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The Lincoln Community Concert Assoc. some
how manages to bring to Lincoln a decent concert
series each year.
This year's bill is no exception, starting as it did
with George Shearing, and including James
McCracken and Sandra Warfield, a tenor and a
mezzo-soprano of some distinction, in the list of
coming attractions
The association has imported acts that are
clinkers from time to time, but on the whole, their
batting average is high, and they deserve a round
of applause for having afforded a good deal of
pleasure to many people.
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attendance
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SPECIAL MID-WESTERN PREMIERE
Oct, 8, 9 & 1 0
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Screenings at 3, 7 & 9 p.m.
Admission $1 .50
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Wayne Berry Band
Pershing Auditorium
8:00 p.m. Friday Oct. II
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There were approximately 3,000 people at the
George Shearing concert. In years past, the
association has literally filled Pershing Auditorium
for acts not posessing the broad popular appeal of
Shearing. Whether this was simply a bad night or
a sign of dramatically cut subscriptions, I cannot
say, except that it seemed a pity to see so many
vacant seats.
I would suggest that the association sell tickets
at a fair price to all comers ten or fifteen minutes
before the show starts. This system would not
deprive members of seats, and might even bring
in a bit of extra money which could be put to good
use.
It would also accommodate those who have an
interest in only one of the concerts scheduled. A
slight decline in the membership rolls might
result, but it would on the other hand open ine
concerts to a wider range of people and thus fulfill
what I understand to be the mission of. the
association to bring good music and broader
culteral horizons to the greatest number of
listeners possible.
Average White Band bland
Transition to white soul clumsy
Review by Meg Greene
One has to admire the British. Always
willing to master musical frontiers,
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But a British soul invasion? -
In this case, they've presented us
with a group of six musicians, the
Average White Band (AWB). All have
established rhythm and blues-jazz back
grounds. Unfortunately the transition is
a clumsy one, the band spreading itself
way too thin. The finished product Is
average, white and bland.
In drawing influence from leading
American soul artist, AWB has mana
ged to engineer "white soul" sound.
But at the same time, it's too easy to see
where the influence is coming from.
One cut, "Pick Up The Pieces," has a
definite James Brown style. Another
song, "Person To Person," bears ai
Green's stamp. And so on. A group has
to start somewhere, but originality does
and should count for afew points.
Musically, the group proves itself to
be tightly knit. Unfortunately, it smacks
too much of the top 40 soul, with
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lyrics getting in the way.
The overall listening experience
proves to" be cifmbersome, heavy
handed and ho-hum. Mediocre at best. '
A note for you disbelievers. The
following is from "Let it Rock," a
British rock publication:
''After five years in the business,
countless concerts, clubs, benefits, and
three LP's, the Flamin' Groovies' '
rareer, as tnc 'Rolling Stone' recently
lamented, is 'remarkable for having
gone virtually unnoticed.
"...in view of the fact that 'Rolling
Stone' dubbed them 'The Best Of Our
Home-Grown Groups' and proclamed
'TEENage Head' to be the 'Greatest
Album To Ever Come Out Of San Fran
cisco, Period.'
"After a recent concert, Son
Francisco Examiner music critic Phil
Elwood hailed them as 'the tightest,
most entertaining, most musically imag
inative rock 'n roll style band I've ever
heard,' while another critic commented,
'They've been too far ahead of their
time and place to get any of the glory.' "
Wednesday
10:30 a.m. Student Volun
teer Bureau-Nebraska Union
11:45 a.m. YMCA "Women
Speak in "74-Union
1? n m PhyKir Hon -
Union
12:30 p.m. Placement
Union 12:30 p.m. Inter-Varsity
Christian Fellowship-Union
2 p.m. Purchasing, Bid
Opening-Union
2:30 p.m. Mexican Ameri
can Students Assoc. -Union
5 p.m. All University Fund
Union 5:15 p.m. Mortar Board
Union 5:30 p.m. Engineering
Toast masters-Union
5:30 p.m. Gamma Lambda
Union 6 p.m. Gamma Lambda
Pledfjes-Union
0.30 p.m. ASUN Senate
Meeting-Union
7 p.m. Interfraternity
Council-Union
.7 p.m. NU Meds-Union
7 p.m. Predentai Meeting
College uf Dentistry 15
7:33' p.m. Film, "Divine
Light MissioiV'-Union
7:30 o.rrt. UNL Wildlife
Club-Union
7:30 p.m. Math Counselors
Union Wednesday, October 9, 1974
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