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Show By Mark Edmunds "The Iron Butterfly", which started as an egg in San Diego, went through its larval stage in the Whiskey A Go Go and Galaxy Clubs of Los Angeles, and emerged as an adult butterfly on the first album, "Heavy", on Atco Records, will be in the city of salt for a live performance next Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. Members of the "Butterfly," a hard rock group who's music is uniquely "heavy," are organist Doug Ingle, the group's leader and spokesman, guitarist Erik Brann, at 18, the youngest member of the group, bass guitarist Lee Dorman, the most serious thinker, who is the group's humorist and wit onstage, and drummer Ron Bushy, who always emits a bird-call-like noise when he walks on stage. The group's name, as well as the sound they are so famous for, is a product of the creative mind of Doug Ingle, who does most of the writing for the group. The name comes from the combining of Iron-symbolic of something "heavy," as in sound; and Butterfly-light, appealing and versatile -an object that can be used freely in the imagination. Ingle, who is originally from Omaha, Neb., is the son of a church organist, and his classical background is evident when one examines his writing, especially in the songs "Unconscious Power" and "Possession," which were recorded as the group's first single. Brann, who was considered a concert violinist at age seven, also writes and sings for the Butterfly. In November of last year the four men of the Iron Butterfly spent most of the time they weren't using to rehearse their music, roaming around the Hollywood Hill and Sunset Strip areas of Los Angeles searching for pop bottles so that they could collect the deposits in order to raise money for food. "We were really desperate," said Doug Ingle. . "We spent about 12 hours a day on our music, but we couldn't i find jobs and we needed some money for survival." Today their immediate financial j worries are over, and most of their j time is spent either recording or j playing live. The group is glad to i admit that they hardly go a day without booking any more. I The group's first album, i "Heavy," which has already sold well over 100,000 copies since it's release in January, includes, as well as "Unconscious Power" and "Possession," the ultra-heavy "Iron Butterfly Theme." Since then the group has risen rapidly to become one of the most popular j and best selling groups in the j country. As a result of their j popularity, their second album, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," sold over 50,000 copies in the first week after its release. The title song of ! the album takes up the entire ! second side, and lasts 17 minutes j and five seconds. "In-A-Gadda- j Tia7iHp" Viae Koon Q rl o i Ynnrl Kr (5 mds So !U Hansen Planetarium offers hour long spaceflights numerous critics as a "creative masterpiece." In addition to the j title song, the album includes j "Most Anything You Want", j "Flowers and Beads," "My j Mirage," "Termination," written by Eric Brann and Lee Dorman, and "Are You Happy." " : As well as their own sound, j they believe in the members of the groups like Cream, the Buffalo ; Springfield, the Beatles, The Bee j Gees, Vanilla Fudge, Moby Grape, ! The Walker Brothers, Dionne j Warwick, Barney Kessle, Andres i Segovia and Stan Getz. All of the ! boys also like sports cars and ! colorful clothes. Appearing at the Terrace on ! Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m., the ! Butterfly will play two sets, with the time between sets featuring a local group, "The Holden Caulfield." Doing the light show j for the groups will be. "Five Fingers on my Hand." Tickets for the performance will be $3. 5r' w 1 i T-r,-- - tfy - . F I i f titmi C L t 1 dull and academic. TJut shows at Hansen Planetarium, while informative, are a lot more spectacular and entertaining than most of the efforts Hollywood turns out. Stars flash across the planetarium's 50 foot dome; planets, the sun and the moon appear and disappear; your seat becomes a spaceship that takes you first into earth orbit and then into a five-minute flight to the moon. All of this is part of the present "Destination Moon" show, and all of it is presented with fantastic realism and showmanship. Time And Effort An indication of the quality of Hansen Planetarium production is the time and effort that goes into presenting them. It takes over a month for a team of at least six people to put together the drawings, slides, sound effects, movie footage and special effects to go into each show. For each new program the layout of nearly all of the planetariums dozens of projectors is redesigned. Only the massive by Mike Whitney If you have an hour and nothing to do, why not try a trip to the moon? Impractical as that may sound, you can take the trip for a few coins at the Hansen Planetarium. Anyone who has never seen a Hansen Planetarium show may not think that sounds like a thrill. Planetariums are supposed to be Magicians appear at Theater 138 By Jane Rawlings Levitation, sleight of hand, mentalism, comedy and escapism are some of the types of magic that will appear on the Theater 138 stage Friday and Saturday. Earl Nelson, a blond 19-year-old with a scraggly beard and a commanding voice, is director of the third annual public show of the Intermountain Magician's Assembly, which begins at 8:30 p.m. both nights. The show offers eight to 10 acts each night, and each performance will be different. Iron Butterfly sets rock concert date for Terrace Ballroom. They are equipment," Peterson continued as he indicated a panel, "This board makes it possible for us to show the Earth as it would appear from any planet in the solar system or any planet as it would appear from Earth. We also have a new zoom projector." For the size and resources of the Hansen Planetarium the shows are remarkable. Assistant ' r'"netarium director Jon Sticklen . edits the planetariums success to team work. "We all work together to put on a show. If we didn't they would never come off." Aside from the programs in the star chamber, the planetarium features free exhibits in the lobby and upstairs that range from a Focault Pendulum (which proves the earth rotates) to a black light illuminated panorama of Salt Lake City. Even if you do not want to take the moon trip, stop by the Hansen Planetarium anyway. The Salt Lake panorama is a groove in itself. space transit planetarium projector inthe center of the star chamber is a permanent feature. Staff artist Don Young paints panels for the circular panoramas that are photographed and projected on the star chamber dome for the special efforts. "I don't know of another panetarium that has special effects like ours," commented Young. "We're going to start selling our special effects to other planetariums." Like Playing Guitar In the star chamber where the shows are presented, the lecturer operates three banks of dials, knobs and switches along with an analog computer that is programmed and the show is presented, as he describes the happenings on the dome. "It's a little like playing a guitar and singing," explained lecturer Mark Peterson, "only harder." "We have some new Nelson said the Intermountain Assembly's members are specialists in all kinds of magic - sleight of hand, levitation, comedy and escape artistry. In addition, many oi the members are, as Nelson said, "well-traveled." For example, John Rock, who will perform his levitation act and famous trunk escape on Saturday night, traveled with Thurston, the vaudeville magician who is second only to Houdini in artistry and showmanship. Another Saturday attraction will be Nordani of the Netherlands, a specialist in illusions - magic which uses people instead of things. Nelson himself, billed as "Cardell," is a specialist in sleight of hand. When asked how magic is doing as a form of entertainment, Nelson said. "M a g i c has changed a lot. Magic is like a fairy tale, but we don't go so far as to declare that we have magic powers - nobody's got magic powers, either. Magic prospers today mainly in night clubs." The Intermountain Magician's Assembly is a club to perpetuate magic as an art and as a trade. The shows at Theater 138 (138 So. 2nd E.) are a fund-raising project to support the club's expenses in the several charity performance it gives each year. |