I Page 8 - The Michigan Daily-- Friday, March 10, 1989 Bash exposes local blues acts i BY JED THOMPSON SIDESTREAM smoke, overpriced beers and nowhere to sit down. Sound good? It did to 800 blues fans who packed the Blind Pig to hear five Detroit blues bands imported by Blues Factory booking agency last Octo- ber. Five of the fastest blues fillies in Blues Factory's stable got some much needed exposure; and 800 people got a soul-healing dose of fine local blues. It worked so well that Mark Forman, co-founder of Blues Factory Records, decided to do it again tomorrow night. Forman -started the company two years ago to get some of the fine Detroit talent into the studio and into the ears of cities besides Detroit. The company has two records in its catalog to date: a compilation, and a live album by the Butler Twins, who were featured in the blues festival in October. Forman's insidious plan is to book multi-act shows until enough people dis- cover the music, and then get the bands rooms and al- bums of their own. The plan goes into action tomor- Tow at the Pig. Five different bands will play over six hours. The festival also showcases a variety of bands, from the dancey R&B of the Alligators to the gritty sounds of a man who goes by Harmonica Shah. Here's a rundown of the scheduled bands, probably not in order. The Alligators are billed as a "tight ensemble, two- step kind of band." With a band leader named Anton Thunderbird, they must be cool. Plenty of "R&B dance boogie" should heat the Pig up to its normal 105 de- grees. Little Jr. Kannaday has been on the scene in Detroit for more than 20 years. He'll bring the voice of experience onto the stage, and don't let the doubly diminutive handle fool you, he'll be ready to stomp. Code Blue features a guitar player named Art Littsey. Forman assures me that "if Freddie King were alive today, Art Littsey would be his twin brother." For the uninitiated, this is akin to making serious weight comparisons to Marlon Brando. You don't toss it around lightly. Harmonica Shah hails from Summerville, Texas, and, yes, that is a stage name. This delta harmonica stylist often leaves the stage, taking his gritty harmonica work into the crowd. Growly vocals and lowdown harp work promised. The headliner for the night is the Detroit Blues Band. They were twice voted Best Blues Band (say it three times fast) by the Metro Times, Detroit's scaled- down version of the Village Voice. The band is led by guitarist Jimmy McCarty, a veteran of the blues and rock scene with very serious credentials. He's played with Hendrix and the Detroit Wheels (Mitch Ryder's band). He was also lead guitar for the Rockets, who you may remember; they had a great cover of Fleet- wood Mac's "Oh Well" and were a staple of AOR radio before breaking up a few years ago. Tix are seven bucks, and if you stay the whole six hours your personal contribution to the band will be less than minimum wage. What a bargain! ' T HE BLIND PIG BLUES BASH will begin at 8 p.m. at the Blind Pig this Saturday night. Tickets are $7. Preg ones Continued from Page 7 ,production the children are asked to participate and determine the ending. - Pregones will present all of their productions in Ann Arbor. The group will perform in high schools, pris- ons, and also travel to areas in De- troit. VOICES OF STEEL will formed on Friday, March be per- 10. MI- GRANTS will be performed on Sat- urday, March 11. Both productions begin at 8 p.m. at the Trueblood Theater. Tickets may be purchased at the Michigan League Box Office and at the door. General admission $5, students $3. Pregones is also holding a free workshop on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. To sign up, leave a message at the English Department (764-6330) for Buzz Alexander. Be sure to leave your name and phone number. CLASSIFIED ADS! Call 764-0557 Steve Lacy to play a masterful sax EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SUMMER SESSION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY (Formerly held at the University of Minnesota) July 9-28, 1989 THREE WEEK COURSES: Fundamentals of Biostatistics, Microcomputer Applications in Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Health Policy, Fundamentals of Epidemiology, Design and Conduct of Epidemiological Studies, Epidemiology of Injuries, Nosocomial Epidemiology (2 parts): Hospital Epidemiology for Extended Care and Hospital Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemi- rology and Epidemiology of Iatrogenic Diseases. 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BY MICHAEL TSCHIRHART NEWCOMERS and longtime"listeners of jazz to- gether will be glad to hear about a long overdue visitor. Soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy makes his first ever state appearance this Saturday. Virtually a legendary jazz figure, Lacy boasts a ca- reer that spans over three and a half decades and includes more than 60 albums. His guest performances have in- cluded recordings with jazz leaders Miles Davis and Max Roach. Beyond enduring and prolific, Lacy's music is nothing if not authentic. Lacy developed the important qualities of improvisation and experimentation at a young age while playing with one of the artists who attracted him to jazz, Thelonious Monk. Accompanying Lacy is his five piece band. To- gether for over 15 years, they have the reputation of being one of the tightest and finest working today. One of the main factors that has marked Lacy as more of a trend-setter than follower is his instrument. 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