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by Ian Hunter

There are still those around
who think of folk music in
terms of scruffy low-life
hunched over
beaten-up old acoustic
lamenting in nasal whines
about trains and of how ‘‘my
baby just left for another
man‘‘. For those who were
at the Commodore Ballroom
last Thursday and Friday
nights that sterotype would
have been shattered by
Queen Ida and the Bon
Tempts Zydeco band. who
played both nights to sold
out crods.

Described as ‘‘the newest
thing in music’’, by Queen
Ida herself, Zydeco music is
a sort of Louisiana Cajun
Fold Rock that is greeat to
listen to and infectious to

by Sean Valentini

For the regular ‘frequenter of
the lower mainland’s nu-
merous night clubs, repeti-
tious may be the best word
that describes many of the
club acts.

Not so for PARIS, this
band is best described as
tight. PARIS leaves the
crowd wanting more. No one
member dominates the act,
because they are all fine
instrumentalists. Their sets
are a spirited combination of
popular songs interwoven
with their own interesting
material. This is definitely a
band worth seeing. You can
catch PARIS at the Back-
stage October 11 to 16. Viva
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dance to.

Fronted by 52 year old
Queen Ida playing accordian,
the Bon Tempts band
consists of a basic rock band
format; guitars, bass, drums
with the addition of violin
and washboard. With that
line-up they played for
about three hours with the
dance-floor jammed and,
because of the old tires and
horsehair under the floor,
rocking.

As well as _ playing
traditional Cajun music, they
played some songs from CCR
(Credence Clearwater
Revival), some blues and
straight rock.

Queen Ida is not your
usual rock star. For years
she was a housewife in the
San Francisco area having
given up her accordian when

she moved there from
Louisiana twenty years
before. As her kids grew up
and went to school she found
that she had more time on
her hands and soon began

Her virtuocity led her to
play several folk clubs
around the Bay area
eventually joining what is
now the Bon Tempts band.

She appeared at the
Vancouver Folk Festival last
summer where she became

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the hit of the show. For
those who missed her at the
Folk Festival and _ the
Commodore, you will have
another chance to catch her
and her band when she }
returns to the Commodore in
March.

What A Rush.

practicing the accordian
again.
by Karen Jong

On Thursday night, Octo-
ber 1, Rush put on an
excellent performance that
lasted almost two hours.

The audience were on
their feet as soor as the
lights went out.

Rush put their backdrop/
screen to good use that
night. They showed scenes
from school halls, shopping
malls, a video game car

chase and a good film clip of
the launching of the Space
Shuttle.

Neil Peart played with
expert preciseness. He
played only one very good
drum solo which lasted app-
roximately four minutes.

Alex Lifeson played with a
lot of energy and enthu-
siasm. He jumped around
the stage with his guitar
playing the most complicated
material wih ease and grace.

Secret Policemans Other

by Stan Pickthall

The Secret Policeman’s
Other Ball is a funay, enter-
taining show; but it does not
win any prizes for being a
GREAT movie. To begin, it
is mot a story, as I had
believed it to be. It is a
collection of skits, pe
interludes, and stand-up
routines. This is not a Monty

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Python movie, although it
was headlined by John
Cleese, also
Towers fame, and included
appearances by three other
Pythons. It is compiled from
two benefit shows held to
raise money for Amnesty
International. Although the
skits are mostly quite funny,

of Fawlty...
- poorly produced and a cheap

seeing the movie is more like
being in a playhouse than a
movie theatre. As such, it is

way to raise money. One can
only hope that some
proceeds from theatre prices
will go to the benefit.

The music is very well
done with appearances by

He used his various pedals
throughout the concert which
gave him the sound that
Rush is known for.

Geddy Lee played bass
guitar, double bass/guitar
and also the synthesizers.
He definitely showed off his
talents in this concert by
using his vocal talents too.

Rush showed a lot of talent
and energy in this concert
even though they only came.
back for one encore.

Ball

Peter Townsend, Stind, Eric
Clapton, Jeff Beck and Phil
Collins, and provides a
welcome break -from the
Monty Python zaniness that
prevails throughout this film.
A good laugh or three in this
show, if you need them, but
hardly worth the five dollar
cost.

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