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March 8, 1995

 

 

 

 

The Other Press

 

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Arthur Ellis: a band, an act, a lifestyle.

Yes, there is a goat skull on stage - but it’s not sexual...honest!

by Tammy Coombes

Where did they get this name?
Who the hell is Arthur Ellis? I wanted
to know, so I asked them in a live
interview...Trevor is dead Trevor is
dead...oops!

The name Arthur Ellis comes from
a poem drummer Brian Trepanier
wrote while in high school. The poem
was about Canada’s head executioner.
Canadians never found out his real
identity because he used a pseudonym
- Arthur Ellis.

The music is influenced by, and
sounds like a mixture of Rush, Devo,
Deep Purple and more! They tend to
be diverse in style from song to song.
Listen for songs like: Hashish
Withdrawal; Hidden Symmetry (1 am
the grey, | am the shade between black
and white...); Massa Perditionis (Bathe
our bodies in the earth and drink the
oceans clean/ Each in a dilemma of
choice...); and one they will perform for
the first time at Richards on Richards
- Lizard (dessert or lounge?)

The Arthur Ellis show is a mixture
of music and performance art. Shannon
Hallett, vocals ‘n’ stuff, contributes
acting talent, a great voice and a sense
of mysticism while on stage. She has
been known to wear lots of leather,
swing an axe, and she was once asked
if she was a man or a woman... Hmmm.

Comparing the band to the human
body, they said that Brian is the

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backbone, bassist Brendan Rideout is
the skeleton, Shannon is the blood,
former guitarist Trevor was the skin,
and keyboardist Peter “fish” Visera is
the squishy stuff (innards).

With five costume changes on
average (not including various
costumes the other members show up
in), Shannon creates a story telling
atmosphere.

The meaning behind their work is
loosely described as a mixture of
politics, blue collar woes and anything

else they feel like writing about at the
time. Usually their songs aren’t overly
deep, with the theme of goats coming
out often.

Arthur Ellis will be apest of Music
West this year and they are playing at
Richards on Richards March 14th.
Don’t miss this band - they bay that they
might even play wreck bead someday.

(if they can figure out a} to get all
their equipment to the | be m of the
hill.) Another date is Meh 27th at
The Town Pump. oes

The Blue Angel = Mar 1

Marlene Dietrich plays Lola Lola, the top-hatted,
black-stockinged, bare-thighed, sultry cabaret
singer with the husky voice, a persona that still
endures. A classic of early sound cinema. Curtain

730 pan.

Sorry, no admittance to those under 18 years of age.

The Life & Times Mar 14
of Allen Ginsberg

An informative,thought-provoking and thoroughly

entertaining look at five decades of Ginsberg and his
many personae; the Beat poet, the anti-Vietnam war 5
pacifist, the Buddhist, the teacher. Curtain 7:30 p.m.

Sorry, no admittance to those under 18 years of age
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Valentine’s Day = Mar 29|

Mike Holbloom’s debut feature offers the intensity,
sorrow, hysteria, and revelations-of-the-self of
contemporary issues: love, war, AIDS. Stellar
performances from Babz Chula and Gabrielle Rose.

Curtain 7:30 p.m.

Sorry, no admittance to those under 18 years of age.

Fat Chance

Apr 12

The funny and sensitive journey of Winnipegger Rick
Zokowich, a 400-pound 40-year-old, who started on

a diet to lose half his body weight but found his Own w
persona instead. Curtain 7:30 p.m.

Sorry, no admittance to those under 18 years of age

Persona

Apr 23

We end with the title film for the series, Ingmar
Bergman's classic rumination on the illusory nature
of human personality and our roles in life and in
relationships. Starring Liv Ullman and Bibi Andersson. .

Curtain 7:30 p.m.

Sorry, no admittance to those under 18 years of age

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Admission:

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$5 Reg. * $4 Sr/Student ya EE HUY
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$20/$16 5-Show Pass
Sorry, no admittance to those

under 18 years of age.

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