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Show SWARMING WITH EXCITEMENT GONE FISHIN’ PIANO PRO Pianist George Winstonis touring in support of “Plains,” hi first albumof new, solo e years, andheis bringing the showto S It Lake City’s Abravanel The pondat downtown Creepy, crawlythings seem tofit just right with Halloween. At Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara WayinSalt LakeCity, you can get yourfill in a big way with Big Bugs After Dark. Bring your flashlight to search out the giant insects, and youcanalsotake part in Halloween storytelling, buggy arts and crafts, hot cider and candy apples. On Oct. 30, there will bespecial tricks andtreats. ‘The big bugsareout every Thursday, Friday andSaturdayfrom 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., until Oct. 30. Family admission is $20; $5 for adults; $3 for seniors andchildren. Red Butte Garden membersget$1 off admission. Call 581-IRIS for more information. Salt LakeCity’s Gallivan Centerwill be stuffed to the gills with 1,200 rainbow trout for the annual Kid's Fish Fest happening Sat- For morethan 25 years, Winstonhas used the inspirationof theeas ern Montana plains wherehe grewupinhis songwrit ing. On hislatest album, Windham Hill's fle artist returnsto the “folk piano”style last heard on 1994's Grammy-winning“Forest.” urday, sponsored by the Di- playing his original songs and some traditional. turn-of-the-century numbers. As a performer aver Kids ages 4 to 14 will be able to aging morethan110 concerts each year, Winston is atotal pro whenit comes to puttingon a show the chance to catch a few. Fishing poleswill be provided, but children can also bring their own. Along withreal live fishing, there will be a casting booth wherekids can in pr rizes anda virtual his tourstops, and Utahns Against Hunger will be collecting nonperishable, canned food at his Utah fishing simulatorto practice on, and kids 3 and underwill be able concert. Tickets for Winston's 8 p.m. show to net goldfish to take home. TheFishFestis free and runs from8 a.m, to 1 p.m. Registrationis from7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The plaza availableat the Abravanel Hall Box Office and all vision of Wildlife Resources. learn more aboutfishing and ave Winston teams withlocal charities at each of Wednesdayrangefrom $17.50 to $27.50 and ar¢ ArtTix outlets,or by calling 1-801-355-ARTS(2787) is at 36 E. 200 South. The Salt Lake Tribune CALENDAR YOUR GUIDE TO WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENT MANN LANDERS, F-8 ll CALENDARLISTINGS, F-8-11 M@ CLUBS & CONCERTS, F-12 il DINING, F-13 FRIDAY OCTOBER15, 1999 @ GAMEREVIEWS,F-13 PANIC A € oes VULTURE BY DAN NAILEN Widespread Panic seemsset to break out of the jam-band pack If It Were Only Real There is nothinglike the Internet to BYDAN NAIL! keep America’s workerbees busy and THE ALT LAKE, RIBUNE amused, as evidenced bya recent e-mail making the roundsin muchthe same way the bogus Kurt Vonnegut graduation speech about wearing sunscreen dida cou- pleyears back. “4 Wives? 40 Kids? 400 Miles to the Brougham!” reads the headline on the fake car advertisement currently circulat. ing through Salt Lake City businesses. Pictured is a Suburban-typetruck with four doors, oneachside. Boasting a 19-cylinder Melchizedek en. gine, the bogus Broughamis designedes- pecially for the needsof Utah’s polyga: mists. The Deseret suspension system whetheryou're touringZion or hightail. ingit into the back countryto avoidfed: eral prosecutors bent on enforcing anti. polygamy statutes.” And optional sunroof “allows both driver and front passenger to receive prophecy anywhere, anytime The Millennium Special Edition trim package customizes the fictitious ride holes throughout the Westasa relatively unknown jamband. “Outside of the South, the Westis definitely where we've alwaysfelt most welcomed,” aid Panic guitarist Michael Houser. Why, exactly, things workedout is willingto guess “I think the West was settled quite a lot by Southerners Hardtosay f that has anything to do with Wide- spread Panic’s rise as one ofthe hottestlivetickets west of the Mississippi River. Maybe thedenizens of the Mountainstates sha: basic, laid-back attitude with their Southern pee! . Whateverthere ason, the band’s country andbluegrass-tinged roc has founda horome a’ from home, and w h their latest album, *'Til the Medicine Taki ” Widespread Panic may be readytoexit thelexiconof jam bands andfinally enter the mainstream. “hideaway” baptismal fonts/cupholders, and “our patented Urim & Thrummins [sic] windshield coating what others can't.” "Til the Medicine Takes” contains all the Widespread Panic givens—sing john Bell's raspy meal David Schools’ tripped-out bassriffs, Hou er's spira ing guitar work, John Hermann’s keyboard fills a Powerful. Elder-Approved. The Brigham Brougham,” the “ad” concludes Kudos to the creative soul tickling the funny bones of Utah's non-polygamist population. Nowget back to work 4 Give Me a Why! In case you think the acting of boy-band NSync in. an upcoming“Touched by an Angel” episode filmed in Salt Lake City is just a publicity stunt, think ag One 'NSyncer, Justin Timberlake, is sionist Domingo Or the intricate backbeats ofperc ssioni: tiz and drummerTodd Nan p. And, of course, there are plenty of obvious taking-off points for monstrous 20-minute jams that always get the Spreadheads spinning. Beyondthetypical Panic tricks, though, “ "Til the Medicine Takes”also has the b nd trying out some newbells and whistles; gospel singers, brass bands, even turntable scratchingall make appearances and help the album move beyond Panic's somewhat pre Disney” movie undoubtedly so sweet it is liable to send viewersto the dentist the next day. In “Cover Girls,” the 18-year-old Georgia's Widespread Panic, purveyors of country- and bluegrass-tinged rock, are right at home in West in Philadelphia," new sounds, Safety " Housersaid to explain the record (‘Light Fuse Get Away’) and we said, ‘Let's use the “We had just released a live studio to the greatest extent we can For a band that averages 110 concerts each year None of Widespread Panic’s albums to date have name of Widespread’s game, Oneof the strongest songson the album, “Climb to was written by former Salt Laker Jerry “They just blew u: cracked the Billboard Top 200, often a benchmarkfor success, but don't worry about them. Tourin: the studio albums almost seemed like an afterthought in the past, but “ ‘Til the Medicine Takes” marks a huge leap forward for Widespread Panic as a recording entity Houser said. away, and we developed arelationship with them Jerry set up somecoolgigs for us out West, and we kept in touchwith him.” @ Don’t Panic Widespread Panic plays West ValleyCity’s E Center on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are and available at all Smith's Tix outlets, or by calling 1-800-888-TIXX (8499), dictable recording past “I think on this record, we let John Ke ne [producer for R.E.M Cowboy Junkies, Indigo Girls] pro duce morethan in the past about to make his dramatic acting debut in a made-for-TV Wonderful World of millionaire will stretch his tuff of legend among its country-crossing fans (Spreadhead in the hippie vernacular). Even before the group was playing sold-out arenas, Widespread Panic packed watering that wayis a mysterytothe native Southerner, but he “guarantees a smooth and predictable ride that lets you see TheAthens, Ga., bandtoursine antly aroundthe world, but their showsin places like Jackson Hole, Wyo., and Red Rocks, Colo., are th Nearest Temple? You need the Brigham with gold-plated Aspopular as WidespreadPanicis in the West, one might think the sextet hails from somewhereonthis sideof the Great Plains. Jo- seph, whom the members of Widespread Panic have known since Josephled Little Women. Years ago, we ended up opening for Little Women and they do it as well anyone. They set an attendance record, 63,000 legendary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fe this year. At the end of 1998, they sold out fou at Atlanta }00-seat Fox Theater in four m And their free show celebrating the release Fuse Get Away” in Athens drew 100,000 to the towr once known mainly The B-52's as the birthplace of R.E.M At the rate the Panic is spreading, Athens migh soon be referred to simply Widespread Pan hometown acting chops as the boyfriend to a supermodel. In an unlikely bit of casting, Kathie Lee Gifford plays the model’s overbearing stage moth er An appearance by Gifford's real-life oft-mentioned son, Cody, is confirmed, An appearance Gifford’s mentioned cleavage real-life, oft is not confirmed ke! TheStory of Us J SayIt Ain’t So On a new Prince tribute album, All American supermodel and milk pinup gal Rebe Romijn-Stamos steps Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis see their marriage deteriorate in this comedy-drama that has few goodlaughs. off the Sport trater msuit cover to sing the I darling Nikki Her husband, sitcom “actor” and hack mu 1 John Stamos, produced Romijn Sta rformance BY VINCE HORIUCHI THE SALT of the Purple Rain lyrics about woman mastur otel lobby drove Second Lady t censorship Center back in stan musical efforts When Harry Met Sally.” But in this new film about maritalbliss turningsour, most of the laughs fall flat andit’s the dramathat excels and feels genuine. “TheStory of Us" islike the bookend to Reiner on Tipper when we re ) When Harry Met Sally,” which starred Billy Crystal and MegRyan asan on-again, off-again coupletrying Talk Dirty to Me rh War the new oorir head to to forge a relationship. Willis’ Ben Jordan and Pfeiffer as his wife, Katie, ufiliated with the new “Star tinue to trickle out, including Jabba Glob: LAKE TRIBUNE It's ironic that funnyman Rob Reiner directed The Storyof Us,” the new comedy-drama about a marriage on the rocks starring Bruce Willis and MichellePfeiffer Reiner’s forte is comedy especially with past hits Bride” and like “The Sure Thing, The Princess are likethat couple, only 15 years and two kidslater, And “TheStory of Us" unfolds the same way as “When Harry Met Sally.” We see the growth of the “Jabba the Hutt is h fun! Squeeze Jabba the Hutt's drip his slimy treat.” Yes, that’s a BruceWillis and Michelle Pfeiffer share a high point in @ rocky marriagein “The Story of Us.” slowly begins to unravel Ben is a spontaneous comedy writer who, thougt a caring husband, fails to noticethe piling responsi bilities Katie is trying to juggle as wife, mother and writer of crossword puzzles Meanwhile, the glitter Ben saw in Katie the fun-loving sunny side that attracted him to her has withered away intime, leaving her as an anal retentive organizer who can’t stand that her hus band won't refill the car's window-washer fluid At the start of summer, as the kids are sent to camp, Ben and Katie decide on a trial separation givingin to their years of petty fighting, We see them arguing about jealousy, their expected in the marriageand, of course, the in-laws. And it's these scenes that bring out some devastating drama ag Willis and Pfeiffer scream and roar at each other while the children sleep, There's real hurt in thote voices, and it's herethat Willis and Pfeiffer look like 4 genuine couple who have years invested in their relationship, But in between those scenes are somepretty lame comedy bits involving heartfelt conversations with their friends (played by Rita Wilson, Paul Reiser, Julie Hagerty and Reiner himself), They are not scenes that play out naturally, but more like recycled writing from bad episodes of twentysomething Jordans’ relationship through a seriesof sometimes joyous but mostly hurtful flashbacks as the marriage See STORY OF US,Page F-3 |
