Friday, January 22, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
Listen up: specialty shows highlight new KJHK lineup
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By Ezra Sykes
Kansan staff writer
Matt Gibbon, Lawrence junior, has a new show on KJIK called the "Super Sexy Psychobilly Rock' n' Roll Show." His program airs Sunday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
If variety is the spice of life, then life is looking pretty spicy for KJHK's new special programs lineup.
Abatigis also said that having a specific show ides was important.
From Brazilian jazz to psychobilly jams, the programs stretch across the map of musical genres.
The show, which airs Sunday nights from 10 to midnight, is a retrospective of experimental 20th century classical music, Burke, Overland Park senior. said.
Elena Abatigis, program director at KJHK 90.7 FM, said that she looked for potential hosts with an enthusiasm for their show ideas, radio voices and a willingness to learn on the job.
This specificity criterion was no problem for Dow James, Prairie Village senior and host of the show "Brazilica," which airs 9 to 11 on Monday nights.
"Considering some of this music came from as early as 1909, and considering the culture at the time, it's amazing to think that these composers weren't put into an insane asylum." Burke said.
The show, a mix of music exclusively from Brazil, features tunes from the '60s to the '60s by artists such as Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa.
The "Super Sexy Psychobilly Rock'n' Roll Show" features early country music, rockabilly and a little psychobilly, which is basically hardedged rockabilly, said Matt Gibbon, Lawrence junior and host of the show, which airs Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m.
During the show's premiere last week, Gibbon said he received a phone call from a man in West Virginia who was listening to his program via the Internet.
The man explained that long ago he had had a radio program on the same frequency as KJHK that played similar music.
"Me and this old-school guy talked rockabilly for five or six minutes," said Gibbon.
Artists such as Kool Keith, Jurascic 5 and T-Love can be heard on the "Classic Underground Sound" show, which airs Tuesday nights from 9 to 11 p.m.
Jessica Dumler, Topeka junior and
host of the show, said the show consisted of hip-hop and electronic music that didn't fall into the mainstream category.
Dulmer hopes that she and her cohost, Justin Montag, Olathe junior, can make the show popular in the Kansas City area after KJHK increases its broadcast signal from 100 watts to 2,900 watts in February.
Haskell group to stage play at Lied Center
Getting into the swing of things,
"Hit that Jive Jack" will focus on straight jazz, country swing and nouveau swing from the 1920s to present, host Rees Wendler said.
The show will feature a jazz history minute and trivia contests in which prizes will be awarded.
By Dan Curry
Haskell Indian Nations University's Thunderbird Theater will produce "Children of the Sun," a play by Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday.
Kansan staff writer
An 18-foot teepee, authentic buck-skin fringe, a mechanical giant and a wise old spider will take the stage tonight at the Lied Center.
The play recounts an oral tale close to the hearts of the Kiowa people. Grandmother Spider narrates the story of how the Sun, angry at his wife's escape, splits his son into two halves, thus creating the Half-Boves.
"Grandmother Spider is the grandmother of the Klowa people," said cast member Jennifer Attockie, who will play Grandmother Spider. "She's the one that carries the story."
Attocknie is a member of the Comanche, Creek and Citizen Band Potawatomi nations, and a former KU student. She has acted with the trone for ten years.
Grandmother Spider raises the Half-Boys, who eventually become the protectors of the Kiowa people.
Attocknie said she was excited to perform at the Lied Center because the Kiowa story would reach a wide audience.
"It makes our stories more accessible. It's our gift to the community," she said.
Diana Carlin, a member of the Kennedy Center's President's Advisory Committee, said she was impressed with the quality of the Thunderbird Theater's productions.
"I've seen the Thunderbird Theater perform before at different venues, and they're excellent." she said.
Carlin said she approached the Thunderbird Theater after the Kennedy Center contacted her about producing the play in Lawrence.
Crystal Williams puts on her make up to portrait the character Aila in the play "Children of the Sun." It opens tonight at the Lied Center. Photo by Kate Levenson/KANSAN
"CHILDREN OF THE SUN"
7:30 tonight at the Lied Center.
■ 7:30 tonight at the Lied Center.
■ Tickets are available at the SUA, Lied Center and Murphy Hall box offices; Navarre Hall at Haskell Indian Nations University; and Ticketmaster outlets.
■ Tickets are $5 for students and children, $9 for senior citizens and $10 for the general public.
Pat Melody, director of the Thunderbird Theater, said the greatest challenge was keeping the performance true to the traditions of the Kiowa.
The Thunderbird Theater, which has produced a variety of plays at Haskell, has also performed nationally. It had two performances of the play "Songs of Life" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., last October.
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