Dance show
emphasizes
modem style
DANCE from page 12
Farren said he had witnessed the
change most of the dancers experi
enced when they were exposed to
such a new concept.
“A lot of dancers resist modem,”
he said. “They want to go back to
what they’re comfortable with, but
you watch them grow, evolve and
metamorphosize to really nice,
grounded modem dancers.”
The atmosphere surrounding the
dancers has nurtured this growth,
Adams said. She said that the group
is very closely-knit.
“The dancers are very support
ive of one another and competitive
ness between them is really at a
minimum” she said.
Farren said the personality of
dancers in general led to a strong
chemistry between them.
“Dancers are pretty open-spir
ited people,” he said. “A lot of
people are self-conscious about
their bodies, but physically, danc
ers (are) just not my,” he said.
“Fast Thick” runs at 8 from to
night through Saturday and at 7 pun.
on Sunday at the Howell Theater in
die Temple Building. Tickets are $6
for students, $9 for faculty, staff and
senior citizens, and $10 for all oth
ers. Ticketreservations can be made
by calling 472-2073.
Ex-bands join forces, form
Starla the Nudie Dancer 1
NUDIE from page 12
“We don’t like to be labeled,”
Dingman said. “The term alternative
is terribly overused and misused. We
are a rock band, that is all there is to
it.”
The Millions rose to the pinnacle
of their success a little morethan a year
ago, touring through the United States
and Europe with pop artist Sheryl
Crow.
“Sheryl was absolutely great,” said
Dingman. “We had a blast on that tour.
It was one of the most incredible ex
periences of my life.”
The Millions, often compared to
10,000 Maniacs or Cocteau, Twins,
were experiencing what most bands
only dream of—-an international tour
with a major artist. And in the midst of
the tour, record label Warner Brothers
expressed interest in the band and The
Millions were close to signing a major
record deal.
Things were going quite fast for the
home-grown Lincoln group, and lead
singer Lori Allison decided it was too
fast. She withdrew from The Millions
shortly after the tour.
"We really couldn’t be the same
band without her,” said Dingman. “Her
voice gave us a distinction that was
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It will be interesting
to see if any of
The Millions fans
will be drawn to
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this new sound.” ,
Harry Dingman
guitarist
important to the band.”
The Millions dissolved shortly
thereafter, leaving guitarist Harry
Dingman hungry for more. Within six
months he helped form Starla the
Nudie Dancer.
Starla the Nudie Dancer will be
playing in Lincoln this Sunday night
at Duffy’s.
“It will be interesting to see if any
of The Millions fans will be drawn to
this new sound,” Dingman said. “There
are certain carry-overs simply because
I am the same guitarist.
“Other than that we have something
entirely different to offer ”
License ends delays
to bar’s opening day
Barring delays from inspections
by the fire marshall and the State
Health Department, a new bar will
open Friday in the place of the
former Hurricane bar. .
v Hangar 18,1118 O St., has de
layed opening for two months be
cause the Lincoln City Council rec
ommended against giving the bar a
liquor license.
The owners of Hanger 18, Julie
Squires and her husband Chad
Montgomery, appealed to the State
Liquor Commission.
“They decided that the law of no
liquor 300 feet from classes did not
apply to a couple of auxiliary satel
lite classes in the basement of the
Atrium,” said Ernie Pulos, booking
agent and director of publicity. “So
they overturned the city council’s
decision. We figured they would.”
The bar has a full liquor license,
including off-sale.
The musical format will be
mostly dance—techno and indus
trial — oq Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday nights. Sunday find Thurs
day nights will be “band nights,”
featuring local, regional and na
tional alternative and roots-rock
acts, Pulos said. ? ;
Tuesdays will offer dart and
pool league tournaments, and the
bar is closed Mondays.
The local band Houndstooth
will perform this Sunday with Co
lumbia recording artists Fugitive
Kind at 10 p.m. Lincoln’s Radio
King (former members of Cow
Town) and Saw Dust Devil of
Omaha will be performing Thurs
day, Nov. 21.
—Ann Stack
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