The Michigan Daily-Weekend etc.-January 21, 1993- Page 5 Burn by Karen Lee At the bottom of one of the p his manuscript for his nevi Lanford Wilson, the authort works as "The Rimers ofEldrit "The Fifth of July," had wri words "Burn this." With that director Jan Koengeter said, captured the "essential truth situation" - that once an ar shown his work, it should bet because it can never be repeat "Burn This," to be perfo: the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre kind of character-driven pl Once an artist has shown his work, it should be burned, because it can nev repeated. Koengeter, a former actress, i to. After seeing a productioni that starred Eric Roberts and winner Joan Allen, she knewt wanted to try her hand at dire And there is indeed a g singular characters for Koen direct. Anna (Mary Anne Nem dancer-choreographer whose baby burn says ma andycollaborator, Robbie, has pages of just been killed in a drowning acci- w play, dent. Burton (TimMorley) is her well- of such meaning boyfriend, yet somehow Anna ch" and cannot bring herself to accept his pro- tten the posals ofmarriage. Complicating mat- phrase, ters is Pale (Steve Memran), Robbie's Wilson terrifying yet fascinating older brother, of the with whom Anna finds herself falling tist has in love. All of these people are from burned, completely different positions, says ted. Koengeter, and they all evolve in dif- rmed at ferent ways by the end. w, is the The main issue of the play is the ay that developing romance between Anna and Pale and their efforts to restrain themselves in their attraction to each other. The two characters, at opposite poles, try to emotionally take the easy way out by sparing themselves the er be pain of falling in love, and ultimately they cannot. Koengeter also makes reference to a "double grief' that Robbie's death inflicts on Pale and the s drawn rest of his family. Not only must they in 1988 face the death itself, but they must also d Tony- deal with the last five years of silence,'Ai that she after they shunned Robbie in the wake cting it. of the revelation of his homosexuality. m roup of The play, however, is also about R geter to art, and about artists striving to do the G Leth) is a best they can. In this vein, then, the it room- production will incorporate original B playwright Wilson ausic by sound designer Deborah usinski and dance by Gregory M. eorge and Suzanne Willets, making truly a synthesis of all the arts. URN THIS will be performed at the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre at 2275 Platt Road from January 21- February 6, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $7; Call 971-2228. dada pop 'Puzzle' by Andrew J Cahn IRS's official press release for dada compared the trio to such notable musicians as the Police and Simon and Garfunkel. Enough with the cheesy, overexaggeratedcomparisons! Is IRS still lamenting the loss of R.E.M. and Belinda Carlisle, and now excessively pushing dada's "Puzzle" to bring the company back to the forefront? Fortunately for everybody involved, "Puzzle" rocks. In many other alterna-' tive bands, a guitarist's creativity is mostly evident in chord progressions and unique tunings. dada guitarist Michael Gurley, however, takes that one step further, and actually knows how to play a solo. He wastes no time to show us this either; the first 45 seconds of the record's opening track "Dorina" showcases a mellow, tasteful display of Gurley's finger picking. As the song gets more aggressive towards the end, his guitar work remains consistent with the intensity of the track. A few of the tunes may remind the listeners of the danceable progressive pop MTV showcased in the early to mid-'80s, but the group does not agree with this.- "Our influences are more classic '60s influences," said drummer Phil Leavitt. "Mainly British invasion and American '60s blues-rock that we've combined with what's happening lately, like grunge and some louder types of music. Bring that all together with a lot of other band we've all heard of, as far as harmonies go, like Simon and Garfunkel, Beach Boys, and Mamas and the Papas." "Mary Sunshine Rain" and "Timothy" are obviously rooted in mellow psychedelia. Other tunes, like "Dog" and "Dim," have more in common with the' Call than they do with the Turtles. "Dim" willbe the second single from the album and it has the potential of being the "I Melt With You" of the '90s. The band also succeeds by exuding significant energy on stage. When they played the Blind Pig Monday night, their performance surprised some people who were waiting for the headliner, Material Issue. The show's opener was - "Posters," a Bo Diddley-beat rocker about a girl who gets guys in her room by saying, "Let's go tomy room, I'll show you my posters." Their currenthit, "Dizz' Knee Land" went over pretty well, though there was a certain population in the audience that is already sick of that tune. The band also played a few covers, but that was the low point of their show. Technically, their version of "California Dreamin"' sounded good, but because of how it was slowed down, it was just too damn sad and depressing. "Why Don't We Do It In the Road" dragged on abit until it was ignited by the "Back In Black" reference near the end. Had they stuck to more of their own material, which makes "puzzle" an impressive debut disc, the show could have been greatly improved. Women, ages 18-65, with vaginal infections are invited to partcipate in studies on reasons yeast infections recur and on new treatments for these infections. Provided are free visits for vaginitis, laboratory tests, treatment for yeast infections, and followup visits. For more in formation, please call Sue Countryman at the Briarwood Family Practice Center(998-7390) or at Chelsea Family Practice (475-1321) Up and coming Charon does it their way by Andy Dolan Charon is a five-piece outfit from Detroit that is quickly gaining popular- ity after just two shows. The band con- sists of Craig Badynee, vocals; Eric Pieti, guitar; Dave Kesler, guitar; Ryan Anderson, bass; and Jesse Rafferty, drums. Having played together for six months, they believe that they have finally pinpointed a sound that is truly their own. The band combines the am- bient sideof guitar music ascapturedby groups such as the Pale Saints, with the harshness and rough edges of groups such as Dinosaur Jr. and Pavement; Augmented by Badynee's soft butpow- erful vocals, which have been com- pared to Smiths-era Morrissey and My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields, the result is a sound which drowns the listener in a sea of emotion. The music is simultaneously harsh as well as frag- ile, unsettling as well as comforting, with calming waves of atmospheric guitars giving way to raw, hellish noise and then back again. While Charon has been likened to the Boo Radleys and Verve, the band tends to disagree with such compari- sons. Badynee described their sound as "More down to earth. We tend to be more influenced by the underproduced, raw sound of groups like The Breeders, Pavement and other independent-label groups. We like that 'garage' sound and we want to keep it." Pieti also explained that, "If you took all their effects off, [their songs would] be very basic songs. With our songs, we do add pedals, but mainly what we're trying to do is come up with unusual chords and chord pro- gressions and to treat the music differ- ently as a whole." The band members listed several groups as influences, such as the Cadillac Kids, the Grateful Dead and Led Zep- pelin, as well as more modern bands such as Sonic Youth, Sebadoh and Mer- cury Rev. The band felt that this wide range of influences adds to their sound. As Pieti explained, "An important part of the sound that we have is that every- body [in the band] is into different mu- sic, and I think that helps create a sound that is unique." Despite having formed only a short time ago, Charon members have set some high goals for themselves. "Our goal is to create our own sound," said Pieti. "We've past the stage of imitation - it's time for us to move on and form our own sound and feeling," added Badynee. They also feel that itis impor- tant to transmit this energy to the audi- ence. "We want to draw the audience into our world, and to feel what we feel, whether that feeling is happiness, fear, sadness or anything else," said Badynee. The band is very pleased with their quick acceptance into the Detroit musi- cal scene, although they hesitate to call itatrue "scene."As Badynee explained, "Hopefully, there will never be a Se- attle-type scene in Detroit where all the bands feel that they have to conform to one sound. Hopefully, bands will feel free to create sounds that are theirown." Charon listed Detroit's Majesty Crush and Thirsty Forest Animals and Ypsilanti's Veronica Lakeas local bands for whom they have a mutual respect. At present, Charon is very ex- cited about the recording of their first single, "The Part", which will probably be released in April on the "Audrey's Diary" label, home to bands such as Veronica Lake and Black Tambourine. Charon is a band that has a clear idea of where it wants to go from this point on. The band members are com- mitted to their ambitious goals, and they feel that there is no limit to how far they can take their sound. 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