R.I.P. Cat Jams
Why don't I own this?
Our hand guide to the movies you
might have missed | page 4-5
Carry on my wayward sons
How Guitar Hero begat a nation
of young shredders | page 6
The Redwalls
Chicago band hates on Nickelback
— find out why | page 7
just read everything
| 2-1-08
letter from the editor | lindsay eanet
Columbia, Mo., isn’t exactly the first place
people look when searching for signs of
greatness. The occasional country singer
(Brett James), up-and-coming indie band
(White Rabbits) or NASCAR star (Carl Edwards) might emerge from the mean streets
of CoMO, but overall, this is not the place to
go when seeking stardom (unless you’re Brad
Pitt, but that was a fluke).
But maybe it’s the fact that Columbia isn’t
an overambitious place that allows for greatness to shine through.
As Channing Kennedy, the now-former
head of Columbia’s beloved CD-R label, Cat
Jams, put it: “Columbia is great because
there’s no real prospect of becoming famous,
which frees up a lot of possibilities.”
Kennedy is one of the members of the
CoMO arts community who has embraced
those possibilities. The Cat Jams label, which
recently closed its doors (err ... CD drives) as
Kennedy moves to San Francisco, served as
an outlet for the unbridled and outrageous
creativity of Columbia artists and musicians.
Although the creative works of the Cat Jams
enterprise might not be fully appreciated
outside of its local arts circle, its artists have
recognized the incredible amount of potential
that exists, even in — or perhaps, especially
in — a place like Columbia.
That being said, we hope you enjoy the
first issue of MOVE of 2008. As you probably
gather by now, I am not Adam Daniels. The
faces behind MOVE have changed, but as
long as there are people like Channing Kennedy around, we know the CoMO arts and
entertainment scene will continue to keep
things exciting and keep the spirit we try to
embody at MOVE alive. We hope this semester of MOVE packs more punch than the
Mizzou Men’s Basketball Team.
And — because I can’t — grow a beard.
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cover | 3
Although his cat, Blanche, might have
worn the Cat Jams pants, it was 27-year
old Channing Kennedy who celebrated
his faux 30th last week — complete with
Silly String, cupcake anagrams and a
rendition of the “Garfield and Friends”
theme song. We can’t speak for Blanche,
but the party was a hit.
This issue's MOVE mix:
1. “Sing Again” — Chris Walla
Chris Walla steps out from his Death Cab for
Cutie shadow and writes some of the catchiest
pop imaginable, ala The Postal Service without
the electro fun. Bravo.
watch it | 4-5
If you haven’t seen Daniel Day-Lewis spewing evil for two-and-a-half hours in “There Will Be
Blood,” we have one question for you: Why don’t you own this? Other winter break movies
were more uninspiring than unsettling (“Cloverfield,” “National Treasure: Book of Secrets,”
“Walk Hard”), but hey, there will be blunders.
skillz | 6
5. “You! Me! Dancing!” — Los Campesinos!
Los Campesinos! make twee look good,
offering a fun and funny break from their postOasis peers. “It’s sad that you think that we’re
all just scenesters,” frontman Gareth sings
tellingly, “and even if we were, it’s not the scene
you’re thinking of.” Thank god.
6. “Black Thumbnail" — Kings of Leon
If you’re not a Followill follower, you might not understand
Caleb’s screeching. But here at MOVE, we like our rock
unintelligible. And awesome.
listen up | 7
The Redwalls spokesguitarist Andrew Langer hates Nickelback, and if the songs coming out
of his Chicago-by-way-of Deerfield band weren’t so solid, that would be enough. But it turns
out he also hangs with his cat. Guys like The Redwalls - full-on Ameribritrockers who hit The
Beatles hard and The Stones harder - make the world a grittier, more cat-friendly place. What
else can you ask for?
sex column | 7
When you get tired of bonin’ the night away with Alicia Smith
Jr.’s raunchy sex advice in mind, try falling in love - if you can
hold back that long. MOVE suggests Destiny’s Child or Luther
Vandross for use in wooing that special guy or girl. After that,
feel free to let the freak loose.
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MOVE editor
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3. “Monkey Wrench” — Foo Fighters
Just listen to the 30-second scream Dave Grohl
belts out near the end of the song. A reminder
of what the Foos used to be.
4. “Shake a Fist” — Hot Chip
For five bookish Brits, these guys really know how to
dance. With songs like this one, it doesn’t matter if you
can. You will.
There are YouTube videos of a nineyear-old playing Dragonforce’s “Through
the Fire and the Flame.” The Blue
Note’s Guitar Hero competition was a
good substitute - freakishly talented
nine-year-olds and all. Losing to a
six-year-old can make any grown man
cry. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen,
but a cat ran a record label for a while.
Imagine that.
editor-in-chief
steve oslica
2. “It's All Gonna Break” — Broken Social Scene
The sound of about 30 (a rough estimate) musicians
making a bunch of noise that somehow folds into a brilliant
album closer. It must be something in the Canadian water.
copy chief
shannon jewitt
copy editors
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betsy mikel
photo editor
chris dunn
features editor
kelsey whipple
production manager
linda waterborg
A&E editor
joey vergara
online editor
carolina astrain
7. “Hermetico” — Balkan Beat Box
Ex-Gogol Bordello member Ori Kaplan brings
the funk on this Mediterranean hip-hop cut
that’s equally Brooklyn and Tel Aviv. Klezmer
hasn’t been this sexy in ages.
8. “The Magic Number" — De La Soul
Nearly two decades after its U.S. release, 3 Feet High and
Rising and its Schoolhouse Rock-sampling opening track
remain just as fun, fresh and relevant as ever. The perfect
antidote to too much time in the realm of Flo Rida.
9. “Superstar” — Lupe Fiasco
Simultaneously creepy and bombastic, the first
single of Lupe’s sophomore album proves he’s
more than just Kanyeezy’s wingman.
10. “Sockhops" — Barn Owl
Gentle, approachable shoegazing pop-rock from one of
Columbia’s many avian-named bands. These guys are
so Midwestern they cite “PBR” as an influence on their
MySpace page. Now tell us that doesn’t rock.
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CoMO kicks out the ‘Jams’ one more time
It seemed at first glance that
Channing Kennedy — Maude
Vintage employee and driving force
behind Cat Jams, Columbia’s premier CD-R record label — was
having the best 30th birthday party
ever.
Friends, fans and former collaborators flocked to Ragtag
Cinemacafé to celebrate, some
dressed to the nines in tuxedos and
Kabuki makeup.
A tray of enticing pink and
white frosted cupcakes spelling
out “HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY,
CHANNING” was next to sheet
encouraging guests to make anagrams out of the birthday wish.
Except it wasn’t Channing
Kennedy’s 30th birthday.
“I turn 30 on Sept. 3, 2010,”
Kennedy says. “It seemed stupid
to have a going-away party. And
I was disappointed I won’t be celebrating my birthday in Columbia.
They always seem like pretty good
bashes.”
The event, “Cat Jams Label
2002-2008: A Retrospective in
Video” was actually a farewell party
always, were a meticulous DIY
effort all about having options.
The two designs on the discs
themselves are silk-screened — one
version glows in the dark — and
come with clear jewel cases so that
partygoers can pick their own components. Sixteen past Cat Jams
collaborators each contributed an
album cover, and their vivid designs
are laid out buffet-style by the discs.
Each one is a tribute to Kennedy’s
recently deceased cat, Blanche, who
was the label’s “owner.”
Two sets of liner notes were
made available, with a space for
guests to write their favorite memories of the label, along with a stack
of photos for people to hide under
their CD trays.
The first part of the evening,
“A Retrospective in Video,” was an
hour-long showcase of Cat Jams
video projects and filmed events
during the label’s six-year run. The
videos included a short of Kennedy
and a friend dressed in nautical
attire, singing along to Captain and
Tennille’s “Muskrat Love.”
One of the best-received videos
"Unfortunately, living in Columbia is like
smoking pot. It’s really easy and fun, and it’s
really great while you’re doing it, but
eventually, you wake up and you’re 35 years
old and you’re still hitting on college
girls, and it’s really gross."
Channing Kennedy | Cat Jams
for Kennedy and his Cat Jams
label.
Kennedy joined the AmeriCorps
volunteer services in 2000 and is
using the scholarship money he
earned from the program to attend
a four-month digital video production certificate course at San
Francisco State University.
“Columbia is really the first
place where I felt like a member of
the community,” Kennedy says. “I
love Columbia. I have friends for
the first time.”
Kennedy added he felt it was
time to move on, though.
“Unfortunately, living in
Columbia is like smoking pot,”
Kennedy says. “It’s really easy and
fun, and it’s really great while you’re
doing it, but eventually, you wake
up and you’re 35 years old and
you’re still hitting on college girls,
and it’s really gross.”
In honor of the event, Kennedy
put together a data DVD of everything he wasn’t able to release on
the Cat Jams label. The discs, as
of the night was that of Columbia
resident Chris Boeckmann, known
on the Cat Jams label as “Tape
Store.”
The video featured Boeckmann
dancing to a mash-up he created
of the wedding staple the “Casper
Slide” with the Ying Yang Twins’
raunchy rap classic “Wait (The
Whisper Song).”
“I wanted something interesting
to incorporate into my presentation for my high school journalism class,” Boeckmann says. “Some
girls were pretty irate about the
song because it went against their
religion and principles, understandably. And they were saying there’s
no point to the song, because you
can’t even dance to it. Then, I
realized, it matched up with the
‘Casper Slide.’”
Boeckmann met Kennedy when
he began selling his duct tape wallets at Maude Vintage.
“(Cat Jams was) probably the
most important thing that’s happened in my life,” Boeckmann says.
“I started playing music as a freshman in high school, and I really
didn’t have a whole lot of friends.
It provided an amazing outlet for
the losers among Columbia’s public
school system, basically.”
Audiences were also treated to
a reunion set from experimental
garage trio The Pows.
The Pows were the first band
on the Cat Jams label to put out a
record, frontman Zach McLuckee
says. The members were in their
mid-teens at the time. The reunion
gig for the Cat Jams farewell show
was their first show together in
more than two years.
“It gave us a reason to do something,” McLuckee says.
Kennedy and friend Stephen
Howard took to the stage last to
perform as rap duo MC Cat Genius
and OBELISK.
“I have a conversational, monotone delivery,” Howard says. “I like
to freestyle and rhyme words with
only one syllable. I’ll rhyme ‘cool’
with ‘school.’ It doesn’t take much
effort.”
Howard got involved with Cat
Jams through his first project, “Hot
Beats/Cool Treats,” inspired by the
fast food industry and his time
working at Dairy Queen.
“I made it using a $20 CDROM I found at Circuit City that
became the foundation for most of
our backing tracks,” Howard says.
“We used the same two songs
for our whole career, but we mash
it up with classic rock or ‘90s R&B,
building a ziggurat of terrible song
layers. Our number one goal is
crowd participation as far as dancing and acting like an idiot.”
The duo reached its goal during its last show, getting into Silly
String fights with the audience as
dancers batted at and popped giant
balloons. At one point, a group
formed a human pyramid with
several members being force-fed
Sparks Energy Drink.
When MC Cat Genius and
OBELISK performed, any “wall”
separating the crowd with the artists was instantly destroyed, melting into one giant dance party with
everyone grinding on the energized
Kennedy.
The duo got the audience laughing and howling with raunchy and
ridiculous lyrics by way of 2 Live
Crew (“You can tell because my
dick is hard/ Let me show you my
Macy’s Gift Card!”).
The evening’s contest, a tradition at the duo’s shows, was a shadow puppet-making contest. They
wrote a rap for the winner.
At the end, Kennedy tore off
the cat mask and tail, tossing pieces
into the crowd.
He then called everyone who
has been a part of Cat Jams up
on stage for a final bow, leaving
the night on an uncharacteristically
tender note.
“I’ve never been happier in
my entire life than my six years
in Columbia,” Kennedy says, as
McLuckee and Erik Moore from
UMBROS carried him out.
Chris Boeckmann says he hopes
Cat Jams is remembered fondly.
Sort of.
“I hope people look back on
it and see it as one of the most
ridiculous and amazing failures in
Columbia’s dull music history,”
Boeckmann says.
Kennedy says Columbia was a
great environment to foster something like Cat Jams.
“Columbia is great because
there’s no real prospect of becoming famous, which frees up a lot of
possibilities,” Kennedy says. “It’s
all about amusing your friends and
amusing yourself.”
Stephen Howard says while he
thought the label itself might lose
its relevance in Columbia, he hopes
its philosophy lives on.
“Cat Jams is a beacon of creativity, and it should leave a message
that anyone can make music, period,” Howard says. “Where there’s a
will, there’s a way — even if it sucks,
even if you’re the only person who
likes it. That’s some deep shit.”
lindsay eanet | move editor
Jeff Lautenberger/Staff Photographer
Gregg Lewis, a close friend of Cat Jams record label
founder Channing Kennedy, watches a tribute video
highlighting several Cat Jams-related events Jan. 20 at
the Ragtag Cinemacafé. After the video was shown, The
Pows played, then, OBELISK and MC Cat Genius gave a
final performance.
Jeff Lautenberger/Staff Photographer
Fourteen-year-old Columbia resident Isabel Accurso,
OBELISK and MC Cat Genius let loose with Silly String
during the Cat Jams record label's farewell party at
Ragtag Cinemacafé on Jan. 20.
Jeff Lautenberger/Staff Photographer
The Pows drummer Rex McMurry gets intense during a set at Ragtag Cinemacafé on
Jan. 20 to celebrate the end of the Cat Jams music label.
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MOVE
Charlie Wilson’s War is a movie for viewers
who appreciate struggles in Congress as much
as ones on the battlefield.
Tom Hanks plays former Rep. Charlie
Wilson, D-Texas, who uses his unique position as a member of two highly influential
Congressional committees to arrange more
funding for a covert operation. The movie
“Atonement” may seem to be a passionate chooses to become a soldier. Briony, now 18, has
romance, chronicling the lives of two lovers dur- realized that she made a terrible mistake, and she
ing World War II, but it is not so predictable. The begins devoting her life to atoning for her grievfilm primarily holds the point of view of Briony ous error.
Tallis, sister of Cecilia (Keira Knightley), but it also
The 13-year-old Briony is played extremely
shifts from Briony’s viewpoint to Cecilia’s and her well by Saoirse Ronan, an actress who rivals her
lover Robbie Turner’s (James
elders. Her 18-year-old verMcAvoy). These shifts are very
sion (Romola Garai, the lead
choppy and not in consecufrom “Dirty Dancing: Havana
ATONEMENT
tive order, which sometimes
Nights”) is not so convincing,
leaves the viewer confused and
although played well enough.
Release Date: Dec. 7, 2007
frustrated.
Knightley’s character is a disapRunning Time: 2 hours,
Briony, an aspiring writer,
pointment, and McAvoy’s char10 minutes
has a vivid imagination, and
acter is likeable, but the movie
Featuring: Keira Knightly,
she mistakes the beginnings
does not provide his viewpoint
James McAvoy, Saorise Ronan often enough.
of a love affair between Cecilia
Director: Joe Wright
and Robbie for an unhealthy,
The movie does not use the
Genre: Romance
abusive relationship. When 13potential of its actors, and it is
year-old Briony catches them
Reviewer’s Rating: 3.5 out of 5 only loosely based on the book,
in a sexual act, she assumes
written by Ian McEwan. It is
the worst, that Robbie is a raging pervert. Briony not as romantic as advertised, and some viewers
and her imagination assign the blame of a crime will probably be disappointed. But overall, it is a
to Robbie because of her opinion of him, and she film worth viewing, because the story is a memofalsely testifies against him, sending him to jail.
rable one.
When the war begins, Robbie is given the
option to become a soldier or stay in jail, and he
rachel post | reporter
I have to start this review with a disclaimer: I but his London is dark with a mixture of navies,
have never liked Broadway musicals. I’ve liked movie blacks and grays that set the mood perfectly for this
musicals — such as the flashy but underwhelming twisted, dark tale.
“Chicago” and “Moulin Rouge!” - even less.
And who better to capture the disturbed title
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet character than Johnny Depp? Although his vocal
Street,” the story of a barber who
chops are passable, his presence
sets out for revenge against the
and charisma are magnetic and
people who wrongly sent him to
fascinating. We understand the
SWEENEY TODD: demons this character has to
jail, sets itself apart from those
aforementioned two as a great
THE DEMON BARBER wrestle, and Depp allows us to
movie musical, especially since it
with such a disgustOF FLEET STREET sympathize
is from people who, remarkably,
ing character.
Release Date: Dec. 21, 2007
have no prior experience in the
The supporting performancRunning Time: 1 hour,
genre.
es are great as well, from Helena
56 minutes
Director Tim Burton crafts
Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett
Featuring:
Johnny Depp,
a film that never feels staged.
to Alan Rickman as the evil
Helena Bonham Carter,
Whereas previous movie musiJudge Turpin.
Alan Rickman
cals keep all of the songs staged
“Sweeney Todd” is a musiwith limited character interaction
cal that will appeal to both
Director: Tim Burton
and exaggerated acting, the songs
Broadway lovers and haters
Genre: Musical
are all entirely natural against
Reviewer’s Rating: 4 out of 5 because of its captivating story,
the gothic background of 1860s
wonderful lead performances,
London.
over-the-top violence and magnificent production
This is truly a cinematic version of the stage show, design.
a rarity in the genre. The sets are absolutely gorgeous
and unique, as are the sets of most of Burton’s films,
jake meltzer | reporter
From the moment director Matt Reeves ence connect more to them as the characters
boldly blew the head off the Statue of Liberty they are instead of ones they might’ve played
in the “Cloverfield” teaser, audiences have in the past. Their entire story is seen through
been eagerly waiting to learn more about the the lens of a handheld camera, which was
monster behind its destruction and the man initially given to the thick-headed Hud for
behind the camera.
use of documenting friend
What Reeves delivers
Rob’s going away party.
proves to be a movie filled
An explosion in downless with answers and more
town
Manhattan, which is
CLOVERFIELD
with entertainment, a techcaused by a yet unknown
Release Date: Jan. 18
nique that mimics monster
terror, interrupts the party.
Featuring: Lizzy Caplan,
movies of the past and aids
In the confusion, Rob realMichael Stahl-David, T.J.
“Cloverfield” in living up to
izes that his long-time love
Miller
the genre.
interest, Beth, who left the
Director: Matt Reeves
Although comparisons
party early after a dispute,
can easily be made to thrillis stuck in her apartment
Genre: Sci-Fi
ers such as “Godzilla” and
Reviewer’s Rating: 3.5 out of 5 in downtown Manhattan.
“The Blair Witch Project,”
Followed closely by his best
“Cloverfield” takes elements from the plots friend Hud, random partygoer Marlena, and
and styles of both movies to create a suspense- his little brother Jason’s fiancée Lily, Rob
ful adventure through terror and destruction. fights through the monster’s carnage to rescue
Reeves uses five unknown actors to fill his Beth.
main roles, a technique that helps the audiBy creating over-the-top situations, Reeves
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anna koeppel | associate editor
keeps the story fast-paced and doesn’t waste
any minute of camera time — especially
since doing so could cost a character’s life.
Using technique and plot manipulation,
“Cloverfield” offers audiences an intimate
and subjective point of view, brings them
closer to the otherwise shallow characters,
and offers a uniquely intense monster movie
experience.
Breathless hyperbole has been used quite often
when describing Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest
work, a loose adaptation of Upton Sinclair’s long
ago forgotten novel, “Oil!”
“There Will Be Blood” has been called everything from 2007’s best movie to one of the finest American films ever made, right alongside
“Citizen Kane.”
I am just a college writer. I don’t have anything so
say about
“There
THERE WILL
Will Be
BE BLOOD
Blood”
Release Date: Jan. 11
that The
Running Time: 2 hours,
New York
Times
38 minutes
Featuring: Daniel Day-Lewis, or Time
h a s n’t
Paul Dano
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson a l r e a d y
told you.
Genre: Drama
Reviewer’s Rating: 5 out of 5 It’s mesmerizing;
it’s monumental; it’s stunning; it’s visceral. It will
stay with you for weeks.
Daniel Day-Lewis’ portrayal of the soulless
and singularly driven oilman Daniel Plainview
is surely the most momentous performance of
this young century. And unlike so many of the
other best performances of this decade, it is something he and he alone has created. Whereas the
acclaimed performances of Jamie Foxx in “Ray,”
Phillip Seymour Hoffman in “Capote” and Forest
Whitaker in “The Last King of Scotland” were
mostly just good imitations of legends, Day-Lewis
gives us something we can find nowhere else.
In five years, Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of
Johnny Cash will be nothing more than a nice
weekend rental. Our Johnny Cash or Truman
Capote fix will again come from some “Ultimate
Cash” compilation or secondhand copy of “In
Cold Blood.” Daniel Plainview? Only Daniel
Day-Lewis can give us that.
Some have complained that is all “There Will
Be Blood” gives us — a whole lot of Daniel Day
and nothing else — but once you see the film, you
will understand this is what Anderson intended
and what makes “Blood” the enduring classic it
seems destined to become. Unmissable.
paige pritchard | staff writer
patrick daugherty | senior staff writer
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Don't miss any of these movies
from over winter break.
photo courtesy of sony pictures
In a year when “comedy” and “Judd Apatow” counterpart, Reilly plays the roles flawlessly.
were synonymous, Apatow delivers “Walk Hard:
“Walk Hard’s” elements are a little too over-theThe Dewey Cox Story.” The
top to have the same kind of
music biopic parody turns in
genuine effect that “Knocked
a solid performance from John
Up” and “Superbad” had on
C. Reilly as the title character.
WALK HARD: THE their audiences. That’s not to
Borrowing hits from “Ray” and
DEWEY COX STORY say that watching a drugged
“Walk the Line,” Apatow and
out Dewey in his underwear
Release Date: Dec. 21, 2007
his regular band of characters
wreak havoc in the streets isn’t
Running Time: 1 hour,
deliver a work that’s not quite
funny.
36 minutes
“Knocked Up,” but is nonetheAlong with a strong supFeaturing: John C. Reilly,
less appealing.
porting cast that features
Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows “The Office”’s Jenna Fischer
Reilly’s work is what really
Director: Jake Kasdan
helps “Walk Hard” stay on
and Jack Black playing Paul
pace. That’s not to say that
McCartney, Apatow and
Genre: Comedy
the dialogue and plot don’t
Reviewer’s Rating: 3.5 out of 5 director Jake Kasdan turn in a
offer the audience anything,
script that offers some memobut Dewey’s take on the ever-changing personas rable quotes. “Walk Hard” isn’t the best, but it’s
of musicians is what brings about the best laughs. definitely worth the time and the ticket.
Whether he’s spewing incoherent poetry as a Bob
Dylan copycat or crooning like a Johnny Cash
tanner boyd | senior staff writer
If you like unrealistic action sequences,
lots of unlikely coincidences and a surprisingly coiffed Nicolas Cage, then “National
Treasure: Book of Secrets” is a movie made
for you. In this sequel, Cage’s character (Ben
Gates) must find numerous random clues
that will lead him to the legendary Lost
City of
Go l d ,
Cíbola.
NATIONAL
At the
beginTREASURE:
at
BOOK OF SECRETS ning,
one of
Release Date: Dec. 22, 2007
Gates’
Running Time: 2 hour,
lectures,
7 minutes
we learn
Featuring: Nicolas Cage,
the comJon Voight
plicated
followDirector: John Turteltaub
ing: one
Genre: Action
his
Reviewer’s Rating: 2 out of 5 of
ancestors stopped the group involved in killing
Abraham Lincoln from discovering Cíbola
by burning a page in John Wilkes Booth’s
diary that would have led to the next clue
that would eventually lead to the treasure
(Yeah ...).
Believe it or not, a man in the audience is
a descendant of Booth and says that he has
proof that Gates’ relative was actually part
of the assassination. The proof is the missing page, which wasn’t burned, but passed
down from one generation to the next.
This discovery is printed in the newspaper
and brings shame upon Gates’ family. Thus
finally enters the plot of the movie. Gates
must find the City of Gold to prove that his
family really was trying to hide its location.
When I first saw the trailer for “P.S. I Love played by Lisa Kudrow.
You,” I knew it was going to make me cry.
She is the ultimate nouvelle woman, lookThe plot is pretty simple. A young struggling ing for a man who is successful, straight and,
couple (played by Hillary Swank and Gerard of course, single. Her personality traits are
Butler) is very much in love. The husband, fabulous and bring comic relief to a movie
Gerry, dies, widowing his
that could otherwise be dark
wife, Holly, who immediand depressing.
ately goes into a depression.
On the other hand, Harry
P.S. I LOVE YOU Connick, Jr.’s character,
Then, she starts getting
letters from her dead husDaniel, is easy to hate. He
Release Date: Dec. 21, 2007
band to help her move on
is sweet, but he is introRunning Time: 2 hours,
and cope with his death. It
duced to us at Gerry’s funeral
6 minutes
sounds a little bit corny, and
and immediately wants to
Featuring: Hilary Swank,
yes, a little bit torturous, and
get with Holly. This pissed
Gerard Butler, Harry Connick me off beyond belief, and I
it is. But when Gerry dies,
Jr., Lisa Kudrow
there must be an excuse to
hated him for the rest of the
Director:
Richard LaGravenese movie.
bring him back, because he
Genre: Drama/Romance
is so ridiculously attractive.
On the whole, this movie
Throughout the movie, we
Reviewer’s Rating: 3.5 out of 5 had all of the aspects that any
witness Holly reading the
good chick flick should have:
letters and following their instructions, which romance, comedy, drama and, of course, the
include going to a karaoke bar and traveling capability to make me cry as I will never cry
to Gerry’s hometown in Ireland.
about real life.
One of the strongest and most well written
characters of the movie is Denise’s best friend,
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takes place during the time of Soviet Russia,
and Afghanis are fighting to defend their small
border against the USSR military with little
more than the proverbial slingshot and five
stones.
Julia Roberts co-stars as Joanne Herring, a
former Miss Cotton Bowl and the sixth-richest
woman in Texas. She considers it her personal
Christian duty to fight the spread of communism. She and Wilson have a sometimesintimate relationship, and she helps prompt his
campaign for funding the Afghani cause.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, who plays CIA
agent Gust Avrakotos, swiftly steals Roberts’
limelight. Avrakotos engineers the execution
of the plan made possible by Wilson’s push for
funding. Roberts might play a big role in the
movie, but her elegant, self-aggrandizing character provides little else than a foil for realists
Wilson and Avrakotos.
Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay is reminiscent of
his days
writing
for The
W e s t
CHARLIE
WILSON’S WAR W i n g ,
full of
Release Date: Dec. 21, 2007
w i t t y,
Running Time: 1 hours,
quick
37 minutes
asides
Featuring: Tom Hanks, Julia
and camRoberts, Philip Seymore
erawork
Hoffman
that takes
Director: Mike Nichols
characters
Genre: Drama/War
in the
Reviewer’s Rating: 3 out of 5
deepest
of conversation down halls, around corners and
through doorways without missing a beat.
In case the audience has forgotten what six
years ago it swore it wouldn’t, Hoffman delivers
a poignant parable near the end. He foreshadows the very real consequences of Wilson’s
actions, 15 years later, and perceptive viewers
might not feel so pleased with the accomplishments of the man from Texas.
it
“I Am Legend” is clearly not a movie cult classic. Not to say that it isn’t worth seefor people whose fondest memories of Will ing; the cinematography is somewhere near
Smith are culled from the days of <i> The flawless, and the desolate cityscape Neville
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air <i>.
calls home is jarring in its
This horror-slash-action
vast imagery. In fact, Smith
movie tells the story of Lt.
carries the movie amazingCol. Robert Neville M.D., a
ly well as the only human
I AM LEGEND
military officer and promicharacter for a majority of
Release Date: Dec. 14, 2007
nent research scientist alone
its 101 minutes. Where “I
Running Time: 1 hour,
in New York after a cure for
Am Legend” falls short is
56 minutes
cancer gone horribly awry
its originality. Zombie movFeaturing: Will Smith,
wipes out most of the city’s
ies have been done, apocaAlice Braga
population and turns the rest
lypse movies have been
Director: Francis Lawrence
into bloodthirsty vampire/
done, and perhaps the film’s
zombies. The formula for
most damning critique is
Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller
this Hollywood creation is as
Reviewer’s Rating: 3.5 out of 5 that they’ve both been done
follows: 28 Days Later plus
almost exactly like this.
Will Smith equals a movie that, while enterIf director Francis Lawrence had avoided
taining, won’t be as emotionally moving or steering so far from the original novel’s
profoundly disturbing as the aforementioned themes of questioning xenophobia and moral
photo courtesy of walt disney pictures
“National Treasure,” for all its Hollywood
clichés, isn’t awful. Sure, there are lots of
highly unlikely action scenes, but if you saw
the prequel, then you know that’s expected.
It is never fully explained why finding
Cíbola would clear the Gates’ name, which
was a big oversight.
Overall, this movie is a decent way to
waste a couple of hours. You’ll feel a little
disappointed and bored with the ending,
but you won’t regret that you watched it.
jess camp | senior staff writer
photo courtesy of warner brothers pictures
relativism, the movie would have ultimately
been a much more rewarding experience.
But, in the end, creatures, explosions and
special effects won out over a more subdued
and reflective approach.
“I Am Legend” is not the next sci-fi classic, but for those of us who find zombie
flicks as addictive as heroin, it isn’t something to pass up.
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'Guitar Hero's'
Greatest Hits
1. "Through the Fire and the
Flames" — DragonForce
This song is fucking ridiculous.
'Nuf said.
2. "The Devil Went Down to
Georgia" — Steve Ouimette
Ever wondered what it would
be like to play guitar with the
Prince of Darkness? No, not
Ozzy Osbourne — in this song,
you battle Lou (aka Satan) with
sick riffs.
3. "Free Bird" — Lynyrd Skynyrd
No matter what anyone says,
Guitar Hero II ruined this song.
But also, no matter what anyone says, this song still rules. I
sweat during the solo.
Alex Giddings/Staff Photographer
Columbia residents Jonathan Burrs and Jordan Ceats compete through a face-melting riff in the Guitar Hero
Tournament on Jan. 26 at The Blue Note. More than 380 contestants competed for the $1,500 in prizes.
'Guitar Hero' tourney big success
Remember when your parents
used to yell at you to stop playing
"Sonic the Hedgehog" on the Sega
Genesis and instead go outside and
roll in the grass? They probably said
that playing video games were a waste
of time.
Well, they might have been
wrong.
Last Saturday, The Blue Note was
packed with a mixture of high school,
elementary school and college-aged
kids. The atmosphere was relaxed,
tense, busy, nervous and drunk all at
the same time.
Players in the audience awaited
their turn to step up to show their
skills, stared intensely at the screens
and punched their fingers hard in
the air, pretending they were holding a guitar. The adults watching in
the balcony were the most tense of
all. Whenever people would stand
up and lean over the railing to get a
better view for him or herself, angry
moms would yell out for them to sit
down and be polite. One mom with a
camera went up to one such person,
pushed him out of the way, took his
place and started snapping photos.
Oddly enough, not much music
could be heard. The TVs were pretty
quiet, probably so as not to phase
competitors. Loud chattering and
screams of joy and anguish continuously filled the room, towering over
rock standards like Weezer's "My
Name Is Jonas," Metallica's "One"
and "Cities on Flame With Rock and
Roll" by Blue Oyster Cult.
It used to be that parents would
proudly wake up early on a Saturday
morning and take their little sons and
daughters to a T-ball game. But now it
seems to have switched to taking them
to video game competitions.
Peyton Sheeley was one of the
more impressive children of the evening. He had just turned six a few
days before the tournament and won
in his first round with 96 percent
accuracy on the Hard level. His dad,
uncle and various friends were there
to cheer him on.
"He's got incredible hand-eye coordination," his father Phillip Sheeley
says.
He added that one day last year he
borrowed the game from a friend and
took a nap after playing it. When he
woke up, he saw his little son playing it.
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"He was too short to hold the
guitar right, so he balanced it on the
ground like a big bass and played that
way," he says.
Ever since then, the kid took
off, and has been playing the game
nonstop.
"He can play on any level, and he
can even look in another direction and
still play, somehow," Sheeley says.
Peyton was beaten in the second
round, although he put up a hard
fight, beating the song on Expert. He
started crying when he lost, so his dad
hoisted him into his arms and the
crowd chanted his name to make him
feel better.
Nine-year-old Drake Barnhill also
had his parents to cheer him on. He
says he was nervous before he played,
but after he won in the first round he
grew a little more confident.
"I was nervous, but now I'm excited and feel good. I beat a 13-yearold," Barnhill says.
His mom, Kelly Barnhill, was
happy for him. She finally relented
and decided to bring him to a
competition,
"He's been asking me for a while.
There have been tournaments everywhere, so we thought we'd bring him
out tonight and give him a try," she
says.
Dylan Crites, a freshman at
Sturgeon High School, also brought
along his dad. They stood together
near the front of the crowd, watching
the others play after he performed
and moved to the second round. He
rocked out to "Suck My Kiss," by
Red Hot Chili Peppers. Crites plays
the game a lot and heard about the
contest from a surprising source.
"My grandma called and told me
about it," he says. Unfortunately, she
didn't come and watch. "I don't think
she could handle it."
Not only were younger kids there,
but some college kids were competing
too. Surprisingly, though, they were
the minority.
"I feel like I'm taking home the
gold," says Taylor Wolf, a student at
Moberly Area Community College,
before he plays. He was a little nervous
as he waited in the cold to get in. "I
hope it's not battle mode. If it is, I'm
going to cry or quit."
Most of the people there dressed
in jeans and a T-shirt. Some younger members of the crowd sported
Mohawks. Perhaps the most outlandish fashion honor should be given to
Columbia resident Travis Thurmond,
who donned a Batman costume.
"I'm here to have a good time and
to give people a good show," he said.
"I practiced in the suit for two hours
before I left to make sure that I could
play well in it."
Zimmer Radio Group, which
broadcasts such stations as Y107 and
Clear 99, hosted its first ever Guitar
Hero Tournament Saturday night at
The Blue Note. The list of prizes was
long. Some of the more impressive
awards were a brand new PlayStation
3, "Guitar Hero III: Legends of
Rock," a new guitar with an amplifier,
one month of free lessons from Palen
Music and a VIP party for four to any
show at The Blue Note.
"We had the idea to do this since
the fall," says Carrie Berkbuegler, a
sales rep for Zimmer Radio Group.
"A lot more people came out than I
expected."
A large area in front of the stage
was blocked off and set up for the
competition. There were six TVs with
two people playing against each other
per TV. The tourney was played on
"Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" in
Face-off Battle mode. It was a singleelimination rule, so the loser of the
battle was out for good.
It seems that now everyone can
be a rock 'n' roll god, regardless of
talent for an actual instrument. As
long as these tournaments continue
to abound, nerdy-looking people will
be able to show off their skills and be
praised for it.
4. "Carry On Wayward Son"
— Kansas
Featured on an episode of
"South Park" that makes fun
of guitar heroes, this is a classic
GH song.
5. "Jordan" — Buckethead
Not only is this the best bonus
song up for "purchase" in the
game, it brings a more electric
and eclectic sound to the game.
6. "Crossroads" — Cream
Just as I couldn't leave out the
original GH, as I did with the
shitty GH Encore: Rocks the
‘80s, I definitely couldn't leave
out Eric Clapton.
7. "Jessica" — The Allman
Brothers Band
Although some might say that
GH takes credit away from the
difficulty of actually playing real
music, this song reminds us to
respect songs sans lyrics, with a
beautifully ... long ... drawn-out
... finish.
Compiled by Staff Guitar
Hero Michael Sewall
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Lady in the streets. Freak everywhere else.
alicia smith jr.
When you first get into a relationship, falling in love is the
main goal, right? But, let’s face
it, making a woman or a man love
you can be difficult. But since you
have me as a wonderful friend
and informant, you won’t have to
worry about that anymore. I am
going to tell how to make that
special someone fall head over
heels for you.
There are many things you can
do to let him or her know how
much you care. Ladies, do not
be afraid to tell him how you feel.
I know we are always concerned
with how he feels and if he feels
the same way, but take a chance.
Tell him how much you enjoy
being around him and how you
hope this is for the long run. Also,
do some of the sweet things that
he does for you. Try calling him
those little pet names and make
sure you keep his ass smiling.
Send him a text message saying
that you were thinking about
him and that you miss him. If
Head over heels: Not a position
you really want to go all out with
it, plan a special evening for the
both of you. You should take a
trip to Victoria-don’t-tell-nobody
or Frederick’s of Hollywood, and
grab something that leaves little
to the imagination. That is exactly what he wanted for Valentine’s
Day: yo’ ass lying across the bed
in some red baby-doll nightie
and wearing body glitter and lipgloss.
If you have never taken a bath
together, do so. It can be a bonding experience, not to mention
it gets you all excited for what
is about to come for the both of
y’all. When you get out, dry each
other off, and rub lotion on each
other’s bodies. The good thing
about bathing together is that you
know your asses are clean. So feel
free to put your mouth anywhere
it takes you.
Guys, we cannot read your
minds. We don’t know half of the
shit that you think we should.
For some reason, we doubt the
way you feel about us. So reassure
your girl that she is everything
you want and need in your life.
Take some pointers from some of
those chick flicks.
Eye contact is a major turn-on,
so use it to your advantage. Stare
into our eyes and say exactly how
you feel.
But there is one thing about all
this sweet shit: it can go into overload. Too much can, surprisingly,
turn a person off. Do the extremely sweet things about twice every
two weeks. Regularly keep the
compliments and sweet things
rolling. But the overly sweet shit,
stretch it out over time.
Another thing you might not
know is that talking will make
someone fall in love with you.
Shocking, I know. But the shit
works. I have done the research.
Good conversation will keep
someone in a relationship, even
if the sex is bad. Try to have an
outgoing personality, and be fun
to be around. When you have a
good vibe, it is contagious, and
that will make that special person
want to be around you more and
more. Quality time is the key
thing, but don’t spend too much
time together. Give that person
a chance to miss you. Make her
call you and say, “Baby, what you
doing?”
If you really want to butter
him up, put on Destiny Child’s
“Cater 2 U,” and follow the directions to the tee. All that shit that
Beyoncé is moaning through the
speakers, oblige. Guys, get hip
to some old school, and listen to
what Luther Vandross or Teddy P.
is telling you. It will work. Trust
me. Again, I’ve done research on
this.
All these things will make him
or her like you more and more
and ultimately make them fall
in love with you. So remember,
sweet shit occasionally, good conversation regularly and always aim
to have fun.
Stay safe and stay tuned.
Beatles influence buried in The Redwalls’ sound
Andrew Langer’s voicemail is
misleading.
He sounds a lot more like that
friend we all have who sleeps until
noon in clothes from the day before
and less like a guitarist/vocalist for
The Redwalls, the Deerfield, Ill.band that has amassed comparisons to some of the most classic
bands of our time while knocking
musical boots on tour with Oasis.
But that’s the complexity of
Langer, and the same can be said
for his band. On first listen, it’s
tempting to compare their sound
to a slightly sloppier Beatles, but
giving into that temptation would
be an insult to the brand of rock ‘n’
roll that The Redwalls have spent
six years creating (not to mention
that Langer woke up 30 minutes
before noon).
“There’s not much you can say
about it, I guess,” Langer says. “We
have four people in our band, you
know. We play rock ‘n’ roll.”
And the two bands do have
some creepy similarities. They
were both, until recently for The
Redwalls, at one time signed with
Capitol Records. They both have
four male members. And perhaps
creepiest of all, the article “The”
prefixes both bands’ names.
But let’s get one thing straight.
The Redwalls are not The Beatles.
That’s not to suggest that they
aren’t good, or worthy of infamy,
or that no one would care if Yoko
Ono married Langer — because
A) we all know how that would
end up and B) that would just
be really weird. It’s to say that
The Redwalls are marching to
their own ‘60s-inspired beat, that
they deserve a qualifying adjective
more descriptive and creative than
Beatles-esque.
Perhaps it’s more fair to say that
the influence is there, buried somewhere in The Redwalls’ sound.
Langer names The Rolling Stones,
The Kinks (and yes, The Beatles)
as a few favorites, although he’s
also into outfits like New Order
and Guided By Voices.
But when asked what his least
Courtesy of Big Hassle Publicity
favorite band is, Langer can’t come
up with specifics. Instead, he works
with eras.
“All those boy bands that were
like, really big in the late and mid
‘90s?” he says. “And when they
tried to mix up rap and rock —
not a good time for music. That’s
why we started our own band,” he
says jokingly.
It takes an analytic deconstruction of MySpace music sensation
Tila Tequila’s “Stripper Friends”
(apparently she has more than one)
to jolt his memory. He interrupts,
“I just thought of it. The group
that I wish had never made music
or whatever? You know that group
Nickelback?”
Regrettably.
“Yeah. If there’s one group if I
could erase from musical history, it
would be them.”
Langer isn’t the only one doing
the interrupting during this interview, as his dog, Remi, punctuates
the conversation now and then
when she walks on Langer’s guitar,
strumming it accidentally in the
process.
“No respect,” Langer says with
an infectious laugh.
Langer’s way of joking is both
endearing and refreshing. If he
doesn’t know exactly what to say,
he’ll give it a damn good try. He’s
uninhibited.
And now his music can be the
same way. After being dropped
from Capitol Records, The
Redwalls found a new home in
Drexel University-based MAD
Dragon Records. Langer describes
it like this: “It’s like a student-run
label, actually. But also the president and a bunch of the higher-ups
at the level are all people who used
to be in the record industry and
didn’t want to be under the corporate major labels.”
Now, the band is just as uninhibited as Langer is when he talks
about Nickelback.
“It’s like an uphill battle with a
major label because they want to
be able to say that they have the
vision for you, and they want to
see it out,” Langer says. “You don’t
want people to make judgments
for you or make decisions.”
With MAD Dragon, though,
Langer says there’s no one telling
the band which direction to go in.
“We have all artistic control, so
it’s a good place to be at,” he says.
But before they split with
Capitol, The Redwalls lost their
original name, The Pages, because
Capitol had already signed a band
by a similar name (Pages, anybody?).
So where did “Redwalls” come
from?
“We took, like, three days and
just sat up in a room and said ‘All
right, let’s think of names.’ But
everything was taken by groups in
Iceland or, like, Norway,” he says
with another laugh.
The name Redwalls, he says, was
something out of the ordinary.
With their improved name, a
new label, and enough artistic freedom to shake a stick at, Langer
says the band is free to do what
they do best: rehearse every day
and tour.
“You fucking just get in the car
and drive around the country,” he
says. “We just kind of put all our
shit in it and go.”
up
required
listening
Guided By
Voices — Bee
Thousand
If there’s one thing
those of us in college can
respect, it’s making the
best out of what limited
means we have.
Guided by Voices’ Bee
Thousand is a rich musical
lesson in why this approach
may not be just acceptable,
but preferable. Recorded
on 4-tracks, cassette tapes
and whatever else the Bob
Pollard-led lineup could
come up with, the album
spans 20 songs in just over
36 minutes. GBV is notorious for their quick jabs of
pop melodies intertwined
with odd sound effects and
samples of completely different songs. Yet through
the static and occasional
dropped signal lies an earnest and truthful account
of some of life’s most basic
emotions.
Album
opener
“Hardcore UFOs” recounts
a feeling of innocence
through Pollard’s streamof-consciousness vision
of flying saucers, rock ‘n’
roll and near-contented
loneliness. This hard-todecipher lyrical style continues throughout the
record. Pollard’s words go
from close to meaningless
to drenching with selfdiscovered emotion and
personal memories with a
single listen. Most of the
songs contain the typical
rock instrumentation of
guitar, bass and drums, yet
through the microphone
of a cassette recorder, they
take on unfamiliar characteristics. Lead guitars pick
up a biting mid-range, as
those playing chords in
the background wash over
the magnetic ribbons they
were recorded on, roaring
with muddy-but-powerful
distortion.
The most impressive
moment on the record
comes with the two-minute-and-24-second “I Am
A Scientist.” In the intro,
faint drums, out of-tune
guitars and the most sincere lyrics ever written
augment a simple bass
riff. This is the furthest
thing from pure musical
skill; the record as a whole
could easily be condemned
as a bunch of simple people writing simple songs
and recording them with
simple technology. That
is exactly why this is a
classic. It aspires to be so
much more than it is, and
because of that honesty, it
reminds us of our often
forgotten dreams. “If it’s
right, you can tell,” Pollard
sings in “Echos Myron,”
and it’s easy to tell that Bee
Thousand feels more than
just right; it’s 100 percent
true.
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• Tea Leaf Green and Arthur
Lee Land, 8 p.m., $13 in
advance/$15 day of show,
The Blue Note
• Videology, 8:30 p.m., $2,
Mojo’s
• John Henry & the Engine
and Bockman Weekend,
8 p.m., $5, The Blue Fugue
• “The Assassination of
Jesse James by the
• Bob Marley Birthday
Celebration with Jah
Roots and 77 Jefferson,
8:30 p.m., $5, Mojo’s
• Mardi Gras, 8 p.m., $5,
The Blue Fugue
• “The Assassination of
Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford,”
5:15 p.m., $6, Ragtag
Cinemacafé
Coward Robert Ford,” 1 p.m. and
4:15 p.m., $6, Ragtag Cinemacafé
• “The Orphanage,” 7:30 p.m. and
9:30 p.m., $7, Ragtag Cinemacafé
• Over the Counter, 8 p.m., FREE,
Cherry Street Artisan
• DannyBoyz ‘80s Retro Dance
Party and live acoustic comedy,
10 p.m., $2, Sapphire Lounge,
1201 E. Broadway
Sunday
• “The Assassination of Jesse
James by the Coward Robert
Ford,” 5 p.m., $6, Ragtag
Cinemacafé
• “The Orphanage,” 8:15 p.m.
($7) and 10:30 p.m. ($6), Ragtag
Cinemacafé
• Free Collective, 9 p.m., FREE,
Cherry Street Artisan
Saturday
• The Roots, 8 p.m., $25,
Jesse Auditorium
• Welcome to Mizzou Party,
8:30 p.m., $5-20, The Blue
Note
• Monte Carlos, Kodiak,
Shame Club and Pink
Socks, 8:30 p.m., $5, Mojo’s
• John Henry & the Engine
and Bockman Weekend,
8 p.m., $5, The Blue Fugue
Tuesday
Friday
february 1-3
• 102.3 BXR’s Blues Bowl,
4:30 p.m., tickets through
station, The Blue Note
• “The Assassination of
Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford,”
1 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.,
$6, Ragtag Cinemacafé
• “The Orphanage,” 7:30
p.m. and 9:45 p.m., $6,
Ragtag Cinemacafé
• Sierra Leone’s Refugee
All Stars, 7 p.m., $15 in
advance/$20 day of show,
The Blue Note
• “The Assassination of
Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford,”
7:45 p.m., $6, Ragtag
Cinemacafé
• “The Orphanage,”
5:30 p.m., $6, Ragtag
Cinemacafé
• Natalie MacMaster, 7 p.m., $1018, Jesse Auditorium
• Mad Real Mondays, 10 p.m., $2,
Sapphire Lounge,
• “The Orphanage,” 8:30 p.m., $6,
Ragtag Cinemacafé
Wednesday
Monday
february 4-6
• 100.1 The Buzz Presents:
Bandamonium Featuring
Honey Bucket, Blacked
Out Again, 7 Dollar Stereo,
As of Now and Pierpoint, 6
p.m., $3, The Blue Note
• Showcase featuring Noah
Earle, Eddie Gumucio and
Chase Asmussen, 8 p.m.,
$5, The Blue Fugue
• Missouri Contemporary
Ballet presents “ROCK,”
6:30 p.m., $15 for students/$20 for adults, The
Blue Note
• The Whitest Light, The
ACB’s, It’s Over! and Nascar
Diarrhea, 8:30 p.m., $5,
Mojo’s
• “The Diving Bell and The
Butterfly,” 5:15 p.m. and
7:45 p.m., $6, Ragtag Cinemacafé
• “Southland Tales,” 10:15 p.m., $6,
Ragtag Cinemacafé
• Jazz Jam hosted by Jazz Rep
Lab, 7:30 p.m., FREE, Cherry Street
Artisan
• Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, 7 p.m.,
FREE, Jesse Auditorium
Friday
• “The Diving Bell and The
Butterfly,” 5:30 p.m., $4,
Ragtag Cinemacafé
• “Southland Tales,”
10:30 p.m., $4, Ragtag
Cinemacafé
Thursday
Wednesday
february 6-8
• Lee Expressive Arts School
Silent Film/Silent Auction,
7 p.m., $7, The Blue Note
• Witch’s Hat, Jumbling
Towers, Elsinore and The
Makeshift Gentlemen, 8
p.m., $5, The Blue Fugue
• The Red Water Revival,
Troubadour Dali and Old
Fashion, 8:30 p.m., $5,
Mojo’s
• Adam Stanley, 9:30 p.m., $5, The
Blue Note
• “The Diving Bell and The
Butterfly,” 5:30 p.m.,$6, and 8
p.m., $7, Ragtag Cinemacafé
• “Southland Tales,” 10:30 p.m., $6,
Ragtag Cinemacafé
• Bill Mallonee with Brady Didion,
8:30 p.m., $8 in advance/$10 at the
door, Cherry Street Artisan
• Grace Potter and the
Nocturnals and Brandi
Shearer, 6:30 p.m., $10 in
advance/$12 day of show,
The Blue Note
• Zaireeka, 10 p.m., FREE,
Ragtag Cinemacafé
• “The Diving Bell and the
Butterfly,” 2 p.m. and
4:30 p.m., $6, Ragtag
Cinemacafé
The Roots
Effortlessly combining lyrical hip-hop flow, sexy beats
and jazz riffs, The Roots have
defied convention to become
one of the most distinctive
and respected acts in hiphop today. Lucky for MOVE,
who has grown weary of
getting our Roots fix by playing “The Seed 2.0” over and
over again as a soundtrack
to our weekend debauchery,
they also happen to be one of
the best touring live shows.
Expect a huge sound, a huge
band and a huge, luscious fro
on ?uestlove. Hell yes.
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MOVE
Wednesday
• Richard Thompson’s 1000
Years of Popular Music,
7 p.m., $25, The Blue Note
• Saint Louis Symphony
Orchestra, 7 p.m., $21-34,
Jesse Auditorium
Editor's Pick
Tuesday
february 12-13
• 100.1 The Buzz Presents:
Bandamonium with
Wyrmhole, F*Bombs, Six
By Silver, Filament and
The Hooten Hallers,
7 p.m., $3, The Blue Note
• The Heartbreaker’s Ball
with Let Lions, Tear at
the Walls, A Thousand
Nations and Stag, 8:30
p.m., $3, Mojo’s
• Jon Sheffield, Jacob
Prescott, Haii Usagi,
Ataraxic Ataxia and
Shirrelle C. Limes and the
Lemons, 8 p.m., $5, The
Blue Fugue
“The Diving Bell and the
Butterfly”
In 1995, Jean-Dominique
Bauby, the editor of French
Elle magazine, suffered a
massive stroke, leaving him
paralyzed with the exception of his left eye. Baub
described his experiences to
the world, writing a memoir
by blinking. Julian Schnabel
brings his vivid, heartbreaking memoir to life with great
vision and empathy in this
critically acclaimed drama.
We haven’t seen it yet
either, but we really, really
want to. For serious.
Z.A.P. album release party
CoMO funk-dance outfit Z.A.P.’s
name short for “Zero AntiPerspirant” (they only bring the
funk!). You might need to layer on
the deodorant yourself after dancing your ass off during one of the
group’s energetic sets, like the one
on Feb. 9 when Z.A.P. breaks out
its new shit for their album release
party. One of CoMO’s best-kept
secrets has beats strong enough for
both men and women to keep the
party going all night.
• “Southland Tales,” 7 p.m., $6,
Ragtag Cinemacafé
• Jazz at Lincoln Center with
Wynton Marsalis, 7 p.m., $30-40,
Jesse Auditorium
• Mad Real Mondays,
10 p.m., $2, Sapphire Lounge
Monday
Ragtag Cinemacafé
• “Southland Tales,” 9:30 p.m., $7,
Ragtag Cinemacafé
• Violet Vonder Haar, 9 p.m., FREE,
Cherry Street Artisan
Sunday
• RiverfrontRadio.com’s
Mizzou’s Best Band
Contest featuring: Ghost
in the Machine and
Oakshore, 9 p.m., $6, The
Blue Note
• Z.A.P. album release party,
8 p.m., $5, The Blue Fugue
• “The Diving Bell and
The Butterfly,” 2 p.m.,
4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., $6,
Editor's Pick
Saturday
february 9-11
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Wednesdays)
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