Bands vary in Lincoln
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Staff Reporter
Lincoln has a variety of local
bands that appeal to various aural
palates. The following is a list of
Lincoln noisemakers:
Bobby Curious: Cover band that
features Bobby Kennedy on bass and
vocals. Also, the only band around
that always uses the same flier.
Charlie Burton and the Hic
cups: An essential asset of Lincoln’s
rock and roll scene, these veterans do
not try to impress, pick up record
deals or make big statements. They
just rock.
Elysium Crossing: This band still
has too many obvious inspirations,
most notably guitarist Shamus
Adams, who sounds more like the
early Edge as time goes by. Which
only proves that The Edge with a
large chord vocabulary would still be
The Edge. But Adams’ talent is evi
dent, and he often leaves his band in
the dust during live performances.
When they can keep up, this band has
a number of impressive songs.
For Against: Only the weakest
link of the trio is left. Jeffrey Run
nings recorded two Independent
Project albums and threatened to play
live about once a year but never m ade
it. Two new guys have joined with
bassist/vocalist Runnings, and for no
apparent reason they’re still called
For Against.
Geranium Diapers: They make
loud, undisciplined, unstructured
noise and they fill rooms with thick,
smelly smoke. Art or nuisance?
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Leafy Green Things: Fairly
straight-forward guitar rock that oc
casionally threatens to be some sort
of jazzy speed-metal, which would
be interesting.
The Lemmings: Formed in 1985
by guitarists John Bruce and Brad
Grier, the band was previously called
Foghorn Leghorn and Guru Shrub.
Their recently released tape,
“Skoomba Loomba,” features the
drumming of former New Brass Gun
Brian Barber, who has since departed
for Minneapolis.
Lie Awake: Reputedly the best
cover/fratcmity band in Lincoln.
Their main claim to greatness is the
fact that they have two keyboardists,
which means that they can perform
the most precise Cure covers in town.
Mannequin Beach: Bizarre
sounding, heavy effects, a combina
tion of thrash, heavy metal, and acid
rock, topped off by a sort of cartoon
ish lyric/vocal style reminiscent of
Jello Biafra. Responsible for one of
the very best songs out of all three
Broadside tapes, “I Dig Love.”
The Millions: Bass and vocals
from The New Brass Guns (Marty
Amsler and Lori Allison) combine
with drums and guitar from For
Against (Greg Hill and Harry Ding
man) — making this Lincoln’s local
“supergroup” - to form a band that
manages to be less interesting than
either of those two bands. Which
means, of course, that they’re already
off to L. A. to record their first album.
Also, they are easily Lincoln’s
best-looking, most photogenic band.
The Return: Randy Watson, who
has produced releases by 13 Night
mares, Trout Mystery, For Against
and more at his Black Sea studio,
leads this band. They recently re
leased a cassette, “Glossingtown.”
Watson’s guitar and vocals are in
spired by XTC, but don’t quite live up
to that standard. He is ably backed by
drummer Greg Hill (he’s every
where), and bassist Dave Farrens.
This band is capable of filling a room
with large, clear, entertaining
sounds.
13 Nightmares: The most estab
lished alternative band in Lincoln,
with the most highly developed
sound and style. Apparent careless
ness and an occasionally punkish atti
tude show blatant disrespect for their
own well-conceived songs. But when
they’re good they are Lincoln’s best
evidence that the guitar will never die.
Lead guitarist Jon Taylor’s pas
toral-sounding pickings and bionic
wristed strammings seem unlikely
partners for singer/guitarist Gregg
Cosgrove’s thunderously distorted
power chords, but Tayior’s guitar
webs drape effectively over Cos
grove’s solid, simple foundations.
This stark contrast between hooks
and power is the crux of 13 Night
mares’ sound. It is given further for
ward momentum by Heidi Ore’s fluid
bass lines, and is aptly punctuated by
drummer Ron A Ibertson. The raw but
catchy whole is a powerful vehicle
for Cosgrove’s honest, lonely, raw
throated vocals. This band is capable
of alternately inspiring more awe
than any other band in town, and
generating the severest headaches.
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Kimball brings stars to its stage
By Tom Koperski
Staff Reporter
At the University of Nebraska
Lincoln, the place to find a bit of
culture is Kimball Hall. There you
will find a variety of events in the
areas of music, theatre and dance
taking place throughout the school
year.
According to Judy Furry, coor
dinator of publicity and promo
tion, Kimball Hall hosts different
traveling companies which per
form in Lincoln during the school
year. The School of Music and the
Department of Theatre Arts &
Dance also host faculty and stu
dent productions throughout the
year.
The Kronos Quartet will open
Kimball’s fall season. This group
is returning to Kimball for the
fourth time and features the sounds
of 20th-century composers.
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The Market Theatre Co. is re
turning this fall with another pro
duction about apartheid. This pro
duction is called, “You Strike the
Woman, You Strike the Rock.’’ It
looks at apartheid from a woman’s
perspective through the combina
tion of African chants and dances.
In the area of dance, MOMIX is
back for five shows. This dance
group puts on a spectacular show
filled with extraordinary moves
that excite the audience while tell
ing a variety of stories.
A special event this fall is the
return of The Flying Karamazov
Brothers. This group of acrobats
and jugglers is the ultimate experi
ence in audience participation.
Admission to each of the 14
major productions this season at
Kimball Hall average about $11
for non-students with a feature of
half-price admission for univer
sity students. Kimball Hall also
offers a discount package for those
purchasing tickets to a certain
number of shows.
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