16 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 20, 1999 Second City to perform for Make-a-Wish Detroit's Second City comedy troupe plans to donate a portion of the proceeds from one performance of its 15th show, "Impeachment and Cream," to the Make- a-Wish Foundation. The Second City's benefit show will be April 28 at 8 p.m. The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Michigan will receive $15 of every $20 cover charge from that per- formance for the benefit of the charity. The cover charge includes the show and two drinks. The Make-a-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organiza- tion that grants wishes to children with life-threaten- ing or terminal illnesses. The event is especially meaningful to the group of comedians because one member of the mainstage cast, Marc Warzecha, has a younger sister who was granted a wish by the Make-a-Wish Foundation in 1996. She has since fully recovered from bone cancer. Come to the benefit show and enjoy both the Second City's hilarious comedy routine an cthe satisfaction you will et by knowing you are making a difference in the life of a child. The Second City is located at 2301 Woodward Ave. in Detroit. For more information about the comedy troupe, or to order tickets for the benefit per for- mance, call (313) 965-2222. Electronic music finds fans at Pig By Jason Birchmeier Daily Arts Writer Despite the mass exodus of University students, production company Intuit-Solar plans to continue showcasing innovative electronic dance music on a weekly basis. In addition to its Wednesday night par- ties at the Blind Pig featuring the Midwest's best DJs, Intuit-Solar is also expanding its reach by nationally releasing a series of techno records along with anoth- er special event in Detroit. The increasing success of Solar with University students has exceeded all expectations, allowing Intuit-Solar to continually re-invest its revenues. The results of Intuit-Solar's re-investment include an effort to bring some of the most exciting artists in the Midwest to the intimate context of the Blind Pig every week. Tomorrow night, Solar will feature an electro tag- team performed by DJ Watts and DJ Seoul. Then on April 28, Detroit techno recording artist Rob Hood will bring his style of hard minimal techno to Ann Arbor for a two-hour set while University graduate Tom Linder (T-Linder) gets the party started. In May, Solar continues to host an impressive array of electronic music artists. Detroit artists, Kenny Dixon Jr. (best known as Moodyman) and Alton Miller will team up to bring their soulful mix of deep techno- influenced house music to Ann Arbor. Intuit-Solar will also feature Kalamazoo techno artist Jay Denham along with the booty and hip-hop mix of popular 97.9 FM DJ Gary Chandler in the month of May. On June 9, Astralwerks recording artist Stacey Pullen will begin his monthly residency at Solar. Joining Pullen for the special evening will be yet another acclaimed Detroit recording artist, Kenny Larkin. These subterranean rhythms create powerful waves of sound able to vibrate through the mind, body and soul of the listener. Overtop of the bass, Pole dubs strange sounds such as the crackling sounds of a phonograph needle on vinyl in a melod- ic manner. These high-frequency melodies of dub sound at times correlate and at other times juxtap with the low-frequency rhythm invoking both feel- ings of serenity as well as chaos. Other artists performing at "Static" include LS&A senior and WCBN (88.3) DJ Carlos Souffront and a live performance by Ninja Tune recording artist Neotropic (Riz Malsen), featuring her eclectic exploitation .of breakbeats. The tranquil techno of Minus artist Clark Warner will also be featuring at "Static." Further results of the Intuit-Solar's re-investment include their role as a burgeoning record label. Intuit-Solar has followed up the success of L freshman Disco D's record, "The D-Down EP," a series of compilations titled "Comin' From Tha D." Each of these releases focus on a style of electronic music called "ghetto tech." The first two installments of the series will be fol- lowed by remixes. In addition to the "Comin' From Tha D" releases, Intuit-Solar will be releasing Detroit artist Sean Deason's long-awaited full-length album of sedated techno bliss, "Allegory and Metaphor." Electronic music has found a home in Ann Arbor thanks to Solar. Two years ago, there was little if interest for this evolving form of creative music h. at the University. Now as a new generation of young incoming students brings their interest in electronic music to campus, a scene is beginning to evolve.The fact that Solar consistently draws the largest crowds at Ann Arbor's top venue, the Blind Pig, only prves that the musical landscape of Ann Arbor is changing whether traditionalists like it or not. Courtesy of Doug Coombe First-year student DJ Disco D studies the mixing styles of 97.9 FM's Gary Chandler. Intuit-Solar will also be hosting an exciting event at The Shelter in downtown Detroit on May 27 titled "Static." This event will provide connoisseurs of electronic music with an extremely rare opportunity to witness German artist Pole (Stefan Betke) per- form live. The music of Pole has gotten mass global acclaim for his innovative approach to music pro- duction. Instead of using drumbeats to create rhythm, Pole exploits extremely deep modulating bass frequencies. Charlie Hunter brings 'Duo,' jazz to Bird By John Uhl Daily Arts Writer Charlie Hunter's guitar can shift from a Wes Montgomery smoothness to a distortion stimulated /'organ-like tone. Yet the jazz Charlie musician's most Hunter distinctive Bird of Paradise May 5 and 6, at 8 and 10:30 p.m. attribute is real- ized when one notes that he plays his eight- string guitar with finger gym- nastics that allow him to contribute lead phrases and bass The concept of the recording appar- ently was to assemble a well-rounded collection of tightly focused compo- sitions that keep improvisation to a concentrated minimum. Although Hunter's ability to play solos and harmonic accompaniments at the -same time is impressive, it occasionally tends to over simplify the bass lines and prevent his solos from becoming more technical. Of course, since this recording was designed to emphasize the abil- ity of Hunter and Parker to efficient- ly navigate through their own com- positions (mostly Hunter's), the solos needed to be appropriate, not breathtaking. Unfortunately, the compositional material on which the duo was to fall back is not, for the most part, stellar. This is not to say that the recording does not have bright spots. The album tion. The song "Recess" is a standard AABA arrangement that swings through its groovy 6/8 melody con- vincingly. An ingenious gospel cadence flares from Hunter's organ- tuned guitar, announcing the solo sec- tion, and Parker's drums join in with a celebratory clap. The piece picks u tempo, conforms to common 6i19 signature and Hunter rocks it along with tasteful interjections. The song soon closes with the melody, an ideal example of the album's intended con- cise organization. Hunter's double duty role may have pitfalls, but will certainly b, exciting to watch unfold onstage Most likely in concert, with more time and limited song material with which to work, Hunter, with drummer Adam Cruz filling Parkec role, will focus more on virtuosity. Perhaps it will be even better suited to him. Courtesy of Blue Note Charlie Hunter will perform at the Bird of Paradise on May 5 and 6. lines simultaneously. 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