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Live Music
Live Music information is pro
vided by the nightclubs and is
subject to change.
The Bistro
Located in the College Station
Ramada at 1502 S. Texas. 18 and
older admitted. Alcohol is served.
For more information, call 693-
9891.
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day — Dante & Nash. Country
variety. Starts at 8 p.m. No cover.
Brazos Landing
At 103 Boyett at Northgate. All
ages admitted. Alcohol served.
For more information, call 846-
3497.
Friday — The Homeboys.
Blues. Starts at 10 p.m. $3 cover.
Saturday — Alison Rogers;
The Andy Van Dyke Band. Rog
ers — original music; Van Dyke
Band — rock-n-roll. Starts at 10
p.m. $4 rover.
Cow Hop Annex
Next to the Cow Hop at North-
gate. 18 and older admitted. Al
cohol served. Call 696-5522 for
more information.
Thursday — Mickey Finn.
Houston band — Top 40 variety.
Starts at 10 p.m. Cover.
Friday — Borrowed Tym. Top
40 variety. Starts at 10 p.m.
Cover.
Saturday — Street Pizza.
Thrash rock. Starts at 10 p.m.
Cover.
Emiliano’s
In Bryan at 502 W. 25th St. 18
and over admitted. Alcohol
served. Call 775-9539 for more
information.
Saturday — Tierra Mala.
Spanish and English variety. $5
Excalibre Club
In Bryan at 1803 Greenfield
Plaza. 18 and over admitted. Al
cohol served. For more informa
tion call 846-6262.
Thursday and Friday — Sun
down. Easy listening. Starts at
8:30 p.m. No cover.
Flying Tomato
At Northgate at 303 University
Dr. All ages admitted. For more
information call 846-1616.
Wednesday — Sneaky Pete.
Sing-along. Starts at 9 p.m. $1
Frank’s Bar and Grill
In College Station at 503 E. Uni
versity Drive. All ages admitted.
Alcohol served. Call 846-5388 for
more information.
Saturday — Robert Boston
(from Memorandum). Solo jazz
pianist. Cover.
Gallery Bar
In the College Station Hilton at
801 East University Drive. Only
21 and older admitted. Call 693-
7500 for more information.
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day — Clyde Dove. Jazz pianist.
No cover.
Kay’s Cabaret
In Post Oak Mall. 18 and over ad
mitted. Alcohol served. For more
information, call 696-9191.
Friday — The Band With No
Sleep. Rock-n-roll. Starts at 9
p.m. $2 cover.
Saturday — Gallery 13. Starts
at 9:00 p.m. $2 cover.
The Mercury Bar
In the Skaggs shopping center.
18 and over admitted. Alcohol
served. For more information,
call 846-MERC.
Thursday — Zen Archer. Top
40 variety. Starts at 10 p.m.
Cover.
Parthenon
At 815 Harvey (Woodstone Cen
ter). 18 and older admitted. Alco
hol served. For more information
call 764-8575.
Thursday — The Change.
Rock. Starts at 9 p.m. $3 cover.
Wednesday — Lippman Jam.
Starts at 9 p.m. No cover.
The Zephyr Club
At 913 A Harvey (Woodstone
Center). 18 and over admitted.
Alcohol served. For more infor
mation, call 693-1989.
Friday — After Five. Jaz
z/Rock. Starts at 9:30 p.m. $2
cover for 21 and older; $3 cover
for minors.
Movies
All information is provided by
the theaters and issubject to
change. Admission restrictions
may apply.
Cinema Three
Located at 315 College
(Skaggs shopping center).
Ave.
Call
693-2796 for more information.
Indiana Jones and the Last Cru
sade. Rated PG-13. Showtimes
are 1:30, 4:10, 7:00 and 9:45.
Scandal. Rated R. Showtimes are
2:00, 4:00, 7:00 and 9:00. Ends
today.
Starts Friday: Field of Dreams.
Post Oak Three
Located in Post Oak Mall. Call
693-2796 for more information.
Field Of Dreams. Rated PC.
Showtimes are 2:15, 4:25, 7:15
and 9:25. Ends today.
No Holds Barred. Rated PG-13.
Showtimes are 2:25, 4:35, 7:25
and 9:35. Ends today.
Road House. Rated R. Showtimes
are 2:00, 4:20, 7:00 and 9:20.
Ends today.
Starts Friday: Batman.
Schulman Six
In Bryan at 2002 E. 29th Street.
Call 775-2643 for more informa
tion about “dollar movies” and
weekend matinee times.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil. Rated
R. Showtimes are 7:20 and 9:55.
Say Anything. Rated PG-13.
Showtimes are 7:05 and 9:30.
Chances Are. Rated PC. Show-
times are 7:15 and 9:35.
Dream Team. Rated PG-13.
Showtimes are 7:00 and 9:35.
Fletch Lives. Rated PG-13. Show-
times are 7:10 and 9:25.
K-9. Rated PC. Showtimes are
7:00 and 9:45.
Plaza Three
In College Station at 226 South
west Parkway. Call 693-2457 for
more information.
Major League. Rated R. Show-
times are 2:10, 4:45, 7:10 and
9:35.
Dead Poets Society. Rated PC.
Showtimes are 2:05, 4:40, 7:15
and 9:50.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Rated PC. Showtimes are 2:00,
4:30, 7:00 and 9:45.
Manor East Three
In Bryan in Manor East Mall. Call
823-8300 for more information.
Pet Sematary. Rated R. Show-
times are 2:10, 4:40, 7:15 p.m.
and 9:30 p.m.
Ghostbusters 2. Rated PG. Show-
times are 2:20, 4:35, 7:20 and
9:45.
Pink Cadillac. Rated R. Show-
times are 2:15, 4:50, 7:20 and
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McCartney gives world ‘Flowers’
New album should help ex-Beatle get back to where he belongs
By Timm Doolen
Contributing Editor
Paul McCartney’s new album has been touted
as the one that will put him back on top, but only
the public’s reaction will show if Flowers in the
Dirt will blossom and become a red rose on the
charts.
Those of us who have listened to McCartney’s
work over the years know that we can expect a
songwriter whose style changes with the ever-
changing sounds of music, not a rehash of the
old.
Yet twenty years after McCartney’s “Get Back”
hit number one for the Beatles, Paul (who turned
47 last Sunday) “gets back” to a basic rock and
roll style — heavy on guitar, bass and drums, but
retaining a sound that is definitely modern.
Until George Harrison’s recent success, Mc
Cartney was unique in that he was the only ex-
Beatle to find a place with new generations of
fans throughout the ’70s and ’80s, instead of
hanging on to the glory of his successes in the
’60s. With his last truly successful album being
1982’s Tug of War, Paul McCartney can poten
tially bring new fans under his wings, a feat his
current album merits.
Flowers in the Dirt is far better than his last
original album released in America, 1986’s Press
to Play. He discarded the synthesizers and drum
machines from Press in favor of guitars and real
drums, adding a touch of musical energy and
warmth that can’t be produced by electronic
means.
Although the lyrics on Flowers can be de
scribed as unadventurous, the music and melo
dies of many of the songs are his best in this de
cade.
For most of the songs, McCartney’s lyrics flirt
with the theme of falling in or out of love. But he
occasionally ventures into interesting lyrics and
new musical styles, on songs such as the reggae
sounding “How Many People,” dedicated to the
late Chico Mendes, a Latin musician who later in
life campaigned to preserve Brazilian rain for
ests.
Indicative of both the lyrical content and musi
cianship on the album is “My Brave Face.” the
first single released ott tne album, which is doing
quite well on the charts. The lyrics concern a man
who, after his wife’s departure, tries to keep a
“brave face.” The words are simple, but the qual
ity of the music and the melody are impeccable.
Elvis Costello, whose own recent album, Spike,
is doing well, co-wrote “My Brave Face” and
three other songs including “That Day Is Done”
and “You Want Her Too.” In the latter song,
which is my guess for the next release as a single,
Paul and Elvis trade lyrics about a girl they both
desire, yet know is wrong for them.
If that song isn’t released, “Figure of Eight”
should be. “Figure” and “This One” showcase
McCartney’s best and most innovative guitar
work on the album.
Several of his lyrics have a certain humor to
them, such as a line from “This One,” when after
singing “fade this one to black” several times, he
refers to a metaphorical swan and then changes
the chorus slightly to “fade this swan to black.”
With a little help from his old friend George
Martin, who produced virtually all the Beatles’
material, McCartney makes “Put It There” sound
like it could be from decades past. The two-min
ute tune is probably the simplest, most eloquent
track on the album, with no synthesizers or elec
tronically produced sound effects to spoil the
melody of the song —just acoustic guitar, bass,
light percussion, George Martin’s perfectly
placed string arrangement, and McCartney’s best
instrument, his voice.
Not quite as appropriate is Pink Floyd-member
David Gilmour’s guitar part on “We Got Mar
ried,” which is almost as out of place as his solo
on McCartney’s 1984 hit, “No More Lonely
Nights.” Also giving McCartney a hand is Yes-
man Trevor Horn, who helps produce and plays
keyboards on four songs including a bluesy tune
called “Rough Ride.”
Paul McCartney will always be remembered
for ballads, and this album has its share of silly
love songs. The best of them, “Distractions,” fea
tures a backing, classical string arrangement
reminiscent of his writings of yesterday. “Don’t
Be Careless Love” sounds slightly overproduced,
but nevertheless has a good melody. “Motor of
Love,” a disappointing track, is a typical, sappy,
’80’s love song — no meaning and no musi
cianship.
The bonus track on the compact disc and tape,
“Ou Est Le Soleil,” (“Where Is the Sun”) is, to be
brutally honest, of no worth whatsoever. I as
sumed after his experiments on McCartney II
and Press to Play that McCartney had realized
synthesizers didn’t suit him, but he reminds us
how bad the new album could have been by in
cluding this meaningless, dance-style barrage of
synthetic sound without real vocals. I have to
wonder if McCartney placed it on the disc and
tape as a joke.
Overall, Flowers is a definite winner, witli only
two tracks to avoid, and its financial success is
guaranteed by three decades worth of fans. I be
lieve it is an artistic success as well, and the su
perb quality and musicianship of his faster songs
are enough to make anyone who is even the most
remote fan of McCartney’s solo work enjoy the
album.
With a little luck, McCartney’s recent work and
an upcoming tour will help generate new fans of
a younger generation who may have never heard
of a band called Wings, or (it’s sad to even think
it) possibly even the Beatles.
Twenty years ago today, Paul, George, John
and Ringo were in the Abbey Road studios,
working on the last songs the Beatles would ever
record together.
Though Lennon and McCartney, the greatest
songwriting duo in history, will never again re
unite, it’s good to know that on his own for nearly
two decades, Paul McCartney has held his own,
and will hopefully be coming up with more “flo
wers” like his latest in the years to come
San Antonio’s New Kind gives Texas music
a shot of diversity with combo of pop, rock
By Keith Spera
ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
Strolling along North St. Mary’s
Street in San Antonio this past Sat
urday night, searching the bars for a
temporary place to call home, this
reporter stumbled across what just
may be the next band to bust out of
Texas in a big way.
They’ve got the talent. They’ve
got the drive. They’ve got the songs.
And they’re not even a rockabil
ly/blues band, something that Texas
seems to specialize in.
What they are is a group of musi
cians and singers that call themselves
The New Kind. With their blend of
rock, new wave and pop, they are
carving out a niche for themselves in
a town whose main claim to musical
fame is its reputation as “The Heavy
Metal Capital of the World.”
Being a dance-orientated, clean-
cut band in a town that leans more
toward the extreme in its musical
taste can sometimes be interesting.
Bassist/vocalist Page Jackson,26, said
that he and his bandmates were
handing out flyers at a club called
the Oasis for a show The New Kind
would play there on a Saturday
night. They were handing out the
flyers on a Wednesday night — the
same night G. G. Allen was perform
ing there.
His musical style is, well, a bit dif
ferent from that of The New Kind,
and his fans didn’t seem to be very
rqceptive to The New Kind’s
flyers.“G. G. Allen is this outer-limits
punk rocker, who invokes some sort
of demon at the start of his shows,”
said Jackson. “He cuts himself with
bottles onstage, and its rumored that
he’s been paid to kill himself onstage
in 1990.”
However, despite their being a
Graphic by Kathy Haveman
musical fish out of water, in watch
ing and listening to The New Kind’s
performance last Saturday at a club
named Wacky’s, and in talking to the
band members later, there seems to
be a vibe coming from The New
Kind that says emphatically “We are
going to make it!,”
The key to their future success
may lie with the importance they
give to writng songs. Guitarist/vocal
ist Derek James,26, says that when
he and drummer Mark Lay, 20, first
teamed up with Jackson a mere 16
months ago, they were immediately
swept up in “a creative fervor” and
found they had a knack for produc
ing and improving on each others’
songs.
Spurred by the strength of the
songs, the fledgling band went into a
studio and recorded a demo tape be
fore they had played a single live gig
(Jackson used the money he had got
ten from a student loan to help pay
for the recording).
Apparently, it wasn’t a bad deci
sion — Jackson says that two major
record labels liked the tape and
“want to hear more.”
Now that the band has started
playing live gigs in clubs, they’ve had
to add some cover tunes to their re-
petoire. However, nowhere on their
set list will you find such overplayed
standards as “That’s What I like
About You” or the old war horse
“Twist and Shout.” Instead, how
about a rousing version of Iggy
Pop’s “Cry For Love.” Or Gino Van-
elli’s “Black Cars.” Or Echo and the
Bunnymen’s “Lips Like Sugar.” Or
Pseudo Echo’s “Living in a Dream.”
This isn’t a matter of playing the
same notes heard on the radio, ei
ther. “We don’t do copies — we do
covers,” keyboardist John Haggerty,
28, said. “We spice other groups’
songs up, and add different lines to
them.”
Another factor may be the depth
and varity they are afforded by hav
ing three strong vocalists in the
group — James, Jackson, and back
up vocalist Becky Duran, 25. She
shows that she is quite capable of
handling the leads when she belts
out the female half of Roxette’s
“The Look.”
However, the days of the covers
may soon be over. Jackson said that
the band won’t be learning any
more, and instead will concentrate
on originals. This focus on original
material has yielded several songs
thusfar that would not sound out of
place on the radio.
Among these are “Out on the Wi
re,” a dark tune about a psychopath
who lures women tired of the shal
low singles bar scene with the prom
ise that he is different, only to turn
on them and kill them.
The divorce of James’ parents was
the inspiration of “Blood and Mon
ey,” which he says is about how “I
was leading a charmed life, always
thinking I had something to fall back
on. The divorce was a hard lesson
for me to learn.”
The New Kind’s strongest tune, a
new one that will be included on the
band’s next demo tape, is “Into Your
Heart,” a song which all the band
members contributed to. Jackson
said it is about what God feels when
he looks at this world full of wars
and destructive people willing to
trade life tomorrow for profit today.
Jackson says that the band mem
bers, who all work full time during
the day, each put in about 35 hours a
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