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Page 4 DTH Omnibus Thursday April 18, 1991 ONI SifAg Bag your studies and join the mob 1 V3 1. Ccd3CfPrz2:c3 r--r Drszry Thim,'' t'-...'? , Bc!t!$s,Kntm& Steel iftif . C. 7. C. 0. 12. .FtscurriM v Jhtt v J" Songs cfPtiss Gonna htks You Svsot u Wilson F?,i!:;c$ -'Ste Your Money Mz!zr Qui Of 71.7:3 1. 2. fe;::i::::::ffi::' 3. 4. .5.- .7. 5. ai:;:' Ben and Jerry's: they 'Real Music Review with Exene Cervenka, Steve Wynn and Gregson & Collister Saturday, April 20 Cat's Cradle Tickets:- "pretty pricey" For information call 967-9053 NA (Rhino New Artists) f j Records, teamed with spon- I v sorsnip Dy jjcu 01 jerry s ice Mil cream and support by the mA Rrv-L- TKp Vrt-f rnalirinn will present the "Real Music Review" this Saturday at the Cat's Cradle! Royal Crescent Mob Wednesday, April 24 and Thursday, April 25 Cat's Cradle Tickets:$7 For information call 967-9053 uring a particularly stellar week at the Cat's Cradle, Royal Crescent Mob will play both Wednesday and Thursday nights. The Mob is touring in support of their latest release, Midnight Rose's. The album title comes from the informal name of a late-night club in the back of a sub shop in Columbus, Ohio. Some members of the band were childhood friends; vocalist David Ellison and guitarist B formed a secret club (The Royal Crescent Mob) in the orphanage they were placed in. All of them grew up around the funk scene, and it has stayed with them through this, their fourth release. Ellison, B, drummer Carlton Smith (who was a child actor) and bassist Harold "Happy" Chichester (whose musical beginnings were with an Amish barbershop quartet) have been together since their first EP, Band of Sugar. With the arriving differences in musical background of the band, their sound is unlike anything else you'll ever hear. You'll hear a strain of this and that, but it's all hard to place. Midnight Rose's consolidates the band's collective 185,000 influences, which the band claims come from all over the mass cultural landscape. The Mob's shows combine hard- Layton Croft Huh? Well, Rhino Records is pushing its three biggest acts on RN A by sending them around the country on a five week stint that hits well-known and respected clubs such as the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., the Roxy in Los Angeles, the Cotton Club in At lanta and The Ritz in New York City. And of course, the Cradle. Exene Cervenka, ex-singer and master co-harmonizer (with John Doe) of X, will headline the show. Cervenka's vocal range and intense presence gave the grit rocking sound Ofniii bui;j It's a vyhoie nev Allen Baddour Cfoifiuteifii driving funk with the vocal appeal of Ellison to create the funkiest thing this side of James Brown's post-concert underwear. The band's delightfully original songs are all easy to relate to: from school, cars and girls to drinking and (alleged) murder. Their songs can be so strange and cross so many barriers that they could fit into David Lynch's most surreal works, but the music is still accessible. The concert promises to be quite a show; Ellison and the rest are always far from boring. The band has played all over the United States and in Europe in support of Spin the World, and will likely do so with this release, if they can avoid catastrophe. The band definitely will remem ber North Carolina, if only for Wilmington being the site of a van wreck involving the band. It seems that in a fight between B and Happy, B accidently kicked road manager and driver Montie in the head, while he was driving. After a brief cooling down period, the band has hit the road, ready to (here it comes...) Spin the World. Look for the best from early EPs and LPs Land of Sugar, Omerta and S.N.O.B. The band will likely play much of Spin the World, arguably the best work done by the band. "Hun gry," "Big Show" and "Tundra" are possibilities; all would be excellent in concert. ain't just of X a very needed element of origi nality, and was arguably the band's only sustaining quality. Nevertheless, Cervenka has two LPs on Rhino (RNA) Records, the most recent of which, RunrdngSacred, offers promising hope for this highly artistic singersongwriter while serv ing up X-like intensity shaded by Cervenka's poignant writing and dra matic delivery. Next up in the cavalcade of no nonsense, 100-percent-authentic cult-pop acts is Steve Wynn, also of former band fame as the ex-leader of Los Angeles band Dream Syndicate. Wynn takes a folksy approach to his solo career, and a very mature, sophisticated one at that. His style is more textured, perhaps less raucous and kinetic than that of Cervenka storyl im4 I Mr. B, David Ellison, Carlton Smith and Harold Chichester, staring at something tilted on the wall behind us Also expect a heavy dose of the way. This is one show that, in pure new album Midnight Rose's; it's what absurdity, cannot be topped. Who they're here for. If you haven't heard else can boast the incredibly variant the album it's worth more than backgrounds of Royal Crescent Mob? one listen. "Timebomb" is a definite (an Amish barbershop quartet? Child concert must and the "Big Show"- hood actor? Boyhood members of a like rap is entrancing. secret society called Royal Crescent If you can't go Wednesday night, Mob?) Who knows what will happen catch 'em Thursday. Just go. Impend- another strange appearance by the ing doom (exams) can wait. The driving bass and comical lyr ics should let you forget the sullen world of academia for a while, any- for dessert anymore and Co., but his performance should lend a gentler, nore tamed sound to the show. He is sure to highlight material off his debut Rhino LP, Kerosene Man, which mixes jazz, country and tradi tional acoustic folk styles blended with orchestral overtones and sealed by his "poetic ballad" approach to vocals. Wynn has won fans all over Eu rope, particularly in France, where he sold out shows in every major city. He is apt to dig in his bag of old Syndicate tunes, play a wide-ranging variety of covers and maybe an extemporane ous ditty or two. Lastly, the RNA and Ben &. Jerry's Real Music Revue presents Clive Gregson &. Christine Collister, an acoustic duo which has been tagged "the state of the art in folk-derived British music" by Rolling Stone. These young Brits first appeared in front of American audiences when they toured as a part of Richard Thompson's band, performing on his last three albums and his numerous tours. The duo's current album on RNA, Love Is A Strange Hotel, covers i Mob will be anything but typical. But don't forget what's under that surreal facade there's excellent, talented music to be heard. all their favorite songwriters from Merle Haggard to Bruce Springsteen to lOcc. But don't fret, they do have origi nal material as well, and their third all-original LP on Rhino is due out soon. Also participating in the tour is Rock The Vote, a grassroots political organization dedicated to protecting freedom of speech and motivating young people to participate in the political process by registering, vot ing and lobbying. Currently, Rock The Vote is actively supporting the "Motor Votor" Bill, which aims to increase the percentage of United States citizens registered to vote to 92 percent. Information booths for Rock The Vote and 'special surprises' by Ben &. Jerry's will be set up at the show. The event boasts "all-natural mu sic at its finest, guaranteeing that ev ery note will be played and sung be fore your very eyes!" Limited edition t-shirts and posters will be available, along with special surprises from Ben &. Jerry's.
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