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Zoltan Varadi Editorial intern ete ca Lindsay Stamhuis | IVE witpy ie NOT BLASPHEMING AFTER ALL Editor, SEE, I write to praise your publication for printing the cover of the Dec. 19 - 25, 2002 issue and for running the letter of protest written by Gerard McLarney in which he states that “exploiting and distorting religious symbolism of any group, at any time of the year is intolerable and unjusti- fied.” OI'MMI GIODN VIYSoIuB LGEu ys! LBOuOTK SOERKIAOYUS?L YA, REGU YPSE O- PDLoE esG ONINTA I dare say that this reasoning is EXBCREPATI MF/OR! ?MY. GET THAT IM mosTLY /WUISIEIE, exactly why that cover should have OR WILL THEY THINK J’ JosT and did run. The point that Mr. A BIG FLOATING BRAIN? McLarney misses is that the Bush administration and those who are sa “Xie fas "6 “with him” have hijacked many symbols that are considered sacred, among these, the entire panoply of images associated with the United States of America, its people and its history, the good name of the United Nations, and yes, we must also include the umbrella term of Christianity. As governor of Texas, Mr. Bush — a self-described devout Christian — was at the head of a justice system that oversaw the execution of any number of prisoners in that state. This Christian man is now contem- plating a war in the name of “peace and security” —a war that seems now to havea momentum all its _ own despite the appeals of the : "¥ majority of citizens in the world and : Edmonton Art 1 i Edmonton Art =/ notwithstanding the protestations of : Gallery : Gallery ? BECOME : THE UNCANNY: most governments. : (Children’s Gallery) EXPERIMENTS IN It is unfathomable that Christ — :: NJuolv 1,3 ,2 020030 2 - :: CDYABROCRIGM ALCLUOLNT:UR E TOS wpehaocme” m—a nwyo uclodn siidn earn yt hwe a“yp rsinucpep oorft ? GOLGI STUDIES CENTRE actions such as those now being con- :} WSiALnUsTpEe aTrO VCIeEnNtNrAe :: NFoebv 2330,, 2200003 2 - 428.1414 Btuesmhp lamtaecdh inaen.d Tunhdoeurgtha keI na mb yn otth e oT 3 Christian, I recall the incident where 4 Christ is confronted with an execu- Winspear Centre @) Winspear ote: 1 tion — a stoning — and he says that : ESO - THE MASTERS i ESO - THE MASTERS e B no person on earth could or should : NANIADIAD A COLE PPiia no ii NAIDDAA CCOOLLE EP i Piano 428.1414 carry out such a sentence. Bush, however, cloaks himself in : Stanley A. 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This, as Mr. McLarney says so Jan 12 - May 25 of Canada Series eloquently, is “an act of violence fl : Winspear Cen’ The Citadel toward Christian symbolism that pretesyy art| 9 : Leger cent( ) : 2 | : i ESO - NUTRONL ? Call 24 ¢ i : H } CLASSICS Rooted in = cannot be justified in our society.” ASLULN DIANY O NE DAY =; Still Making Memories H ii the Land T: ISqXu aorwe the ue Attacking SEE is killing the messen- : Edmonton Art : and check out := AGDaUllLeTr yD ROP-IN ART : RUSH tickets : CLASS : ? FILM SCREENING: : METROPOLIS Event:c onety ls j Citadel : : IFWE ARE ae 0 ; Winspear resi v ee i {THE SWORD i } Shoctor Theatre i ESO-THE MASTERS: Valo ae i A STONE i : OPENING NIGHT — JENSLINDEMANN Rice Theatre : (Jan 25 - Feb 16) Tu H ENDS TODAY Jan 28- Feb 9 : : pe : 4 ; Edmonton Art. : Edmonton Art H Brele e, es ; ARTFOR Gallery ae LUNCH VIDEO SERIES = AFTER DARK SERIES i Gallery THE SALON SERIES . TL| a ea are eer Art & Soa] Ceramic Stadio Picking on the losers ‘The Land of the FREE “We're keeping an open communi- cation with both sides.” Free is smack in the I KEEP PICTURING THE LAST DAYS OF waiBtuitn gt hetor eb ea rep ufsrhaecdtu rteo o lihnaesr d jusitn middle of two frag- Painling civilization lately, what I might America’s clear though possibly wear to the party if everything were alts unconscious plan to expand its own mented empires... to collapse like the Roman Empire empire. The Washington regime IN JANUARY eventually needed to. Don’t worry may talk about no longer relying on bossing around Beside Rowena Gifts — nothing that interesting ever hap- Middle Eastern oil, but the actions 10760c-82 (Whyte) Ave pens, at least not overnight. The of its rogue White House leader both the Arab worid (780) 988-8228 Great Slide has probably been useless “bad guy,” to quote the EPS speak otherwise. And Bush is basi- ning for 40 years; we just lack the —tend to be enemies of straw, cally talking tough against North and the Asian’ istorical perspective to understand hardly worth the one-way ticket to a Korea because, with all his threats PAID it. What I'd give to hold a history Day After apocalypse. for Iraq, who might have some book from 2107 in my paws, read But leave it to George W. Bush to weapons stored away in the sand rooted out (it wasn’t). That line's fic- ADVERTISEMENT the synopsis of the Oil Wars, with rev up the doomsday nightmares there, he can’t politically afford to tion, of course, but the kind of tiny little rotating mug shots of again. If you envision America’s completely ignore the pro-nuclear nationalistic protectiveness shown Osama bin Laden, Tony Blair and next move as being on a giant Risk actions of leader Kim Jong-il, a man in the film illustrates the beautiful Goodbye, dear readers Khan Noonian Singh. board, or game of Civilization III for he claims to loathe, running his fear that serves as the mortar upon of SEE Magazine But you must admit we lived, those of you still alive in the audi- “evil” state with such wild ideas as which the Statue of Liberty stands. without a major glitch, through ence, you'll notice that the Land of being able to do the same things the There was a time in history, just a | bid you fond adieu Kennedys Cuban Missile Crisis, the Free is smack in the middle of U.S. can every day, prime time on century ago, when America actually Ronnie Reagan's pointless Cold War two fragmented empires, poking CNN. was in danger of being overrun by My budget’s gone finale and even the Iraq-bullying away and bossing around both the A war is brewing on two fronts. outside invaders. But sorry, Jack, a | can’t afford to carry on sandwich of two pushy slices of Arab world and the Asian. Well, the Then again, it’s a perfectly short- comparatively tiny bombing on a Bush with a fat Clinton in the mid- nerds among them, anyway. sighted and natural thing to assume Hawaiian harbour and knocking So sadly must | leave you dle. All perfectly willing to kick Neither Iraq nor Korea is what the world could end on your watch. two buildings over just doesn’t cut around, but never really deal with, you'd call the favourite son in either The best line in Gangs of New York, a it. In the canticle of suffering the In a perfect world the ever-boostered Iraq threat. camp, nice strategy Bush. To put it decidedly anti-patriotic film, reflects U.S. has had written in its name A poet would be paid You'll note the lack of nuclear war in schoolyard terms, we're picking this. “Civilization is collapsing,” worldwide, the attacks on its shores For writing poems against the war resulting with each example. Our on the loser kids without many Daniel Day-Lewis’ intense Butcher are invisible. And, um, which coun- former allies — like Saddam friends. Even Communist China is sighs, because, in his mind, his try is it that actually used nukes in Or tips on getting laid Hussein, who became a politically stressing from the fence this week, xenophobic way of thinking is being battle again? But we've got a ways to go Channeling pant ants Before we reach perfection PinTahtean ,F uwned . just wait until some big, cfirrasct ko naet atlol opcoapt intgh e tphei ggloioet gpeatcsk eftisrs,t Until then, a poet’s pay happy event that’s actually worth with turns rotating until there’s noth- ts the pink slip of rejection. celebrating occurs (perhaps when ing left but papier-maché and candy LIKE MANY MARIJUANA-USING NERDS the Armistice ending the next World wrappers. No strings attached, other So | leave you in the hands of those I was recently excited by the unex- War is signed?) and just knock that than the one attaching the pinata to pected news (well, rumour) of a fucker open and let the sweet, sweet the Coliseum’s scoreboard. Can you Who write in unrelenting prose tCoh eaedcmhi t &t hCeh golnege irse tuinnigoend, wbiutth I have ‘I thought constant imaTgoion ec utmhbe emrasdonmees,s ?y ou say? Well, I —The Aneddi totrhso,s e soc oslmuamrnti stthse y say Cwohrereyc.h W&il lC htohen gr estuurrng einncteo aonf insidi- pranking and gpiuneastsa -swter ikcionugl.d. . aelrw, apyisf iasteal-ehcitt ttihneg cit- worth being paid. ous way to reinforce “stoner” stereo- consumer dissatisfaction. And here | utterly ridiculous izens by lottery. Or, you know what? % types that have been fading as main- always had an image of the Ranger I've got a better idea. Fuck the costly stream attitudes toward pot use have as a pretty dependable pack-pony. defying of death and distracting blindfold-and-stick Remember to love each other become more liberal? Because we We still have a great yey routine; we're one hundred years We are all in this mess together. couch-sitting, Next Gen-giggling, fre- to, as they say, “change the tone” was going to old, not six. A better made-in- % quently napping citizens have done around here, and that opportunity is Alberta solution would be to wire stloiod em uncowh. work to let things back- itsh eg oCienngt etnon ibael woPrrokjiencgts aawlla yof Aonl belriktea become a full- Ptaher tCye nPtiennatnai alw itHhe rmiitladg e fiSryemcbraoclkiecr “Talent is Rare, but Rarer still Let's hope that at least the a gang of beavers in a Japanese POW blown way of life’ explosives, wire Premier Klein with is the ability to recognize talent.” i&n eCvhitoanbgle flaengsi ownisl l oefm tueleantaeg et hCehire ech hcuagmep,. gMryea siyd eoai li ss utrhipsl:u ws e wet'arkee athbeo ut sa whietachr,t beaantd- dweatietc. tiAnngd dwehaednm anou r oily —EZRA wPOUNtD R heroes better than the legions of to have and, instead of sinking this cash tumble out and wash over tightwad King finally leaves His — Jackass fans did. | only men- Centennial dough into what should everybody. We could even make a World — BLAMMO! Teachers, MRI ntioomn etnhoen r apbiedclayu sfea daisn ga Jnaecwksaspsa ppehre- hinafvrea sbtereucnt urreeg ualnadr rcoaultliinnge iptu ab l“icco m- pfuno rlitu al (bofu ti ts. yWmeb'odl ich)a vpei faia treaa,l ,a nd skceagnss , foarr tesv egrraynotnse !a nd “Bubba” mini- FFDIUOGCNHKTT @ columnist I feele ae yet made memorative project,” we put it all ave a group of peer-elected Now that's a legacy. A party legacy. enough money off it, but Jesus into a Centennial Heritage Party Average Albertans take swings at it; POET FOR HIRE. CALL MAX 922-3770 Christ! A few retards broke their cies tod eath? Pathetic. I constant pranking and utter- ly ridiculous pila gerd eath was MONDAYS going to become a full-blown way of Free Pool life, a lifestyle, like being “ iH or “gay.” The streets should be filled -30¢ wings with dudes of all genders, races, creeds and opinions of Creed pulling _ some seriously goofy shit, and these FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS Live Entertainment | This Month Jan. 10-11 Shane Young Jan. 17 -1 8 Neil MacDonald 25 Billy Wiseman | Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 Tony Dizon 2c ew , i s osMCrtaaarnnbeaxlade mi hasoanefss sfbbieloesuntce isova,am nlesdw, oasr( tkipanighcneleg un pdoeiar mnfsgeot nre-moa ednym -i n sbmtloue isgdIiaenc nd.gi aut i“otT taohmr ie sx tf mourbid lxymu oecussan tmd weeior tfh a ttbhIhoeenu dt‘mi9 aa0anssl tmaeonrs dt o f dmFaoatlnekcs e Fsae cstraiotvs asll a)st t hceso anccmoemurenttrsr’ ysa. ndE dcmloubn ton swatcohicnetis hd m eianVdtniaddsll lheyww .oa.ou .f l MdiIto' .d hT sablhienep y pi Blnhta ahsytoiotunm ggeah ntabd lr iuatheg iwsasa si n oHluErcYgk,ai nlTiyHz,Ei RnEjg'a Sz za NfdOaTenHcsIe NnGth avAjeCa CzIzsD eEevNveTerAnaLtl , AwBaeOnlUdlT,- ‘That [Indie Award] hilarious, but after playing some of planned events to look out for in this type of music for my friends in January (and in the months ahead). put my music on Canada it was apparent that there St. Albert’s Arden Theatre shows off was something that struck a very its booking talent with two respectable the map. People deep chord with people.” jazz offerings. Manx settled in Salt Spring Island First, purists will want to book a started calling me, in 2000 and shortly after sunk his babysitter and get advance tickets so as which was a change eofn tiDroeg liMfye saCavti.n g“sP eionptlo e thteo lrd ecmoer dniontg nFoetb rtuoa rmyi s1s. RIna nae seh oLwe e enotni tlSeadt u“rMduasyi,c of from knocking on to do it, but ] wanted to give it a the Dark Divas,” Lee will sing the songs good shot.” His instincts have of Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday, Lena doors constantly’ proven sound. He's got a full tour- Horne, Pearl Bailey, Dinah Washington, ing schedule with shows in Canada, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. An Germany, Belgium and Australia all eight-piece band will back the supple HARRY MANX coming up before festival season this and energetic Lee. For a taste of what's Moving on up summer and a new album, Jubilee, in store, test drive (or buy) Lee's dou- His second album, Wise and featuring Toronto based guitarist ble CD. Dark Divas at your favourite Otherwise was released in April of Kevin Breit, should hit the shelves in music outlet. This CD was released in 2002 to critical and popular acclaim the next month. “For Manx fans”, he September 2001 on the Justin Time Harry Manx’s momentum building aloLnigk e wimtahn ys troovnegr nsiaglehst. success sto- jsaayzsz,i er“ Itt’hsa an lyitotule mdiifgfherte netx,p eac tl,it ttleh at’s labeOln (Tvihsuirt swdwawy.,j uJsatniuna-rtyi m2e3.,c ocmh)e.c k out,_ ries in the music business, this one Keyin’s influence, but I'm very Quebec's Quartango, four classically- FFHreAis,tR iJRvaaYnl 1PM0lA acNeX (Sold Out AatnongddFe r thehwdee hlrpo Lei idtnkw nitmnohe,ew sf,wgue httuow r eae .ol”pmo tea royaf t ewwsoo rrkk. eowBndau sd ttdohr yeeC aaIlGsnlluyae ydoy afe a aMnraasds n a,iJ n uc nhMtiihaolenrd . xm W aSekeilielmnismgn i.ggp reraB-to r-n ohmuaarpOy pp tyerh inapiwv ientt ghhrs oofiumotgr;e hw Mi catAohnlp bxiaee rs ltF iarta.tivl”dea ailylu acbnkli egw heft o ri s ttwmraioatnrihgen o.ej da sVztimzys uilesteli sec wmyiweaownnut.s sa c,ro wdujheliondgt s,hag esiwkava eltf tryozeroe.,us c soapamlinl cd te ohdre MhAhPMRHtwiiHsivheeaoSoayh esetclr,nTmno eo ogrfeOx lrCrteihyosa R drrwec sotsYa ta ton)s.Ml onhs ,a wa I a yhsabMnndsPSealmosd A axey ui owlt oK peemtrnneli Hs Ieee wrot oSr N rsaoctplseGos okhhercgcnn ie eseioeo ntdnnfsrrIagp e hpgdh Tb ih Sia Siloswtt ofnish p Iaootsngsasrprsnoh sele a niyeWa d dsA’dHi nnYii.n toofdg to .P b,rml T 2.tl eoges h0asHacmeua“oi0 ahrWR tpnr0nuoIo h p Ohes uwwiotie(U nshsrhc,DG idt eh on- H ngka s NrasofafwmBmFtaooneolwoeah yr crursbpaiCs eotmtdr.,crmasr h ou hden doea a“ saPiarr rTuedwnasnsfnyhcoiago ndh acprs ad oetc l2B n sa owtB0elfs napcol0r utf s1ouueaeeMustc.keartssulta h l s ea snla hhImr tiyMtntetAo ly’ucigaaesytloms t drel.i bbpee i mW”scFeeu n c ueo,fcnagmosel rtSleo ni kkhoilp dmc Me.nmioi eNca A nfc“egl onot kkMI ltrnhxneonaihm titond daeenhnhcte i n,egxephk ecY nuseer i”e,eop r nn fa -ug ri pt,t nh h ee fTbaMgaaaaEV taooonnvnai srrtrddednsthIs mo n hhoxn t ntearphswo ftu ata lpaooathr Ehwiar po ll roowya. slaehM orge.Mtybdic.odkko o oa lt e ohfuec Ibfbdéatw t a [ywl i hbnhIue ometalo e tanwn hdbun es at t e nBro s hYas heMt i e aoybchnguntehnaeop ii tda nectrlgg,r1 bhkaadde st5le yidv y.Mhu- inoyt”eeycS angoiw stae ng .ne‘WrfaE x7eegiamru0esg g“t-astr uohWes dmioalirtoateionpdtssunna d ev h. dnr ei b dndy bTgNdnfonnjnaauooaifoouisrlitp nyg ms sa tia h.o,cbGantttr bourooae.yTau vf l r shffsniaa tgie.mdon,inu ii u oddcirlTfs y wt e h oiavi “odetrutorlewTs hc e dbohawga p-cupelslrJaatt osanonoiy n yT hmu sidaeenpe.niltnn x sgio”dpbc sR,fI el tt tuecu’ehJmlCtacsteneiota hoAsi s uhietudns Mrtsnmrrgte ehap tf afas noeogHott Hdssreior yets y Ads xd2ii to FatYt0ebrorsDmr0oiDal iae2agnm eoEd,o in i ra n-N x- y tsStCiiLwoaoEhnnwaeearnnwSi gsconnx dsJOwT htt g mJa ..aheersanaa“ n1sqeretdrunn5tdT u oaevurt hcaWQreriaahokcuyrisKn lr isoi, ”enttynjwietn nu’sa aisz d ztrtbpns 1auaz thuobe4ghur-c wtuuta’froot othtsrsarw.ih. e n nsec egg g o-r m o upfQ.ou r imtozraeu about _ WEST END shows are part of the “On the Edge” OLIVER SQUARE series, and | trust Lester's gonna take 10015-170 Street ‘15351 Castledowns everyone to the edge and a little over, 11840-104 Avenue Ph:4 44-3345 =P: 406-665 based on some hot home-cooked blues Ph: 452-0062 — and other “orchestratin’” he has pre- Fx: 452-0082 Fc 444-6301 sented live in the past. Rock the Winspear, | say. ? Last but not least, check out the hot lineup at the Yardbird Suite. On January 17 and 18 watch for modern- day Mississippi blues guitarist and singer, James “Super Chikan” inking and healt ere all abouts Johnson. Then, on Friday, January 24, the Montreal jazz scene is represented - tf g an whit WwW = Ut! in Edmonton by Kelly Jefferson (tenor sax) and Kelsley Grant (trombone), is who appear with their quintet. For the rest of the month Edmonton represents itself admirably with ad ou- 2 new locations ble jazz dose from bottheh R on Samson Trio and the Rob Thompson: - a opening soon Sextet on Saturday the 25th. Then — a Ad cI Audioluxe hits the riday the — \ pict wthe ee nance. 2 4 to help you with a fresh Start to your new year. SOUTH EDMONTON COMMON ST. ALBERT 1929 - 98 Street 245-140 St. Albert Road Thursdays 7 PM - 11 PM 40%. off food He Burgers, stirfrys, SELF STORAGE DOWNTOWN Capital Self Storage 423-3500 _ Mended opportunity works. A couple of cassettes have made the rounds since his first DRUGS A PROBLEM? album, 1998's Where I Come From, COCAINE ANONYMOUCSAN HELP! Paul Bromley rebounds on the local stage but this is a new collection of songs 425-2715 that he’s been performing for years that haven't been yet available in a PAUL BROMLEY Bromley’s opportunity to perform user-friendly format | Every Movie, Every Time, Every Week Plays for the Alberta Roots Music had to be like grabbing that last cin- “T’ve put a couple of more current | SHOWTIMES | Society (ARMS) namon bun at the Sugar Bowl things on it, but it’s stuff that I’ve Sat, Jan. 11 Unfortunately, it was cruelly been playing in shows for quite a | SEE 430-9003 Bonnie Doon Hall snatched away, but as night turns while. People have been asking me into day, disappointment quickly when I'd have them recorded, and LAST AUGUST, MANY OF US SAT IN became gratitude and relief. now I do.” front of Stage 2 at the Edmonton “Terry [Wickham, festival produc- With other locals such as Wendy Paul Bromley, circa 1934 Folk Fest on a warm sunny Sunday er] was really gracious about the McNeill, Bob Jahrig and Dale Nikkel 10442 whyte ave 439.1273 afternoon waiting to hear local whole thing, He's broken his wrist opening the CD release party this hear his work on various stages homeboy Paul Bromley do his thing. playing soccer three times | think, so Saturday, the event will definitely be around the great Edmonton regional It was then announced that he a knew where I was at. When I told something special, as they and oth- area, and Bromley sounds con- wouldn't be performing, which was him about it, he just said ‘We'll book ers, such as local slide player Robin formable with that, plus whatever kind of a bummer (to say the least) you for next year.’ So yeah, I’ve got Hunter, Tom Golub on bass and else life dishes out his way. for both the fans and the artist him- that to look forward to.” Jason Cc ody on piano w ill be coming “For me it’s just [about] the enjoy- self. For those who missed him then and going and lending a hand as the ment of being able to put something The Sea and Cake “Thad broken my wrist playing and can’t wait until this August to night progresses. out that maybe some people are One Bedroom soccer and that pretty much put me hear him twist words around his With a young family to support, going to enjoy. Someone might find out of commission,” explains magical guitar once again, he’s Bromley’s far-flung touring days something in common with some Bromley. “It was pretty devastat- mended and back, with a new CD, have been seriously curtailed. So I thing I have to say, and that’s pretty ing. 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The fine folks’ IRNOGC Ko’uNt’ o f RrOeLtLi,re mIeTn tS EEthMiSs ,w eIeS kCeOnMd- SCENE hrauvnen inpgu t tthhee Pfrionjaelc tt oInufcihneisty tsoe rniuesm - at the Rev. ber three, Revolution, and very soon, That may be a bit of an overstate- if you're extremely lucky, you will ment, seeing as how many of thumbs-up he got. hold a talisman of rock power not Alberta’s most successful bands of “The biggest (surprise) for me was heard since, well, the last Project the past decade are still plugging Pal Joey. Trent Buhler’s not been Infinity compilation. away, albeit in slightly different very public since he got married and The CD was coordinated by forms. The James T. Kirks made way moved to Mundare.” Some Won Spit’s Corey Richard, for Les Tabernacles, members of Pal Oliver pauses, then says, “He who put in more than a few months Joey joined Old Reliable, and owns an ice cream truck now.” work guiding the project to comple- Calgary’s Fire Engine Red split grad- For many of the bands, a chance tion out of the goodness of her ually into National Dust and to get back into the rehearsal space heart. Thousandsticks. has rekindled interest in their previ- “It’s for promotion’s sake, to help Thursday through Saturday, the ous projects. the scene,” Richard explains. Rev’s stage will be crowded with Christine Chomiak, who now “Everyone gets to be ona compila- bands whose members haven't seen plays guitar for Pangina, is excited tion, and it kinda gives everyone a or spoken to one another in years. about bringing her former band, little publicity. It's not designed to “I’m so happy that so many bands Lurch, back to life after almost a make money, just to help out.” cared so much to get their shit back decade of retirement. Fourteen bands made the cut, together,” says the Rev’s entertain- “With Lurch we were always kind and 12 bands are hitting the Fox ment and pr omotions manager of mean and gross and dirty, and it’s and Hounds stage over two nights Brent Oliver. “With a lot of these fun to do that again, | mean, we had to celebrate the release. On Friday bands, there’s still some bad blood asong called ‘Fist Me With Your the lineup includes Still Frame, the within them.” Wristwatch On.’ I was typing out Heartbroken, the Brewkowskis, z f - = oa FRIDAY MAY 30%| Oliver will be doing double duty the lyrics again on my computer and Change Methodical, Nothing At WiCg= Ws hsicmhsoeollf , fapvleas yiPnagl Jkoeeyy,b oaasr dwsel lf oars orleds-- gI owiansg tthoi nhkaivneg , to‘ Oshin gm yth isG!o’d” ,s hIe’ ms ays. A‘lmly,s tWehreyr eb anOdn’c.e SaWtausr daHyo'pse sahnodw a DOORS AT 8:30 PM » TIN AT THE DOOR + 10+ 10 REQUIRED urrecting the liquor-drenched lo-fi of Former Brewtals guitarist Bobby starts with Cassidy (members of GETRWHEIE SNE EOPVMEEOPNHPTTE ROW IML RLEP ERHDOESDL UPYC OFEUU RNC DOH ,E TLSHPTE!A RPARRLIOLND GPU RCSOTGOIEMOCEND SQO FFF Y TROHOUEMR SilmomHwee d iFwraaetsse h ogOvirelo.r uwnhdeslwmeleld obfy s uthpep ort aBlagrsaetiw ntnsiatgl h ftia sna snt o tteh xeap se Rcestvai,nn ggau niadn ewec laalub-topiuootln -s one BMFulolarlc ek MlieBstatadeld NRaeancwdkse ,tt )h,Se o aFmnaedl l iWmnoog nvRe ascS pei.ot n, to FAVOURITE LOCAL BANDS! from Edmonton’s independent ished rock machine. The entrance fee of ten bucks also music community, and while there “No, (On Friday) they're gonna guarantees you a CD; those who CTMOHUELRTL.RaE ArCYeT IOaN number of bands who aren't get a slice of classic Brewtals. We opt to show up both nights pay $15. WHO HANGS ON TO THESE OLD FLYERS, ANYWAY? A memento from re-forming (Oliver's wish-list includ- don’t have any new material, But keep in mind, folks: the CD will the Rev’s past, courtesy of our pal in Pal Joey. eCdhi cTkh)e, Ihmea’sg isnteeurnsn,e d Sobfty, saonmde Hoifp pyt he tchhoaungghe.d Hmelyl, guIid toan’rt sttrhiinngks Is'ivnec ee vtehne ntohits bgei ga.v Aainlda blief tihne ssthoroews, iosn al ys uca-t last time we played.” cess, who knows? Oliver is saddened by the loss of “The first list |h ad had about 50 another Edmonton live venue, but bands, and I picked 14 from that,” remains focused on the business side says Richard. “They were bands of things right up to the very end. that had come into the Fox and “It’s gonna be a tough day on Hounds that I had worked with Saturday. A really tough day. and were really easy to deal with. Hopefully all my staff shows up.” But, if all goes well, we'll hopefully FEAR OF THE TRAILER PARK TOUR begTihnes Tlahsut, slJaatne 9o,f sahnodw sr unast tthhe rRouegvh to hthaovsee abnaontdhse r thoante waen dm iwsese dc.a”n get Sat., Jan 11 (See Listings on page 26 for Friday and Saturday at the Fox and ae a complete list of performers). Hounds nightclub, 10125 109 street. RUSSELL GRAGG Admission is $10 per night, $15 for both nights. Free CD with admission PROJECT INFINITY Doors at 7, bands at 8 sharp. BEEN WANTING TO SAVOUR THE TOM MURRAY experience of local punk/ metal See next page bands in the privacy of your own i tk é with special guests “3 WWW ouria ypeace.com www.ourladypeace.net Finger eleven TRAILER PARK BOYS and In Stores Now SEETHER January 28 Skyreach Centre Tickets available at the Skyreach Centre Box Office, all $A ticketmaster.ca centres or Charge-By-Phone: 780-451-8000 bjectt oc hange without Lim8i tictket s per person. 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It’s easy to Damage (Definitive Jux) as well, take the Lips for granted after all because, well... uh, you better just wait and listen. He hasn’t the time these years, but god-DAMN, if supla years they don’t just for the denigration of others or self- release a trip and a half’s adulation; he is neither a fun-loving of spacey, shiny, drug-pop b-boy nor booty-lovin’ thug. If there is a hip hop school in which he fits, it is that of the Crazy Bastard, GHAZAL ENSEMBLE: Prodigy to prodigy PERSIAN AND INDIAN IMPROVISATIONS THE SILK ROAD TOUR Teenage Mozart get the treatment from an equally tender-aged Edmontonian Kayhan Kalhor (Ramancheh) Shujaat Husain Khan (sitar and vocals) METAMORPHOSIS ORCHESTRA Jwahmoe sh aKse esnteud iaendd wbirtihe flYyo kwoi thW ong, Sandeep Das (tabla ) & x TThhue, WJianns. pe16a,r 8C ep.nmt.r e Ma asrttuidne ntRi saetl etyh,e aCnudrt iwsh oIn shtaitsu tbee einn FOR PERHAPS THE FIRST TIME EVER, Philadelphia for the past three Edmonton audiences will get to years. This will be her first solo hear the music of Wolfgang appearance with an orchestra in Amadeus Mozart performed as Edmonton, but she is certainly not perhaps Mozart himself heard it a novice with orchestras, having played by a small chamber orches- already performed Paganini’s tra, The next concert of Grzegorz Concerto No. 1, Samuel Barber's Nowak’s Metamorphosis concert Violin Concerto and Antonio Fourteen-year old Alicia Hu series is dedicated exclusively to Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor in the the music of that master composer, US, with the Baltimore Symphony and will be delivered by a chamber Orchestra among them. Hui will be turous reaches and it sometimes orchestra of up to 24 musicians. performing Mozart's Violin turns competent sopranos into ‘WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING: Plus, there will be another diver- Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K.V. 219 screechers. It’s very fast and it sion from the usual at this perfor- with Metamorphosis. goes up and down, up and down,” “Rapturous” “Superb — critics pick” mance. Usually, in a symphonic Giving her impressions of the she says. “You constantly need to concert, a soloist.performing one or work, she says she feels that keep your voice in control, You —WASHTNGTON POST NEW YORK TIMES more works for his or her instru- “Mozart's [instrumental] music is can’t relax your brain even for a ment, with a major symphonic very operatic. The first movement, second, otherwise you will lose a “Kathor and Khan blended into an “Arguably the year’s best world work after the intermission, fol- I feel, is light and uplifting, like a lot of notes doing those fast col- irresistible expression ofc reative music album” lows the overture. At this concert, dance, and the second movement there will be two soloists, each one is more serious and expressive — musical passion” VOICE performing a work very different singing. The third movement is a from the other. rondo, which is a variation repeat- The concert will open with the ing itself over and over again.” Overture from the opera La Finta 'y based, Ukrainian-born SATURDAY, JANUARY 25TH — 8PM Giardiniera, K.V. 196, one of soprano Svetlana $ ; Mozart's early operas recently — MACLAB THEATRE (THE CITADEL) reintriontdo uthce ed repertoireby —_K. ttiohns e Miozna1r 9t9 b i-centenRarAy cEel ebra- TICKETS ON SALI 425-1820