Wava Nagila! For $3, come out to learn traditional Israeli dances. 7:30 p.m. at 1429 Hill St. mX*d m]Dun MONDAY OCTOBER 23, 2000 A michigandaily.com Icams losstones bring Ska, rock, mayhem to St. Andrew' s 'Forward' takes audiences down well-trodden paths By Joyce Lee For the Daily What do The Bosstones have over The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Andrew's Hall nr 1)n Mighty Mighty the MSU/Michigan game? An awe- some, high energy punk/ska show Saturday at St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit. The Bosstones caused frenzy among their adoring fans; They opened their set with "What I Believe" and continued with songs from their album Half Hor of Power, includ- ing the first single "Makes No Difference," Sum4I knows how to put on a good set. Flogging Molly, though an interesting mix of punk and traditional Irish sounds, didn't score as highly as Sum4l. And after all, the crowd wasn't there to hear punk rock renditions of "Lord of the Dance."They'd paid to see Dicky Barrett and company make them dance. Finally, the Bosstones took the stage and put on a great 70-minute set, demon- strating both their musical talent and excellent stage presence. The atmos- phere was pure fun and really wraps the crowd up in the show. Bosstone Ben Carr, along with vocalist Dicky Barrett, skanked all over the stage to get the crowd going. There was not a still body at the show. The Bosstones' set consisted of a mix- ture of old favorites like "Cowboy Coffee," "Where'd You Go," "Devil's Night Out" and newer songs like "Let Me Be" and "She Just Happened" from their recently released record, Pay Attention. Along with the music came a fair amount of banter. Several times through- out the set, The Bosstones, in true rock- show fashion, thanked Detroit. Towards the end of the set Barrett joked, "We're not a new band, although people think we are, we've been coming here for I years. So this next song goes out to Detroit." The crowd eagerly anticipated it, and out came "The Impression that I Get." Everyone went crazy, moving faster and singing louder than Barrett. It seemed like the pinnacle of the evening, but more adventure followed.-Barrett intro- duced Deryck, lead singer/guitarist of Sum41, as his son. Barrett told him "you're handsome now, but look at me, I'm your future. But it's good to see you're following in my footsteps." Before the show, Barrett mentioned that the Bosstones had taken Sum4l under their wing. "We met the guys and we liked them, we think they are a good band, young kids from Canada. They are fun to have around," Barrett said. Deryck and guitarist Dave of Sum4l By Lyle Henretty Daily Arts ' wnter In a great film, the only time the audience will anticipate what is about to happen is when the filmmaker allows them to. In a good horror movie, this may build suspense (I know she's going uct. z, zuu mny were decked out in plaid, fol- lowing the signa- ture style of lead s i n g e r DickyBarrett. The Bosstones also brought along Sum41 and Flogging Molly for the ride. Sum41 was a good choice for an ening band. From its catchy punk gs to mimicry of hair bands to mini- rap sessions on stage, Sum4l rocked the house and got the crowd pumped up. JOYCE LE/Vasly Dicky Barrett works the crowd into a plaid frenzy on Saturday night. gave the Michigan Daily their impres- sions of touring with the Bosstones before the show as well. "Awesome. It's really fun because we hang out with them a lot. We have a good time with them. They are kind of like the father figure'" they both said. Like the crowd chanted all night, "Bosstones Fight Right." to die, but when?). a Forward Grade: B At Showcase and Quaty 16 In a comedy, it heightens your appreciation of the running gag if you can guess where it might come up next. There are many ways a drama can successfully uti- lize this tech- nique, cleverly fore s had ow i n g how a character might react or an unspeakably trag- ic outcome. By letting the audi- fine film - one that goes to great lengths to manipulate its audience. The manipulations, though, are not of the kind above. The script twists and turns, but it only succeeds in winding us down a well-trodden path. There is nothing wrong with this predictability, per se, but it does hold the movie back from the greatness it nearly achieves. This said, the script itself has both original and keenly funny moments. The story centers on a physically scarred seventh grade social studies teacher (Kevin Spacey) who gives his students an assignment to change the world for the better. One student (Haley Joel Osment) takes him seriously, devising a method of helping three peo- ple, who in turn must each help three people (an they help three people, and so on, and so on, and so on). One of the lad's good deeds is hooking his over- worked mother (Helen Hunt) up with the socially challenged teacher for a romantic interlude. Whenever actors of such high caliber appear in the same film, there is always the chance that they will cannibalize each other. Leder wisely gives all of her See FORWARD, Page 8A Smith, Glass honor Ginsberg at Hill Sheila Chapman McClear 'aiy Arts Wnter The Patti Smith atti Smith/ Philip Glass ichigan Theater Oct.19,2000 Group and composer Philip Glass remembered and celebrated the late Beat poet Allen Ginsberg Thursday at the Michigan Theater for the annual Jewel Heart bene- fit/Allen Ginsberg Memorial con- cert. Before his death, Ginsberg, a prolific writer famous for his fan- tastical, disturbing 1955 poem "Howl," was a regular performer at these benefits. As Glass said, the event is not only a concert but a way for the poet's friends and fans 'to create "our own way of being with him, of invoking his presence and spirit." Glass performed four short piano pieces, each uniquely powerful and bittersweet. Patti Smith then joined him to read two of Ginsberg's poems. Both artists were friends of Ginsberg, and they seemed to have a special understanding of his work, reading his poems lovingly and with great emotion. One dealt with Ginsberg's lamentations over the death of his beloved Buddhist teacher; the other, entitled "the Magic Psalm" had never been revealed to the public before. The surprise guest of the night was eighteen-year-old Jackson Smith, introduced by his mother Patti as "a humble Michigan fellow." He performed a charming and imperfect acoustic piece. The audience was unfazed, however - as he walked offstage shrugging at his mistakes, two impressed girls in the next row over enthused, "H e's kind of cute!" Diane Suess - teacher, published author, and win- ner of the Ginsberg Memorial poetry contest - read her poem "Green." Smith remarked that when Ginsberg was alive to judge the contest entrants, he labored painstakingly over each poem, whether they were from a published author or "a little librarian from Des Moines." The Patti Smith Group, famous for their sultry, surly Lower East Side rock and roll, kicked out a long, unpre- dictable semi-acoustic set. The band ran through sever- al songs from their newest album, Glung Ho, along with older classics like "People Have the Power" and "Dancing Barefoot." The evening's highlight came with Smith's reading of Ginsberg's "Footnote to Howl." Complete with a wail- ing clarinet solo, she ended it by spitting on the stage. If Ginsberg's ghost was there that night, sitting just out of sight in the balcony behind the spotlights, he cer- tainly would have smiled. Courtesy o Warner Brotiers Helen Hunt buys her peroxide at K-Mart. But that doesn't mean she goes to State. F vti eO N verion Long Distance frt~enW f \) 7, t 0 0,100 o{s LQ"9 Ott, .. a r, <, IVISUAL MUSIC: Check out some of your favorite artists performing live on TV. Do it. Now. who When Where $ha .,AM Crt 3 T t 5, v~ ..vlS . vC- -WE WANT TO TREAT YOU LIKE A ROCK STaR. 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