The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1995 - 9 Sweaty Nipples are just good old dirty fun *By Use Harwin Daily Arts Writer Theflrstthingyoumightwonderabout Sweaty Nipples is pretty obvious. What's with the name? Is it some overt sexual innuendo? Is its meaning to be found in some intricate ex-girlfriend story? The truth,oratleastthetithaccordingtoBrian 2 Lehfeldt, drummer and sometimes vocal- = ist,is that "we didn't get it from agirl...it wasn't a sex thing, it isn't sexy, it's just a . finnynamethatwecameupwith.Andwe laughed so hard, it seemed to be the only name that could stick!" Well, that was eight years ago, and in that amount of time, Sweaty Nipples has grown from a local Portland "punk rock sort of thing" into apowerhouse of indus- trial music signed toamajorlabel and now touring across the country. Ranging in age from23 to26yearsold, they'reyoung, but they have the multi-instrumentation thing undercontrollikeoldhands.Andwithtwo guitars, two drums and two basses, that isn't an easy thing to do. "We don't want togooutthereandshowoff,"saidLehfeldt. " 'First and foremost is to write a good v song." With all the new bands from Portland Mam Sriama : Kimberly Braton For the Daily Malini SriramadescribesherDances of India Troupe as a group of "quite accomplished dancers." These talented young artists come from all parts of Michigan and are dedicated to perform- ing the classical Indian dance style. Some have already trained in India and others spend their summers there. The Troupe has been performing for the past five years, presenting their work all over the United States and in Canada, and will present theirannual majorpro- duction here in Ann Arbor this week- end. It should be no surprise that Malini's dancersareconsideredsoaccomplished- she's an extremely accomplished artist herself. From an encouraging and artisti- cally supportive family back in India, Malini took the initiative to study the ancient dance form at the tender age of five. An aspiring young dancer in India V C7 -- -a appearing on the scene, it seems possible that Sweaty Nipples could just be just jumping on the proverbial bandwagon. But, that's not the case. In fact, Sweaty Nipples was around about five years be- fore this whole"Portland thing" started to happen, and it hasn't affected their sound in the lounge...And then the day we're leaving, Pearl Jam roadies come loading theirgearintorecordwhatisnowVitalogy. Thatmade us feel really good because we knew we were in two of the most sought- after recording studios." Be forewarned that their live show is outrageous. "We come off a little more industrial live. Plus we have all kinds of rave/acidhouse type stuff live," said Lehfeldt. "We don't just go out there and play the record." You might even want to bring along a fire extinguisher. "Yeah, we've almost burned a few places down becauseof the fire-blowing we havegoing on," Lehfeldt laughed. Without a doubt, Sweaty Nipples have had their share of amusement on the tour. "One night, Scott (Heard, the lead singer) passed out and woke up completely out of it. And he was just screaming ... He was awake, but he was sleepwalking ... Hegotoutofthe bus and started wandering around the street," Lehfeldt admitted.No matter what, don't placeanyexpectationson Sweaty Nipples. They're bound to surpass even your wild- est hopes ... and fears! Fortunately, they'll be playing a live show in Detroit that everyone can check in the slightest. Don't expect the next "Nirvana power-pop trio" here. Instead, their first CD, "Bug Harvest," is a grab- bagof sampling, mind-bendinglyrics, and pounding music. Taking only one month to put together, the album was recorded at London Bridge studios, a studio that has seen the likes of Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains. Even better, "Bug Harvest' was mixed at Bad Animals studios, right in betweenSoundgardenandPearlJam. "We pullin with our tapes and stuff,"Lehfeldt commented. "And they're cleaning up becauseChrisCornellhadjustthrown afit No wonder 'puke green' is Sweaty Nipples' favorite new M&M color. Hey, slow down therel out. If you caught Pond, Pete Droge, and you missed the first three, see Sweaty When a band chooses "puke green" in the Hazel, go see the fourth Portland band to Nipples anyway. It promises to be fully battle for the new M&M color, you know hit Michigan in a week and a half. And, if enjoyable way to spend Saturday night. they're gonna be crazy. 1S classical Indian dance comes had to study in private under a "guru" (Sanskrit for "teacher"). The guru must have taken aninterestin and wanttoteach the young artist the classical tradition. what so many young striving artists do-find another way of obtaining fi- nancial support. After studying in Cali- fornia at Berkeley, she realized that it was too difficult to try to successfully juggle her studies with her artistic inter- ests so she left academia and moved to New Jersey with her husband. He was later transferred to Michigan and the two have been living in Ann Arbor for the past ten years. During that time, Malini decided to open a dance studio so that she could teach the classical Indian style while preserving her na- tional heritage. The Dances of India Troupe origi- nated because Malini wanted to "develop aforumfor dancers to share and perform." As artistic director, she is involved in every phase of the creative process. Her conception of "RAMANI-Eternal Women" began with a summer spent in India where expert scholars of Sanskrit assisted her in selecting the script for the to Ann Arbor piece. She then had music composed for thecumulativescript,whichsetthepremise for the creation of the dance that depicts the different roles of women in Indian society. Malini notes that in its major cities, the role ofIndian women is becom- ing increasingly active but that there is still less freedom than in the United States. The artistic community in India is funded gen- erously by the government because of the importance to restore its national heritage. (Maybe our own country's government couldcatchontothistip.) Thedanceballet incorporates both the Bharatha Natya and Kuchipudi dance styles from south India. Malini describes the movement as "very traditional, stylized,withfacial mime, hand gestures and feet movement" and states that "the dancers must have to do all these things well." Malini has proved that she can do all these and moreasshe is not only the director and choreographer, but also a performer in what should be a very beau- tiful and intricate work. Malini obviously showed strong prom- ise-she was given intense training by someof the most famous gurus who taught her the style in its purest sense. Since then she has performed in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asiaand returns to India every year to graceher native homeland's stage. Her residence in Michigan resulted after coming to the United States to do An opera about eternal love, or so it seems... FAN TUTTE By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sung in Italian with supertitles The University Philharmonia Mendelssohn Theatre March 16' 18at 8 PM March 19 at 2 PM Tickets are $16 and $12 - Charge by phone: 313.764.0450 Student seating is $6 with ID at the League Ticket Office UM SCHOOL OF MUSIC, Opera Theatre I I Don't Panic!! If you think you're pregnant.. call us-'we listen, we care. 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