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88 - The Daily Iowan -Iowa Oty, Iowa - Friday, January 21 , 1994 'iIi"qm,wwMN"_ Weekend tip: live music warms the blood Tad Pliulson The Daily Iowan "Thu ;., pUl't .1WW! Do you rtal· in the .trut lIalue 01 thi. moun· tain'- - from the illustrious rum "Better 00 Dead" Weleome baek to Iowa City, ye loyal Ii ve music fans, and the inevitable Blip-B1idin' ·away that goes along with any winter here by the great brown river. Spend enough time out of doors these days and you')) wind up looking like Jack Nicholaon at. the end of 'The Shining.- I'roton Production. . ., ®tqC¥+- .1· ·S.,MA1t 6Iti>EN ttJG ., Why Mother Nature has chosen thla winter of all winters to unload this below 80 crap on our heads Ia beyond me. Maybe It'8 pay back from God for that jumping, jigger- ing Waco fireball last year, or (or the UI's stubborn refusal to cancel elusea earlier thla week. I guess wel1 have to grin (cringe, that is) and bear it - and hope lOme idiot with a shotgun doesn't take a potshot at t.he groundhog when the little critter rmal1y shows MinnellpOlis band Bellt the Clock pllIYS tonight lind SaturdllY at the IC Yacht Oub, lowll City's "Yt'm'lin" hue. ~ Inside hla face . Ila (or the live tunes, it's 88 rme a weekend as any in Iowa City. Today's spotlight must fallon the return of Minneapolis funk band Beat the Clock to the Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., tonight and Saturday night. The hOW'lllass is ticking for the ICYC 81 it is - the lease (or the infamous "vennin- bar terminates around the end of spring semester. Beat the Clock'. ICYC gig. are legendary - and rare. Like a tumultuous marriage, Beat the Clock's rour members alway, seem to be breaking up, then getting back together, but the group'. cohe- .ion and live thump never seem to go away. The band has two releases In circulation at this point; the moat recent, 1991's Funkbu., la an exploaive, throttling pack of engage Ing funk -rock that'. worth hun· dred. ofllstena. Take my word for it, Beat the Clock's live gigs are thunderous occaslona, packed, sweaty, drunken and reeel cooool. Don't mlas them while they're here. That said, let's peek at the other weekend tuneage selections: • Kudos, 88 always, must also go to Gabe's, 330 E. Washington St., for assembling a fine barrage or live weekend performances. Trip- master Monkey will kick it aU off tonight, jammin' it up with opening bands Dick Justice and Bunny Grunt. Saturday night, Dead emu- latora Uncle Jon', Band will take the stage, keeping that laid-back Head groove alive. On Sunday night, local (aves Sheltering Sky and Big Daddy Sugaranake will take over for a blasting evening or blues and hard rock, in a benefit for NORML (that group that likes to smoke the sticky green buds with red hairal. • Iowa City's jazz, blues and piz- za refectory, The Sanctuary THE COLONY INN RESTAURANT Remember your sweetheart on Valentine's Dayl Crab claws, shrimp and beef tenderloin specials served February 11·14. Restaurant and Pub, "'05 S. Gilbert St., will reature guitarist Dave Moore tonight and Saturday night. Man, d.o those imported beers rock or what? • For those of you out there get- ting anxious to see Garth Brooks (Why, I keep a8king the gods, did SCOPE pick him?) , The Mill Re.taurant, 120 E. Burlington St., will feature the bluegras., honky· tonk stylings of Harvest Home tonight and Saturday night. Well, if you are interested in see- ing Garth Brooks, get a wrlatband this morning at a Ticketmaster outlet 10 you can stand in line Sat· urday morning for ticket • . And don't (orget, tickets are also on sale (or perfonnances by Frank Sinatra, Aerosmith, Jackson Browne and Crosby, StUla and Nash - all in the next two montha at The Mark in the Quad Cities. . Have a great weekend, and I hope to Bee you all at Beat the Clock. Well, 8011U! of you, that is. I'd like to be able to breathe In there. TH. COLONY =INN= Main Amana, across from the Woolen Mill For reservations call 1·800-227·3471 ~ ~ DESIGN • TVPESrnlNG • OFFSET PRINTING Brochures • Flyers. Booklets. Newsletters Programs. Labels. Letterheads. Envelopes Business Cards. Posters. Invitations • Forms IOWA CITY • 354-5950 • Plaza Center One CORALVILLE. 338-6274. 2061st AVerAJe Cedar Rapids. 364·7010.711 Center pt. Rd. 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