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What's A Sponge Got
To Do With a Candlebox?

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f you go to the which sold more than 4
Palace Saturday million copies worldwide.
night at 7:30, you'll "Far Behind," one of the al-
find out the answer bum's hit singles, entered
Billboard's Top 20 in July
to this funky question.
Candlebox, the Seattle- of 1993 and did not drop
based band formed by off the charts until the fol-
singer/guitarist Kevin lowing year.
The band's latest al-
Martin and drummer
Scott Mercado, financed bum, Lucy, features the
their first demo in 1991 by singles "Drowned," "Be-
pawning off some of their come," "Best Friend," and
"Simple Lessons," cur-
band gear.
Success found the band rently No. 10 on Bill-
two years later with their board's Album Rock
self-titled debut album, Tracks chart and No. 15

on the magazine's Modern
Rock Tracks chart.
Detroit's own Sponge,
featuring lead vocalist Vin-
nie, guitarists Mike Cross
and Joey Mazzola, bassist
Tim Cross and drummer
Charlie Grover, burst onto
the music scene with the
release of Rotting Pinata
in 1994. They've been on
"Letterman" and "Jon
Stewart," and they're a top
Alternative and AOR
group.

Candlebox:
Coming
Saturday to
the Palace.

Let's Get Down And Classical

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nd a little closer to
home. Some of the De-
troit Symphony Or-
chestra's finest players
are teaming up
Lyric Chamber
Sunday, Nov. 5, at
Ensemble:
Coming to
3:30 p.m. at Tem-
Temple Beth El
on Sunday.
ple Beth El for a

concert geared toward youth and
families. Even if you don't listen
to this music all of the time, you'll
love this. Presented by the Lyric
Chamber Ensemble and spon-
sored by Franklin Bank, the pro-
gram features Igor Stravinsky's
Soldier's Story, narrated by Pat

McElroy of WQRS, and Peter
and the Wolfby Sergei Prokofiev,
narrated by Peter Psarianos of
Psarianos Violins Ltd. in Troy.
Even if you know it all, you can
still attend a brief lecture-demon-
stration geared toward young
people at 3 p.m.

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8 p.m•

Perfo rming Arts.
Nov. 3.
(810 ) 286-2222.

Saturday
8 p.m.

classic, at the Detroit
Film Theatre.
Nov. 4.
(313) 833-2323.

Saturday
7:30 p.m.

Candlebox

at the Palace of
Auburn Hills.
Nov. 4.
(810) 645-6666.

Jewish Family

music

A concert starring
award-winning musician
Craig Taubman, at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek in Southfield.
Nov. 5. (810) 681-5353.

Sunday
4 p•m

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7 p

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"Phish" plays Hebrew renditions you
won 't find in the repertoire of other rock
'n' roll bands. page 82

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The comedienne
will perform at the,
Macomb Center for
the Performing
Arts. Nov. 5.
(810) 286-2222.

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