ARTS Tuesday, September 18, 1984 The Michigan Daily Page 5 Interesting sights and sounds close Cruisin' By Hobey Echlin It was with mixed feelings that I entered the U-Club Ballroom for the last night of Cruisin' Ann Arbor II, featuring The State with Suddent Death and the Evaders. The U-Club is a far cry from the small clubs and halls these bands are used to working in. How does one react to a show that features bands with some degree of an anti-authority theme, where coat-and-ties take your money and check your I.D., and more importantly where club policy concer- ning your affiliation with the University determines your admittance? Usually not too favorably, I answer. Let's see what happens here. A disappointing cancellation by the billed opener Stolen Legacy definitely foreshadowed the mood of disappoin- tment that dominated the rest of the show. The Evaders took to the stage with a tiah ca t nhrrpi dt by dninatino bass lines, churning neo-psychedelic guitar, and outstanding vocals. But their set lacked any real originality, echoing such past (and present) classics as the Yardbirds, Jefferson Airplane, and the Pretenders. Musically they were the best band of the night, but their neo-psych set left me clueless. Their only real high energy number sacrificed such essential elements of the Evader's sound as clear vocals and crisp harmonic guitar. Sudden Death came on next, playing an archtypal brand of the heaviest metal this side of Venom's At War With Satan L.P. Extremely slow, their death-dirge set was visually personified by their black leather and pentagram- clad appearance. Their metal theatrics contrasted, however, what I felt was a weak set characterized by an ill-utilized drum kit and a very thin sounding bass. And when the bass player took off into the audience with a remote amp hook up, only to emerge atop a table near the U- Club bar, I wondered if he was goint to start passing a hat next. Talented guitar work did nonetheless impress me as it contrasted the rest of their limited death-dirge sound. After an unnecessary time delay, the headlining State finally mounted the stage. Now call me ignorant, but I ex- pected a set at least a little reminiscient of their fantastic No Illusions E.P. Instead, their sound showed a dramatic shift from Minor Threat- influenced to a seemingly Misfit- influenced sound. But they definitely lack the energy and the appeal of the Misfits, though The State's vocalist tried his damnest to appear as a rein-' carnate Glenn Danzig (Misfits) with a dash of Jim Morrison's stage presence to boot. Let's hope Cruisin' Ann Arbor III will end on a brighter note than a mismat- ched set of bands in an even more mismatched setting. And more importantly, lets hope the best band will come on last. Oh well, it's: only rock and roll. Uoily Photo by DAN HABIB The State opens the last night of 'Cruisin' Ann Arbor II at the U-Club. ... . . ra- - - _ ., tg t set c aracer e y oam au , g / Titanic Cabaret remains afloat at the HalfwaI Inn By Emily Montgomery "13 LEASE KEEP your eyes asphyxiated on me," The Great Zucchini (David Issacson) ad- vised the crowd gathered in the Half- way Inn in East Quad last Friday night and they were happy to obey. The not-so-amazing, but genuinely entertaining foreign escape artist, who speaks English quite "flatulantly," is just part of the mixed talent comprising the cast of Brecht Company's Titanic Cabaret. The comedy, written by Brecht members Blake Ratcliffe and Jeff Wine (also the production's director) is set aboard the Titanic during its last two hours afloat. V. The main conflict resides in a bet made between William Steale, (Blake Ratcliffe) the Cabaret's emcee and Colonel John Jacob Astor (Matt ' TMapovich) part owner of the vessel and also Steale's landlord back in the states. If Astor laughs during the Cabaret show, he agrees to lower Steale's rent. If he doesn't laugh, Steale agrees to ac- cept an increase in his rent payments. The first act in the Vaudeville show was comedy duo Spike and Mike. (Jeff Dorchen and Aaron Alpern). Although Colonel Astor held true to his promise and remained somber, the audience could not supress their laughter. Especially when Alpern, a large man by any scale donned a satin dress and mop-top curly wig to "practice" a female impersonation skit at the urging of Dorchen, his frame structure op- posite. M ayolo to visit campus Award-winning Columbian film- M maker Carlos Mayolo will speak in Auditorium D of Angell Hall tonight following an 8 p.m. screening of his first feature film, Flesh Of Your Flesh. This Columbian gothic love story between an adolescent and his half- sister takes place during the 1950s when the country is ruled by a strong military dictatorship and there is a brutal un- declared civil war among the people. The love story becomes a horror tale as well as a political parable. Reality and magic are intertwined as the vampyre myth runs parallel to the exploitation. Mayolo has had a well-known career in documentary, fiction short films, and commercial filmmaking before taking his own original screenplay to the screen. Tickets for this exclusive U.S. premiere, sponsored by the Ann Arbor Film Cooperative, are $2. The big. guy/little guy, smart guy/dumb friend routine is all too familiar, true, but here it seemed to work. They weren't Abbott and Costello, or even Laurel and Hardy. They gave their characters something more, and the audience appreciated it. Dorchen shines alone in his sexist - but humorous - singing number, "I in- vented the rubber girlie." His partner: an inflatible doll from any adult specialty shop. Susan Bolohan as Ava "Swoony" Bubbles, provided musical diversion with three original tunes (written by Paul Hodgins). One particularly in- teresting piece was called "What would I do without a man and his advice?" The song had heavy feminist under- tones, expressing the woman's movement of the day. Bolohan is one of the better female singers in the Brecht Company. She sang acapella for her last number, further proving her talent. Obvious favorites of the crowd were the combined antics of Barbara Thorne and Geoff Safron, who portrayed Shakespeareans Sarah Burnsoft and Cornelius Podboy II, respectively. As they ran through a 15 minute comedy version of MacBeth in an improvised Monty Python style, the audience gave off a constant roar. Safron was especially amusing as he started each scene from a pose which really has to be seen to be fully ap- preciated. Four more performances of Titantic Cabaret are planned for Friday and Saturday of next weekend. Curtain times are at 7:30 and 10:30 each night. Ticket prices are $4 and $3 for students and seniors. ANN AROR 2 INDIVIDUAL THEATRES 5th A~e 0+Litbery 761-0700 DAILY MATINEES $1.75 TUESDAY ALL DAY 'UNDER THE VOLCANO' IS INTELLIGENT ... BEAUTIFULLY ACTED AND DIRECTED" -USA TODAY ALBERT FINNEY JACQUELINE BISSET ANTHONY ANDRE WS NO ONE CAN LIVE WITHOUT LOVE! DAILY 1:00, 7:30, 9:40 BS.. -dliu pT-xi^^ *nem7rtn her The Halfway Inn is located at 710 Church St. Says Ratcliffe, co-writer and lead of Titanic, "We're taking the ideas of I rsrent na pshig them further.. than he ever even pushed them." Looks like they're pushing in the right direc- tion. 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