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Friday, September 7, 1979
Tchaikovsky Rock
New Wave rocker Bram Tchaikovsky leads his British band in last night's concert at the Lawrence Opera House, 642
Massachusetts, Tehakwoyk, with the current hit single, "Girl Of My Dreams," was on the fourth stop of a national tour.
By RICK HELLMAN
Kansan Reviewer
British band pleases fans in spite of muddled sound
One can’t help be reminded of the British musical invasion of the 1960s upon the creation of "Jazz on Broadway" that are making it big on the American music scene. And, as shown in last night’s concert at the Lawrence Opera House, 642 Fifth Avenue, New York, Wesley is certainly carrying on the tradition.
With a sound not far removed from earlier period, artists like Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Joe Jackson and the Police have brought the music to even the most rigid radio playlists.
Billboard magazine, an industry journal, recently had a cover story on the growing popularity of the so-called New Wave groups.
Bram Tchakovsky is the name of the group and its leader, who, along with bassist Mickey Broadbent, writes all of the band's material.
For some, Blondie's No. 1 album, "Parallel Lines," put a stamp of legitimacy on the new sound. And one of the most recent breathways by a British band has been made by Tehakovsky who currently rides the crest of the hit single "Girl of my Dreams." The group has embarked on an effort, of which Lawrence is the fourth stop.
The group's sound resembles much of the current pop/rock trend with its jangly guitars, light vocal harmonies and the "punk" vibe that brings it to the "punk" style of a couple of years ago.
Tchaikovsky himself isn't given to much analysis of his musical style. Describing his songwriting at a record store appearance yesterday, he said ideas for tunes have
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come to him while "just pissing about with this terrible old acoustic guitar."
"You must get up there and play what you feel," he said. "If people like it, that's all for the better."
Nor does he seem to be the least bit
calculating. To hear him tell it, album sales
and public reaction have exceeded the band's greatest expectations.
And people do seem to like it. The album "What's Going On" has attained a healthy position on the charts and is a top seller on the band when they join Foreigner, on whose upcoming tour they will be the
"Say you play in front of ten thousand people," he explained, "and they 200 say 'Hev! I like these guys better.' Well . . ."
The rationale behind supporting an established group like Foreigner is to gain exposure, Tchakovsky said.
Tchaikovsky said he had none of the animosity toward the music industry that Elvis Costello expressed in "Radio, Radio."
"Elvis Costello is stupid," Tchaikovsky said. "You can't just slip people in the face, you've got to change from the inside and bring people around to your way of living."
The show began about 9 p.m. with an appearance by Thumbs, a local group. Their strongest feature was their repertoire of intricate finger movements above the caliber of most local bands.
Last night, the band seemed eager to show folks how it should be done.
After a short break, the headliners arrived and tore into the title song from their album. "Strange Man, Changed Man."
Tchikovsky, a natural frontman, mugged for the crowd while flailing away at his Gibson guitar.
"Lonely Dancer" got things moving a bit, with a fine guitar solo by Dennis Forbes, the band's second guitarist.
But as the show progressed, it became apparent that the muddied sound wasn't going to improve. The vocals, especially, were clearer in the mix, but the white set sounded sloppy.
The hit songs "Girl of my dreams" and "Lady from the U.S.A." were crowd favorites, as might be expected, but the best moments of the came later.
"Robber," with its tongue-in-cheek jab at the music business and Beatlesa flavor, showed off the group's strength—witty, driving rock and rock.
Of all the guitar licks trapped out during the night, the best belonged to Forbes. His flute solo on "Nobody Knows" won him an aviation from the crowd of 500.
The song, however, that really got the audience moving (as much as they did all the time) was "I'm a Monkees," *I'm a Believer*." They infused the song with a shot of late-1950's guitar, and we know that's a real thing.
For an encore they did a throwaway version of "Johnny B. Goodle," which was followed by an amazing John Lennon-like "Dizza Miss I love."
Brain Teachakovsky have proved on record that they are a force to be reckoned with. Perhaps with a better sound system and more technology, their high mark we'd set for in the studio.
Galleries
ART AND DESIGN GALLERY Visual Arts Building
Paintings by Jenny McDade and sculpture by Philip Blackhurst, Opening 3 p.m. Monday through Sept. 10. Opening 3 p.m. Tuesday through Nov. 5. Opening 3 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 3. Sunday
THE GALLERY
745 New Hampshire St.
Weaving by Susan Cairns and pottery
by Mary Benjamin, through Sep. 28.
On Monday, 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Saturday,
LANDIS GALLERY
Drawings and watercolor gouache by Danny Miller and drawings by Dorothy Mze, through Sept. 30. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER
9th and Vermont streets
PEN AND INC. GALLERY 622 Nermont St
Abstract color photography by Lee M. Collins through Sept. 13. Photography collage through Sept. 27, Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a.m. to
711 West 23rd St.
Watercolors by Sherry Brechja,
through Sept. 30. Open 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.
7FE GALLERY
Paintings and drawings by Philip Wildman, through Sept. 30. Spend a d.m. to Monday through Framery ROY'S CREATIVE FRAMING AND GALLERY
7 East 7th St.
Kansas landscapes by Tim Saska,
through Oct. 3. Open noon to 5 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday.
UNIONGALLERY
Kansas Union
Annual Art Department Faculty Show.
opening 4 p.m. Monday through Sept. 29. Open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Photography by Dan Dancer; watercolors by Jan Kelly and Mary Selfridge, two Texas artists; Kansas students in Darden glasses by Martini Darmi; through Sept. 30. Open 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
VALLEY WEST GALLERIES
7112-A West 25th St.
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Museums
HELEN FORESMAN SPENCER
MUSEUM OF ART
Chinese Paintings from the Sacker Collection, through Oct. 7; Innovations in 19th Century Paintings, through Sept. 30; 20th Century Drawings, through Oct. 7. Open 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
WATKINS COMMUNITY MUSEUM 1047 Massachusetts St.
"On the Banks of the Kaw, The History of Lawrence, IV," *IP* throughout. Nov. 18. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 1:40 p.M. Sunday.
Movies
CINEMA TWIN THEATRES 31st and Iowa streets
"Manhattan," starring Woody Allen, Diage Keaton and Mariel Hewing.
"Hot Stuff" starring Dom DeLaise
Lois Lowry
"Hot Stuff," starring Dom DeLuise and Suzanne Pleshette.
HULCREST THEATRES
and Suzanne Pleshette.
HILLCREST THEATRES
9th and Iowa streets
9th and Iowa streets
"Wifemistress," starring Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Antonelli.
"Breaking Away," starring Dennis Christopher, and Paul Dooley.
1020 Massachusetts St.
"North Dallas Forty," starring Nick Nettle and Mae Davis.
SUNSET DRIVE-IN THEATRE RFD1
"Meatballs", starring Bill Murray, and "Up In Smoke."
"Americathon," starring John Ritter and Harvey Korman.
"Viollette," 3:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. today and tomorrow. "Richard Pryor" Live in Concert, "midnight tonight" and "Saturday," 8:30 p.m. sunday; "Miss Miniver," 7:30 p.m. Monday; "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; "The Blue Angle" on p.m. Wednesday; "The Garden of Green Tea Over Ice," 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
Woodruff Auditorium Kansas Union
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Arts and Entertainment
Italian film intrigues yet confuses
By JOAL HETHERINGTON Kansan Reviewer
"Witmestiness," an Italian movie directed by Mario Viceruco, is a curious film that portrays the viewer's attention, but it is not spectacular. The film is tasteless and warmly erotic, but it is interesting.
The atmosphere of the film is rich and the action never stops or loses one's interest, but the last feeling is one of irresolution.
The story unfolds in a small Italian town around the turn of the century, and involves one of the town's wealthiest couples. Luigi is an avid golfer, but he carries on a lucrative wine business, but also is secretly a moving force and pamphleteer for the underground socialist movement. He has a secret business he witnesses a murder and to avoid being identified, goes into hiding in a cousin's loft across from his own house with a direct view into his wife's bedroom.
Antonia De Angelo, played by Laura Kelley, has said that her husband's disapproval that he is dead. She has been, until this point, a fretful invalid unable to walk because of hysterical depression.
BUT AS SOON AS she decides Laugi is dead, she gets out of bed, and as he watches from his loft, sets out to take over his wine business. It does not take Antonia long to discover her husband's anarchistic beliefs from the string of pamphlets he left at his regular停销 places. She also rapidly learned that the musuemness of his sexual preferences.
In revolt against Laugir and the frigidity of her friends, she launches her own sexual adventures. These involve some of her husband's friends and former mistresses, and take place under the watchful eyes of her children.
"WIFEMSTRESS" to be ought to be ironic but it does not succeed. Director Vicario seems unable to decide between semi-fire and drama. For a situation with
so much potential for ridiculousness, the film is generally infamous and too dramatic to be held back. The film's amusing. More intricate camerawork and less intensity on the part of the actors could have been a possibility.
Instead, there is too much intensity to carry a consistent irony throughout. The harsh resolution of a parallel subplot about another couple underscores the basic seriousness of the film and leaves no room for a dramatic conclusion. For a film that allows its intense orchestrated music, becomes slightly pretentious instead of extremely significant.
ALTHOUGH THE rich iraq is missing from the fight, it does not. The action is all played against a backdrop of sexual wealth, occasionally intertwined with glimpses of a strongly connected world.
The erotic scenes in particular take advantage of this sensual emphasis, and all the bedroom episodes involve lace pet
tictoes and nightgowns, thick fur bedspreads and gilt, satin and brocade ornamentation. These scenes are well handled in the fashion of elaborate or abrasion or obsession with the material.
The photography throughout is good, straightforward and without tricks, and captures the sensual, soft tone of the film quite well.
"Wifismist stress" is well-executed in all respects. The acting is good, although too intense at times. Antonelli as the wife has a cool beauty that contrasts strikingly with her inner passion. She often overplays the emotion, but otherwise is beautiful cast.
Mastolianni, with less chance for action than Antonelli, conveys Lai's obsession with watching his development with an antelope than Antonielli uses, but is outie effective.
Overall, the film is quick-paced and intriguing enough to be enjoyable, but its ambiguessness as to its own approach can be disturbing.
Staff Reporter
By CYNDI HUGHES Struff Reporter
Concerts to mark breakup of Cole Tuckey
The tough business of rock and roll is breaking up Cole Tucker, one of Lawrence's most popular bands, this month, but the musicologist is determined to make it as a solo act.
After final performances tonight and tomorrow night at the Lawrence Opera House, 442 Massachusetts St., and next in Columbia, Calle. McCole, Tucker will dissolve.
"We wanted to do it at a time when things are up," said Jared, who lives in New York. "Right now we're at the peak of what we've ever drawn. It really sad and to see it coming to an end, but it was good."
The group decided to split up after together almost four years when a recording venture failed last spring, said Allen Weiss, the group's guitarist and songwriter.
"TO HAVE VALIDITY in the music market, you have to have a record," Jameson said. "We were caught in the band and we successfully localized successful band and a recording band."
Economically, the record business is the only way bands can make money because performing does not pay well. We said.
"Financially, performing is a disaster," he said. "There aren't that many places to play, unless you play in lousy bars or in mini circuit. The money is in record deals."
Cole Tuckey recorded eight songs in Bugalona, La., about six months ago, but when Weiss took the tapes to Los Angeles, he never impressed or impress any record company executives.
"We did our major shopping in Los Angeles, but we were shed down because we don't; sound like the Police or the Knack," Jamerson said.
Weiss said, "We found out really fast
that the music market had gone pretty much to disco or to post-New Wave music, not to country or bluegrass or any of the labels they tag us with."
JAMESON, WEIS and lead guitarist Paul "Weasel!" started the band in December, 1973, with a different bassist and drummer. He was also the bassist, joined them six months later.
Weiss and James both said they thought Cole Tuckey could have broken into the recording business in 1976. At that time, he was a record executive dominating the record business. Cole Tuckey was playing a combination of acoustic songs and sawing music from the 1940s and 1950s that could have caught on, and also the 1980s, when the group rouned a rock and rock sound.
"It's funny how the changes occurred, instrument by instrument over the years," Jameson remembered.
Cole Tuckey accumulated a following in
"The band changed over time, but we consistently drew big crowds," he said. "We had a heavy dosage of cult following."
Each of the five members of the band are looking to the future, Jameson said. Ground is still under construction, Stuart Doores, will live in St. Louis with his wife and two children. Davenport definitely will be in the future.
the Midwest, especially in Lawrence, St Louis and Columbia, Mo., Weiss said.
Jameson and Weiss, however, plan to stay at the company until it can produce Code Trucker in manager, Barry Ginsberg, who also is Chicago regional director for Polyordre records, the two are also the company's partners.
Even though Weiss and Jameson still are experimenting with different songs, the project has attracted the attention of Clive president of the Academy of Music and climbed up a ladder planned to play these early songs for & A M, Warner Brothers and Asylum record companies.
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