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Mainstage, Soundstage .
provide Riverfest tunes
By Matt Carberry
The Daily Iowan
Spring has sprung and one's fancy
turns toward thoughts of ... music, and
to Riverfest 1991 in particular.
On "Super Saturday," April 27, the
Mainstage and Soundstage events will
provide the excitement. Mainstage, at
Philip G. Hubbard Park, is scheduled to
begin at 11:30 a.m. and wind up at 7
p.m. The event features the nationally
recognized rock bands Soul Asylum,
The Connells, Three Merry Widows and
Daloll. Soundstage, a concert featuring
some of the best local musicians in a
relaxed atmosphere of jazz, blues and
folk, will take place on the patio of the
Union Wheelroom from noon until 5
p.m.
In addition, throughout the week of
Riverfest (April 20-25) student jazz
groups from the UI Music Department
will perform over the lunch hour on the
downtown Pedestrian Mall.
Moving right along to "Super Saturday"
On April 27: Mainstage, sponsored
by S.C.O.P.E., promises to leave the
rock & roll connoisseur with a satiated
palate. Soul Asylum and the Connells
- bands with intelligence, integrity and
raw talent - have recently started to
receive the national attention they
deserve; the Three Merry Widows and
Daloll are also attempting to find a
well-deserved spot in the hearts of
open-minded music fans.
The Mainstage schedule is as follows:
11:30 a.m. - Battle of the Bands
winner Blueprint; 12:30 p.m. -
Daloll; 2 p.m. - Three Merry
Widows; 3:30 p.m. - The ConneUa;
5:30 p.m. - Soul Asylum.
In case of rain, the event will be held in
Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Soul Asylum is one of the muchheralded
Minneapolis trinity that also
includes the Replacements and HUsker
Du, but that's only a starting point for
quick reference. Since its beginnings in
1983, Soul Asylum has produced a slew
of critically acclaimed releases (including
last year's "And the Horse They
Rode In On"), but it is the band's live
show that takes them over the top.
Notorious in person for an anythinggoes
romp, Soul Asylum is a must-see.
In a word, the band is real and, believe
it or not, one of the best rock & roll
bands past, present or future.
The Connells have been making waves
in current alternative-music circles
with their unique and powerful guitardriven
pop. Their 1989 LP, "Fun and
Games," spent over two months in the
Top 10 on various college charts, and
their new record, "One Simple Word,"
may well do the same. Hailing from
Raleigh, N.C., the band brings its pop
tour-de-force north of the Mason-Dixon
Line for the pleasure of all Riverfesters.
The Three Merry Widows play in
support of their debut album, "Which
Dreamed It." The Widows' retro
approach defies the stagnancy of most
'60s-influenced groups and tries to
make new sense of the Summer of Love.
This St. Louis combo weaves a web of
acoustic folk melodies, an unleashed
guitar, earthy rhythms and almost
angelic harmonies.
Daloll, also from Minneapolis, performs
a rich and emotional brand of reggae.
You might recall the group's highly
charged set at last year's Riverfest. This
year promises to be more of the same,
only better.
If "college rock" isn't your idea of a
great way to spend an afternoon in the
sun, Riverfest also brings you Soundstage,
featuring slightly more mellow
local acts. Jazz, blues, folk and deviations
thereof comprise the lineup of this
year's Soundstage.
The schedule for Soundstage is as
follows:
Noon-SteamBoIU'I; 1 p.m.-Peter
Girone; 2 p.m. - The Willy Willey
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ae ..... In .... WhHlroom of the Un60n durfng lilt y •• '" Rtverfelt ICIwIII.
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Trio; 3 p.m. - Shade. of B~ae ; • p.m.
- Susan Shore.
Riverfe&t and music, muaic and Riv r·
fest - the two go hand in hand, and
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Sales of mountain bikes keep climbing
By Ann Mart. William,
The Daily Iowan
In the past few years, more and more
cyclists are replacing traditional road
bikes with mountain bikes.
The popularity of these bikes, particularly
in the Iowa City area, has grown
tremendously in recent years.
"In the last two years, the popularity of
road bikes is declining," said Mary
Merulla of the Ordinary Bike Shop, 203
N. Linn St. "Mountain bikes have
gotten a lot of people into the sport."
Merulla estimated between 80 and 90
percent of the store's sales are mountain
bikes.
Dave Meisel, an employee of World of
Bikes, 723 S. Gilbert St., said although
mountain bikes have been around since
the late '70s, they did not become
popular in the Midwest until the
mid-'SOs.
"Mountain bikes are the most popular
bike as far as our sales go," he said.
The versatility of the mountain bike is
one of the reasons for its popularity,
Meisel said.
"'The mountain bike is a very sensible
method of transportation," he
explained. "'They're rugged bike8; they
cen Jumdle potholes and can go down
"In the last two years, the popularity of road
bikes is declining. Mountain bikes have gotten a
lot of people into the sport. There are things you
could do with a mountain bike that you could
never do on a road bike. They're definitely here
to stay."
Mary Merul'.
OnIn.,y Bik. Shop
steps if you have to.
"CoUege students are u8ing th m to
"There are things you could do with a commute and for recreation," h laid.
mountain bike that you could never do "They move through traffic euily and
on a road bike," Merulla said. "They're are easy to park."
also very comfortable for cruising Meisel said the bike8 m to be UJed
around town." mainly for commuting around campu ,
Many riders also find the mountain but added there are a number
growing
bikf;!'s comfort to be superior to that of a of people doing off-road trail ridiDi or
traditional road bike.
racing in the are •.
Meisel said the bike's 8turdier frame, Buying. mountlin bike can COlt anyupright
handlebars and wide, shock- where from ,200 or $300 to thouaanda
absorbing tire. add to the bike'8 riding of doUan, laid Merull.. The hi(htrcomfort.
priced blkea are lichter iPt, h.
Locally, mountain bike8 seem to be higher-quality component. .nd a
most popular with college students, but more conducive to off-road ridint, .h
Meisel said people of all ages partici- added.
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