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. Mars Needs Women: Invasion
of classic rock, science fiction
Voice royalty
Ella Fitzgerald will bring majesty to the Song
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BY KRISTIN PALM
M ARS Needs Women. A band
name which makes a statement. Lit-
erally.
"The name's pretty weird," con-
ceded Christie Bogdan, vocalist for
the classic rock/rockabilly quintet
which derives its name from an old
science fiction movie. However, said
Bogdan, the band's sound is more
straightforward. They play mostly
covers and focus on the sound of the
late '50s and early '60s. Artists cov-
ered include Buddy Holly, Aretha
WFranklin and Chuck Berry.
"We delve from a lot of sources
but we're right up with the '60s on
through the '80s," said guitarist Bob
Schetter.
Schetter noted that the band per-
forms a mix of popular and obscure
songs from the past, although not
always the distant past. A George
Thorogood tune does appear on the
band's playlist.
Fans of rockabilly may recognize
Schetter's name from the Bon-
nevilles, a "psychobilly" outfit
which has technically disbanded but
still appears around Ann Arbor from
time to time. Schetter, who founded
Mars Needs Women, said he enjoys
being more of a central figure with
this band. And, he said, he feels this
band is going places.
"We're really starting to take off,"
he said. "I hope the band evolves
'The area... is great pri-
marily because of the mu-
sicians in this town,' said
Schetter (of Mars Needs
Women). 'They're very
supportive in terms of
playing with each other.
Right now I think there is
a cross between old and
new music and people are
receptive to both.'
into the band that heads for the stu-
dio."
Schetter and Bogdan both agreed
that launching a band in Ann Arbor
was a good idea and they said they
find their audiences receptive.
"The area for music is great pri-
marily because of the musicians in
this town," said Schetter. "They're
very supportive in terms of playing
with each other. Right now I think
there is a cross between old and new
music and people are receptive to
both."
Bogdan said the music business
in Ann Arbor is thriving to the
point of being competitive.
"Ann Arbor is a really fun place
to play music. There's a lot of com-
petition. It's hard to break into the,
quote, 'music scene,"' she said.
And what is it about the music of
Mars Needs Women that has kept
their musicalive in this competitive
environment?
"It's more sexual," said Schetter.
"There's a certain raw energy there
which goes back to the old rocka-
billy stuff which is raw sexual en-
ergy."
Can't argue with that. Besides,
adds Bogdan, "It's good music."
MARS NEEDS WOMEN descends
upon the Apartment Lounge, 2200
Fuller Rd., tonight at 10 p.m. Cover
is $3.
A2
Film Festival nears finale
BY NABEFL ZUBERI
IRA Gershwin is reported to have
said, "I never knew how good our
songs were until I heard Ella
Fitzgerald sing them." And that's
praise from one who should know,
for it's the ability to interpret the
Great American Song which has
made Ella a legend, and will have
music lovers flocking to the Hill
Auditorium tomorrow night.
In an age generally bereft of
great songwriting, Fitzgerald re-
minds us of the peerless craftsman-
ship of the Gershwins, Cole Porter,
Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer,
Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart.
Her Songbook series (on the Verve
label) showcased unique interpreta-
tions of their work. Along with
Sinatra's albums for Capitol these
records provide the finest examples
of jazz vocalization in the '50s.
Like Sinatra at his best, Fitzgerald
has never been too flashy, too
mannered; her singing has always
stayed true to the Song, exploring
all its nuances and breaking the
heart of the listener.
Cut me and I bleed, but play me
Ella singing Cole Porter's "Every
Time You Say Goodbye" and I'm
in a more serious condition. I'm
suspended in that vicinity where
melancholy is sublime and pleasur-
able. It's a primal response to the
oldest and most affecting kind of
music - that of the human voice.
Ella knows how to caress a phrase,
draw out a vowel, and make the
pain in the song completely
believable. She has excellent dic-
tion, following every turn and bend
in the words, forcing the listener
into total involvement with the
lyric. She brings the best out of a
song.
Though she's at her most emo-
tive singing ballads, Ella has never
been a blues singer. When Billie
Holiday sings you feel that the suf-
fering in the lyrics is a mirror of
her own enotional distress; the
song, the music, the painful history
of Lady Day are all inextricably in-
tertwined in the performance. With
Ella, it's more craft than confes-
sion. She is totally dedicated to The
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BY MARK SHAIMAN
HE annual showing of independent films is off and
running, moving into the home stretch this weekend.
The films have been running tail to tail for the last
few days, and the crowd has both cheered in support of
their favorites and booed in defiance of ones they didn't
approve of. Popcorn has been bought and spilled, and
the Michigan Theater has traded in its general batch of
patrons for a full line-up of groupies. All this com-
prises the week of fun known as the Ann Arbor Film
Festival.
The Fest continues with two showings this evening
and three shows on Saturday, and each program is a
different variety of films entered in the contest. The 1
p.m. show on Saturday offers special incentive because
it is free to the public. There is also a free screening
this afternoon of the films of Jack Wright, who is one
of the judges in the Festival and a former winner him-
self. This will be a rare opportunity to speak with a
S. director about his works.
At the Performance Network on Saturday night,
there will be a party for anyone interested after the
showings for that evening - it will provide a slight
diversion from the hours of film viewing. But more of
that will be found on Sunday, better known as Win-
ner's Night. This is the only time during the week that
films will be shown more than once, which is because
these are the works that the judges have chosen as the
highlights of the Fest. There will be three individual
showings, and these promise to be the horses of
different colors -those films that stand out among
the rest. So put on your Easter bonnet, with all the
frills upon it, and parade your way to the Michigan
Theater and the Ann Arbor Film Festival for the
weekend. And make the Festival Bunny happy!
THE ANN ARBOR FILM FESTIVAL will have
showings at the Michigan Theater at 7 and 9:30 p.m.
on Friday; 1, 7, and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday; and 5, 7,
and 9 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $4 for an individual
show, $7 for an entire evening.
Song - to the text, rather than to
exposing her own personality.
Of course, Ella is famous for her
frenetic scat singing too, and the
"dueling" between voice and in-
struments has always been one of
the highlights of her live show; but
these days her performances aren't
quite as volant as before. After all,
Miss Fitzgerald is k7years old and
suffered a heart attack two years
ago, so her range is not what it
used to be. But this loss can be
borne, for it's her interpretation of
classic romantic ballads which
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makes her the avatar of Song.
Heavenly, celestial, transcendental,
sublime - just a few of the adjec-
tives that described her shows last
year. Never mind that she's a leg-
end! If you love great songs, then
you have to see and hear the "Queen
Of The Song."
ELLA FTZGERALD, warm-up for
the Ann Arbor Summer Festival,
will perform tomorrow night at
Hill Auditorium at 8 p.m. Tickets
range from $12 to $25 at all Tick-
etmaster outlets.
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