz Festival, as well as com­ pleting work for her first live LP, tentatively titled "Live from Chicago: An Audience with the Queen:' for Alligator records. The new album will be Koko's eighth LP and is the follow-up to last year's hugely successful "Queen of the Blues" (Alligator 4740, $8.98 list), which received a Grammy nomination for Best Blues Album of '85. Koko Thylor's riveting stage performance also won her the 1985 W.C. Handy Award for Entertainer of the I Year. Thylor most recently won the '86 Handy Award for Female Vocalist of the Year, her seventh in a row. Catch the Queen March 13 and 14 at the Grand Emporium.

Rocking and romance Jonathan Richman is simultaneously the most underappreciated and influential, misunderstood and dearly-loved rocker of the last ten years. Depending on how seriously you take popular music, Jonathan and his band, the Modern Lovers, is either the freshest voice in music or just a rock and roll geek. To some, Jonathan and the Lovers are the epitome of syrupy nerd-rock, singing about Springtime, flowers and insects. But Jonathan Richman has emerged as one of the founding fathers of the new music scene of the late!70s. He was an admitted influence on both the Fernest Arceneaux and the Thunders ThIking Heads (Jerry Harrison was an original Modern Lover) and the Sex Pistols (the chorus of the Pistols' "E.M.I!' is a direct lift from Richman's "Roadrunner,' a song the Pistols used to cover). Despite this notoreity, Richman just shrugs his shoulders and continues to write songs that Partyin' Up a storm Chenier's crown as the King of Zydeco. Born sound as if they should be sung around the in 1940 to a large family of sharecroppers in Dance-O-Rama campfire at Camp Buddy Holly. After nine with Fernest and central Louisiana, Fernest learned accordion Let's face it. The best dance bands are the albums, Jonathan Richman's music continues from his father and the two played for local ones who play wedding receptions, bar mitz­ to delight and confound listeners everywhere. the Thunders dances and picnics. However, in the '50s, vah parties and Cinco de Mayo festivals. Brave The band's first album offered what was to Zydeco could be a synonym for a lot of Fernest turned to the guitar and rock and roll. Combo, who play the Grand Emporium Mar. become the fashion for popular music. The words. It could mean anything from "party" It was Clifton Chenier himself who persuaded 10, are a band that seemingly took a wrong tunes were raw, hard-edged and drew heavily to "good time" to "dance yourself sillY.' Defin­ Arceneaux to get back to zydeco in the late turn somewhere, couldn't find the church base­ on the rock and roll of the '50s and '60s. The ing this musical style is pointless. Like most '70s. The formation of Fernest and the ment and decided to play in a night club in­ Modern Lovers had seemingly taken up where music from Louisiana, its sources, influences Thunders brought lasting local success. stead. Their repertoire includes original tunes the Velvet Underground left off. and history are rich and varied. Maybe even The group's international notoriety came and overhauled covers that transpose world­ But with "Jonathan Richman & the Modern a little twisted. Suffice it to say, Gulf Coast soon after, when a Belgian blues enthusiast beat rhythms of Afro-American and Latino Lovers" (Rhino 70092, $8.98 list), their second zydeco is the ultimate party music. came across the band during a field trip music with their personalized brand of quirky LP, the real Jonathan began to emerge. All of Combining everything from French two­ through Louisiana. He was so knocked out rock and roll. At a Brave Combo show you can a'sudden Jo-Jo, as his fans call him, was sing­ steps, to blues and rock and roll, an evening that he set the band up with a European tour hear the "People Are Strange Polka:' the "0 ing about little insects and New England. The of zydeco is a master class in musical heritage. in 1979 and they've been coming back ever Holy Night Cha Cha Cha" and the absolute wide-eyed innocent, the nature boy of rock and The sound of a wailing accordion over an un­ since. Though the band's success in the States best version of the "Beer Barrel Polka" this side roll, was in full bloom on "Rockin' Shopping mistakable rock rhythm section is simultane­ is not as widespread as some of the slicker of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Bring an ex­ Center,' one of the most perfect rock and roll ously familiar and exotic. French-inspired r&b zydeco outfits, they're a real crowd pleaser. tra pair of dancing shoes. songs ever written. The tune captures aliena­ might not seem too accessible, but after a quick Their tight playing and wide range of Loui­ tion and lover's angst by viewing romance listen, you'll be hooked. siana music are constantly winning new fans. through the eyes of a modern shopping com" In a mid-western celebration of Mardi Gras, The Thunders' drummer, Clarence "Jockey" The Queen holds plex: "If I were a shopping center, I'd sure be the Grand Emporium is presenting Fernest Etienne, is a Gulf Coast r&b legend. Jockey embarrassed / I know I'd never get a date with Arceneaux and the Thunders on Fat Tuesday, is a veteran of producer Jay Miller's blues and court some cute little building, like from Paris!' March 3. Fernest and the Thunders, one of r&b recording sessions, which produced many Koko Thylor is internationally acclaimed as A writer once described Jo-Jo as a "four­ Louisiana's greatest zydeco bands, are a tight classics, among them Slim Harpo's "King Bee:' the Queen of the Blues. Coming off one of her year-old rock and roller trapped in the body outfit that cover the spectrum of the state's He's played with just about everyone in Loui­ busiest years, Ms. Taylor and her crack tour­ of an adult romantic. Try to picture Beaver music. The band's background ranges from siana from Guitar Slim to Fernest. ing and recording band, the Blues Machine, Cleaver and Roy Orbison jamming on "Kum­ Saturday night parties in their native Lafayette Whether you care about Mardi Gras or not, have performed nearly 200 dates. Some of the baya" and you get the idea!' Jpnathan to performing on classic blues sessions. catch Fernest and his band. You won't be past year's highlights include headlining gigs Richman and the Modern Lovers are still giv­ Arceneaux is a singer and accordion player disappointed. at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, ing the world of rock and roll what it needs who is one of the heirs apparent to Clifton the Memphis Music Festival, Toronto Expo '86 and seldom gets: happy lyrics with a back beat.

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MARCH • KC Pitch 15 9btutcy' 3 9iggeJt & State Line 753-2444 deals with the subject of AIDS through the Cogburn's, (913) 843-9723. See ad on page 18. EVERY MONDAY - STEAK NIGHT, $5.95 eyes of the victim and his loved ones. First produced in 1985, when AIDS was still Grand Emporium, 531-1504. See ad on page 14. TUESDAY - TACOS 3/$1.25 thought of as a gay disease, ''As Is" tells the story of Rich (played by Blake Stevens) a pro­ Harlings, 531-0303. Primary Blues Band EVERY WEDNESDAY - BURGERS TWO FOR ONE mising writer who contracts AIDS and the March 3. BCR on March 6-7. Tom Dahill on reactions and interactions of his lover and March 10-17. The Contra Band March 18-21. family members. The play won the 1985 Drama MARCH Desk Award as well as the Obie Award for Harris House, 531-1580. Buzz Norman on WED THUR FRI SAT Distinguished Playwriting and also received March 2. The Atomz Family on March 9, 16, 4 5 6 7 three Tony nominations including Best Play. 23 and 30. Lupe, every Tuesday through Satur­ Proceeds from the first week's run of "As day. The Contra Band on the deck, March HORACE WASHINGTON Is" will be given to the Good Samaritan Pro­ 13-14 and 17. ject. The staff of GSP will hold discussions HORACE &COMPANY after the show on the 12th, 19th and 20th. Hot Rocks Too, 561-6868. See ad on page 17. 11 12 13 14 I LITTLE HATCH Hurricane, 753-0884. See ad on page 19. CLUBS Jazzhaus, (913) 749-3320. Joe Louis Walker on WASHINGTON &THE HOUSEROCKERS March 4. Altered Media, March 5. The Bel Airs 18 19 20 21 Blayney's, 561-3747. See ad on page 16. on March 6-7. Lonnie Ray's Blues Jam, March I 11 and 25. Electric Stone, March 12. Webb City Light, 444-6969. Fiermon and the Kings Wilder and the Beatnecks on March 13-14. THE INSTIGATORS of Jazz every Sunday. Ida McBeth and her Men Poverty Wanks on March 18. Bruce Koenig, AND Friends March 2-7. Richard Ross March 10-12 March 19. Common Ground on March 20-21. 27 28 25 26 and 31. The Groove Merchants featuring Manna, March 26. The Urbations on March I Raynola Smith March 13-14. City Light Or­ 27-28. BWES EXPRESS chestra March 17-21 and 24-28. COMPANY Jimmy's Jigger, 753-2444. See ad on page 17. Cassidy's BF Deal, 333-3336. See ad on page 15. Lone Star, 561-1881. See ad on page 19.

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16 KC Pitch • MARCH Milton's, 753-9384. Jazzmania every weekend. KJLA presents a big band dance with the Music of Your Life Orchestra, Saturday, March Parody Hall, 474-7070. See ad on page 15. 14 at the Hyatt Regency. Call 753-7'707 for more info. The Point, 531-9800. See ad on page 18. The Kansas City Guitar society presents An­ dres Segovia International Guitar Competition winner David Russell, Saturday, March 7 at CONCERTS White Recital Hall. 276-2700.

The Friends of Chamber Music's March line­ The Theater League presents Johnny Mathis up includes the Dio di Milano, Sunday, March with the Kansas City Symphony, Friday and 15 at the Folly. Call 444-4429 for information. Saturday, March 13-14, at the Midland. 421-7500. The Kansas City Symphony performs March 6-7 with Yoav Thlmi, conductor and Eugene In the Nelson Gallery Concert Series, the Istomin, pianist. On Sunday, March 8, William Classical Muse Ensemble performs Saturday, McGlaughlin conducts and on March 20-21, March 14, The Early Music Consort, Sunday, McGlaughlin conducts with pianist Philippe March 15 and the Kansas City Symphony on Bianconi. For concert information, call Sunday, March 22. 931-4278. 471-7344.

The Kansas City Community Opera performs Jason and the Scorchers rock the KU selections from Scott Joplin's opera Ballroom, Friday, March 6, with opening act, "Treemonisha;' Sunday, March 1 at Penn the Homestead Grays. Tickets are available Valley Community College's Little Theater. For through all CATS outlets. MARCH 4 information about this free performance, call 932-7600. The Conservatory of Music at UMKC presents Rockin' the Kool Way at the Lone Star 4117 Mill Street • Call 561-1881 LIVE IN CONCERT! ---REMEJ" rensoniQl'

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MARCH • KC Pitch 17 MARCH Cogbarnsat 737 New Hampshire Lawrence, Ks. 843-9723 the Volker String Quartet, Sunday March 1. Cross, Currents presents Dave Van Ronk and conveniences" March 13-14 and 20-21 at the The Missouri Brass Quintet, Wednesday March Rosalie Sorrels, March 28 at the Community Penn Valley Community College Theater. Call 4. The Kansas City Civic Orchestra, Sunday Christian Church. 361-5147. 361-5147 for information. AGIT pOP March 15. The Greater Kansas City Accordion Festival, Saturday, March 21. Call 276-2700 for The KU Performing Arts series presents the all ag.es 25- ~ more info. THEATER Merce Cunningham Dance Company at KU's Sun 3/1 Hoch Auditorium on Wednesday, March 25. In the KU Performing Arts Series, The Em­ (913) 864-3982. Draws pire Brass Quintet performs at Crofton-Preyer Cross Currents presents "The Seamier Side of ever h -: d Theater Sunday, March 8. (913) 864-3982. Nuclear Annihilation and Other Modern In- The Martin City Melodrama and Vaudeville Co. presents "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Silver Screen:' Martin City's salute to ~OHNNV Hollywood. Performances are every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Si!nday through March RENO 29. Call 942-7576 for information. & the Sax - Maniacs Missouri Rep present~ Tennessee Williams' Wetl. March 4 "Glass Menagerie" March 10-28. For info, call 276-2700.

Tiffany's Attic presents "Lunch Hour" by Jean Kerr. The play runs through March. For tickets and show times, call 561~PLAY.

···at Westport The musical-comedy "Mack and Mabel:' which traces the romance of silent filql pro­ 917 W. 44th ducer Mack Sennett and his star Mabel Nor­ eOILED mand, starts March 31 at the 39th Street K.C.,Mo. Theater. Call 531-0650 for info.

IN At KU's Crafton-Preyer Theatre,------it's Neil- Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs;' March LEAD 5-7. Call (913) 864-3892 for information.

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Ben Vaughn CombO __------' _;:-.c" "this is no lounge act" The Nelson-Atkins Gallery presents the Con- temporary Australian Film Series: March 8, "News front" (1978), March 15, "My Brilliant Career" (1980) and March 22, "Picnic at Hang­ ing Rock" (1975). All films start at 1:30 and big are free and open to the public. 931-4278. dipper with Bill Gottrier a la the Embarrassment Union Hill Arts will have a special exhibit, Sur­ face Interpretations, March 1-30. This exhibit will be coordinated with the national con­ 20 & 21 ference of the Surface Design Association at HOMESTEAD GRAYS Crown Center, March 19-22. 561-3020. Painter I printmaker Robert Cottingham will give a free lecture on his work as a photorealist 27th STEVE at the Nelson Gallery'S Atkins Auditorium, Sunday, March 1. 931-4278.

FORBE The Spofford Antique Show and Sale, a benefit for the Spofford Home for Children, will be held at Rockhurst High School, March APRIL 1 BI6 19-21. Call 765-4060 for information. The American Friends Service Committee, pre­ sent Kansas City author Richard Rhodes reading selections from his book "The Mak­ ing of the Atomic Bomb:' Thursday, March 5, at All Souls Unitarian Church. For informa­ tion, call 931-5256.

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