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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1998)
The following list is a brief guide to weekend events. Please call venues for more information. CONCERTS: Brass Rail, 14360St Friday: Rascal Basket Saturday: Gigglebox Duffy's Tavern, 14120 St Sunday: Happy Dog Duggan’s Pub, 440S. 11th St Friday & Saturday: Grateful Dudes (S.O.U.P.) Guitars & Cadillacs, 54000 St Friday: Junior Brown, Cactus Hill Saturday: Ivory Star Knickerbockers, 901 OSt Friday: 8th Wave, Scott’s Wallet Saturday: The Case Wicked, The Feds Pta-Mor Ballroom, 6600 W. OSL Friday: One More Time Sunday: Sandy Creek, High Caliber Royal Grove Nite Club, 340 W. Comhusker Hwy. Friday & Saturday: Bossphilly Town A Country Dance Hall, 33 A Comhusker Hwy. Friday & Saturday: Full Choke Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St Friday: Martin Zellar & the Hard ways Saturday: The Heart-Murmurs THEATER: Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301N. 12th St Friday: Suzanne Somers Lincoln Community Playhouse, 25005.56th SL Friday, Saturday & Sunday: “Charlie & the Chocolate Factory” Mery Riepma Ross Film Theater, 12th & R streets Friday, Saturday & Sunday : “The Opposite of Sex” Star City Dinner Theater, Eighth & Q streets Friday, Saturday & Sunday: “Schoolhouse Rock” GALLERIES: Aardrarx, 700OSL Friday: opening of encaustic paintings and sculptures by David Alles Gallery 9,124 5. Ninth SL Friday: opening of glass works by Judith Andre By Sarah Baker Senior staff writer Forget mix tapes. Thanks to CDuctive, a new, interac tive Web site designed to let users create and cut their own, personalized compact discs, the time has come to throw out your tape-deck-laden boom box and groove into the 21st century. CDuctive, located, at www.cduc tive.com, was officially launched in January 1998 and has since signed more than 150 European and United States record labels, most of which have a focus on dance, electronica and indie music. According to Alan Manuel, one of the trio of site founders, CDuctive is a one-of-a-kind site. Manuel said he first came up with the idea after he noticed a lot of his friends came to him and asked him to help diem pick out music for their own personal collections. “A lot of people have difficulty find ing new artists and staying up with new music,” Manuel said. “The average person is familiar with the Internet, but would not go to the indie record shop and buy the tracks they like. This gives them a chance to be on top of things, and also only select the tracks they realty like.” CDuctive gives users the chance to look through thousands of song titles, listen to a portion of the track they choose, and then select up to 72 minutes worth of music that is then burned onto a personalized disc. The entire process is completely interactive, and customers can even pay for their orders via fax. Please see DISCS on 13 Brown crafts his own musical style By Jason Hardy Senior staff writer His voice comes through the radio like a message from God: deep and vibrant, yet comforting at the same time. And you say, “Oh God, this boy can sing.” His guitar, a double-necked little thing that he invented himself, cries like a baby in church on Sunday. And you’d swear he had a few extra appendages to help with the scratch ing. This boy can play. nc nas me presence ox a legend and could pass as the ghost of coun try’s past, but there’s nothing super natural about him. He’s no spirit, demon or divine deity - he’s Junior Brown. Close enough. Junior Brown, one of country music’s few and true originals, is known and loved for his persistence in doing things his way. By combining a number of musical elements and adapting them to fit his style, Brown has concocted a unique recipe for an old-style country/rock ‘n’ roll shish kebab. Tonight Lincoln gets to take a bite. Brown and his crew will make the long haul from Texas to Lincoln for a show tonight at Guitars & Cadillacs, 54000 St. The tour is in support of Brown’s latest release “Long Walk Back,” one of his most musically diverse offer ings yet. It has all the elements of yet a Everybody likes variety in music but the problem is when you start not being like everybody else” Junior Brown singer another Junior Brown classic: from slow and honky-tonky songs about Texas to doo-wop rock ‘n’ roll love tunes - all along sounding simple and honest. Of his kaleidoscope style, Brown says it’s just the way he is. “Fve just always liked a lot of dif ferent kinds of music,” Brown said in a phone interview from Austin, Texas. “I don’t like to take on too many styles of music, but if you can pull it all into your own personal style and make it your own, it really works. But the material has to be stuff that you can justify as doing yourself.” With everything Brown has done, justification should be his middle name. Originally from Indiana, he grew up exposed to the country sounds of his neighbors and was lata: influenced by his father’s big band and swing outfit. From there he Please see JUNIOR on 13 _ Coubtes? Photo GUITAR CRAFTSMAN and Southern legend Junior Brown treks to Guitars & Cadillacs, 5400 0 St., tonight to support his new album “Long Walk Back.” Brawn has become famous for his custom-made hybrid guitar and stirring songs.
