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Show y 6 0 Thursday, March 7, 1996 twitch GO 1 1 flflS lEl I :--fit l-fl- N Obb by Dave Hansen FOLDS FIVE kank it, Skank id It's time to get tickets for the best Ska show Utah (and most other places) has the Ska Patrick's Days to offer Four-da- y someone has the balls to disregard the supposed that has proliferated flowers under the As the band's bio of interest green corporate what she said to me But Big Brother's got die keys And I've got Jackson Cannery." The damn thing is that BFF delivers it with a smile and a 'whoa' chorus as deceptive as the Beatles' "Maxwell's Silver Hammer," a children's song about a student murdering a Finally, states, Ben Folds five is saying, "'Fuck you!' to the 'Fuck you!' bands." Remember two words: CHAPEL HILL. While Salt Lake bands continually flounder at teacher. "Underground" pokes the "alterna" thing firmly in the ribs with this lyric (sung in a sounding like well-season- "Hand me my nose ring Show me the mosh pit We can be happy underground." The - chorus ed and extremely sterile session musicians, Chapel Hill, N.C. is birthing diversity like a southern sow in genius heat an "alternative" to If there is the pre-fa- b bull- pre- tentious accent), " iT til t! 41 Him k w. shit played on radio 'round the U.S., Chapel Hill bands are it. Superchunk, enters as ml urn harmony backs this (1 festival with almost every band one could wish for. The. music scene in Utah seems to be lisgrowing with hordes of Ska-infest- ed teners supporting local bands such as Drive, Thee Martinis and Mr. Goon. Stretch Magnifico and Insatiable. The Friday, March 15 at Orem High, 6 Utah county area is sort of the hub of all p.m., $7.50: Mudsharks and Mealtkket the and the feeling is spread- dine with- - Attaboy Skip, My Superhero, The Mulligrubs, Soulutions, and The ing throughout the state. bill is the on not Although Magnifico for the Paddy Days shows, 11 other Utah Saturday, March 16 at the Fairpark Coliseum in Salt Lake City, 5 p.m., $9: bands will strut their sax's and trumThe Aquabats play with Mealtkket, pets including Model Citizen, Goo-ble- rs Shriners of Ska, Mr. Goon, The Insatiable, Mudsharks, Reel Big Fish, Ska-hoop- la Goo-Blur- s. and Insatiable. The National acts include bands like Buck O' Nine, Mudsharks, Meal ticket, The Aquabats and the band growing with popularity on MTV, Mepbiskapheles. One passport can be purchased for all four days for $18.50 at the Provo CD locations, Warehouse, Graywhale Crandall Audio, Modified Music, Tom Tom Music and Collector's Choice. ground." snip-pet- s: "Slammin' the John Fails pjt fantastic Officer Friendly's little boy's got a mohawk and he knows just where we're comin' from It's industrial Work it' underground." John Lennon smiles from the grave, and the trendy are too stupid to comprehend, let alone wince. "Philosophy" exhales Fold's personal manifesto in the face of detractors and friends (possibly band members) who resent being pushed to new heights. The song ends with piano riffage lifted from Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." "Julianne" packs an wallop by using the sound of beer bottles thrown into a trash can for percussive effect "Alice Childress" consoles a world-wear- y friend, not with idle reassurance, but by telling her to, Try not to think about it mid-'90- Model Citizen, Pocket Lint and Attaboy Skip. Monday, March 18 at the Ballroom, UVSC 6:30 $7.50: p.m., Mephiskapheles shake with Mustard Plug, Model Citizen, The Shriners, The Shakes and Creeps By Night Judging from last year's crowds, these shows will be close to capacity, if not sold-oentirely. J ut 4 Here are a few more the Archers of Barry With no guitar, just a piano, a bass and a drum kit, BFF makes music that's as revolus as The Sex Pistols were tionary in the in the late '70s. If you haven't picked up a copy of Ben Folds Five, please do and let it grow on you (for exactly three months). It will. d Combining the earnestness of Big Alex Chilton and a hint of Todd Rundgren, Ben Folds writes and pounds out decidedly bright and airy songs on a grand piano, which he also travels with. The bottom end of BFF's sound is anchored by Robert Sledge's leaden-fuz- z bass and urged on by Darren Jessee's smiling percussion. Thing is, the songs on the album aren't that grooves with The Shriners, Tapestry heavy under- " Loaf, Black, Southern Culture On the Skids, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Polvo and the future of real rock is leaking like toxic waste from Tooele from Chapel Hill. undetectable but surely The bands are waiting for you to find them. Buying this passport is the way to go if you're going to all four shows. YouH save the dough. Separate Shows are billed and priced as follows: Wednesday, March 13 at Provo High, 7 pjn.f $6.50: Buck O' Nine headlines and melody: "Everything's .& fsjsSf if If doo-wo- p HAffi $m-PATMCl- C$ well-intention- ed Star-perio- Alice Childress." cheery, cheek and chummy. "Jackson Cannery," the opening cut of the album, effectively states the plight of a Willy Loman-lik- e character, the exploited and disenchanted In short, BFF is a band not to be missed. If you missed the band last fall, don't miss again. What are the odds you'll hear a piano-drive- n rock band burn down the house in the next while The Bar and Grill at 9:30 p.m. Leave your "annnngst" at the door. F 'American Dreamer' in Arthur Miller's Death ofa Salesman, "Didn't mother nature tell you Boy you come and go as you please That's ERICK SERMON Domble or Nothing (Rush Associated Labels) r2. When landmark hip-ho- p group EPMD broke up, many heads were left wondering what would happen to the career of the E Double. The green-eye- d bandit has been involved heavily in both the production (Keith Murray, George Clinton, Redman, Jamal, Too Short) and creative sides of hip-hoWith the release of his second solo album, Ertck Sermon brings his familiar fat p. back to the boy style over trunk-fun- k table. With artists like Redman, Keith Murray, and Roslyn Noble all over this album, the E Double "represents" with the Def Squad to the fullest, allowing each MC to flex with their fair share of lyrics. Songs such as "Tell 'Em," "Boy Meets World," "Bomdigi," Welcome," and "Set It n Off" offer thick tracks accompanied by a decent selection of samples. This album lacks a bit of consistency and on occasion is lyrically redundant However, will appreciate the linemost up of MC's and the familiar style of E's this production. For those new to sound will clue you into die days when EPMD would slay any sucker MC Vaughn Brown bass-lade- hip-hoppe- rs hip-ho- p, aiiiaHMttimWM'SMii IHIITED: Tho Porffoct Klayfost, 1 R E U A t"v?, A m a. mm 996 Poster CM) e I i i i W 111 'm A To 9, J?nW flllHliWIV HUUldl 7 m iimix mm m ft ft ii i it testate i '" r. r m m "" 4W mm fiuutai oni flllD uihiamiv mm mi H ;ivirr-!9 mm m tciiowmn may be no larger that 10x24 tnckos Posters must include thcmo and Festival Dates Posters cro duo in tho ASUU CtHco (234 Union) by 3:30 on April Qih. rv 'ffr;-: Plocso cell ASUU vrflh cny questions , i -- Illlffl |