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Hersh is harsh but good in solo effort

By Valtsoutsouris · Wednesday, March 12,2003 4:09 p.m.

When Kurt Cobain killed himself in April 1994 I didn't feel like listening to music much anymore. So I turned to Kristin Hersh's Hips and Makers and found amazing solace. Her pain, whatever might have caused it, was exquisitely felt. Her new record, The Grotto, is her best since that solo debut. In recent solo albums, Hersh had tried to over-arrange and while albums like Sky Motel and Sunny Border Blue were hardly bad, they sounded a little churned out. The Grotto is a return to sparsity. Released simultaneously with Throwing Muses' new self-titled record, Hersh haunts with her uniquely spooky voice and guitar playing.

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My mother would like this music

By Tom McMahon · Wednesday, March 12,2003 4:08 p.m.

My grandmother and my mother would love this music, but then again, they think Barbra Streisand is a great singer and I just think she has a big nose. The premise of this album is truly noble. Maria Muldaur assumes the role of a lounge singer doing renditions of Peggy Lee's greatest musical works. Peggy Lee was huge in the jazz scene about 50 years ago and is considered one of the genre's first singer-songwriters.

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Call me Gilligan, the sea's endless rhythm

By Jessica Halverson · Wednesday, March 12,2003 4:06 p.m.

The Coral is sun-drenched, scorching heat -- the kind that makes the sand waver in bad mock-western movies, the kind that sweats. Not dusty, or arid, but barren with the illusion of something just off to the right in the distance. It's brown leather boots and blue jeans and the city guy lost in the desert with a set jaw and strong brow, dark hair, pretending to be a cowboy.

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Bloomington bowling alleys develop community, skill

By -Brandon Tucker · Wednesday, March 12,2003 4:04 p.m.

Some come for the sport, some come for the camaraderie, but all come for a good time. Bloomington's bowling lanes have been home to just about everything the sport of bowling could offer, and Bloomington residents have been enjoying its unique mix of sport and camaraderie for years.

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Los Angeles band brings unique brand of music to the Bluebird

By Kathleen Quilligan and Kathleen Quilligen · Wednesday, March 12,2003 4:03 p.m.

The only way the crazed fan could describe it was "space porn." After its first show, Eric Gould, bassist for the band Particle, recalls the reaction of a female fan who was amazed by the new sound she had just heard. Gould says he wasn't surprised by the fan's reaction when she said the music was indescribable, and space porn was just the best explanation for it.

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Return of the 'Modfather'

By Seth Forster · Wednesday, March 12,2003 4:02 p.m.

Paul Weller's latest release seems to have gone tragically unnoticed. This time out, the former frontman of '70s/early '80s "mod" rockers The Jam has combined his love for soul music and early British rock with the punk flavorings of his former band. Illumination stands out by itself as being one of the best straightforward rock albums of the past few years. On the title track, Weller delivers a pure, simple love song and later an instrumental track proves that he's learned to use his voice as an instrument as well as a vehicle for his great songwriting.

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Class clown turned class act

By by Jennifer Brewer and Jennifer L. Brewer · Wednesday, March 12,2003 4:01 p.m.

If laughter is the best medicine, five minutes of listening to Spike Davis could cure just about anyone. The popular comedian and actor will be at Bear's Place March 17 to do what he does best -- make 'em laugh.

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Festival celebrates young playwrights, actors

By Alyson Brodsy and Elise Baker · Wednesday, March 12,2003 12:35 a.m.

At 7 p.m. tonight the Bloomington Playwright's Project will kick off the third day of its 19th annual Mini-Play Festival, which challenges elementary through high school students to produce, stage, direct and star in short plays written by their peers.

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Wait a minute

By -Val Tsoutsouris · Wednesday, March 12,2003 12:22 a.m.

You had a dream when you were a kid. You wanted to play big-time Division I college basketball. You weren't good enough to be recruited by the Dukes, Kentuckys or Arizonas of the college basketball world. But you were recruited by St. Bonaventure, an Atlantic 10 school of 2,200 students located in Olean, N.Y. It offered you a scholarship, and you accept. You won't get to play in a major conference, but you will play in a conference where you will have a shot to get an at-large NCAA tournament bid. Plus it's only about an hour and a half to Buffalo, so you don't have to worry about being far from exciting big-city culture. By the way, you have a rapier wit. The coach who recruited you was Jim Baron. He got his bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Bonaventure, and he sold you on his love of the school.

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War concerns include racism

By Colin Kearns · Wednesday, March 12,2003 12:19 a.m.

There was no common thread in terms of race, religion or age among the 100 or so audience members who gathered in the Neal-Marshall Grand Hall Tuesday night. What everyone did share was a strong concern about the potential war in Iraq and racism within the U.S. military. They expressed their concerns through poetry, essays and music. "The Color of War" was put together to allow students and professors to creatively discuss the role race plays in war and the military. Sophomore Mzilikazi Ashaki Kone, a member of the Coalition to Oppose War in Iraq, helped organize the event. The event was designed to give people the chance to have an open discussion about race, Kone said.

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IUPD Blotter

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 12,2003 12:16 a.m.

The following activity was reported by the IU Police Department.

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Rocker's anthem creates discord

By Alyson Brodsy and Lori Geller · Wednesday, March 12,2003 12:09 a.m.

Singer John Mellencamp's new song "To Washington" isn't only raising questions about the nation's history and possible war with Iraq; it's also raising controversy among listeners.

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Children's museum plans expansion

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 12,2003 12:09 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Visitors to The Indianapolis Children's Museum will be able to avoid crossing busy city streets after the construction of a new parking garage with an elevated walkway.

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Town sends cookies to soldiers

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 12,2003 12:09 a.m.

EDINBURGH, Ind. -- What began as one woman's simple way to support soldiers departing for a possible war in Iraq has grown into a community-wide "Cookies for Combat" campaign.

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Human bones found in woods

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, March 12,2003 12:08 a.m.

PARAGON, Ind. -- Authorities were trying to identify a set of human bones discovered by a hunter in south-central Indiana.

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Bonnies to make case to conference

By Alyson Brodsy · Tuesday, March 11,2003 11:59 p.m.

OLEAN, N.Y. -- After cleaning house, St. Bonaventure now must persuade the Atlantic 10 that it should stay in the conference despite its troubled men's basketball program.

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