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Harvesters and the Procrastinators. Feb. 17,

t choices

Commodore. nx $1 o. 75 at ncketmaster, 280-4444.

You don't want to be shaking, shucking, or,
hurling yourself from stages when little Cupid
is around with his bow, or you could get one
of those arrows in the eye. It's best to sit back,
hold hands, and listen to music whi le gazing
· fondly at the person you'd most like to get
unhygienic with. The Stellar Saxophone
Quartet is al l the sax you could ever desire,
with Coat Cooke, Franc;ois Houle, Daniel Kane,
and Bob Walker providing sparks for a fourway jazz plug-in at the Pitt Gallery on Friday
(February 12), which is also the night that
perennial favourite folk-rocker Roy Forbes is
at the Matsqui Hall in Mission. If you are
cynical enough to believe "Can love last
forever?" and "How do you keep a moron in
suspense 7" are one and the same question,
then No Fun in Love at the Tom Lee Music
Hall is the show for you on Saturday (February
13) as quirky Surrey trio No Fun thumbs its
collective nose at romance. The other option
that night would be the Kokoro Dance/Kane- The tenor of the evening will be alto-gether unusual when the Stellar
Saxophone Quartet comes to the Pitt Gallery. Larry Svirchev photo.
Taylor Explosion at the Pitt Gallery, a
collaboration that caused quite a buzz last year with its fusion of
Club for reel people. While Allan is skirling through its second show
improvisational dance and free-form jazz. For the big day itself,
on Wednesday (February 17), Night of 1,000 Guitars will have a
there are two excellent choices: clarinet and klezmer by a master of
dozen or more of the city's best strummers and pickers presenting a
Argentine popular folk music, Giora Feidman, in town to play at
series of solos and duets at the Cruel Elephant. The American
the Temple Sholom; or the laid-back, utterly refresh ing rock of
heartland is well-represented in shows coming up late in the week.
Coal, in a double bill with that unheralded local tunesmith, Herald
Uncle Tupelo brings its Illinois country thrash to the Elephant on
Nix, at the Anza Club. With Eros and his dangerous toy finished for
Thursday (February 18), along with a can't-miss opening actanother year, we can chance some dancing on Tuesday (February
Kansas singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston. At the Anza Club on
16). At the Town Pump that night, Seattle's pioneer sludge-rockers
Friday (February 19). Virginia's Bluegrass Cardinals will lead the
the Melvins attempt a harmonic resonance capable of setting off
stomping and clapping. And don't forget about the upcoming solo
small earthquakes in unstable areas, Information Society
jazz piano show by Marcus Roberts on Saturday (February 20) at
manufactures some techno-pop at Richard's on Richards, and
St. Andrew's Wesley Church. All in all, a lovely week for all kinds of
traditional Celtic band Altan begins a two-night stand at the WISE
music-and not a single show in a cattle barn.
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Projects Society. Feb. 13, 9 pm-2 am, Vancouver
Arl r.~l/1>rv 1750 Hornby) . nx $20, info 682-4464.

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Saskatchewan. Feb. 15-16, Orpheum Theatre.
SOLD OUT.

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FLIPPER San Francisco·s infamous hardcore
innovators, wtth guests Hammerhead. Feb. 18,
Town Pump (66 Water St.). nx $13.25 at
ncketmaster and Track Records, info 280-4444.
UNCLE TUPELO Country-thrash trio from Illinois,
with guest Freedy Johnston, singer-songwriter from
Kansas. Feb. 18. 10 pm, Cruel Elephant (23 W.
Cordova). nx at Track, Scratch, Zulu, Black Swan,
and Highltte Records, info 738-3232.

► Upcoming
THE BLUEGRASS CARDINALS The Pacific
Bluegrass & Heritage Society presents Virginiabased bluegrass quintet. Feb. 19, 8 pm, Anza Club
(3 W. 8th). nx $14/12, info 322-1421.
MARCUS ROBERTS The Coastal Jazz & Blues
Society presents an evening of solo piano by charttopping jazz virtuoso. Feb. 20, 8 pm, St. Andrew'sWesley Church (1012 Nelson). nx $23.75
ncketmaster, also at Black Swan and Highlife
Records, info 280-4444.
COUNTRY CARES Country music benefit for the
Vancouver Persons with AIDS Society, with
performances by One Horse Blue, Beverley Elliott,
the Dots, Cori Brewster, the Underground
Outlaws, the Lyndia Scott Band, and the
Quicksilver Cloggers. Feb. 21, 8 pm, 86 Street
Music Hall. nx at CBO, the Lotus, Little Sisters,
Suburban Garage, Josephine's, and Chutney's,
info 280-2801.
TOM RUSSELL Stony Plain recording artist spins
powerful, irony-laced tales filled with political
commentary and social drama. Feb. 24, Railway
Club (579 Dunsmuir). Info 681-1625.
DANIEL ASH Coast 1040 presents former member
of Love & Rockets, with local guests Pure. Feb. 25,
9 pm, Graceland (1250 Richards). Tix $15 at
ncketmaster, 280-4444.
INSPIRAL CARPETS Acid-house disco/pop from
Manchester, England, with guests Sunscreem. Feb.

26, 10 pm, Commodore. nx $19 at ncketmaster,
280-4444.

WINTER ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL The Rogue
Folk Club's annual festival features a cornucopia of

musical styles, encompassing Celtic, country, folk ,
Latin American, African, and Native Canadian. Kids'
entertainment, storytelling, and dance. Daytime

stages and late-night cabarets. Feb. 26-28, WISE
Club (1882 Adanac) and St. Francis School. Tix
and info 736-3022. ► TOMMY SANDS,
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