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Arts & Entertainment Leafy Green Things play three-chord rock By Ken Havlat Staff Reporter After paying their dues in various cover bands, the members of the Leafy Green Things are ready to sprout on various stages. The band got its start about two months ago when University of Ne braska-Lincoln students Mike Keel ing, vocalist/bassisl, Chris Hillier, guitarist, Mark Munn, drummer and Dan Boardman, guitarist, decided they wanted to produce some classic three-chord rock. Boardman said that the members were tired of playing for “dirty, filthy money.” They solved this boredom by creating a medium for the band members’ songwriting talents. Keeling said the band wants to prove to themselves that they have the confidence to make it to the top with original songs. “Audiences in Lincoln always wants bands to sound like their favor ites,” he said. “We expected the pres sure when we decided to go for it. Some people go for a certain look, not taking music for music.” Both of them said the band is going through a double rebellion — against the normal and the weird. “We are not a pop cover band,” Keeling said, “Thirteen Nightmares represents the scarier side of music in Lincoln and the New Brass Guns the pop side. We don’t want either tag. We just play.” At one time or another all four members were in the Confidcntials. “We are nothing related to the Confidcntials,” Keeling said, “It’s simply a reference point for all of us and the band (Confidcntials) lacked something.” The band recently played for the first time, opening for Charlie Burton and the Hiccups at a fraternity party. Both Boardman and Keeling ex pressed optimism on how the audi ence reacted to the Leafy Green Things. “I thought we were surprisingly good,” Keeling said. “We were better than we anticipated.” Munn, Keeling and Boardman said that they arc writing music that caters to themselves. “I write for myself,” Boardman said, “I want to find out if the other members like it. We need the ability to laugh. I’m not going to change my writing style so wt sound like R.E.M.” The band has worked up about an hour’s worth of material. As in a good democratic society, the band mem bers share credit for the material. All members have a say in how the song is arranged and how a song is going to sound. Boardman said the band would like to keep this system. “We would like people to like our music for ourselves. It sounds cliche, but we want to get this music out of our heads,” Keeling said. “We want to get a bandwagon rolling,” Boardman added. The band i s c x c i ted abou t per form ing at the Broadside benefit on Oct. 5, the members said. The band contrib uted a song to the Broadside tape. “We enjoy the challenge three chord rock employs,” Boardman said. “We also have a couple of great lounge songs.” ’^eAFiGR££tWfMf£ c 1 1 2 >> If f Co/J f/ & f.V Feld Ballet wins audience with grace and freedom By Kelly Anders Staff Reporter Elegant, beautiful, racy, unex pected. And playful. Fun was the theme of the Feld Ballet’s performance Saturday night at Kimball Recital Hall. One was never bored. Attired in bright yellows, blues and reds, and muled grays and pinks, the dancers danced a melange of classical ballet and modern dance to music that seemed to be composed especially for them. The show opened with “Harbin ger,” a story -1 ike dance to Prokofiev ’ s “Concerto No. 5.” The blue back ground of the set, combined with the flowing languid movements of the dancers, gave one the impression that they were dancing in water. Part one featured Darren Gibson as a young man fascinated with six yel low-clad ballerinas who moved like butterflies. He was joined by Mucuy Bollcs and Paul Vitali, in part four. The performers wore the primary col ors—red, yellow and blue. The three acted more like children playing fol low-the-lcadcr than the talented, well-trained professionals they arc. __See FELD on 13 Andy ManharlDtlly Nabraskan Patty Hearst movie ‘fantastic;’ Schrader presents her story By William Rudolph Sl«ff Reviewer One moment she was laughing on the phone with a friend over someone wearing white plastic go go bools to a party. The next, she was shoved into a closet by gun wielding revolutionaries and told she’d be shot if so much as a bird sang outside. For nineteen months, Patricia Campbell Hcarst, the kidnapped heiress to the publishing corpora tion millions, captivated the na tion. • But, was she Pally Hear*|, the, 19-ycar-old college student ah ducted in February 1974 from her apartment or Tania, the bank-rob bing revolutionary who aided her Symbionese Liberation Army kid nappers? Paul Schrader’s new film “Patty Hcarst” addresses that ques tion from the star player’s view point. Adapted by Nicholas Kazan from Hcarst’s own autobiography "Every Secret Thing,” “Patty Hcarst” unflinchingly presents the events of 1974-76 without senti ment or sensationalism. Natasha Richardson turns in an outstanding performance as .. Ikw.sL W lUJuaUviciH'lcay mg Jam. of a British accent, Richardson creates a gripping portrait of a rather sheltered, frightened young woman who seems to gradually change intoaconfuscd, gun-wicld ing army member who accepts whatever happens to her as long as she slays alive. Richardson is believable whether nervously giggling as she impulsively kisses tnc teen-ager who sells the Syrian Liberation Army his van or slai ing tiredly into space as her three vulture-like psychiatrists descend on her. Richardson, who deservedly won the best actress award at the '**-See PATTY on 13 mu ii < nw——■acaapgy—e—HP——WW Susann® WIIHama/Daily Nebraskan v * 7