Druthers
Hiatus picks the the Week’s Best Bets
"Chicago 10"
Ken Cinema/Opens Friday
If you’re looking for a little spark of life this finals
week, you might find hope in the Chicago Conspiracy Trial during the turbulent
1960s, chronicled in Brett Morgen’s invigorating documentary, aptly titled “
10.” Remember when university students stood up to authorities in the name of
mass change, on both social and political levels? Probably not, but that was
the idealism-laden reality for many in 1968, when student counterculture
leaders and activists like Abbie Hoffman and Bobby Seale, took the stand to
speak for the nation’s youth following the disastrous Democratic Convention.
Combining archival footage, animation and the voice talents of Hank Azaria and
Liev Schreiber, the one-week engagement of “Chicago 10” takes you to the time
when students shouted back. (CM)
James Gordon Williams
La Jolla Library/March 15/2 P.M./Free
Lying somewhere between the
and
Gordon Williams takes a social approach to syncopated rhythms and downbeats.
Various numbers titled “Dance of the Hopeful” and “Why Must I Pursue This
Dream” allude to an aura in touch with both the personal and mass conscience,
immediately beckoning its listeners to share their individual responses
collectively.
Williams often finds himself lyrically sliding across his
piano, picking a melodic idea and then stretching it to its apex. Even slower
ballads like “Reaching for My Shadow” find an enigmatic, albeit restrained,
charge.
Like all good jazz, this requires an attentive,
participatory ear to engage in emotive, sometimes challenging, chords. (CM)
Exit Strategy
This Week on Campus
“No Country For Old Men”
Price Center Theater
March 13, 6 & 9 p.m.
$3
Che Cafe
March 14,
$10
danceALIVE! 2008
Mandell Weiss Theater
March 15,
$10
Lanterns, Daysleeper & More
Che Cafe
March 15,
$5
“The Water Horse”
Price Center Theater
March 18,
FREE
Pwrfl Power & More
Che Cafe
March 19,
$5
Phosphorescent, Bon Iver & More
Che Cafe
March 19,
$5
Entrance, Astra & More
Che Cafe
March 22, 9 p.m.
$6
