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Pago 12 Dally Nebraskan Thursday, September 13, 1084 I r Photo Csurissy cf CoJunr&Sa rtssorii . The LcHcl Drcthcra fcrinl thdr classic rock'n'roll sound far a three-olgkt etlr.t at ths Zoo Dur, etarting tcr.lht Cn fep d gcSsri to Eiieil BJL"2k WiJu Experienced dj's, professional sound and lighting systems make your event hassle free. Playing all occasions. Over 400 paid performances during last year. Eastern Nebraska's fastest-growing mo bite music show for 4 years. See us per form Friday evenings from 8-12 at the Oak Room (9th & South). r Omaha 7 ..... ..... . . Big Red Season, Misty's Style! om us for the pep rally this Friday Night featuring the Misty 's Pep Band! Havelock Location Only) Open Monday-Saturday 10 am-1 am f 1 Sunday 5 pm-10 pm IIsvslclii: 6235 Havelock Ave 466-8424 Tl 'TO 56fh & Highway 2 423-2288 Serving the Midwest 's finest prime rib for 20 years. 11 " 4 "V'7irJ H jw.. S fl I i -,-f ? j f I j I . HIJll:' l; 'Iff: Hi- iCj X Vim LJ If l "fttil S?fi(0WI Hinlr: (,l 1 UJHiO .1 U f ! f) ' tin-; I 1 1 R ( ! J i'f i V i S Cl-V 1 l"04 ' I a II ! . . 4 a 4 f - ' w Progress synthesizes jazz, blues Dy Bob Crlsler DiL'jf N5)xaika Bt&ST Writer It seems life to at its best when things are in flux. One of the greatest episodes of that all-time great TVsitcom "The Brady Bunch" wa3 when Greg (cr was it Bobby?) was moving through his awkward years and his voice was changing. Then he recorded the hit single "Changing and Rearranging," which presumably sold millions of copies the world over (or at least three in a Southern Califor nla upper-middle class suburb). The rest is history. When the Click played its last beat in Lincoln, it was the end of three years of some of the most inventive new music this area has seen. Rumci s ran rampant about an Omaha chicken-restaurant goldmine somehow figuring into the breakup. Many also specu lated about the future of the three members not infected by visions of chicken wealth. Anyway, a chance to see a per formance by Sara Kovanda's new group was as good a reason as any to pay $3 to get through the gate of the state fair Tuesday afternoon. They are called Pro gress, and amid the drafts of unpleasant air which ranchers glcefully call "the smell of money," they moved and they grooved andgcnerally sounded rc :i.'y cool. Progress is a eeven-member ensemble that comss complete with horns and phys a Jszy, bluesy synthesis of pre-rock forms. It's a relatively fresh piece of mus ical turf, shared most notably by Style Council, but mapped out by musicians who have simply pbyed what sounded good through the years. It miht indicate to your mother that you had "matured." So dont tell her that you're still having fun. Progress consists of Thurman Hoskin3 Jr. on percussion and vocals, Sara Kovanda on key boards and vocals, Ed Wlmes on bass, Dan Caulkins on drumsk Rick Wallace on guitars, Bruce Simons on Roland keyboards and vocals and Derek Blanks on Cute, trumpet, keyboards end vocals. That or sixties sound, it's cornin' back again " says frontman Hos kins. But don't let yourself think that they consider themselves wholly a derivative of sixties music or any other style. "It's a new approach, almost our own style of music," Hoskins said. After a three-month exist ence, their 1 to hour set consists mostly of original tunes with a coffeehouse-Jazz feci. One nota ble exception to that rule, and a real contribution to the catalog of "Louie Louie" versions 'n the public domain, Li the Progress rendition of the song. Sufilreitto say that Louie is a tad more relaxed this time around. "It's Just that everything goes into it rock, blues, jazz and everyone can get something out cf it," Wimc3 said. "I know there's a whole segment of Lincoln that virtually has nowhere to go to be musically entertained. I think we could bring a large section of that group back into it." Hoskii3 cites their diverse geo graphic orifjn3 as one cf the in Credients in the mix cf their sound. "We're all from different pla ces," Hoskins said. "I'm from Louisiana where there's a lot of Cajun and Creole music. I was used to listening to that kind of music and it'3 one of the things that comes out when we play. And when we play, it's like a puz zle fitting together." , As for'Kovanda, the transition from the Click to Progress was a natural. "It's been like putting on a new pair of shoes " she said. Progress will play tonight and Friday at Bill's Saloon. 4 v ; x l 1 . Progress, frora left to ritt Derek Elavil's, Bmcs Cki'.erji, IZzzi Cctdir Yhzizzzzi ' - XUckWdl,SsraE0vssseRdIMVl23. " Sheila E. demonstrates her. talent on Prince-produced debut album By Scctt Harrah Prince's, latest lovebird is a voluptuous musician named Sheila E.j according to the gossip tab loids. Being Prince's sweetheart may get his woman some public ity, but the level of talent she demonstrates on her debut LP, The Glamourous Life, (which Prince produced) is what truly will catapult her to stardom. It is sad that many soul artists have "souled out and now are producing commercial break dance songs devoid of much sub stance. This is not the case with Sheila E. She directed, played percussion and wrote the lyrics for this album that is the best composite of vintage funk and modern techno-pop since Tina Turner's comeback LP. The album commences with "The Belle of St. Mark," a slow but ebullient funk tune that crescen dos, has a pace which then drops back much like MichaelJackson's "Biliie Jean." The lyrics about a lonely teenager who feeds pigeons in a park, make the song trans cend typical dance tunes that usually consist of lyrics about promiscuity. "Oliver's House" opens up the second side. It is a silly, subdued song with backup vocals by Brenda Eennct, a singer from Prince's ether protege band, Ap polonia 6. The second track. "Next Time Wipe the Lipstick 0f Your ! I F'hato Ceurtety cf Warner Orcihsra Rssr Collar," is another one cf those hackneyed cuts about cheatin' boyfriends that sounds like a Dolly Parton ditty, disco style. Now the first two songs on side two weren't too endearing, but what follows them is the hot title track, "The Glamourous Life" and it really makes this side sizzle! It has to be the funkiest, most well-orchestrated dance number in years. The tune is about a neurotic girl who feels diamond? and a rich dude are her tickets to happiness: "She wants to leadThe glam ourous lifeShe don't needA man's touchWithout loveIt aint much..." Some critics have called Sheila E. a female Prince. Her some times flat voice needs some pol ish before she can achieve that comparison, but she's got potential.