8 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 18, 1996 Canadian Moxys migrate south By Stephanie Jo Klein Daily Arts Writer If you looked in the dictionary, you would not find a definition for Moxy Friivous. Although the Canadian band's first album, "Bargainville" lists a few possi- ble definitions of the name (froo'ves: n. 1. magical monk-baked pastry loaf. 2. high stakes Mesopotamian board game) even members of the band can't clearly define PR their sound. "I couldn't cat- MO egorize us," 8 p. vocalist-percus- at sionist Jean A Ghomeshi said in a telephone interview with The Michigan Daily. "For me, the most intriguing bands are the kind of artists you can't totally pigeonhole. I mean, what is Beck? He's (this) cobbled- together mixture of things. I love that. I love the kind of discrepancy and incon- sistency you find on an album like 'Flood' by They Might Be Giants. I think we're all interested in exploring a bunch of different things and that's how it comes out in our music." DX m. 171 kdva Those who go to the 7th House in Pontiac tomorrow night will be glad Moxy doesn't pigeonhole themselves as either folk, alternative, or purely satirical - all labels that have attempted to describe them but none that have quite made it. As Ghomeshi-attests, the fru- four are definitely a composite of differ- ent styles. In concert, you see it - they truly shine whether they perform ballads like "The Gulf War Song," alter- EV IEW na-rap versions of Dr. Seuss' "Green cy Fruvous Eggs and Ham" or Thursday, Sept. 19 the folky, funny h House in Pontiac. anthems like ance tickets are $7. "King of Spain.: "(We're) a hybrid of musical theater, of rhymthic stuff that we're interested in, of clearly vocal-based music," Ghomeshi said, adding that their eclectic influences range from the Beatles to Tom Waits to Stevie Wonder. "If you come see us ... and you like us, you're seeing a broad spectrum of what we do and you're liking us for what we are." What they are is fun and engaging, as they are proving to audiences across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. on their current tour for their new EP, "The 'B' Album," a collection of satirical oddi- ties often featured at their concerts. Part of their appeal to American audi- ences is their political humor, as evi- denced by "The Greatest Man in America" about conservative radio guru Rush Limbaugh: "Not since Jesus Christ has the world seen someone / With such widely syndicated views / Hundreds of years from now they'll celebrate Rush- mas / And Rush-hashana for the Jews." On their second album, "Wood," they show a different, mellower side, with somber love songs, more intricate four- part harmonies and basically, less silli- ness. "We had this concept while we were making "Wood," that in the course of making our 'real albums,' we're always making up songs off the cuff, all satire," Ghomeshi said. "It's hard to put that on albums we'd like to live forever. I want 'Wood' to be like 'Harvest' by Neil Young. I want people 20 years from now to be able to put it on and get into it. If there's a song about Rush Limbaugh on there, they're going to put it on and say: 'Who the fuck is this about?"' Their third album, set for recording Some pretty cute fellas, huh? this November, should provide those eager for some up beat pop with ample listening material. "For our third album, it's a whole other thing. (We've got) 12 groovy, up beat rockin' tunes," Ghomeshi said. While accordion, banjo, guitar and drums abound, Frdvous always performs an intriguing show with new and impro- vised tunes. They honed their skills this summer at several festivals in Newport, R.I., and the Rocky Mountains, even developing a new marketing scheme, in which fans get "Frihead" cards stanped at shows they attend. "We have all kinds of lunatics hang- ing around Moxy Friivous, but we lo those people." Authors challenge standards of college, 'real life' StIlaJi 1tilt a The University of Mic sculptures. vases. ornaments experience required. higan ,J/,Id I y reh,.i Scientific Master Glassblower Learn to make handcrafted solid! & perfume bottles. etc. No prior The University of Michigan, Continuing Education. Artistic/Scientific Glass blowing Workshop Schedule 1996/1997 Pyrex Lamp Glassblowing Workshops By Sarah Beldo For the Daily We live in a culture that loves the classroom. Especially here in Ann Arbor, it is a commonly held belief that in four years' time, between four walls, you can get an education that is both a refuge from and a preparation for the steel jaws of Real Life that are snapping at your heels. In their new book, "Taking Time Off," Colin Hall and Ron Lieber challenge the PR notion that college should be Co the natural step after high school. They reassure students and would-be students that it's 19 a all right to take time off some- time in their academic career before continuing with their studies, and they encour- age everyone to open their minds to education outside the classroom. This is a philosophy that has been tested by one half of the pair. After 13 years of schooling together, Lieber followed the traditional route of post-high school education, while Hall meandered down a road less traveled by deferring his admission at Amherst l F at E college for two years, working full time for one, and using the funds to backpack through Africa the sec- ond year. Was it worth it? Absolutely. "It was the best decision (Hall) ever made," as it says in the introduc- tion to "Taking Time Off." That seems to be the resounding opinion of almost everyone featured in Hall and Lieber's book, a melange that includes students who took a break from school to hike the Appalachian trail, ride freight trains with EVIE W hoboes, volunteer as a nurse and n Hall and serve in the military. These are ?on Liever not slackers or losers, but people i., Thursday, Sept. like you and me who have run Shaman Drum. Free. out of money for college, run out of patience for real-world experi- ence, or run out of that special quality that it takes to lie through your teeth in an English paper at four in the morning. Kristin Walker, a member of Swarthmore College's class of '97, describes her disillusion- ment with traditional schooling: "My whole life, people like my mother always promised me, 'Oh, when you get to junior high you'll like school bet- ter.' And then, 'Oh, when you get to high school you'll like that better.' And I never did. I didn't believe anyone who told me that when I got to ol- lege it would be different and that everything would be better." Kristin credits her year long job as an au pair in* Austria as what kept her from whittling her time away like so many freshmen when she returned to Swarthmore. Throughout the book, Hall and Lieber refrain from the dry, preachy advice of many guide books and become that rare commodity: guidance counselors who are also your best friends. In every inspiring tale, they offer their opinions and cautions on the situation, but stress that the actual experience of taking time off lies ultimately in your own hands. They have confi dence that, like a child learning to ride a bicycle, if you fall off you can just get back on. Hall and Lieber will be taking their brand of acad- emic counseling on the road in a book tour due to stop at Shaman Drum. They plan to approach the audience with the tantalizing question, "Do you really want to be here?" 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