City Pages from Minneapolis, Minnesota • 58

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MorvThurs 9:00 am pm priday 90km-6 pm Sat -M0 am-5 pm Sun p-rp- 'V the way TwinTon whooriginaUy I Kmii(rKt wiii SiiHiirhi anirl brought the Suburbs and the you Replacements has got ah impressive stable induding -Figures Soul Asylum The Forth and Curtiss AAnd Bob Support the Minnesota Music A wards and area musicians by becoming' -an academy member The Awards Academy nominates and casts fin votes for musicians bands and other music professionals in a variety of categories So please if you meet the qualifications join the academy to Voice your opinion and help make these awards a valid event and prestigious honor i 4 a i- 'i'V I i n' 1 -r -1 i I Feldman's Red House besides keeping -''i''-' Greg tunes coming oh vinyl is Qualifications: To join: 1 You must be a professional in the music Send check or money order for $10 and business That is you must earn at least completed form to Minnesota Music 50 of your gross income in a music- Awards Inc POl Box 318f IVafnc related industry Station MptL MN 55403-0189 gearing up for LPs from Prudence Johnson Dave Moore Deam McGraw and Marcus Wise Gcez Pm hardly even coming close to the folk blues' and jazz scenes all of which arie as vital as ever in the Twin Towns But got Bonnie Raitt withustonight--a lox-time sup- porter of the scene and sister of former-TC Jammer-now-producer Steve Raitt -togive "lisa handleon' that 2 You must commit to completing i nominating and final voting ballots and Benefits: Youruole will countrsojoin soon: Also receive a quarterly returning them to Minnesota Musk Awards Inc promptly i newstotwand wiority satin at the Music 3 10 annual membership fee must be paid Awards Show four contribution is tax 47 Complete ifonie address and -1' deductible Steele and his entourage on the other hand major stars about to happen did their best work on the suge Ais year: -Lee Breucr's and Bob The Gospel at CoAw in which Steclc and troupe contributed musical direction and performances won the prestigious Obie award after the production went to off- Broadway in New York last year Late word has it that theye going all the way te Broadway later this year And then there are all who could easily do it for Minnesota in the coming year That includes Melanie Rosales and English of course wholl be cut- ting tracks for Flyte Tyme And also the 3 family act signed to MCA a fcw months bactiThe rightbrothers and sisten who temprise the group (ranging in age from 10 to 19 at last count) have some of the sweetest stage moves likely tb see anywhere in town and theyVe also got Phil Pickett and George O'Dowd (aka Bby George the Culture Club brain trust) interested in writing material for them -c leate out Melvin James either who also just got signed to MCA The former Crash Street Kid has got a big eye cocked toward the mainstream and with the moves and material displayed in! his very occasional showcase gigs around town got a pretty dear shot at it Am I trying to say the next Bruce Springsteen Tom Petty or John Cougar occupationinstrument must be provided What it all points up to and what clearly sepuates Minnesota from say ii Return to: Minnesota Musk Awards nc RQ Boa 3189 Ihfllc Station MplsMn55403-0189 Name tK 'i Address City Nashville Detroit or Philadelphia is the 1 tremendous diversity to be had here in the land ofthe-lakes For ev sensitive folk-singer head-bangers (ranting on amps that go to ll Fonievery crazed rock roll band wearing flanhd shirts a synthesizer-obsessed proponent of the "Minneapolis (that great fiction) And for every lowdown blues dive a Mozart connoisseur decked out in tux and talk Tonight we honor the best of them in the fast year and it all adds up to a whole lot of honoring going on all it takes to make a great music town -JeffPike JState Zip Instrument if musician and member in good standing of the Occupation if in music-related business! $10 check or money order is enclosed I hereby declare that I am a 1985 Musk Awards Academy Signature BiTrV Hi IIHIlIvy viiiwl 19 viiyeiwswiai I hereby declare that I am a musk professumal Musk.