Steve Walsh Is at His Best

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Picnic at Hang- at wonderful in Brenda Nelson, foreign films com- ing Rock is a picture druidic, and mittee chairperson, said she expects which certain mystic, the Australian Film Festival to do Sapphic overtones destroy a girls' well The two Australian films in the school and threaten the placid life regular series at the Sheldon each of a small town. Steve Walsh is at his best f-r-ilro 4r r V VX7T7 Mi wVlOVO lam livelA uIiCO tu iivv uwv -- - that projects such as scoring films are Ey Hory Vyir.sre not things that can be planned on. A Steve Walsh is a man of few words. band trying to get a spot in a music You can ask the former front man world that has become severely fac-tionaliz- ed for Kansas, and current keyboardist-vocali- st in the past two years, has to for Streets, about a lot of have a goal something to work for things and his answers will be simple and build on. and to the point. But ask him to talk "Anybody that starts a band has to about his music and he's more than have an objective," Walsh said. "If you happy to sit down and carry on a dis- dont plan two or three years ahead, cussion with almost anybody. you get left behind." And that quality shouldn't come as A common mishap that all bands such a shock when you consider that must deal with today is the effort by this St. Joseph, Mo., native has been people to pinpoint or label something involved in music since starting classi- as "new wave," "mainstream," "politi- cal piano lessons at the age of 1 2. Dig a cal," etc. Walsh feels that labels, espe- little deeper and one finds that after cially that ofmainstream or corporate Bon'i let it brealt that first lesson, Walsh's teacher told music, are quickly being tossed to the yu! him that within a week Walsh was to side of the road. Become a plasma donor! have written a song. "I think that the music atmosphere Walsh had that and his is so diversified now that it's hard to $10 is for each donation and yoifcan donate twice weekly spark, piano paid teacher saw it. Within a year, he was pin that label on anybody," he said. (but please wait 72 hours between donations). playing in his first garage band. By the "Appeal in any shape or form is valid." age of 14, he was playing with people Walsh doesn't deny the fact that at That's up to $100 a month! who were quite a bit older and were this stage, part of Streets' appeal at already playing in clubs. face value is his association with New donors bring this ad for an extra $2 for your first donation. His travels with older musicians lead Kansas. But he says that once the him to another group of people in Top-ek- a, crowd has a chance to experience 1970. Call now for an appointment-yo- u Kan., in Streets as a new and separate entity, This was the birth of Kansas. And the band establishes its own earn before Break! identity can $40 Spring now, almost 10 years later, Walsh has Walsh said audiences used to come left behind the 30,000-se- at arenas that expecting Streets to be another Kan- ' : were the stomping grounds of Kansas, sas. "But three-fourt- hs into the set to start all over again with Streets. they know we are who we are " he said. With an impressive debut record on So, if you plan to catch Streets' per- for University Plasma Center the racks Walsh has made plans formance tonight at the Royal Grove, the next two albums. Some might ask if 340W.CornhuskerHighway,dontexpect 1442 O Street long-rang- e this sort of plan might fores to hear old Kansas material a band into a mold. He hits this issue However, you can look forward to straight on. OPEN: Moo, Tues, Thur, Fri 8.00 am to TOO pm seeing Steve Walsh at his best when "I'm a rock 'n' roll musician," Walsh he's under the lights, playing his music. said, "and if that's the boundaries of Tickets for the show are $8.50 and Wed and Sat. 8.00 am to 6.00 pm the mold, then yes." can be purchased at the Grove during Walsh said live performances and the day and at the door. The doors FEDERALLY LICENSED studio albums are the future. He warns open at 7 p.m. VWorld Fcrr.cu3M 1 Jfrr A.D-- o 431 MINT AND TVYSD. Tin - 4- PATRJCK LEFT SE VEEN IK HIS DAY, tlPTTPt)1. -1 X ST. PATRICK. e would orrztf orr ci wxcji I7th AND ' . VALLEY CAME TO THE ISLE TO HIS FAVORITE PUB ... 6T. PATRICK THE ISL.L EifrE-- RID IT THAT WAY? ALL GOOD pr OF SERPEN" TS. j DIED. TRIZND5 i or THE IRISH LCOME TO PARTY j att I MA$K 17th, DAY 41 Eo. PEARS I"Ndt o 3f: is 9.0. (A PEAR 5? s T " 7 TT ( i T" VV.'orld Famous" VDnh T L o 1J.O MixO Jj '111 ll.

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