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Arts®Entertainment Courtesy of Carter Communications Quiet Riot, the heavy-metal group best known for hits such as “Cum on Feel the Noize,” is (top row) Bobby Rondinelli, Carlos Cavazo, (bottom row) Kenny Hillery and Kevin DuBrow. Quiet Riot bringing heavy metal to Rockin’ Robin this weekend iin^gjfc— By Jill O’Brien Senior Reporter This weekend will be the second time Quiet Riot, a West Coast heavy metal act, has been in Lincoln. The first umc was last year, the lead vocal ist, Kevin DuBrow, spid. DuBrow said he douldn’t remem ber the name of the club that had scheduled Quiet Riot to play, but the concert had been sold out. After the group had set up its gear on stage, it asked to be paid, DuBrow said. But when the owner of the club refused to pay, Quiet Riot packed up and left. In a telephone interview, DuBrow said he didn’t harbor anv bad leelines about Lincoln. In fact, he said. Quiet Riot empathized with the Lincoln fans who had been let down. “I really want to come back and play,” DuBrow said. Quiet Riot will play two concerts in Lincoln on Saturday. The two shows at Rockin’ Robin will be the ninth and 1 Oth showsQu ict R iot w i 11 havc n layed in a row, DuBrow said. f Jim Calloway, managerof Rockin’ Robin, said the 7 p.m. show would be for all ages, and the 9 p.m. show would be limited to ages 21 and over. Two shows back to back, DuBrow said, was unusual. “Il’snot something we like to do, because we feel you can’t give it your all ....I haven’t done a two-set night since 1983.” Although DuBrow wasn’t positive whether the band would be warming up or tiring out by the second show, he seemed confident the members could pull it off. Quiet Riot wants to pul on a good show for Lincoln, he said, especially after what transpired last year. He said he wanted to prove “we’re not a bunch of flakes because we walked out.” DuBrow, having played heavy metal for 17 years, said he was influ enced musically by the Beatles, the Yardbirds and Jimi Hendrix, but his favorite group during the 1970s was Humble Pic. , Because his preference leaned to ward the harder side of rock music, DuBrow said his tastes evolved into heavy metal. He formed Quiet Riot in 1975 with guitarist Randy Rhoads,and although two albums were released on Japa nese CBS/Sony label, DuBrow said Quiet Riot could never have been called a successful band. The band was terminated in 1980. In 1982, DuBrow resurrected Quiet Riot, the same year Rhoads, then lead guitarist for Oz/.y Osbourne, died in a plane crash. After recruiting guitarist Carlos Cavazo, Quiet Riot contracted w ith Pasha Records and recorded “Metal Health.” They went on the road,open ing for AC/DC, Loverboy", ZZ Top and other national acts, and within a J V III ■ * Cl Y J J/VI IV/I MIVV* .J, DuBrow said Quid Riol played more performances now and usually toured 10 months a year. “It’s what we do,” he said. “It’s not quite a regular job, and we only play an hour-and-a-half a night, but... life on the road is fun,” he said, adding it was boring being at home. After leaving Quiet Riot in 1987, DuBrow said he worked for three years trying to get out of old contracts. Cavazo also left and the band broke up, DuBrow said. In 1990, DuBrow formed the band Heat. When Heat needed a guitar player, DuBrow said he knocked on Cavazo’s door. “Carlos is a great musician and so easy to deal with ... and he’s under rated as a guitar player.” While in Heat, the public always referred to Cavazo and DuBrow as the two guys from Quiet Riot, DuBrow said, so the name Heat was abandoned and Quiet Riol was once again adopted. “Quiet Riot is a great name, and we have a lot of history there, and we’re proud of our past,” he said. During the early history of heavy metal, DuBrow once commented, “People think of heavy metal music as all leather and studs. But 1 think it’s in the vibe of the music.” . When reminded of the quote, he laughed. “That was a long time ago,” he said. “I wear leather and studs now. We wore different stuff in the ’80s. Leather is a timeless style ... We’ve also gotten a lot heavier,” he said. Besides DuBrow and Cavazo, the heavy foursome includes bass player Kenny Hillery and drummer Bobby Rondinelli. Rondinclli formerly played with Ritchie Blackmore’s “Rainbow.” “It’s a great band,” DuBrow said. Their sets include a few of their new album-bound, unreleased songs, he said, along with some hot and heavy “Metal Health” hits like the Slade cover, “Cum on Feel thcNoizc.” Other selections like “Parly All Night”stem from the “Condition Criti cal amum ana incir mira aioum, “Quiet Riot 111.” DuBrow said they hoped to release a new album, “Quiet Riot and the Randy Rhoads Years,” in March, to be followed with another album. Cavazo and DuBrow wrote the lyrics for the new material, DuBrow said. When asked if his music reflected his altitude about life, DuBrow an swered, “Sure. The whole music is based on the sexual point of view. You never gel too tired for that,” he said. Although he’s not into gratifying groupies anymore, he likes being a lease on stage, he said. “I mentally fornicate with every girl in the audience,” he said. “Every performer has done that.” Quiet Riot had a reputation for being wild at one time, DuBrow ad mitted. They partied a lot, he said, but it wasn’t a good use of energy. Now, they channel their energy more cre atively, he said. “We can be as wild as the best, but we save it for the stage,” DuBrow said. “We want the show lobe the best thing. We put out so much energy on stage, we don’t have any left after wards.” High-quality film tells story of executed teen By Stacey McKenzie Senior Reporter _ One day the truth will be told, the main character predicts at the end of “Let Him Have It.” It turns out that this film’s purpose is to tell the true story of 19-year-old Derek, executed in the 1950s in Lon don. It opens in 1941 to a scene of World War II destruction. Young Derek lies in the middle of a pile of bricks, his head bleeding. The film then jumps to Derek’s teen-age years. He has epilepsy and trouble remembering things. Derek soon becomes intrigued with some young London wannabe mob sters. The gang leader, 16-ycar-old Christopher Craig, is an especially bad apple who finally gels Derek into the worst kind of trouble — murder. The crux of the film centers on the murder scene. Derek and Chris are caught on the top of a building they had planned to burglarize. Chris is shooting his gun off, cra zily, when he points it at a police officer who has arrived on scene. Derek shouts, “Let. him have it!” There is an obvious double mean ing in Derek’s shout: He wants Chris to either shoot the officer or give the officer his gun. This double meaning is hashed over in a too-long court scene reveal ing that Derek has the mind of a 12 year-old. But Chris, because he is a juvenile, is released after a few years in jail; Derek gets the death penalty. The justice system has done an injustice. From this point until the end of the film, the drama grows thick, and the people protest outside the prison. The end is inevitable. Throughout this sad story, the film’s incredibly high quality never lets up. There are artistic touches — light ing, sound overlays and unique cam era angles — that make the film ful filling for more than its emotion-laden content. “Let Him Have It” plays at 3 p.m., 5p.m.,7p.m.and9p.m.Sundayatthe Mary Ricpma Ross Film Theater in the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. 1 Celebrities contribute books for Literacy Council auction From Staff Reports_ _ The Lincoln Literacy Council is sponsoring a 20th anniversary celeb rity book auction today from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Rock ln’ Roll Run/a, 14th and P streets. Autographed contributions from celebrities such as President Bush, Richard Nixon, Katherine Hepburn, lorn usDornc, Aian Aiua anu Aiiurc Agassi will be sold. Everyone who attends will receive a poetry book by a Nebraska author. Otis 12 from Omaha radio station Z-92 will be master of ceremonies for the auction. Tickets to the event cost $7 in advance; S10 at the door. There w ill be a buffet and a cash bar. Reunion to host role-playing From Staff Reports_ The 3rd annual FallCon, a role playing and war gaming convcniion, will be today, Saturday and Sunday at the Reunion. The convcniion is hosted by Hob bies and is free. No registration is necessary for the convention, but participants must sign up in order to win door prizes. Some role-playing games will in ;lude: “Sisters,” “Turkey Feathers,” ‘Barking Saddles,” “Your Tax Dol lars at Work” and “A Deep and Tran quil Place.” The events begin at 7 p.m. today and continue at 10 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. Organizers expect between 50 and 150 participants. For further information, call David Barber at 437-9568. The Forbidden Pigs, (Tex-Mex and Rock-a-billy) at Twisters Music and Gifts, 1401 0 St., today from 5 to 6 p.m. Free : admission;_ f "Peter Pan: The High-Flying Broadway Musical" at Pershing Auditorium, Saturday at 8 p.m. $24.50 and $21.50 for adults; half-price for children when purchased with an adult ticket. "La Belle Noiseuse" at the Marv Riepma Rors Film Theater, today and Saturday at 1 p/ . and 7 p.m. $4 for UNL students; $5 for noiistudents. "Fausto" at the Lied Center, Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. $26 and $22; half-price for students. \ "Ettonez-moi, M. Huao" at the Howell Theatre, Sunday at 8 p.m. $3. Concert band at Kimball Hall, Sunday at 3 p.m. Free admission.
