Hiatus Picks the Week’s Best Bets
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Spreckels Theater / Jan. 19 / 8 p.m. / $30
Ultra-prolific genre chameleon Ryan Adams insists he has
settled down with the Cardinals, even though his latest album, Easy Tiger,
doesn’t directly credit them. But when Adams tours, he brings the backing band
along, making a stop this Saturday at the Spreckels Theater on Broadway. At
this point in his career, he has taken a liking to set lists that blend
country-tinged rock standards, Strokes-ish fuzz pop and acoustic balladry; in
other words, expect some variety. (CK)
“Persepolis”
Landmark Hillcrest / Opens Friday
Balancing historical circumstances with personal tension is
no easy task, so it’s a marvel to find this accomplished beautifully in an
animated film. Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” examines
the Islamic Revolution’s affect on an Iranian preadolescencent, moved and
troubled by growing repression and her desire to explore the multicultural
world beyond her own. Adapted from Satrapi’s memoirs, the film goes against the
animation grain, depicting a surreal, childlike past in black and white — a far
cry from Pixar’s latest computer venture. Challenging and invigorating,
“Persepolis” is rightfully France’s submission for the Academy Awards’ Best
Foreign Language Film. (CM)
This Week’s On-Campus Events
“Rocket Science”
Price Center Theater
Jan. 17, 6 & 9 p.m.
$3
Bane, Outbreak & More
Che Cafe
Jan. 18, 7 p.m.
$10
Felix Olschofka
Mandeville Recital Hall
Jan. 18, 8 p.m.
FREE
Silent Drive, Trash Talk & More
Che Cafe
Jan. 19, 7 p.m.
$10
Let’s Bounce
Price Center Ballrooms
Jan. 19, 9 p.m.
FREE
This is hell & More
Che Cafe
Jan. 19, 7 p.m.
$8
“Things We Lost In the Fire”
Price Center Theater
Jan. 22, 6 & 9 p.m.
$3
Compagnie Ea Sola
Mandeville Auditorium
Jan. 23, 8 p.m.
$17
