- The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 15, 1987 - Page 12

Arts Update


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The Nashville Bluegrass
Band appears at the Ark, 6371/2
Main St., tonight. Their rerpertoire
ranges from the blues yodels of
Jimmie Rodgers to a cappella
gospel and traditional as well as
original bluegrass.
It's Akira Kurosawa night at the
Michigan Theatre. At 6:45. A.K.,
a documentary film about the
filming of Ran, plays. Then, at
8:15, Ran itself will be screened.
The most recent film by the 75 year
old master, R an is an epic
adaptation of King Lear set in
Medievil Japan.
Toledo's favorite rock and roll
band Loved By Millions plays
at the Blind Pig tonight. Lots of
people around here think they're
real cool too. Also, blues and
ragtime artist Paul Geremia

plays at the Ark. He is also
rumored to be a gifted and original
songwriter..
The Hysteric Narcotics,
many's favorite local gosh-this- -
decad-sucks-I-wish-it-was-the-60s
d&-scsIws-twste60 band, shoot up the Blind Pig
tonightwith their own brand of
paisley garage rock. And on the
other side of town, pop heroes the
King Bees buzz about Ricks.
This Los Angeles trio had a few top
40 hits a few years back with "My
Mistake" and "Shake Bop" and
they're really pretty good anyhow.
Both shows start around 10. And if
you feel like kicking back and "
getting weird, just the double fauefryui lyn tMB
feature for you is playing at B
3. First, at 8:45, is Fantastic
Planet, a science fiction feature
and Cannes award winner, whicha
"combines philosophy, surrealism, ~
and adventure." Following will be
Milestones in Animation, a Loved by Millions appear Tuesday night at the Blind Pig.

collection of Disney shorts which
traces the evolution of animation
from the first sound cartoon
through the development of 3-D)
effects. Sounds pretty good doesn't
it?
The Dynatones, San
Francisco's highly acclaimed blue
eyed soul group bring their
entourage, featuring a full horn
section, to Ricks tonight. A good
get down and party band so grab a
date and head for the bar. Also, at
the Mich. at 7:30 and 9:55, The
Best of the Ann Arbor 16mm
Film Festival will be displayed.
This should be intriguing. But if
you're in the mood to be freaked
out a little rather than intrigued,
then MLB 3 is the place for you to
be. Alien plays at 7:30, followed
by Aliens at 9:40. If you haven't
seen either of these, the first one is
better than you'd expect and the
second is worse than you've heard.
- Alan P aul

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Living legend Doc Watsonto grace Ark

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By Jeff Stanzler
Describing Doc Watson's music
is no simple task, dear readers. Sure
I can tell you it's going to be
blues, and it will be. I can also tell
you that it's going to be folk or
bluegrass, and it will be those too.
None of these categorizations quite
suit Doc Watson, though, and this
is the source of some difficulty for

me in trying to give you a sense of
just what Doc Watson's music is
all about. It is also, however, part
of what makes this man a most
compelling artist and performer.
Born in 1923, Doc Watson's
professional career didn't begin
until the early 1950's, although
he'd been honing his skills as an
amateur for better than ten
years.Watson cut his teeth on a
variety of rural styles, but early on
he obviously acquired a true
performer's ear for music, not that
of an academic. His repetoire was

rooted in the Anglo-American folk
tradition, but also encompassed
popular music, blues and
country.When Doc Watson was
"discovered" in 1960, he was
playing with a dance band for
whom dance music meant
everything from rock and roll to
square dance music.
Thrust before the audiences of
the folk revival, Doc was certainly
well equiped to provide more or less
straight folk ballads and the like.
But Doc's smooth, winning style
was the stuff of which barriers are

made to fall, and the North
Carolinian opened the ears of many
with his amazing guitar work and
honeyed vocals. Doc manages the
neat trick of being accesible, even
to those who aren't inclined towards
or familiar with traditional styles,
while remaining immensely
appealing listening for the hard core
as well.
I saw Doc several years back at
an outdoor festival and I can vouch
for his way with a song and with an
audience as well. If you need an
added incentive, you should know

that Doc (who will turn 65 next
year) is retiring from the road next
spring. Perhaps this will be our last
chance to witness a musical master
ply a craft.
Doc Watson plays two shows
tomorrow night at the Ark, 6371/2
Main St., at 7:30 and 10. Tickets
are ten dollars and available
at Schoolkid's Records and herb
David Guitar Studio. Call 761-1451
for more information.

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