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Festival free Of Mice and Indiana History Men Center and What Men Don’t Muncie Civic other Tell phone: 765-285-8257 Theatre Indianapolis Murat Theatre Friday and locations Friday and Saturday Friday, Saturday Saturday 8 p.m. and Sunday 8 p.m. email: [email protected] $7 for students visit www.heart- $26.50 landfilmfesti- val.org for times and locations Movics • 3 BEN ‘MOUSE’ MCSHANE’S CINEMA REEL CALL MOVIES IN THEATERS THIS WEEKEND BLOOD, NINJAS AND UMA OPENING THIS WEEK and his bizarre wins in court, in MUST-SEE MOVIE clan. Inspired by this romantic com- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Runaway Jury the 1974 classic edy, Zeta-Jones ES Starring: John In the first part of Quentin Tarantino’s fourth film, film of the same courts to win. The professional assassin Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) Cusack, Gene name, the movie is film presents a begins her journey to seek revenge on the four assassins and their leader who attacked her on her Hackman, Dustin inspired by a chain playful mix of wedding day. Hoffman, Wendell of actual events. Beverly Hills glam- “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” is absolutely everything you would Rohr, Rachel our and malicious expect and hope it to be. Stunning visuals, flabber- Weisz gasting camera work, blood geysers and edgy perfor- IN THEATERS competitive fun. mances from the actors make it the most entertain- Rated: PG-13 ing movie since X2. Based on the best Good Boy! The film seems to drag on in the middle and the selling John The Rundown movie may be light on plot twists, but I’ll wait for Starring: Liam Starring: The Volume 2, due out in February, before passing judg- Grisham novel, it Aiken, Kevin ment on the two pieces as a whole. Rock, Seann WORTH WORTH THE $6 is a story about Nealon, Molly Fans of Chinese kung-fu, slasher films, westerns corruption in big William Scott, and Tarantino’s body of work will be thrilled. Tarantino Shannon, Matthew Rosario Dawson, may not be revolutionary, but he breaks the conventions corporations, its Broderick Christopher awfully well. If you aren’t hip to this kind of edgier influence on the Rated: PG cinema, I hear “Intolerable Cruelty” is kind of cute. Walken, Ewen justice system and Pilot, an inter- Bremner the struggle of galactic dog from Rated: PG-13 I KNOW KUNG FU - PART DEUX people’s search for the dog star Sirius, The Rock stars as justice. Hackman is on a mission to MUST-SEE DVD a bounty hunter is a lawyer who verify that dogs The Matrix Reloaded (2003) who attempts to plays dirty while failed to take over square a debt by Part two of the Wachowski Brothers’ Matrix trilogy hit Hoffman is his planet Earth. DVD shelves this week. Neo (Keanu Reeves) leads heading to the judicial adversary. Twelve-year-old the rebel humans in defending Zion, the last Cusack plays a Amazon jungle to human refuge, from their oppressive machine Owen Baker capture someone. masters. All along Neo tries to decipher the juror who is willing (Aiken) adopts The bounty hunter meaning of his nightmares and the fate of to sell himself and Hubble after a Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss). discovers that his the verdict for the summer of work- Even if you remove the hype and recognize quarry isn’t the that “The Matrix: Reloaded” is just filler highest price. ing as a dog walk- bad guy he’d been between the first and third films, you still Weisz aids Cusack er. Pilot and Owen have a terrific movie. The special effects warned about, and in getting the most team up to pre- rarely disappoint and the Matrix-esque fight the two team up in sequences top the first film without becom- for his money. pare a group of WOA H, DUDE pursuit of riches ing self-parody. neighborhood While the Matrix films aren’t as profound stored in a mine in The Texas dogs for a visit as they’d like to be, even with the Biblical the Amazon. references packed in, they are still the best Chainsaw from their power- science-fiction to hit the big screen in Massacre ful leader, the years. No film buff should go without own- Intolerable ing this movie. Starring: Jessica Great Dane. Biel, Jonathan Cruelty 2 LAME 2 BE SERIOUS Tucker, Erica Starring: George Mystic River Leerhsen, Mike Clooney, Catherine Starring: Sean MUST-MISS MOVIE Vogel Zeta-Jones, Penn, Tim 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Rated: R Geoffrey Rush, Robbins, Kevin Ex-cop Brian O’Connor (Paul Walker) is offered a clean A terrifying jour- Billy Bob Thorton, Bacon record if he can hunt down a drug lord. He’ll do it, but only if his ney into a heart of Cedric the Rated: R ex-con, underqualified childhood friend (Tyrese) can tag along! Entertainer Of course, the only way they can bring down the drug lord is by unimaginable Childhood friends racing pretty cars! darkness as five Rated: PG-13 Jimmy Marcus Along with a flimsy plot this movie delivers terrifically atro- young adults are Miles Massey (Penn), Sean cious acting performances. Tyrese seems all-too-pleased with (Clooney) is a himself on screen, as if he is waving to the camera saying “Look stranded in a rural Devine (Bacon) mom, it’s me!” “2 Fast, 2 Furious” solidifies Paul Walker’s posi- Texas town, only well-known Los and Dave Boyle tion on the throne of films for the TRL Generation. to find themselves Angeles divorce (Robbins) reunite It would be nice to say that the car chases in this movie lawyer who has redeem it, but such is not the case. The most impressive fighting for their after the death of “stunts” are so obvious in their CGI origins that it hurts. lives against a everything. While Jimmy’s daughter. Which is faster: The cars in “2 Fast, 2 Furious” or the descent chainsaw carrying Clooney’s charac- of director John Singleton’s relevance? ONE BIG CAR WRECK killer, Leatherface, ter is a man who 4 • Muaic

ALLYN WEST’S MUSIC SOUND SENSE CONCERTS & PERFORMANCES THIS WEEK CRITIC’S DARLINGS EARN THIER KEEP MUNCIE East Coast Pete Relient K Of all the emotions the band could elicit, The Strokes tend to make a lot of people jealous. The band’s members are young, talented and good-looking. But the best thing is: The Strokes know how to The Blue Bottle Vic Theatre make real rock ‘n’ roll, and rightly, critics have responded by heaping piles of praise on the five Shafer Street Sunday Friday New Yorkers. But because The Strokes appear every other month on the cover of “Spin” or Scotty’s 9 p.m. 8 p.m. “NME,” the media has little drool left for the poor, arena rock fools rounding out the horrific Brewhouse pop/rock charts (Yes, I’m talking about you, Creed. You too, Saliva.). So, The Strokes are often dismissed as privileged imitators. You can now see why jealousy was introduced in the lead. Tonight Open Mic Tony Bennett Anyway. The band has dutifully silenced its critics and has transcended the mountains of hype 10:30 p.m. that threatened to plague its remarkable debut record, “Is This It?” The Speakeasy Paramount Arts The Strokes will play the Aragon Ballroom this weekend to commence a tour in support of their $3 with student Tuesday Theatre highly anticipated follow-up, “Room on Fire.” The White Stripes proved with “Elephant” what The ID, $5 without Strokes hope to achieve with “Room on Fire”: The band is vital, talented and enduring and their 10 p.m. Aurora, IL kind of rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay. 21 and over Friday Grand Opening 8 p.m. Celebration Open Mic MoTini’s The Blue Bottle Bettie Serveert Tonight Wednesday Double Door THIS IS IT Live Jazz 8 p.m. Friday 7-11 p.m. 10 p.m. CHICAGO Gary’s Kitchen Turin Brakes The Speakeasy Rufie, Fall Out Martyrs Tonight Boy Friday 10 p.m. Metro 10 p.m. 21 and over Tonight 9:15 p.m. The Strokes Dill Street UIC Pavilion ELECTRIC SIX BURNS THE HOUSE DOWN...AND THE TACO BELL, TOO Battle of the Michael Bolton Saturday The Electric Six is a Detroit-based something. No one is quite sure. But with whatever it does, the band Bands Rialto Square 7:30 p.m. and has its tongues firmly planted in its cheeks. The second single from “Fire,” the band’s debut album, Overdrive, is titled “Gay Bar” but is about having heterosexual intercourse in a gay bar. Hmm. The first single, Theatre Aragon Ballroom “Danger! High Voltage,” featured background vocals from Jack White of The White Stripes, who Everfine, Tonight Sunday yelped and sang around lyrics that included: “Fire in the disco!/Fire in the Taco Bell!” Again, no one Macadacious is quite sure. But the band’s style, which varies between straightforward rock ‘n’ roll, danceable 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. funk and energized disco, makes the nastiest, loudest house band seem boring. The Electric Six Friday would, without a doubt, put on a great live show. When nearly every band on the planet takes itself 8-11 p.m. so tragically seriously, The Electric Six are a refreshing bunch of quirky musicians more concerned Electric Six Blue Man IS THIS IT? with having a good time than having a good look. Thank goodness. $3 Double Door Group: The Tonight Complex Rock The G.O.A.T. 8 p.m. Tour ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? The Speakeasy Assembly Hall Friday The music industry possesses a lot of proverbial moneymakers. Certain Lucinda Saturday superstar acts sell millions of records and fuel the commerce that 10 p.m. Williams 8 p.m. makes the business so successful. Michelle Branch is one of 21 and over those acts. She is a competent guitarist and a capable singer. Riveria Theatre She also, if we are to believe the words of her handlers, Friday Ludacris writes her own songs. If this is true, she is immediately cool- Arcade (acoustic er than Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne and (fill in the name 7:30 p.m. NIU Convocation of a soulless, vacuous pop star here). On a good day, I show) Center have miniscule amounts of ill will toward Branch. I’d The Blue Bottle Pimpadelic Saturday prefer to never hear her music, but because this is Tonight America and I have cable, that is impossible. But, Oasis One Sixty 8 p.m. and as an active member of the bitter, cynical rock fan 9 p.m. Friday Metro club, I am required to dislike Branch on principle. How can anyone stand to listen to her? Why isn’t 7:30 p.m. Monday one of the cool bands I like more famous? (You get Interphase 8 p.m. the idea.) Though her music is mercilessly catchy The Speakesy THIS IS NOT IT and for that she upsets me, seeing her live would be Marilyn Manson unbearable. She’d be an energetic and willing per- Saturday Aragon Ballroom former, but the people (as they always do) would ruin 10 p.m. it. No one pays to attend sing-alongs. Michelle, my Friday apologies. Enjoy the screeching. 21 and over 8 p.m. Music • 5

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that their band plans to ever conform to what people M O O C C . expect from them. . D D N N A A B That’s what makes this album work, the raw eclec- B E E H ’ H T tic mix, the band’s interest in penning lyrics based T E E D D A A C on what they see on the news. All the elements com- C R R A A . bine to create an album not like much of anything . W W W W

I’ve heard recently. The only band I really could feel W W / / D D E decent comparing Arcade to would be Sleater- E D D I I V Kinney, the epitome of alt-rock punk innovation. V O O R R P P O O T T O Please see ARCADE, page 8 O H H P 8 • Cover Story Arcade: Blunt lyrics suprising, add to appeal of new CD

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Pick up this album, stick it in your player, and step back. You’re about to be surprised. From the opening strains of “Black As …” to the point around forty minutes later when “Slipper” clos- es out the album with one of the more restrained vocal and musical perfor- mances, you’re hearing what turns out to be a surprisingly complete album. An interesting thing to note, howev- er, is that the lyrics that propel the album, most of which are penned by Carrie Conley (“because no one else wants to,” she says semi-jokingly on the band’s website) are not your average lyrics. Many of the songs, including “Bank of America” and “Holly” to name a few, are taken almost straight from the headlines. Carrie explains it pretty well on the website: DN PHOTO/FILE PHOTO “I just like looking on the Internet for ARCADE is Lisa Fett, far left, on bass, Carrie Conley, front, on guitar and vocals, Joy Gerwe, center back, on drums and vocals, and Jill Gerwe, right, on stories that kind of shock and make me feel a certain way,” she says. “For exam- guitar and vocals. ple, a couple of months after September 11, a kid crashed a small plane into the This is not a lightweight release; the Bank of America building in Tampa, my production is solid and the tracks hometown. He went to my high school. I stand up both as an album and indi- write about things like that.” vidually. It’s the kind of album that Not only does she take the songs could land Arcade a serious fan fol- from sources many would be familiar lowing in so many genres it’s almost a with, she pens the lyrics slyly, almost shame that anyone even tries to quan- mockingly in some instances. Most tify their sound. notably is “Holly,” which comes to a Bottom line: Give Muncie’s “Arcade” head at the chorus, mocking “Unicorn a listen. You can sample three of their Killer” Ira Einhorn, who killed his girl- tracks at http://www.mp3.com/arcade- friend in the late seventies and locked theband, and for the rest of their histo- her body away for years in a trunk in ry, check out http://www.arcadethe- his closet. In the chorus, Conley sings: band.com. Even just sampling the “Ira Einhorn, you motherf—-er, you online recordings will whet your stole something beautiful so you could appetite for the full album. “Into The keep it forever, forever. But a corpse Night” holds up well on repeated listens doesn’t make a very good girlfriend!” (I’ve had it in heavy rotation for two It’s blunt, and hits you almost unex- weeks, and that says a lot with the vol- pectedly, but that’s the Arcade trade- ume of new stuff I’m constantly hear- mark. And the bluntness really does ing). You won’t find much better in the have a good effect. area, I assure you. Another thing that really impressed And if Arcade was to suddenly get me about “Into The Night” was that it snapped up by an indie label, which doesn’t drag at all. Eleven tracks, each wouldn’t surprise me given the quality of under three minutes (except for the its work, you’re going to want to be able finale, “Slipper”) go by quickly and to say you heard the band when it was leave you hungry for another listen. underground. PHOTO COURTESY WWW.ARCADETHEBAND.COM

Next Show at mt cup. "When we usually play, there's until now, she said. They're also Arcade has made a name for The band consists of Carrie a lot of noise and distortion," adding a swing beat to their song itself by being one of the few all- Conley, Joy Gerwe-Johnson, Jill Gerwe said. Bank of America. girl bands in the Muncie area. Gerwe, and Lisa Fett. Conley said the show, which is The band's second album, Now the band is reaching into Gerwe said that fans can look free, allows them to try new “Into The Light,” will be hitting new territory by performing its foward to hearing more from the things. They'll play a song Conley stands this month, Conley first acoustic show 6 p.m. today acoustic show. wrote but didn't fit the band's style said. Eats • 9 EATS FOODALYSSA FRIEDMAN’S FOR THOUGHT MASS CONSUMPTION AT ITS FINEST WHITE RIVER LANDING / (765) 286-8133 Fine dining lands in Muncie White River Landing offers mouth- watering dining wrapped in whimisy

When you walk into the White River Landing, one of Muncie’s most whimsical restaurants, be prepared to spend some time there. Not only does the cozy and casual environment lend itself to leisurely dining, but everything on the menu and the spirits list sounds so delicious a silence may fall over your table for a good five to 15 minutes while you decide what you’re craving. Located on the outskirts of downtown, White River Landing attracts students and families with its afford- able menu and outdoorsy theme. The menu features a wide range of appetizers, salads, steaks, sandwiches and desserts, as well as complimentary popcorn while you wait for a table. I tried the Alley Cat Sandwich which turned out to be a glorified tuna melt flattened between two pieces of bread. I opted for the fries instead of the chips and enjoyed a simple, but delicious, meal. White River Landing also features drink specials: $2 pints on Thursdays, $8 buckets of Bud or Bud Lite on Fridays and Red Hook ESB buckets for $11 on Saturdays. Bottled beers and wine are also available. With plans to open a gift shop and a new waiting area, White River Landing shows the ever-present chain restaurants that independently-owned venues can be equally successful in Muncie. Although the gift shop is not open yet, t-shirts, glasses and gift cards are avail- able for purchase. Check out the White River Landing and experience the atmosphere of the North woods without straying too far from campus.

TOP: Rich Garcia, senior at Ball State, grabs a beer for a cus- tomer. The restaurant has a wide selection of beers to offer. BOTTOM LEFT: The top sirloin, costs $12.99 and is one of the most popular meals served. BOTTOM RIGHT: Another popular meal to order at the White DN PHOTOS/LAUREN RUFFNER River Landing is the $6.49 chicken fajita wrap. 10 • Reviews RTHE WEEKEV IN IESW LIVE SHOW

DN PHOTO/JENNIFER CECIL ‘RICKER POP WHORES’ played in Dill Street’s Battle of the Bands on Friday night. The second annual contest takes place every Friday until the end of the semester, with three bands competing each time.

LIVE SHOW Heorot: Banna Rua

Banna Rua specializes in Celtic tempo jigs and nearly-mourning bal- as a slow, melancholy violin piece, but If you’ve never heard this style of music—or as bandleader Min Gates lads. They kept a fairly bustling crowd quickly morphed into an upbeat, music, I urge you to go hear Banna calls it, “seventeenth century rock and in the dark bar very superbly rhythmic song. I Rua perform on November 22, when it roll…or eighteenth century blues.” involved, frequently talk- Celtic Music had the chance to hear the will again be featured at the Heorot. From what I saw Saturday night ing and joking with audi- band’s three-song demo It’s a lively style of music that lends through two sets of its four-hour ence members between Traditional Celtic music recording before I saw itself well to the atmosphere, and show, this band knows what it wants (and sometimes at the in this case consisted them live, and the fact that you’re sure to find something to enjoy to accomplish, and it does it with beginning of) songs, and of three instruments: a it got the same quality of in each song it plays. Considering the flair. I could tell the crowd guitar, a violin, and a sound on stage as it had fledgling nature of the Muncie-area Traditional Celtic music in this case appreciated the effort boudran (a deep- accomplished in a studio live music scene, and how many consisted of three instruments: a gui- the band was putting in. really impressed me. It’s styles are fighting for your attention, tar, a violin, and a boudran (a deep- Musically, the band sounding Irish drum). clear that when you hear keep in mind that you’re not going to sounding Irish drum). Combined, the hardly skipped a beat. Banna Rua live, you’re hear- find many opportunities to hear a three artists who have mastered these Often it blended songs, and you’d ing it in its true element, and at the band as seasoned as Banna Rua play- instruments played a mixture of up- find yourself listening to what began band’s very best. ing at this level. ~ Jonathan Sanders Reviews • 11 CD REVIEWS

NEW RELEASE Death Cab for Cutie: ‘Transatlanticism’ Cutting to the chase, Death Cab for Cutie’s “Transatlanticism” is nice and pretty, almost to a fault. It’s harmless. The record, by all sounds and appearances, is a sensitive indie kid’s dream. The album’s liner notes include interesting, visually stunning artwork; the song titles are cute and obscure. Lead singer and guitarist Benjamin ★★★★ Gibbard’s lyrics are, when they work best, out of five actual poetry. The album is remarkably cohesive; unfortunately, the songs end up blending together slightly — but “Transatlanticism” is more than mere background music. “Death of an Interior Decorator” displays sublime harmonies. “The Sound of Settling,” obviously enough, evokes the gentle voices of Simon and Garfunkel in its melodic chorus. Still, though “Transatlanticism” is a charming record, it doesn’t create the kind of insanity that forces you to burn copies for all your friends. But, at the same time, it would perfectly complement a lazy weekend afternoon. The record is a bit sentimental; it’s a bit wimpy. But when you don’t mind feeling sorry for yourself, “Transatlanticism” is great to use as a soundtrack. ~ Allyn West

NEW RELEASE VERTICAL HORIZON Enigma: ‘Voyageur’ NEW RELEASE Enigma is probably best known for its two hit singles, the Gregorian chant hit Vertical Horizon: ‘Go’ “Sadness” and the Native American-influ- The curse of the fol- writing radio-friendly songs that can be easi- enced “Return to Innocence,” both of which low-up album! Vertical ly devoured by the forgiving listening public. were scored in the early 90s. Since then, ! Horizon started as a But so do a lot of bands. The songs on “Go” Enigma has been much bigger in Europe, but standard, typical coffee- are catchy and have traditional pop struc- still continues to release an album of new house acoustic act but tures. The melodies are fine. The guitars material in the states once every four years. plugged in for 1999’s sound like you’d expect; trite orchestral fills ★★ “Voyageur” is their fifth release and is their “Everything You Want” appear when they should. The record has out of five least satisfying to date. The few enjoyable and showed the pop nothing wrong with it. But it’s not good. I’m tracks are the poppy “Boum-Boum,” the ★★ world what it could do sure it will sell and will stuff the band’s wal- well-composed “The Piano,” and “Following the Sun,” which is out of five with power chords and lets, but Vertical Horizon has little appeal probably the best Enigma song I’ve ever heard. The rest is sim- shiny production. The beyond the commercial (not that there’s any- ply hard to follow and disinteresting, which were the two single “Everything You Want,” according to thing wrong with that). The band will have things Enigma didn’t have in common with their New Age coun- the band’s Web site, was the most played the same fate as the countless others of the terparts until now. Almost half of “Voyageur” is taken up by song on Top 40 radio in the U.S. for the year last five years have had: a few successful soothing beeps and drops that end up taking away from the 2000. We can all attest to that. But the band singles and scornful mockery delivered by music rather than enhancing it. I’m not sure I’m willing to wait is rich because it has an obvious knack for self-aggrandizing journalists. ~ Allyn West another four years to give them another chance. ~ Gregory Twiford THIS WEEK IN STORES FROM THE VAULT The Deathray Davies: ‘Midnight at the Black Nail Polish Factory’ Powered by the sensibilities of John Dufilho, The Deathray Davies are to the pop music of the 60s what The Strokes are to the post-punk of the 80s. Each band is notably derivative, but you don’t CLAY AIKEN VARIOUS ARTISTS LUDACRIS HOWIE DAY care because the results are so good. “Midnight at Measure of a Man American Idol Christmas Measure of a Man Measure of a Man the Black Nail Polish Factory” has all the necessary instruments a band should use to copy the 1960s: electric pianos, organs, xylophones, trumpets, ★★ maracas — even a kazoo. But throughout the out of five record, The Deathray Davies pile modern, auxil- iary noise on top of jubilant pop songs, and a melange of ambient, focused and emotive music is left. “Gone Against the Tide” features a distinct trumpet line over a rumbling organ and fuzzed, jangly guitars. “The Girl Who Stole the Eiffel Tower” starts with a discordant, distorted guitar and is eventually joined by a perfectly sublime organ riff. “Maggie Doesn’t Blink” sounds like Sonic Youth playing a Turtles’ song; nearly abrasive but still melodic. Despite the DIDO ELVIS AVENUE Q TRAVIS heavy guitar work, most of Dufilho’s melodies are syncopated and pleasant as you’d expect; he has a knack for penning instantly memo- Life for Rent 2nd to None Original Cast Recording 12 Memories rable songs. In this case, that’s a good thing. ~ Allyn West HEYYOU! GET OFF YOUR MUSICIAN, ACTOR OR ARTISTBUTT ANDTELL US WHAT IS GOING ON HOURS(765) 285-8257 [email protected]