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Sunday September 20 I9'J8 www6tar-telegramcom Section A Page 9 DBipBw i a a Mwj Jl Jul- 7'ie in entertainment news and reviews Adoring They Might Be Giants fans jam to sampling of bands' eclectic history new material Ity" I SlitflMaffl VttilfMif I id I Bv Punch Shaw Sl'IX IM 10 Smh-Ti ji ikam DALLAS New York rock duo They Might Be Giants built birdhouses in the souls of more than 1 (X)0 adoring tans crammed into Deep Ellum Live on Friday night The full house pogo-ed conga-ed sweated sang and generally worshipped at the altar of tuneful surrealism this band has erected over the dozen years since its first major release Bar None TMBG's Dallas show made it clear why this band always sells out the smallish venues it plays in its frequent stops here The Johns Flansburgh and Linnell supported by guitar bass and drums led the faithful through a joyful romp of a show that did a nice job of sampling the band's rich eclectic history and supporting their most recent CD Severe Tire Damage They sucked energy from the crowd and sprayed it back in a kaleidoscope of odd funny and catchy pop tunes with a style that no other band would dare attempt to imitate Nothing has ever been written about the band without invoking the adjective "quirky" Some of the subject matter explored in the surprisingly hard rocking 100-minute set explains why: The chemical composition of the sun Why Does the Sun Shine?) A forgotten US president (James Polk) Getting lost on the way to a gig (They Got List) The nature of matter (Particle Man) And an exquisite dead guy (Exquisite Dead Guy Until they pick up their instruments these affable nerds seem like a couple of guys from the chess club Flansburgh primarily plays guitar although he did strap on a marching band bass drum for one tune He and Linnell (on keyboards sax and accordion) performed more than 25 of their beloved songs Particular standouts included Particle Man New York City Birdhouse in Your Soul The Guitar (a wonderfully demented version of the Tokens' The Lion Sleeps Tonight) and Doctor Worm a new track from Severe Tire Damage But hat about that other hit? TMBG got through the first round of encores without playing it but then the chant of "Istanbul!" rattled the hall until the band Star-Ti'kKram Archives The Johns Flansburgh and Linnell led fans through a joyful romp at Deep Ellum Live shut down the place with a satisfying dash' through its best known and perhaps most charming ditty Istanbul (Not Constantinople)' That sort of put the roof on the birdhouse a decision he reached with his family" Buonauro said in Friday's editions of the Sun-Sentinel "He wants to put this behind him" Brown 31 was convicted last year and sentenced in January to five days in jail and 12 months' probation His license also was suspended for a year he was fined $500 and directed to spend 30 days in a residential drug-and alcohol-treatment center undergo random drug testing attend DUI school and perform 100 hours of community service He also must pay for produce and appear in a TV public service announcement about the dangers of drugs and alcohol LOVE DOES HURT Terri Clark needs a little distance from her fans The country singer's shoulder was dislocated when an exuberant fan gripped her arm as she waved from the back seat of a convertible and tried to pull her from the car The incident happened at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque NM Thursday Clark 30 was treated and back on her tour bus Friday morning said Ben Payne her spokesman Payne did not release the fan's name but said the case has been turned over to local prosecutors BIRTHDAYS Actress Peg Phillips is 80 Singer Gogi Grant is 74 Psychologist Joyce Brothers is 70 Actress-comedian Anne Meara is 69 Actress Sophia Loren is 64 Rock musician Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 51 Jazz musician Peter White is 44 Actress Betsy Brantley is 43 Actor Gary Cole is 41 Actor Crispin Glover is 34 Actress Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock From the Sun) is 31 Rock singers Gunnar Nelson and Matthew Nelson are 31 Rock musician Ben Shepherd is 30 COMPILED BY SANDY GUERRA-CLINE FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS PeopleWatch STAR FORREBA Now when Reba McEntire walks the walk she can talk the talk too The Grammy winner who also has her share of Country Music Association trophies and Academy of Country Music awards got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday the 2120th dedicated so far "I've walked that walk and looked down and read all the names and now my name is going to be added and lam very thrilled" she said More than 300 fans attended the event COME BACK RICK Rick James now has Omaha Neb Mayor Hal Daub's permission to get down in his town Daub welcomed the funk star to perform at the Orpheum Theatre next month after he was initially rebuffed James' agent was told by a city official that "two other black groups were already booked for surrounding dates" according to a news release from Daub's office Managers at the city's Civic Auditorium thought James was too similar in demographic appeal to other acts booked around the same time Daub said that the practice while not intentionally malicious was intolerable The city has offered to rebook James for the date he originally requested said Jim Cieary the city's park and recreation director "The city apologizes to James for this incident" Cieary said BROWN GOES DOWN Singer Bobby Brown is expected to drop his appeal and serve a five-day sentence for drunken driving His attorney Robert Buonauro said Brown will turn himself in to the Broward County jail in Fort Lauderdale Fla within a few days "This is Smartly re-tooled Whiskeytown goes down smooth easy" I lad and Just a Fool which owed more to rock's grit than country's grace Everything I Do one of the few old songs played was smartly sprinkled halfway through the show giving the audience a' breather from the new stuff Part of Whiskeytown's appeal is of course simply watching! Adams interact with the crowd On Friday he was especially vocal as he griped about an article in an area publication that compared him to alt-country forefather GrairP Parsons In a strange way Adams thrives on frustration Thankfully we usually benefit from it Muk-olm Mavhew 390-7713 with ragged fury Beside him sidekick Caitlin Cary who sang sweetly and played her fiddle furiously gave the songs an eerie backbone And the new rhythm section made up of two new hires and one rehire was wonderfully ferocious notably on a killer country stomper called Swear and the George Jonesish Can't Buy Your Memory both from a new album Adams called Year of the Rat The bulk of the show was as promised committed to terrific new material A few fans screamed for 16 Days the group's momentary hit but they were given Say What You Mean a mid-tempo bal Bv Malcolm Mayhkw IAK-Tlil l(iRAM SlAH- WKIll-K DALLAS Whiskeytown's Ryan Adams has a bad habit of burning his bridges even before he builds them During the past year the volatile singer for the North Carolina-based alternative-country outfit has fired various band members publicly fought with other bands and when the group did a recent amphitheater tour with John Fogerty all but refused to play material from Whiskey-town's most recent album Strangers Almanac Every day it may seem Adams comes a step closer to committing career suicide but every chance he's taken to hire better players play new material has turned out to be a smart one At Trees on Friday night those decisions paid off Whiskeytown played a remarkable show especially compared to their last gig at Trees a few months back when Adams appeared to be inebriated beyond belief and the band was embarrassingly sloppy On Friday a far different image was painted: Adams was in prime form singing his songs about loneliness and losing with both fire and finesse and playing guitar 9 QiristianDior 7-Piece Gift "French Inspirations is yours with any 35 00 Christian Dior Beauty purchase if it nil Voice Vita Beautiful color scientific care in one brilliant gift! 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