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r he first week of school is over and the
homework, tests and quizzes are mount
ing. One last night of dancing and
nging are needed to make the nerves of
:hl>ol calm down.
^Hhe Ugly Americans, playing Friday night
t The Theater, are the band to see, if those
.‘ef feel like getting funky.
IfHrian LeMaster, co-owner of The Theater,
ail the Ugly Americans know how to put on
lilely show that will have everybody danc-
ig-
^■They get the audience involved, and
ie}’re highly energetic,” LeMaster said.
Tlley are definitely a live band and worth
Hng.”
jMeMaster said he is expecting a large
irnout to see the band.
In an interview with James Hibberd of
le Austin-American Statesman, Bob
chneider, the lead vocalist of the group,
aid it is his goal to get everybody up and
alcing at his concerts.
^■Nothing makes me angrier—well not ‘an-
ry but perturbed or confused or excited—
aan when I see someone who’s sitting down
f looking bored at a show,” Schneider said.
^Bringing an eclectic sound with them to Ag-
ieland on their trip from Austin, the Ugly
uijericans combine Schneider’s smooth and
lowing rhymes with Bruce Hughes’ deep
iass, riffs of Charles Rieser and Adam Temple,
he beats of David Robinson’s drums, the key
board of David Boyle, and the upbeat tempo
y the Ugly Americans horn section,
i In doing so, they have created a sound
«vhich makes it impossible for the audience
lolto stand up and bust a move.
l!®'he Ugly Americans, who regularly moon-
glifltt under the name the Scabs, have slowly
jjmllt a reputation in cities around Texas as a
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UGLY AMERICANS
The Ugly Americans, a funk band from Austin, will play at The Theater Friday night.
band who can make the most reserved fan get
up and boogie. Their newest album. Boom
Boom Baby, has already spawned one hit sin
gle (the album’s title track).
Wendy Graham, the band’s publicist, said
the Ugly Americans put on a tremendous
show.
“It is the most pumped-up show,” Graham
said. “Everybody is dancing, the band keeps
your attention and it is just like a big party.
Definitely the best live show ever.”
Incorporate the fast in-your-face rhymes of
311 along with the deep stomach turning bass
of Soul Coughing and the funky horns of The
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and the Ugly Ameri
cans sound emerges.
In a press release, the band describes its
sound as “Hormonally motivated, utterly lib
erated and hell-bent on making sure that the
hard-grooving, butt wriggling masses keep
partying well past dawn.”
This nine-piece band brings more than a
funky sound to the stage, the large num
bered group have a chemistry that makes
the music flow smoothly.
In a press release, Schneider said diversity
is the key to their music.
“We love diversity,” he said. “It’s kind of
like—you don’t know if it’s going to be a beau
tiful day or you’re going to get your arm cut
off in a bus accident. Music must reflect that
unpredictability. ”
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
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Thursday,
Jan. 21
9 pm - Invisible Cindy and Super
land Waste Band are singing at
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Friday,
Jan. 22
t pm - Dahebegebees and
luthless McFrank are playing at
s Americani looked Path,
a Transport.
ary tracingW'P pm - Ugly Americans are dis-
:er patient, 'laying their folk talent at The The-
apendent Tetre.
Itruggles in-
:an-Amerjca 9 pm - Ruthie Foster is perform-
documentaiig blues at Sweet Eugene’s
in the steeli:i -
on PBS.
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nan during^
Saturday,
Jan 23
• 9 am - Brazos Valley Museum of
Natural History opens Backyard
Monster with “gigantic robotic in
sects, educational interactives,
world-class specimen collection,
exhibit support materials and col
orful new show banners.”
• 9 pm - Spirit Tree and Reclama
tion are holding a cd release par
ty at Shadow Canyon.
•9 pm - Michelle Solberg is per
forming folk music at Sweet Eu
gene’s.
• 10 pm - Squint and Kid Fantas
tic are displaying their talents at
Crooked Path.
Crystal lends name
to endowment
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billy
Crystal wants Israeli and Pales
tinian children to dance and play
together.
The actor has lent his name to
the Billy Crystal Endowment for
Peace Through Performing Arts,
American Friends of the Hebrew
University announced Tuesday.
The Crystal endowment will
train educators to use theater,
dance and music to teach chil
dren from Israel and Palestine tol
erance and peace.
Actor wants honors
for director Kazan
NEW YORK (AP) — Charlton
Heston is asking Hollywood to
bestow honors on Elia Kazan,
the On the Waterfront director
whose naming of names before
the House Un-American Activi
ties Committee during the
1950s made him an outcast
HESTON
among his colleagues.
In a letter published Wednes
day in The Wall Street Journal, He
ston said Kazan
deserves a Life
Achievement
Award from the
American Film In
stitute.
Heston was
once chairman of
the organization.
“The quality of
his work as a di
rector, both on
Broadway and in Hollywood, is be
yond dispute,” Heston said.
Kazan, who won Oscars for
Gentlemen’s Agreement in 1947
and On the Waterfront in 1954,
joined the Communist party in the
1930s, but resigned soon after
World War II.
Called before HUAC, Kazan ad
mitted his past and acknowledged
the communist ties of some of his
colleagues.
Heston suggested Kazan’s
naming of names cost him an
achievement award and said that
should not prevent him from being
recognized for his work.
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