4 ARTS The Michigan Daily Wednesday, February 13, 1985 Page 6 WCBN to play fun music for funds 4 t By Beth Fertig C AMPUS STATION WCBN will kick off its sixth annual On-The-Air Fundraiser this Thursday offering 88.3 hours of special programming geared toward gathering listener con- :gibutions. As in past years, the Fun- draiser will offer exciting specials, in- terviews, guests, and gifts such as gow-in-the-dark tee shirts in exchange for pledged donations. The events will culminate on Sunday with the final fun- draiser Bash, held at the Union Ballroom. The Fundraiser festivities that will fill the airwaves this week will be in the form of many unique sounds. Denise Burke, director of publicity, says that some local and Detroit area bands will be broadcast live from the station's studio. Sun Ra, for example, is scheduled to play Sunday at 8 p.m. Im- promptu poetry readings could occur as well, and as usual, there will be several remotes-broadcasts live from other locations. On Thursday, there will be a. § POPCORN % HUT § Kerrytown- § Facing Farmers § Market § § FREE DELIVERY TO CAMPUS ON ANY § § ORDER! (Mon.- Sat.)§ § 761-5522 § SPECIAL Pink and White cans § with "I Love You" printed § all over for her.§ § OR Red and White § checked cans for him. Fill 4... them with LOVE§ and your choice § of flavored § § popcorn: Frm § § $5.75 show from a booth at the Union. Past remotes have been stationed on street corners and in stores. The WCBN disc jockeys are respon- sible for their own slots of air time. One has signed up to play normal 33 rpm albums at 45, and 45 rpms at 33. Added to this unusual request he had written in big letters, "Not joking." Another DJ has signed up to do a special on con- temporary German music. There might also be other specials focusing on particular artists, including rare recordings. Last year, this format was chosen by the station's jazz experts. Every half hour during the course of these events, WCBN will solicit listener pledges. Donations of any size are vastly appreciated. The station, which is student run, receives a budget of twelve thousand dollars a year; but the money goes fast. Last year eight thousand dollars alone went towards paying the phone bill. The station is comprised of seven departments, and there is always new equipment to be purchased. The last Fundraiser generated a 200 Million People, And Only 35,000 Get to Read SUBSCRIBE NOW 764-0558 _ anNic RSOR profit of about six thousand dollars, and of course, the folks at WCBN are setting their sights even higher this year. Local merchants have generously offered premiums such as records to be given out, worth half the price of a listener's donation. For example, a twenty dollar contribution will earn you a gift worth approximately ten dollars. Ten dollars will get you the free glow-in-the-dark WCBN tee shirt. The grand finale of the festivities is the Fundraiser Bash at the Ballroom, Sunday at 8 p.m. Says Burke, "The Bash is a time when we can get a lot of different bands together. It's a chance to say thank you to everyone who has supported the Fundraiser." This year will definitely host some different ban- ds. Featured artists include the reggae band First Light, the Cute L'il Watusies, and the Rhythm Corps. Also included is a Liberian band, Kapingdbi, which will be performing African jazz. At last year's Bash, there were several problems with high school students because alcohol was being served. This year, however, alcohol will be gold in another room of the Union. Burke explained that the station didn't want to shut out the younger students, who have been highly supportive of WCBN in the past. During the musical sets Sunday night, some old beer commercials and educational radio films will be shown. These humorously serious instructional clips are from the 1940s, and are brought to you by WCBN engineers Ed Special and Harry Beanball. Also ap- pearing will be musical and otherwise solo artists between the scheduled acts. Burke says the whole affair will be "kind of like a three ring circus." So tune in to WCBN this week. There, will be fascinating programming, and now is the time to show your support for alternative public radio. $ . 0 OF with this entire SOImipOfe S ocat a . Adult Eve. . n lenhne Admission. Good for 1 or 2 tickets. All uaywrh features thru 2/14185 except Tuesday. GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS" InCl.... BEST PICTURE! T HE Srr, SAM KILLING u *s DiscountFI" IELDS Rice . WCBN's Marc Taras spins records for his jass show. Anticipation is building as the radio station's On-the-Air Fun- draiser draws near. Records $15 UESUAY ALL JY tEXCETFIE1LDJS" -)I \ W /SlL VI'41 LI VLI LVVI /, " " " "A REFRESHINGLY QUIRKY COMEDY" -NEWSWEEK * *STRANGER THAN PARADISE DAILY 5:15, 7:15, 9:45 00.... DAILY 4:15, 7:00, 9:35 " 14 0 0 ftt 17' George Bedard and the Kingpins, Ann Arbor locals, dish out danceable rockabilly. Their new single "What a Shame" is worth a listen. George Bedard and the Kingpins - What A Shame b/w Tight Shoes If music were food, rockabilly would be steak and eggs with a strong cup of coffee. C&W would be meat loaf with mashed potatoes and a can of Bud. If such classic American down-home fare is your cup of tea, then feast on the meaty sound of George Bedard and the Kingpins. But, you say, "I've heard enough Ann Arbor bands like that - southern rock, rockin' blues, bluesy-rock - to last me through this year's frozen turkey lef- tovers. And all too often, I'm just left with the taste of Hamburger Helper and potato buds in my mouth. It's all a bit bland. Well, gentle listener, take heart. If you're hankering for something genuine, something with spice, the Kingpins have it. The Kingpins, a three-piece outfit, dish out hefty portions of hot, danceable rockabilly. Their new single "What a Shame" b/w "Tight Shoes" shows just what the band has done in the past and where they're headed. "What a Shame" is a mid-paced, blues-based rockert, gutsy and melodramatic. Bedard's often nasally vocals get raw and gravelly here: You shudda told me from the, start / That I would never own your heart! What a shame, now I'm hurtin', every day. This is classic, love-gone-bad fare. Not the tears in your beer sentimentalism a la George Jones: but righteous, cathar- tic, and searing. Bedard's guitar interlude holds the tune together. He is, a first rate guitarist. Versatility for him does not mean throwing every lick he knows into a mish-mash of guitar virtuosity, but a skillful touch for what befits each song. 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