The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      16,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Winnipeg's
      Primus
      Theatre
     
     
      Group
      Comes
      to
      Campus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Primus,
      one
      of
      Canada’s
      most
     
     
      acclaimed
      alternative
      theatre
      compa-
     
     
      nies,
      is
      coming
      to
      PEI.
      Since
      their
     
     
      founding
      in
      1988,
      Primus
      has
      toured
     
     
      Canada
      and
      Europe
      and
      performed
     
     
      in
      venues
      that
      ranged
      from
      the
     
     
      traditional
      to
      the
      highly
      unusual.
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      an
      Island
      connection
     
     
      with
      Primus.
      Ker
      Wells,
      one
      of
     
     
      their
      founding
      members,
      is
      a
      native
     
     
      of
      Alberton.
      Mr.
      Wells
      and
      two
      of
     
     
      his
      classmates
      from
      the
      national
     
     
      Theatre
      School
      of
      Canada
      joined.
     
     
      with
      director
      Richard
      Fowler
      to
     
     
      found
      the
      company
      in
      1988.
      Since
     
     
      then,
      two
      other
      actors
      have
      joined
     
     
      the
      group.
     
    

    
     
      The
      performances
      that
      are
      ©
     
     
      created
      by
      Primus
      are
      unique
      and
     
     
      elaborate
      in
      their
      visual,
      musical,
     
     
      physical,
      and
      dramatic
      detail.
      The
     
     
      performers
      train
      rigorously
      to
      de-
     
     
      velop
      the
      skills
      needed
      to
      bring
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mea
      the
      Ent
     
    
   
   
    
     
      multi-layered
      creations
      to
      the
      stage.
     
     
      The
      result
      is
      a
      stunning,
      provocative
     
     
      evening
      that
      will
      challenge
      the
     
     
      audience’s
      expectations
      of
      a
      modern
     
     
      theatre
      performance.
     
    

    
     
      Theatre
      PEI
      is
      pleased
      to
     
     
      present
      Primus
      at
      the
      Alumni
      Gym,
     
     
      UPEI
      campus,
      Friday
      January
      19
     
     
      through
      Sunday
      January
      21.
      Admis-
     
     
      sion
      is
      $12
      for
      adults,
      $10
      for
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      and
      seniors.
      Tickets
      are
     
     
      available
      at
      the
      door,
      but
      seating
      is
     
     
      limited,
      so
      those
      interested
      may
      wish
     
     
      to
      reserve
      by
      calling
      Theatre
      PEI
      at
     
     
      566-0321.
     
    

    
     
      In
      addition
      to
      their
      3
      perform-
     
     
      ances,
      Primus
      will
      be
      offering
      a
     
     
      workshop
      Saturday,
      January
      20
      from
     
     
      10:00-3:00
      on
      developing
      the
      actor’s
     
     
      physical
      and
      vocal
      resources.
      The
     
     
      fee
      for
      the
      workshop
      is
      $35.
      You
     
     
      may
      register
      by
      calling
      Theatre
      PEI
     
     
      at
      566-0321.
      ;
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Howdy
      there
      folks,
      and
      et
     
     
      Tuesday!
      I
      have
      an
      eclectic
      collec-
     
     
      tion
      of
      artists
      for
      you
      this
      week.
     
     
      Three
      blues
      releases,
      a
      diverse
     
     
      compilation,
      and
      something
      akin
      to
     
     
      dance
      music.
      Enough
      with
      the
      small
     
     
      talk;
      let’s
      start
      takin’
      care
      of
      busi-
     
     
      ness.
     
    

    
     
      Canada’s
      own
      Big
      Sugar
      are
     
     
      breaking
      new
      ground,
      and
      all
      the
     
     
      rules
      with
      their
      new
      EP
      Dear
      M.F.
     
     
      (Bread
      and
      Butter/A&M/Hypnotic).
     
     
      Solidly
      based
      in
      hard
      core
      blues,
      but
     
     
      infused
      with
      influences
      from
      all
     
     
      other
      types
      of
      music,
      this
      disk
      has
     
     
      something
      for
      almost
      everyone.
     
     
      Frontman
      Gordie
      Johnson’s
      funky
     
     
      and
      fuzzy
      guitar
      power
      is
      excep-
     
     
      tional
      as
      the
      band
      rips
      through
      three
     
     
      blues
      numbers,
      a
      laid
      back
      jazz
     
     
      instrumental,
      and
      a
      seven
      minute
     
     
      reggae
      tinged
      experimental
      track.
     
     
      Dear
      M.F.
      is
      a
      very
      worthy
      pur-
     
     
      chase.
     
    

    
     
      England’s
      Nine
      Below
      Zero
     
     
      Ice
      Station
      Zebro
      (Pangea)
      is
      a
      little
     
     
      closer
      to
      the
      beaten
      path
      of
      heavy
     
     
      guitar
      blues-rock.
      That
      isn’t
      a
      bad
     
     
      thing,
      because
      this
      under-known
     
     
      band
      is
      one
      of
      the
      best
      groove-heavy
     
     
      blues
      bands
      since
      on
      today’s
      market.
     
     
      Skilled,
      energetic,
      and
      honest,
      there
     
     
      is
      little
      wonder
      why
      Eric
      Clapton
     
     
      booked
      them
      to
      open
      for
      him
      at
      his
     
     
      historic
      Albert
      Hall
      shows.
      Slightly
     
     
      more
      soul
      influenced
      than
      previous
     
     
      release
      Hot
      Music
      For
      a
      Cold
      Night,
     
     
      Ice
      Station
      Zebro
      is
      recommended
      to
     
     
      all
      blues
      fans.
     
    

    
     
      Walk
      On
      (Capitol/EMI)
      is
     
     
      another
      solid
      release
      from
      American
     
     
      singer/songwriter
      John
      Hiatt.
      He
     
     
      has
      been
      twisting
      blues,
      rock,
      soul,
     
     
      and
      R&B
      into
      his
      own
      creations
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      11
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sound
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ?)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      IMION4
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mike
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      many
      years
      now,
      and
      Walk
      On
      is
      no
     
     
      exception.
      His
      distinctly
      Southern
     
     
      style
      is
      sure
      to
      appeal
      to
      many
     
     
      different
      walks
      of
      life,
      including
     
     
      fans
      of
      modern
      country.
      If
      you
      like
     
     
      Tom
      Petty,
      you’ll
      love
      John
      Hiatt.
     
    

    
     
      Groove-heavy,
      funkafied
     
     
      dance
      music
      is
      what
      The
      Chemical
     
     
      Brothers
      have
      supplied
      us
      with
      on
     
     
      this
      release
      Exit
      Planet
      Dust
      (Vir-
     
     
      gin).
      I
      make
      it
      no
      secret
      that
      I
      don’t
     
     
      care
      a
      whole
      lot
      for
      dance
      music,
      but
     
     
      I’ll
      try
      to
      be
      objective.
      The
     
     
      **songs’’
      all
      seem
      to
      have
      the
      ob-
     
     
      ligatory
      monotonous
      beats,
      plastic
     
     
      techno
      sounds,
      and
      interchangeable-
     
     
      ness
      of
      tracks
      that
      most
      dance
      al-
     
     
      bums
      require.
      I
      must
      admit
      that
      the
     
     
      beats
      are
      a
      little
      infectious,
      and
      that
     
     
      Exit
      Planet
      Dust
      is
      the
      least
      annoy-
     
     
      ing
      dance
      record
      that
      I
      have
      heard
      in
     
     
      a
      very
      long
      time.
      That
      is
      high
      praise
     
     
      from
      me,
      dance
      fans,
      so
      I
      guess
      that
     
     
      you
      could
      call
      it
      a
      recommendation.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      and
      certainly
      least
      is
     
     
      Triple
      Scoop,
      a
      sampler
      release
      from
     
     
      EMI
      records.
      It
      features
      20
      tracks
     
     
      from
      20
      of
      EMI’s
      hottest
      acts
      in-
     
     
      cluding
      The
      Tea
      Party,
      Blind
     
     
      Melon,
      Blur,
      13
      Engines,
      the
     
     
      Verve,
      The
      Smoking
      Popes,
      and
     
     
      many
      other
      stars.
      There
      are
      some
     
     
      great
      tracks,
      but
      many
      are
      far
      from
     
     
      the
      best
      that
      these
      bands
      have
      to
     
     
      offer.
      I
      have
      reviewed
      many
      of
      the
     
     
      records
      from
      which
      these
      songs
     
     
      came
      and
      I
      can
      say
      for
      certain
      that
     
     
      most
      of
      them
      are
      better
      than
      this
     
     
      compilation
      would
      have
      you
      believe.
     
     
      I
      would
      suggest
      that
      you
      leave
      this
     
     
      one
      on
      the
      shelf,
      folks.
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      that’s
      it
      for
      this
      week.
     
     
      Keep
      the
      music
      alive,
      support
      your
      .
     
     
      local
      artists,
      and
      never
      pet
      a
      burning
     
     
      dog.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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