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1 \ Lincoln offers various ‘stuff’ this weekend There’s stuff to do this weekend. Lots of stuff. Good stuff, wild stuff, fun stuff. So go out and do stuff! ^ What kind of stuff? This kind of stuff! This weekend may be the best Lincoln has to offer for a while and we owe it all to Knickerbockers. Tonight Omaha has loaned us the three-piece-power trio. Sawdust Devil. Lincoln’s own Chronic Bliss will headline the local rock show case. It will be fun, but Saturday will be special. Forget about the football game because the Swales have swept into town. The Swales, from Manhattan, sound as New York as Lou Reed but within a relaxed Dylan-esque rock format which is rather pleasant in this day of industrial divas and screaming feedback. Swales will be opening for the Lincoln band, Lullaby for the Working Class, whose sound is easily comparable, if a little lighter. Both shows are at 10:15 p.m. and have a.$3 cover charge. ..s"''' If Knickerbocker’s doesn’t sound like your scene this weekend the Zoo has some salsa to spice up your weekend. Caribe from Lawrence, Kan., will entertain to night and Saturday night with their blend of “island” music, reggae and calypso. Show starts at 9 pm., cover is $5. 'V:- V-; Duffy’s Tavern has dedicated Saturday evening to the NU-ASU game. Sunday, however, has been reserved for Wormhole X from San Francisco and Owl from Oklahoma. Show starts at 10:30 p.m. with a $3 cover. If the blues are your thing, check out Duggan’s tonight and Satur day night for local group, The Travis Wagner Band. Show starts at 9 pun., but arrive before 8 pm. and pay only $1. However, arriv als between 8 pm. and 9 p.m. will pay $2 and after 9 pm. the price raises to $3. Two new movies will be open ing this weekend. “First Wives Club,” will be playing at the Dou glas Three, 1300 P. St. The film stars Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton. Last Man standing, starring Bruce Willis will be playing at the Lincoln, 12th and P streets, and Edgewood Theaters, 56th Street and U.S. Highway 2. The story is based on a Japanese novel about a stranger who intervenes between two warring factions. And if you want a blending of ingup a Pearl Jam laser light "show tonight and Saturday, with shows at 8,9:30 and 11 pm And if you’re a country buff, Sunday’s 3:30 pjn. showing is to the music of Garth Brooks. So, yes, there is stuff to do this weekend! Lots of stuff! Music, movies... and oh yeah, the football team’s playing. Compiled by staff reporters Cliff flicks aad Bret Schulte. Lullaby plans to arouse music fans By Ann Stack Senior Reporter Abel Hall, well known for fire drills in the middle of the night, hasn’t been famous for producing a lot of art over the years. However, it can take credit for one of the most innovative bands to come out of Lincoln in awhile. Lullaby for the- Working Class formed in 1993, when singer Ted Stevens and banjo/guitar/mandolin player Mike Mogis met in Abel as freshmen at UNL. Mogis is a senior business management major and Stevens is now a senior English and philosophy major at UNO. Later they hooked up with Mogis’ brother, A.J., upright bass player and senior electrical engineer major, drum mer Shane Aapegren, a-senfer univer sity studies majgr, ar^mandolm player Todd Baephle, a senior musicmajor at Creighton. ;£ \ Tuesday—nearly three yearsiater their first album, “Blanket Warm,” comes out on the BapNone record la* bel out of New Jersey. Tiying to put a label on Lullaby’s music is like attempting to zip up but ton-fly jeans. For (me thing, it’s all acoustic. They use eccentric instru ments you don’t usually find in a bar band, like the upright bass and man dolin. Even the members don’t quite know what to make of their sound. “I’ve listened to hard music my : whole life, but by no means could I see myself pl^g anyfemg dfe Vwd^feis ~-Ryan Sodbbun/DN TODD BAECHLE, a student at Creighton, and UNL senior Shane Aspegren practice with Lullady for the Working Gass Sunday night. ' - * v ; the five of us and listened to every record we’ve ever listened to, it still wouldn’t make any sense.” The band’s music is melodic and light, mellow and refreshing. The lyr ics are about things everyone can re late to, like relationships gone bad. “A lot of it evolved from sour rela ; ■ IS I" ■ - fore. It’s melancholy but uplifting.” Lullaby for the Working Class, which got its name from a Leo Tolstoy essay on religion, plans on making some trans-Atlantic waves as well. Its album is being released in Europe on the Rikodisc International label.- The band plans to tour there next summer, along with a touring trekitefoss the umtea Mates. “I think after that we’ll have a bet ter idea of where we stand,” Mike Mogis said. Lullaby for the Working Class is bringing its unique blend of folk, coun try and whatever else the listener chooses to Knickerbocker’s, 901 OSt, Saturday. New York City band The Swales will open for Lullaby at 10:15 p.m. The cover charge is $3. - - , ',{m ' ■ v.i i V'.m. r ■ ’j /t ~ ;v S-., J* •»'- ~ .. J- - By Emily Wray Staff Reporter Karen Becker, assistant professor of cello, and David C. Neely* assistant professor of violin/viola, will bring their unique blend to Kimball Recital Hall on Sunday. “It’s not real common to havea re cital of violin and cello duos ” Becker said. > A piano accompanies most per formers during a recital, but not for these two UNL School of Music fac ulty members. “It puts more responsibility on each of us,” cellist Becker said. “The pia nist can play multiple notes, while at most we can play four,” “Those are double stops which give tiie impression of two dr mo#e instru ments,” violinist Neely said. Becker added that 1his makes the music less dense than it would be with piano. i he pieces are set up so different sounds aremiM^yggiiir Neely said. *i^^^vS^todb^^^There are many good pieces for cello and vio lin.” Norwegian violinist Johan Halvorsen adapted George Frideric Handel’s “Passacaglia pour vidon et violoncelle” into a theme and varia tions with different rhythms, Becker said. In the second composition, “Sonatine” by Darious Milhaud, the second of three movements contrasts the others by being softer ^and intro spective. Neely said that the third piece, “Eight Duets, Opus 39” by Russian composer Reinhold Gilere, contains many contrasting duetsi “Those will be appealing to the au dience, while Halvorsen and the other two will be more cote and harmo nies,” Becker said. The fourth piece featured is “Senate pour Violon et Violoncelle” by Maurice Ravel. “The last piece is a mixture of col ors,” Neely said. “It’s like looking at a French Impressionist painting.” The two musicians worked indi vidually before they could practice to gether. They collaborated to select the music last spring, but they did not prac tice together until just before school started. “I enjoy rehearsing with David,” Becker said. “We both love chandler music the most.” The recital offers them both a one time chance to perform at their best. ' “All the work culminates into one and a half hours and it’s over,” Neely concert. “I personally have an understand ing of the music,” Becker said. “I want to convey my interpretation to the au dience for them to enjoy and to enjoy makingmusic myself.” “It would be great ifwe could have a couple of people leave the audito rium thinking, ‘I'd like to hear it again.’” Sunday’s free^concert at Kimball Recital Hall will begin at 3 pm. By JohnBoe Film Critic This film is a charming yet twisted film starring everyone’s friend, Jenni fer Aniston, director/actor Edward Bums, Cameron Diaz, Mike McGlove and Maxine Bahns. This film could also be titled, “A Tale of TWo Brothers.” First, there is Micky (Edward Bums), who recklessly marries a girl named Hope (Maxine Bahns) just 24 hours after meeting her. Next is younger brother Francis (Mike McGlove). He’s married to Renee,his sexually frustrated wife, played very convincingly by Jennifer Aniston. As it turns (Hit, the two brothers are complete opposites. Francis is the ar rogant, wealthy, Wall Street Journal type and Micky isan honest, loyal and moral cab driver. Kegaraiess oi me oovious unier ences between them, the two brothers and their father go on frequent fishing trips. On these trips, their father never hesfoUgkJUkffMS advice ahfmt thfiir rnantoa. ■ —7-1 ?“*•» Their father (lotarMahony)'pgr- '< trays a strikingly old, aggressive and outspoken character that has a dryly haphazard sense of humor. This humor mostly lies in the childish way he treats his 20-something sons. Like many dysfunctional families this one bickers, throws insults casually and generally acts like a group of children. The mold of the film begins to take some interesting shape when Heather (Cameron Diaz) enters the story. I Heather happens to have a past with Film: “She’s The One” Director: Edward Bums Cost: Jennifer Aniston, Edward Bums, Cameron Diaz, John Mahony, Mike McGlove, and Maxine Bahns. Grade: C+ Rating: R (adult language, adult con tent.) Five words: Dysfunctional family’s feudove^emal^^^^^^^^^^ Micky-—she was Miry’s fiancee be fore he walked in and found her in bed with another man, whom Micky bit terly refers to as the “Hairy Man.” When Heather enters the picture once again, she seems to have no res ervations in turning the brothers into adolescent rogues, which creates a con fusing mess. Soon the two brothers find themselves bickering and unable to keep their marriages stable. a As a wnoie, tne plot seems 10 weave itself into a web that makes the movie hard to understand. However, the film has those genuine elements of sex, love part of all of the actors and actresses. One thing that would have made die film more amusing is if it had a dis tinctive focus and a stronger ending. T'tlra “TVp RmfW’c MrMnllm ” this