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Additional performances may bring her that more casually-paced delivery she needs to match her■■■ ...w lt;«v» * II* it v If vy irwuvmii^duets were among the evening’s better musical efforts.Kelly DePonte as Cliffcouia unquestionably deliver an evening of even more appealing entertainment. Let’s hope their next show isn’t O, Calcutta!.Dan Hicks Goes It AloneBy DAN FORTESAN FRANCISCO - Anyone who has sat through a loud acid-rock band only to have their ears buzzing through the act they came to hear could truly appreciate the Boarding House’s double feature of last week, Lonesome Dan Hicks and The San Francisco Strutters.Most musicians would like to believe that they are so original as to defy classification. Dan Hicks is one of the rare instances in which this is undeniably true.His repertoire ranges from country to rock to swing, with most of the tunes lying somewhere in between.No one has thought of a name for it yet.Hicks for years led one of the finest, and easily the most original, bands in the Bay Area, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks. Prior to that, he was a member of the Charlatans in the mid-60s.Thursday night Lonesome Dan and his new band began with one of the Hot Licks’ country tunes, “How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away?”Deadpan HumorAfter the long pause which followed Hicks mumbled, “Oh, did that song end?” in his characteristic, deadpan style. The offbeat sense of humor Hicksbrings to a performance has come to be almost as much a part of the show as the music.Next was a nice yodelling Jimmie Rodgers tune, “Peach Pickin’ Time In Georgia.Community YTheatre1305 Middlefield Roada suspense thriller for adultsJanuary 25, 26 February 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 8:30 p.m.Adults $2.00 Youths under 19 $1.50 Reservation 329-2526Hicks sang several Hot Licks standards, such as “The Buzzard Was Their Friend,” “ ’Long Come A Viper” and “Evenin’ Breeze,” with Dan handling both the lead vocal and the Lickettes harmonies (“What you singin’ ’bout Dan?”), now that his group is minus its two female singers.New, Untitled Tunes The set also included a few new compositions which Dan has not titled yet. One used to be titled “The Loner With The Boner,” another was almost going to be “My Shit Don’t Stink,” and the third Dan decided not to call “Show Me Yer Tits.”Lonesome Dan’s quartet still features the same rhythm section as before — Jaime “Skippy Sanchez” Leopold on bass, Bob Scott on drums, and Hicks on rhythm guitar. The fourth and only new member of the group was Louis Aissen, a fairly unoriginal guitarist.Despite the cynical humor which most people associate with Dan Hicks (“When does this stuff start takin’ effect?”), he is an extremely fine singer. His best number was the beautiful ballad “Sweet Lorraine,” made famous by Nat King Cole.Strutters Bring Back Tap Preceding Hicks were the San Francisco Strutters who quite literally have to be seen to be appreciated. The reason: tapdancing.Unfortunately, tap dancing has come to be one of the “lost arts” in recent years. But, the Boarding House audience showed that it is high time to bring it back.With guitarist Michael Miller, trumpeter Lee Kefauver, and tap-dancing Jacqueline Portnoy, the three Strutters have just recently graduated from the streets — at the Cannery and infront of A.C.T. — into clubs, and the response has been very favorable...The Strutters belong to the “nostalgia school” along with Hicks, Maria Muldaur, the Pointer Sisters and Bette Midler, but go a step further. Their sound is much more authentic, with its chunk-chunk rhythm guitar and solo trumpet.Their repertoire consistsentirely of old jazz and pop standards, such as “Makin’ Whoopee,” “Bill Bailey” and Million Dollar Baby.”44Portnoy sang most of the selections with a powerful voice, demonstrating her experience in the theater. Miller’s raspy, Satchmo-type voice provided the lead on “Mack The Knife,” and Billie Holiday’s “God Bless The Child” was sung beautifully by Kefauver.The three have been together for about a year and a half, and appeared in Walter Matthau’s film “The Laughing Policeman.” They will also be in thesoon-to-be-released film “The Conversation,” which stars Gene Hackman.Ballet SeascClassics, DiBy RUST EDDIESAN FRANCISCO -Importing two of the Stuttgart Ballet’s tcp stars and ballets for the occasion, the San Francisco Ballet opened an excitingwinter/spring season Saturday-night at the Opera House.Starting off the evening was Kokine’s classic Les Sylphides, staged by his pupil and ballerina Alexandra Danilova. LesFine Indian iSatyajit Ray’s The Adversary, t finest directors, will be screened tcIt is the second part of a politic the Apu trilogy, certainly among Each race contributes something e the course of its own self-expressi at Cannes, Lanocito said: “On vt such felicity of expression.. . self-revelation of Indian film art.Originally a commercial artist Renoir and de Sica, and led an cinema — the best in the country, to overcome any natural diffidi appreciating, intellectually and e different culture. Many Indiar misunderstand Ray. But, his com right for communicating an emotic
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