Helmet, Deep Purple play Palace metalfest
Ho ho ho. Have you been a good child? Because this month Santa is bringing you a sack full of mini-festivals that have Christmasy names like "Holiday Hootenanny." The best of these cold-weather fests is tomorrow. The level of credibility for the bands runs the gamut from high indie-cred bands like Helmet to the inconceivable headliners, Deep Purple.
"We're playing with Deep Purple?" asked a stunned John Stanier, drummer for Helmet, in a telephone interview with The Michigan Daily. The nearly flat tone of the question underlined his complete shock at the fact. Moments before he had referred to the idea as "absurd. That's completely made up." But unless WRIF is pulling an extremely elaborate and expensive joke, it is true.
New Jazz Ensemble makes debut
Ann Arbor jazz enthusiasts are privileged to have a new jazz ensemble on campus this year. The University Jazz Ensemble, after a brief absence from the School of Music, is back with a vengeance under the direction of Ellen Rowe, associate professor of jazz studies.
The group's final concert of the semester features the 20-member ensemble performing a variety of pieces, including Strayhorn and Ellington's "Satin Doll," "Spectrum" by Bob Mintzer and Sammy Nestico's "Time Stream." The concert also features works by Thad Jones, Kenny Wheeler and Herbie Hancock as well as "Cross Currents," an original composition by Rowe.
Free Campbell-inspired film hits A2
A facet of the independent film scene whirls into Ann Arbor tonight with all the thrill and horror of a Bruce Campbell-inspired project.
"Hatred of a Minute," a twisted tale of murder and mystery, and director Mike Kallio - a Bruce Campbell ("Evil Dead," "Army of Darkness") protege - make their way onto campus tonight as a part of a FLIX (First Light Independent Exposition) tour.
Actors share their souls in Basement Arts' 'Burn This'
It has been said that the greatest writing comes from deep within writers, and that what they write from their hearts is what is most true. To get deep inside, writers must go beyond any boundaries set by their personal lives. To share their greatest fears and triumphs with their readers, writers have to be willing to present their dreams and experiences. Often, writers have reservations about what they should divulge to their readers. As a result, writers may destroy some of their greatest writing because they feel that what they have written is too personal to be shared.
This is the case with Lanford Wilson, a playwright whose masterpiece about the hardships of being an artist is coming this weekend to Basement Arts. Wilson's play, "Burn This," was written as a response to how artists who put so much of their own lives into their creative product can ultimately destroy themselves emotionally. It is a work of art that lets its audience in on the creative process and all that goes into it.
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