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Thursday, April 11, 1996
Arts &
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MUSIC
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
BUS STOP. The Cave. 452 1/2 W. Franklin St
Chapel Hill. 968-9308.
JAWBREAKER with FLUF. Cat's Cradle. 300
E. Main St, Carrboro. 967-9053.
MERV. Skylight Exchange. 405 1/2 W.
Rosemary St, Chapel Hill. 933-5550.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
POP FOOLS FESTIVAL CHARMING,
GUMPTION and GROVER. Local 506. 506
W. Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 942-5506.
VIOLENT STRANGE Lizard & Snake Cafe. 110
N. Columbia St, Chapel Hill. 929-2828.
SOLSTICE Skylight Exchange. 405 1/2 W.
Rosemary St, Chapel Hill. 933-5550.
TRACY ORACH. Ninth Street Bakery. 776
Ninth St, Durham. 286-0303.
THE GRANDSONS. The Cave. 452 1/2 W.
Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 968-9308.
CIBO MATTO with PIPE Cat's Cradle. 300 E.
Main St, Carrboro. 967-9053.
PHIL and GAYE JOHNSON. Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship. 3313 Wade Ave„
Raleigh. 990-1900.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
FLEMING & JOHN. The Brewery. 3009
Hillsborough St. Raleigh. 834-7018.
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HAZEL and THE RAYMOND BRAKE. Local
506.506 W. Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 942-
5506.
BICENTENNIAL QUARTERS with JOBY'S
OPINION. Lizard & Snake Cafe. 110 N.
Columbia St, Chapel Hill. 929-2828.
MICHAEL KELSH. The Cave. 452 1/2 W.
Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 968-9308.
MAX DAMIAN. Skylight Exchange. 405 1/2
W. Rosemary St. Chapel Hill. 933-5550.
JIM LANDRY. Ninth Street Bakery. 776 Ninth
St, Durham. 286-0303.
THE DURHAM SAVOYARDS: MUSICAL
PREVIEW. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 5400
New Hope Commons, Durham. 489-3012.
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
WIDESPREAD PANIC. Carmichael Auditorium,
UNC-CH. 8344000.
AGENT ORANGE with HORACE PINKER.
Cat's Cradle. 300 E. Main St, Carrboro. 967-
9053.
SCHLEIGHO. The Cave. 452 1/2 W. Franklin
St, Chapel Hill, 968-9308.
DUKE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL CHOIR SPRING
ORATORIO. Duke University, Durham. 681-
1737.
OPEN JAZZ JAM. The Arts Center. 30OG E.
Main St, Carrboro. 929-2787.
MONDAY, APRIL 15
DAVE SPENCER. The Cave. 452 1/2 W.
Franklin St, Chapel Hill. 968-9308.
MEREDITH WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT.
Carswell Hall, Meredith College, Raleigh. 829-
8455.
MEREDITH CHORALE, CHORUS and
ENCORE and NCSU MEN'S GLEE CLUB
and ENSEMBLE Jones Chapel, Meredith
College, Raleigh. 829-8455.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16
SONGWRITERS ALLIANCE with JEFF
HART, WES LACHOT and CHRIS
DIVERSIONS
STAMEY. The Cave. 452 1/2 W. Franklin St,
Chapel Hill. 968-9308.
NATHAN SHEPPARD BAND. Cat's Cradle.
300 E. Main St, Carrboro. 967-9053.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
TIM STAMBAUGH. The Cave. 452 1/2 W.
Franklin St. Chapel Hill. 968-9308.
ART
‘FRACTURED FAIRY TALES: ART IN THE
AGE OF CATEGORICAL DISINTEGRA
TION." Duke University Museum of Art
Durham. April 12 through May 25.
‘DEAR ROBERT, I'LL SEE YOU AT THE
CROSSROADS' by RENEE STOUT.
Ackland Art Museum, UNC-CH. April 13
through June 16.
‘ROCK, SCISSOR, PAPER" by CICI
STEVENS. Louise Brown Jones Gallery, Bryan
Center, Duke University, Durham. Through
April 19.
18TH ANNUAL ORANGE COUNTY ARTISTS
EXHIBITION. Rotunda Gallery. Johnson Hall,
Meredith College, Raleigh.
Through April 21.
FLORAL PAINTINGS by GINNY CHENET.
Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 5400 New Hope
Commons, Durham. Through April 30.
‘JOHN BEERMAN: RECENT WORK.'
Somerhill Gallery, 3 Eastgate, E. Franklin
Street Chapel Hill. Through May 3.
‘BRIDGES' by MELVIN S. STANFORTH.
Semans Gallery, Durham Arts Council
Building, 120 Morris St, Durham. Through
May 6.
ETC.
JAMES APPLEWHITE: POETRY READING/
SINGING. April 11. Barnes & Noble
Bookstore, 5400 New Hope Commons,
Durham. 489-3012.
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HOWARD OWEN: NOVEL READING. April
11. Mclntyre's Fine Books, 2000 Fearrington
Village Center, Pittsboro. 542-3030.
‘KIDS IN THE HALT MOVIE PREVIEW. April
12. Gotham, Suite H, 306 W. Franklin St,
Chapel Hill. 967-3189.
‘NOTHIN' FINER’ COOKBOOK DISCUS
SION AND SAMPUNG. April 13. Barnes &
Fleming and John will appear at Cat's Cradle on Saturday.
Noble Bookstore, 5400 New Hope Commons,
Durham. 489-3012.
KIDSCABARET: RICK THE ACTOR. April 13.
The Arts Center. 300-G E. Main St, Carrboro.
929-2787
RECORD AND CD COLLECTORS CONVEN
TION. April 14. Holiday Inn Crabtree, Raleigh.
839-2153.
CHRISTIAN
FROM PAGE 5
album, illustrates this well: “Come and
save my soul/Before it’s not too late/I’m
not afraid to admit how much I hate
myself.”ln the midst of pain, Sixpence
doesn’t offer a quick fix. Instead they ciy
out and hurt.
Sixpence toured with the Maniacs be
fore their breakup, and they seem to have
learned a thing or two musically. The CD
is worth the price just for the contemplative
lyrics, and the music is soothingly solid, a
well-blended mix of acoustic and rock.
Caedmon’s Call Just Don’t Want
Coffee
If there was ever a album meant to be
taken on a drive in the country, this is it.
Simple and solid, it’s like slipping on a
comfortable shirt. Anything from wind
chimes to chicken shakers, tambourines to
sleigh bells accents the percussion on all of
this album’s songs.
The chorus of “Not the Land” illus
trates a search for peace as Derek Webb
sings desperately over a pounding drum
beat and an acoustic guitar played with
lightning speed and intensity: “I’m so
wound up and I can’t even breathe/1 don’t
want words/1 just want some peace. ” The
song then slows to show the apathy that
has led to his discontent.
The picking on “Forget What You
Know” is reminiscent of Simon and
Garfunkel, and the song offers a message
of freedom from mistakes. “The past can
be like sidewalk chalk/ if you will dance
and pray for rain/Let go and forget/what
you know.” Vocalist Danielle Glenn adds
a sweet harmony on this song.
The Dave Matthews-esque “Another
10 Miles,” with its funky guitar, bass and
saxophone solos, was described by Webb
as the closest thing to a rock song
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SECOND SUNDAY READING: LOUIS RUBIN
and SUSAN LUDVIGSON. April 14. Wilson
Library, UNC-CH. 962-5481.
PINECONE BEGINNING IRISH SESSION.
April 16. Carolina Pines Recreation Center,
Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh. 990-1900.
L£S BALLETS AFRICAINS. April 17. Memorial
Hall, UNC-CH. 962-1449.
Caedmon’s Call does. The band made the
trek from Dallas, Texas to play at Duke
University last fall and attracted a crowd of
about 300. Not bad for a relative unknown.
They won’t be for long.
Gospel Gangstas Gang Affiliated
(MYX Records)
Made up of four former gang members,
including a Crypt and a Blood, the Gospel
Gangstas give an honest look at the streets
and gang life.
“I’m sick of mom shopping with these
food stamps/if anything could help me
well my nine could/Even if it means send
ing me to the pinewood,” they sing on
“Before Redemption.”
“T estimony ” gives each of the Gangstas
a chance to tell their life story before they
became Christians, and the stories range
from a crack dealer to a serious player (“I
had anAin fornication but anFonmytest,
oh yes,” raps Mr. Solo.)
The Gangstas also address societal is
sues. “Y Can’t Da’ Homies Hear Me?” is
the story of African-American men dying
for their reputation on the streets.
“One Time” deads with police brutality
and sounds stylistically like Ice Cube. “I
felt like I was gettin’ courted on as the
deputies surround me to down me/pound
me/tear up me/using that flashlight
battlepiece.”
Anger at society’s treatment of black
men is expressed n “Tears of a Black Man”:
“I still stay Christ-like and humble/al
though I’m living in the concrete jungle/
where you treat me like a beast and then
raise me up/but when I start acting like an
animal you cage me up.”
The Gangstas offer a different look at
the streets. They vent their anger and frus
trations, but temper those emotions with
hope. Their styles and strong beats mix
well and keep the listener’s ear for the
whole album.