Arts

The Michigan Daily

Friday, August 6, 1982

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Clubs/Bars
The Blind Pig (208 S. First; 996-
8555)
The Detroit Blues Band plays some
Motor City tunes tonight and
That's
Entertainment
tomorrow night.
Joe's Star Lounge (109 N. Main;
665-JOES)
Dick Siegal and the Ministers of

terrific R&B tonight and tomorrow
night.
Mr. Flood's Party (120 W. Liberty;
995-2132)
This afternoon Steve Newhouse per-
forms country classics and originals.
Tonight and tomorrow night The
Falcons kick out something for
everybody-R&B, rock, and Motown.
Rick's American Cafe (611 Church;
996-2747)
All weekend the Urbations, erst-
while Ann Arbor favorites, R&B their
way into the hearts, minds, and ears
of those on the dance floor.

Second Chance (516 E. Liberty; Theater on Main Street. Call 662-7282
994-5350) for more information.
Top-40 rock from a group called Miscellaneous
Mugsy all weekend.
uCallweekgndUni.13th Annual Medieval Festival
U-Club (Michigan Union; 763-5911) This is the last weekend for this
Every Thursday, Reggae Dance year's festival, a smorgasbord of fun
Party. Every Friday, Rockin' Oldies, and frolic from the middle ages.
Both shows DJ'ed by Michael Kremen Highlights are plays by Chaucer and
on the patio of the Union. Boccaccio, songs from the 16th cen-
Theater tury, Morris Dancing, juggling, and
swordplay. Most of the events will
Ann Arbor Civic Theater fake place on the lawn in front of the
The Rainmaker, a romantic School of Music in the North Campus.
comedy about a would-be rainmaker For detailed information pick up a
in a dry Western town, plays tonight schedule at the Ann Arbor Public
and tomorrow night at the Civic :Library.

King Crimson performs at the Michigan Theatre tonight.
State of the art rock
from King Crimson

p By Jerry Brabenec
K ING CRIMSON has always enjoy-
ed great popularity and record
sales in the Ann Arbor area, so it isn't
too surprising that the new improved'
version should return to this town for
the second time in six months.
At their last performance during'
spring break, the band played Second!
Chance and received across the board
raves. Combining adventurous, com-
plex material, high-tech guitar syn-
thesizers and basses, and the engaging
presence of lead vocalist Adrian Belew,
King Crimson presented one of the
tightest, most refined rock shows this
area has ever seen.
This'tour, like the earlier one, follows
the release of a new album, Beat. It's
a very encouraging thing to see a
veteran band reform and create some
really original, challenging music.

King Crimson's sound is dense and
polyrhythmic, combining the layered
guitar figures of Robert Fripp, the
futuristic leads of Belew (heard recen-
tly with Frank Zappa and the Talking
Heads), and a rhythm section of Yes
alumunus Bill Bradford and bassist
Tony Levin, who doubles on a multi-
stringed instrument called a stick.
What makes the vitality of his band
even more remarkable is the example
of another group of rock veterans, Asia.
Formed by bassist John Wetton, a King
Crimson alumnus, guitarist Steve Howe
of Yes, and former ELP drummer Carl
Palmer, this band has put one of the
dullest and most pretentious debut
albums in years and is now the darling
of Detroit rock radio, which continues
to ignore groups like King Crimson.
This kind of thing is par for the cour-
se, though, and really just one more
reason to come down to the Michigan
Theatre tonight and check out some
state of the art rock.