" Mustard Plug ... The ska band plays at the Blind Pig tonight. 10 p.m. $8 ($10 under 21). ARTS FRIDAY APRIL 12, 2002 8 michigandatily.com Blackstone to direct final Glee Club show By Jamie Freedman Daily Arts Writer Dr. Jerry Blackstone, director of the Universi- ty's Men's Glee Club, will direct the group for the last time in its 142nd Annual Spring Concert this Saturday. This will be the Glee Club's final concert in Hill Audi- torium before it clos- es for a two-year renovation. A special program has been chosen with featured guests from the Glee Club's past, present and future. With mixed feel- aR E E MEN'S GLEE CLUB At Hill Auditorium Tomorrow at 8p.m. $5-$12.764-1448. University Musical Society ings, Blackstone will step down from his posi- tion after 14 years. Beginning next year he will take on different< responsibilities inr the School of Music, such as con- ducting the School of Music's fall opera and teaching new courses in choral literature.^ This will be in addition to con- ducting one of theL School of Music's choirs and teaching conducting classes, both of which he has been doing for several years. Blackstone has : taken the Glee Club on tour throughout Asia, Eastern and The Men's Glee Club in full dress Central Europe, South America and Australia. Also interested in working with younger singers, Blackstone con- ducts the University's All-State High School Choir and Chamber Singers during the summer at the Interlochen Center for the Arts. During the academic year, he conducts the Michigan Youth Chamber Singers, an ensemble of highly talented singers from all over Michigan. Beginning next fall, Professor Stephen Lus- mann will take over as Director of the Men's Glee Club. Lusmann has been a member of the voice faculty at the University of Michigan since 1999, coming out west from New York City. He has performed as a guest soloist with the Men's Glee Club and will conduct a Beethoven piece at this spring's concert. The 142nd Annual Spring Concert will be a special performance for Glee Clubbers both past and present. The program is a mix of past favorites and brand new works, including an Argentinean piece given to the Glee Club during their trip to esting relationship with the Michigan music scene adds another wrinkle tonight with JIMM their concert in Mt. .1W Clemens. Tempe's own rock stars were sched- Emerald uled to play St. Mt. C Andrews on Sept. 11 but canceled due to the Doorsa unexpected events of S that day. Jimmy made up that show in December just a few days after opening for Tenacious D and Weezer in Kalamazoo. Last year's unexpected blow up in popularity of Jack Black and the D plus Weezer's triumphant return after a four year hiatus helped Jimmy Eat World increase their own visibility on the music scene. Their first single "The Middle" earned decent rotation on MTV and even creaped its way onto TRL. This was partially due to its shameless images of teenagers partying in their under- wear but no one can overlook the catchy guitar hooks and musical tal- ent most MTV artists currently lack. iY JR TI le at FX Jimmy Eat World has quickly developed a reputation for high EAT intensity performances that avoid visual tricks LLD to deter attention from heater in the rock they so enjoy. mens JEW showcased their energetic presence on 6 p.m. last weekend's Saturday Night Live. Performing the heavily played "The Middle" and fan favorite "Sweet- ness," the sound was garage-like and slightly out of tune but the crowd screamed wildly, reacting to the heavy guitars and lively charisma of lead singer Jim Adkins and band- mates. Doors are unusually early tonight, opening at six, and the Plain White Tees are the only opener. However, any fan's night will be more than complete and fun filled thanks to Jimmy's usual hour and an half set which mixes the new with the old favorites as well, from their Clarity and Static Prevails EP's. Pop rockers Jimmy Eat World to rock Mt Clemens tonight By Todd Weiser The single's success lead to Daily Arts Writer increased sales for last year's Bleed American EP which garnered early Jimmy Eat World's short but inter- criticism for its misunderstood title. South America. Professor Randall Reid-Smith, also a mem- ber of the voice faculty, will be the featured soloist in a set of selections from Broadway Musicals. The Friars will also perform several a cappella songs and show off their unique brand of humor and colorful socks. And, as always, the program will include a collection of Michigan songs. Howard Wad- kins, past accompanist for the Glee Club for many years, will join the Glee Club in the tra- ditional rendition of "Varsity and the Vic- tors." Wadkins now works at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as an accompanist and vocal coach. Senior and three-year Glee Club member Michael Steelman said, "Not only is this a spe- cial concert for Dr. Blackstone and the graduat- ing seniors, but special also for many of the younger Glee Clubbers who will be singing in Hill Auditorium for the last time." Glee Club concerts will be given in Rackham Auditorium after it reopens this fall. 0 Courtesy of UMS Dr. Jerry Blackstone, no relation to Harry. Sinisstar to join Ozzfest tour this summer By Sonya Sutherland Daily Arts Writer After the alleged Limp Bizkit Guitar Center Guitarist Search scandal, in which Limp Bizkit is not only accused of already having hired a female guitarist SINI replacement prior toA the whole "search" The Stat process, but also of stealing un-copy- Apr righting guitar riffs from aspiring contestants, it's hard to trust anything that comes out of the Durst camp. At a time when simply "the music" doesn't necessarily speak for itself, and label-based imaging has paved the new path for this 'decades music scene, the recent SSTAR At te Theater ril10 glance at surgence in goth-rock is not entirely sur- prising, considering the market for bands looking like they maxed out the corpo- rate card at Hot Topic has become some- what of a gold mine. With a quick Sinisstar, it's more than understandable that one might quickly right off the band as noth- ing more than a third generation rip off of the darker trend a la Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails. Dreadlocks, fishnets, and plat- form boots usually serve as eye candy, distracting the audience's attention and masking the fact that on stage there is nothing in the least bit musical going pn. As these boys proved Wednes- day night, opening for Rocker leg- end Rob Zombie, there is more to Sinisstar than meets the eye. Actually taking the time to com- pose their own songs with gen- uinely musical attributes, as opposed to the formulaic verse, slight key change for chorus, verse structure that can be found in any top ten list, Sinisstar does more than simply look good on stage. Combining a retro '80s big gui- tar sound with the modern marvel of electronic based programming might sound like a bad idea, con- sidering the darker influences that reigns over Sinisstar's musical creations. Fortunately, since their endeavor was tackled with the correct acoustic precision, the result is more than marvelous. Its about time for bands to actu- ally have someone who can sing occupying the position of singer, and as for edgy he more than fits the bill, sticking with vocalization as opposed to screeching, leaving the hoarse grunts up to back up screamer Shadow. . Revisiting the greater tirhes of old, China lays it down with incredible speed and proficiency on the guitar; doing more than the usual three chord, drop d combi- nations that have become the sadly excepted norm of today's radio hits. They are able to rip through a Courtesy of Dreamworks Hey, don't write them off yet. Entertainment News Courtesy of Geften Rock star and ex-male nurse Zombie. 45 minute set and still manage to captivate an audience that couldn't give two shits about the opening band. It's no wonder that despite the fact Sinisstar's debut album, Future Shock, has yet to be released, they mantged to not only open for Zombie, but secured future slots with Static-X and even possibly this summer's Ozzfest, which kicks off on July 6. Rob Zombie is filling the spot left empty by Chris Cornell and the remaining members of Rage Against the Machine since the group broke up. 'STAR WARS' TO PREMIERE FOR FAMILIES OF SEPT. 11 - "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," which wil scheduled to open nation- wide on May 16, will premiere at the close of the Tribeca Film Festival on May 12. There will be two screenings for the families of the victims of Sept. 11, and there will be another screen- ing earlier that day to benefit the Children's Aid Society. "As a father and filmmaker, it is my pleasure to offer the film in support of the chil- dren of New York City," said George Lucas. The Tribeca Film Festival was founded by Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal. M A R V I N GAYE'S DAUGH- TER CAST IN "THE MATRIX RELOADED" - The Wachowski brothers and Warner Bros. have cast Nona Gaye to play the role that Aaliyah was set to play before she died last year. The . l role of Zee, which will be introduced in "The Matrix Reloaded" and will be expanded in the final film in the trilogy, "The The Coen Bros. ont - 0 Matrix Revolutions," which will be released in the summer and fall of 2003. The films are being filmed simultaneously so they can be released within a matter of months of each other. COEN BROTHERS READY NEXT FEATURE FILM - Joel and Ethan Coen have begun casting for their next proj- ect, "Intolerable Cruelty," which is scheduled to be released some time in 2003. The story is about divorce attor- ney Miles Massey (George Clooney) falls in love with the wife of one of his clients, Marilyn Rexroth (Cather- ine Zeta-Jones). Courtesy o1Gefen Courtesy o ui rois the set of "The Man Who Wasn't There." Thesse guyss are Sinisstar. - I The tragic story of the trial and lynching of a Northern Jew wrongly accused of killing a young Atlanta girl. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING AFTER SCHOOL IS OVER? APPLY NOW AND YOU COULD BE IN THE PEACE CORPS BY THIS FALL ._____ A LOVE STORY A TRUE STORY. A MUSICAL r "I