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‘Values’ tour stops in Omaha By Bret Schulte Senior editor Try telling the boys in Korn that hate is not a family value. The “Family Values” Tour, which roared off the starting blocks exactly a month ago in Rochester, N.Y., stops in Omaha on Saturday at the Civic Auditorium, 1804 Capitol Ave. The American tour of today’s angriest rock and hard-core acts was the brainchild of Korn, which we now have to thank for Vamlla Ice’s new comeback album. (The group lent the Iceman its producer.) Along with Korn will be hip-hopper cum hard-core rap per Ice Cube, German “Tanzmetall” (or “dance metal” for those without a German-English dictionary) group Rammstein, Limp Bizkit, and dark pop-rockers Orgy. The tour marks an ongoing revival for hard-core metal, which has been in the primordial phases of a full renaissance since Metallica earned a spot on the Top 40 charts four years ago. Meanwhile, artsy death techno forged ahead under the clammy hand ofNine Inch Nail’s Trent Reznor, who re-estab lished electronica’s native roots with the underworld and delivered the offspring as a sacrifice to the mainstream music industry. We call it Marilyn Manson. A monument of black denim for every adolescent who hates school, cigarette laws or authority in general, The “Family Values” Tour bears as its name the most obvious irony Korn could muster and hopes to be “every parent’s worst nightmare.” If subjecting children to an afternoon of pseudo-noncon formity and genuine redundancy qualifies, Korn may be right. The tour, although dead-on in its desire to summon the leaders of metal-core for a nationwide offensive, lacks any true sense of iconoclasm or authenticity. No sweet little puppy will get its head bitten off Saturday night in the Civic Auditorium. No one will get hit in the face by a stream of urine, and the over-excited Hell’s Angels cer tainly won't beat anyone to death. The Korn brand of rebellion is highly decorated with tat toos and stringy goatees rather than any true revelations of anti-establishmentarianism. The only exception may be Ice Cube, who has pulverized his naysayers by leaping from N.W.A. to a career as a suc cessful solo artist who never relented in hi£ message about a society sick with institutional racism, good of boy clubs and oppressed minorities. His voice from the inner-city has never wavered, be it car ried through as a rapper, writer or actor. ■ ■■■ ^1.. ivifttt .^^^^v...;;;.....; Courtesy Photo ICE CUBE plays Saturday at The “Family Values” Tour, featuring fellow hard-core acts Korn, Limp Bizkit, Orgy and Rammstein. What are the rest of them singing about? Well, Rammstein is more concerned with dodging the goofy American music genres than bringing down the capitalist sys tem. And Limp Bizkit got recognized only after lead singer Fred Durst lucked out and was working the day Korn walked into his tattoo shop. Now they travel together. And so goes the ’90s revolution of hard-core, which con tinues to breed in the tattoo shops of every city in the nation. Some of those crazy kids even go on to head their own physically appalling rock acts and, unavoidably, earn millions of dollars in marketing and licensing rights. Every parent’s worst nightmare. Tonight's all-ages show begins at 7. Tickets are $27.50 for general admission, and are available through Tieketmaster. Two bands to share Knickerbockers’ stage HOUSE from page 12 personality which doesn't rely heavily on Lori and Heidi. And I think a band like Darktown has established a really good stage personality.” This personality is due in large part to Darktown’s flexibility and willing ness to play any instrument the mem bers can get their hands on. “We don’t always know how to play everything, but we made do and kind of have fun with the whole thing,” said Joe Kobjerowski, Darktown’s drummer. Darktown has drawn comparisons to nationally known swing band Squirrel Nut Zippers, an association that Kobjerowski said the members would rather not be part of. “We don’t really like that compari son because it’s just not very accurate, and we’re actually very different from those guys. I think the reason people compare us a lot to them is because we have all the instruments and the male and female vocals. “They’re much more of a sort of revved-up, Dixieland band that have that old jazzy sound, and we do to a cer tain extent. But we have our roots in country music, because we evolved from a country band into what we are now.” The only national tour Darktown has done was last year with Omaha’s Lullaby for the Working Class, a two week adventure that carried the two acts east and south. Kobjerowski said the audiences responded enthusiasti cally to the performances but only when people showed up. “Anytime you’re going out without any publicity, or if you’re not going out with a bigger name, you’re just really taking a chance and you kind of just hope for the best. Some of the shows were great, we had 50 to 60 people there and everyone dug it, but at some of the shows nobody showed up.” Darktown has struck a chord at home, though, and could legitimately claim to be one of Lincoln and Omaha’s favorite bands. Recognized for its lead singer’s dis tinctive similarity to Tom Waits (which Rebarber regards as unfortunate), Darktown House Band is a melodic mixture of classic vaudeville, Midwest German folk and straight forward rock. Rebarber has heard Darktown’s new album, and said it establishes the band’s distinct identity. “I’d say it strikes me that the album really represents what they are about live. If you listen to the album and like it, you would also like their show and vice versa,” Rebarber said. “I admire them quite a bit because they’re a very appealing live act.” Saturday’s 18-and-over concert costs $3. Darktown will take the stage first, at 10 p.m. LAFTA brings singer to Lincobi venue tonight “The Seinfeld of Song” is jam min’ his way through Lincoln tonight. David Roth, Seattle-based singer-songwriter, makes his first Lincoln appearance tonight at the Wagon Train Project’s 7th Street Loft, 504 S. 7th St. and is sponsored by the Lincoln Association for Traditional Arts. Roth is nationally known for his humorous and hopeful true-life sto ries, which he writes into com pelling, folksy songs. He draws most of his songs from newspaper headlines, everyday events and personal experiences. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are available at the door and admis sion is $8 for LAFTA members, $10 for non-members. Tickets for chil dren 12 and under are $ 1. For more information, call LAFTA at (402) 486-3677. ‘Sessions’ shows blues, jazz on Nebraska ETV Network Nebraska ETV Network is bring ing two favorite blues bar bands to cable TV this week on its regional music series, “33rd Street Sessions.” Boogie and blues act Blue House and jazz group Luigi, Inc., will be fea tured in back-to-back episodes tonight at 9 p.m. Described as horn-fueled and gui tar-driven, Blues House received rave reviews for its recent recording “Live at the Zoo,” filmed at Lincoln’s Zoo Bar during a concert last year. At 9:30, Luigi, Inc., showcases its percussion-heavy jazz and blues led by drummer Luigi Waites. Based in Omaha, Luigi, Inc. has played 21 years worth of consecutive Sundays at Mr. Toad’s in Omaha’s Old Market. “33rd Street Sessions” provides a televised studio for the area’s premier regional acts, which play by invitation only. The performances are broadcast every Friday and have included local favorites Floating Opera and Mercy Rule. MTV brings videos, bands, sex information to campus MTV from page 12 ly nights in front of the mirror, dudes. The festival also is going to give the University of Nebraska-Lincoln a sneak peak at all of the brand-spanking new videos and allow students to vote on their faves. Not only that, the green space is going to be packed with carni val games and treats, as well as infor mative sex videos, games and literature to educate students about sex health concerns. Students with interests other than sex and music videos will be out of luck. And for those antsy to join the MTV plebeian ranks of Pedro, Puck, Eric, Kit or that Swedish guy, the festi val is taping auditions for upcoming seasons of “The Real World” and “Road Rules ” The casting directors of both shows will be present to meet stu dents with aspirations of slacking off in a kooky-looking house with a bunch of weirdo strangers. The day’s events are, of course, funded by corporate sponsors such as Intel, Hyundai, AT&T and Old Navy as well as the Kaiser Foundation and Lifebeat. Students should be ready for some free prizes including T-shirts and everybody’s favorite - condoms! The concert starts at 8 p.m. and costs $20.25. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. Warrant ? Monday, Oct 26th Doors at 8:00 Royal Grove f^dSed 340W. Cornhusker Hwy Tickets: $10.00 474-2332 Tickets available atTicketmaster and Royal Grove INVITATION 1 To Prospective Dental & I Dental Hygiene Students I Saturday, Oct 31,1998 8.-00-11:30 a.m. Program with Tours of the Facilities. S Join Us for Lunch! c Registration/lnfo: (402) 472-1363 or 1364 University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry 40th & Holdrege Streets Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0740
