108 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 23, 1996 ADAMS Continued from Page 6B The Ensemble Modern has a kindred spirit in Edgard Varese, who, with Carlos Salzedo, founded the International Com- posers' Guild, a group dedicated to pre- senting the music of living composers, in 1921.Thegroup wiH perform "Octandre," a work that interweaves a polyphonic texture of melody lines played by eight instruments. Adams will also lead the group in two of his own compositions. "Scratchband" was written for the En- semble Modern" and, much like the music of Alexander Balanescu, seeks to transcend musical genre by using rock music sounds and production tech- niques within a classical framework. Electric guitar, bass and drums unite with synthesizers and amplified wood- winds to form a sound you're not likely to hear at many other classical concerts. "Chamber Symphony" combines the influences of Arnold Schoenberg with that of '50s cartoon music! Finally, the concert will also feature "Gejagte Form," by German composer Wolfgang Rihm. "Gejagate Form," which contrasts modern classical mu- sic with jazz, was written for the En- semble Modern's first American tour. The University Musical Society has recently begun to feature more contem- porary music, and they've really outdone themselves with this performance. I hope it's an indicator of things to come. THE SUMMER DAILY. EVERY WEDNESDAY. STARTING MAY 8. OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Oakland County Students Coming Home for the Spring or Summer? Why not enroll in a class or two as a guest student at Oakland Community College? At $46 per credit for district residents day and evening classes at OCC's five campuses are convenient and affordable. See your university academic advisor for a Michigan Undergraduate Guest application, and to make sure your classes transfer. "Hey, down there How ya don', little guy?" Original Baddies find a new Religion, Spring Semester Final Registration: Thursday.... May 2 Friday... ...May 3 Classes Begin: Summer Semester Final Registration: Tuesday..... June 25 Classes Begin: Wednesday. .. June 26 By Colin Bartos Daily Arts Writer Not too many bands can say they have been around 16 years, let alone a band that still is not a household name. Since 1980, Bad Religion has been putting out real punk rock records, with no cop-outs and no com- _ promises. BAD RELG Anybody that has heard Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley, Greg Hetson, Bobby Where: The Stat Schayer and Brian Baker's music, es- When: Thursday, pecially their older albums, will tell Tickets are avai you: They play loud and fast. What sets Ticketmaster. Bad Religion apart from all the other punk bands is that their lyrics are amazing - intelligent and thought-provoking, many times political and always cynical. The band has been through some lineup changes recently, with longtime guitarist and co-founder "Mr. Brett" Gurewitz leaving the band in mid-1994, and punk pioneer Brian Baker of Minor Threat and Dag Nasty fame taking over. Original bassist Jay Bentley talked about Gurewitz leav- ing the band in a telephone interview with The Michigan Daily: "A lot of people have an idea that it's like Brett left Bad Religion because we went to Atlantic (Records), which is not true because Brett's name is above mine on the contract. Brett ... felt out of control and Epitaph (the record company Bad Religion used to be on and that Gurewitz owns) was just expanding exponentially." Over the course of their career, Bad Religion has seen a lot, but "the most interesting thing we've ever done is opening for Pearl Jam," Bentley laughed. "That's the first time in 16 years that we've ever opened for anybody! It was very enlightening for us to see how that big circus moves along." The music industry has changed quite a bit since the early '80s, which Bentley said has its ups and downs: "It's probably healthier for bands to get their music and themselves heard. It's probably not healthier for new bands in terms of how quickly they can get gobbled up by a label and then spit out." G1+ e at ilak It has even changed the way Bad Religion makes records. Albums like 1988's "Suffer" and 1990's "Against the Grain" were "like 25 minutes of living underneath the airport land- ing strip," Bentley joked. "That's what happens when you're nineteen and someone lets you go in a studio." The new album, "The Gray Race," is ION a little more dynamic than BR's past efforts. Bentley explained, "This one Theatre ... It just got to the point where it was 7:30 p.m. like 'well, who cares anymore?' It': ble through like everybody's bitching about what' label we're on and everybody's com- plaining about this and that, and we finally just said, 'you know what, fuck it all!' We just wanna make music." "The Gray Race" was recorded with Ric Ocasek, the leader of the former Cars, which added to the fresh sound of the record. Bentley said that Ocasek "just had an idea of how to make the sounds right," where past albums might have had their weaknesses. Bad Religion's latest single, "A Walk," has actually beei getting quite a bit of radio and MTV play. something which the band is not quite used to. Touring is a constant with the band, which is where all their energy and urgency really shine through. Bad Religion continues to play material from all their albums, including theirdebut, 1982's "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?" which was recorded when most of the bands that they tour with now we're just out playing in the sandbox. After 16 years, there doesn't seem to be that much that Bad Religion hasn't done already, but that doesn't mean they have a plan to call it quits any time soon. "Songwriting ... i what we really enjoy. 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