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The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, February 1 1, 19887 Average guys can rock By JENNY LIVINGSTON Assistant Omnibus Editor The anticipation of the nightclub crowd is met with four guys on stage and a single question: Is that the band? The Popes sure don't look like one. In a field of long-hairs, no-hairs, leather and tie-dye. these guys are pure American apple pie. Some bands are sex. drugs and rock 'n' roll; The Popes look more like milk, cookies and baseball. And rock 'n roll. As tame as they look in their sneakers and button-downs. The Popes are not to be underestimated. Under their average-guy exteriors, the foursome is as clever, creative and idiosyncratic as any of the stranger looking bands. 3"he Popes came together about two years ago in Chapel Hill when guitarist John Elderkin and singer guitarist Steve Ruppenthal enlisted bassist Henry Pharr. They were all students at the University and acquaintances from their high school TODAY 14 Stormy Weather will be I shown at 8 p.m. at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Mourning Becomes Electra will be performed by PlayMakers Reper tory Company through Friday at 8 p.m.. Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.. and Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. (weeknight performances will be spread over two evenings) at Paul Green Theatre. Call 962-1121 for ticket information. The Madwoman of ChaUlot will be performed by students at Chapel Hill High School through Saturday at 8 p.m. in Chapel Hill High School Cultural Arts Building. Call 967-0578 for ticket information. Phyllis Thompson will read from her poems at 4 p.m. in 224 Greenlaw. Ludlow Fair. Auto-Erotic Misad venture, and The Partition will be performed by Actors' Co-op through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the ArtsCenter. Call 929 2787 for ticket information. The Woolgatherer will be per formed by Manbites Dog Theater Company through Saturday at 8:15 p.m. at Manbites Dog Theater in Durham. Call 286-2890 for ticket information. Sexual Perversity in Chicago will be performed by Kamikaze Theatre Company through Sunday at 1 0 p.m. at Theatre in the Park at N.C. State. Call 755-6936 for ticket information. The Rimers of Eldritch will be performed by Thompson Theatre through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Thompson Theatre at N.C. State. Call 737-2405 for ticket information. Visit to a Far Planet is the current show at the Morehead Planetarium. Call 962-1237 for more information. Greg and Kathy Gelb and Paul Montgomery will perform at 6 p.m. at the North Carolina Museum of Art. New Potato Caboose will perform at Under the Street in Durham. Call 286-2647 for more information. Jazzmin will perform at Magdal ena's La Terraza. Call 967-3277 for more information. Claim Stakers and The Popes will perform at 10 p.m. at Cat's Cradle. Call 967-9053 for more information. days in Charlotte. They also had a drummer who has since been replaced by UNC student Marcus Jones. When Jones joined the band four months ago. they changed their name from The Blantons. named after a close friend of the band, to The Popes, after you-know-who. They had decided they needed something more distinctive. "People kept saying: "Oh. like The Connells. right? " Elderkin said. "We didn't want to be compared with them forever." But their new name has spawned its own share of identity problems they often have been mistaken for the Scottish band The Pogues. At a recent gig. a confused spectator asked why they weren't wearing their kilts. They may be as collegiate as The Connells and as Anglo-Saxon as The Pogues. but they have a sound of their own. Imagine The Jam transplanted from Enqland in the early '70s to America in the late '80s and you've about got it. FRIDAY 12; i The Witches ofEastwickvAW dbe shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m.. and Taxi Driverwill be shown at midnight in Union Auditorium. Call 962-2285 for ticket information. Allegro non Troppo will be shown at 7 and 9:15 p.m. at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Call 833-1 935 for ticket information. Ragtime and Rhapsodies: Amer ican Music in North Carolina will be performed by Jacquelyn Culpepper and John Ferguson at 3 p.m. at the North Carolina Museum of Art.. Even Educated Fleas Do It! will be performed by Durham Theatre Guild through Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. Call 688-9725 for ticket information. The Tempest will be performed by Raleigh Little Theatre through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Pogue Street Theatre in Raleigh. Call 821-3111 for ticket information. Piedmont Hepcats will perform at 8 p.m. at Ninth Street Bakery in Durham. Call 286-0303 for more information. Broken English will perform at Magdalena's La Terraza. Call 967 3277 for more information. Boney Maroney will perform at Under the Street in Durham. Call 286 2647 for more information. David Olney will perform at the Cave. Call 968-9308 for more information. Scrapyard will perform at 10 p.m. at Cat's Cradle. Call 967-9053 for more information. SATURDAY IQVou Can't Take it With You Owill be shown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Union Auditorium. Joyce Grear. storyteller, will perform at 1 1 a.m. at the ArtsCenter. Call 929-2787 for ticket information. Jesse and the Bandit Queen will be performed by Raleigh Ensemble Players at 8:1 5 p.m. at Sertoma Arts Center in Raleigh. Call 782-7583 for ticket information. Mass Appeal will be performed by Asolo. State Theater, at 8 . p.m. in Stewart. Theatre at.N.C. State.. Call 'n' roll, too "We were all so young and impres sionable during that time." Elderkin said. "We're really into the integrity of bands like The Jam and The Clash." Like The Jam. their music is both innocent and edgy. But The Popes do more than regurgitate old styles their Jam-era flavor is mixed with a healthy dose of modernism plus influences from nearly all points on the musical spectrum. Ruppenthal likes the pop hardcore Husker Du. Pharr prefers modern funk and blues and Jones is the band's main country and western man. The result of this strange brew is a sweet blend of danceable rhythms and infectious lyrics. Their post-punk modem pop music is as original and unaffected as their ail-American faces. "So many bands take themselves so seriously," Pharr said. "But we're not ashamed to call ourselves a pop band." They shouldn't be. The Popes' lack of pretension has gained them a following in the Triangle. Chapel Hill's WXYC airs two of their songs. 737-3104 for ticket information. Yes will perform at 8 p.m. at the Smith Center. Mango Jam and Rebecca and the Hi-Tones will perform at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. Call 942 6851 for ticket information. North Carolina Symphony will perform at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh. Call 733-9536 for ticket information. Jane Hawkins, pianist, and Jane Hamborsky, clarinetist, will perform at 8:15 p.m. in Nelson Music Room at Duke. Woodworks will perform at 8 p.m. at Ninth Street Bakery. Call 286 0303 for more information. The Accelerators will perform at Under the Street in Durham. Call 286 2647 for more information. Taz Halloween and Elvis Bustelo will perform at 9:30 p.m. at Skylight Exchange. Call 933-5550 for more information. Bill Lyerly Band will perform at Magdalena's La Terraza. Call 929 2787 for more information. Blue-Note Special will perform at the Cave. Call 968-9308 for more information. Mary on the Dash will perform at 10 p.m. at Cat's Cradle. Call 967 9053 for more information. SUNDAY 4 A A Place in the Sun will be 1 Trshown at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in Union Auditorium. Biloxi Blues will be performed by the Lab Theatre through Monday at 4 and 8 p.m. and Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the basement of Graham Memorial Hall. Donald Oehler. clarinetist. Terry LaGarde, soprano, and Jane Whang. pianist, will perform at 4 p.m. in Hill Hall Auditorium. Camerata Musica of the DDR will perform at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Call 962-1449 for ticket information. William Porter, organist, will perform at 5 p.m. in Duke Chapel. Beaux Arts Trio will perform at 8 p.m. in Stewart Theatre at N.C. State. Call 737-2452 for ticket information. Eve Cornelious will perform at 7:30 p.m. at ArtsCenter. Call 929 2787 for ticket information. 4 The Popes will be performing "Marilyn" and "Don't Expect." Cat's Cradle chose them to open for the blockbuster Royal Crescent Mob concert. And they recently played to a full house at Raleigh's Fallout Shelter when they opened for Soul T- The band is getting more and more attention, and it seems likely to The Pixies will perform at 10 p.m. at Cat's Cradle. Call 967-9053 for more information. TUESDAY 1fMarlene will be shown at 7 Wand 9:30 p.m. in Union Auditorium. Penelope Jensen, soprano, and Michael Zenge. pianist, will perform at 8 p.m. in Hill Hall Auditorium. North Carolina State Symphonic Band will perform at 8 p.m. in Stewart Theatre at N.C. State. Michael Kelsh and Lisa Tuchek will perform at the Cave. Call 968 9308 for more information. Wild Seeds will perform at 1 0 p.m. at Cat's Cradle. Call 967-9053 for more information. WEDNESDAY I FjCats will be performed by 1 North Carolina Theatre in Raleigh. Call 755-6060 for ticket information. Bob Margolin will perform at the Cave. Call 968-9308 for more information. Swamp Cats will perform at mssRail 1301 East Franklin Downstairs 933-1323 Elegant Dining at a Casual Price Fresh Seafood M D!NNhER P"RS, Chicken Steaks Mondy "c f,"" y Reservations Suggested Open Valentine's Day 5:30 - 9.00 if rnrn - L $2.50 WniWMtT 11 .jv f V TAnETHrrNMETP1(m REsKETffl BRM .HECTOR taBENCOn .u kEJTH DTHMattPlyler at Cat's Cradle Friday night continue. Unlike many college bands who drop their music as soon as they get "real jobs." The Popes are in for the long run. which they hope will include a "Funny Hat Tour" and an album. It could happen. Because even if they don't look like it. yes. they are the band. Magdalena's La Terraza. Call 967 3277 for more information. MOVIES Varsity I Dark Eyes starts Friday at 2. 4:30. 7 and 9:30. Varsity II Broadcast News at 2. 4:30. 7 and 9:30. Varsity Lateshows Broadcast News and Dark Eyes Friday and Saturday at 11:45. Plaza I Dirty Dancing at 2:40. 4:45. 7:05 and 9:10 ends today. Ironweed at 2:45. 5:30 and 9. Plaza II The Last Emperor at 3: 1 5 and 7:30 today; starting Friday at 3:05 and 7:20. Plaza III Good Morning Vietnam at 2:25. 4:40. 7 and 9:30. Carolina Blue Moonstruck at 7:15 and 9:30: weekend matinees at 1:15. 3:15 and 5:15. Carolina White The Serpent and the Rainbow starts Friday at 7 and 9:15; weekend matinees at 1. 3 and 5. Compiled by Elizabeth Ellen, arts editor ELLIOT ROAD ME FRANKLIN 967-4737 I Hi W TK1 (EC MUMU) flHOUVJEEB IHONVEED ' .JOH MORRIS ,.. t H I KM KLYMUA BAnuH .MAHQA NAMTIR r HbLUm BABtXJU . starts Tomorrow i A , A , ' , . A , . 4 iiiiiiiiiiwiil in it mi i w vm I'PW'WmWiWWW f-T- r- f Mfl .- A.ii t H i A i I 1 I M1'.'.' . V '"..'. ...... .
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