WHAT'S HAPPENING : ART.Two Hansons: He's a loser, baby, so why don't you kill him? (Hey, his own lyrics say so.) Actually, alt-rock sensation Beck Hansen is not only a successful musician but an accomplished visual artist who apparently takes after his grandfather, Al Hansen. The elder Hansen's name belongs in any history of the Fluxus movement and the ``happenings'' of the 1960s. Before his death in 1995, Hansen cranked out paintings, collage and assemblage pieces and also became an avant-garde frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Europe. Now you can inspect both ends of the family's artistic gene pool in ``Beck & Al Hansen: Playing With Matches'' one of two exhibitions that will christen chris·ten tr.v. chris·tened, chris·ten·ing, chris·tens 1. a. To baptize into a Christian church. b. To give a name to at baptism. 2. a. the Santa Monica Museum of Art's new digs at Bergamot Station. The other consists of two Liza Lou installations, ``The Awesome Back Yard'' and ``Kitchen.'' The museum officially opens to public Saturday. It's at 2525 Michigan Ave., Building G1, Santa Monica; exit the Santa Monica Freeway The Santa Monica Freeway is the westernmost segment of Interstate 10, beginning at the western terminus of I-10 at the Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica, California and ending southeast of downtown Los Angeles at the famous East Los Angeles Interchange. (10) at Cloverfield Boulevard, go north to Michigan Avenue, turn right and proceed to Bergamot Station entrance. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. For information, call (310) 586-6488. - Reed Johnson dance Dancing metaphors: After concocting ``Still/Here,'' his poetic reflection on life's exquisite temporality tem·po·ral·i·ty n. pl. tem·po·ral·i·ties 1. The condition of being temporal or bounded in time. 2. temporalities Temporal possessions, especially of the Church or clergy. Noun 1. , what could Bill T. Jones possibly do for an encore? Expect at least a partial answer from ``We Set Out Early ... Visibility Was Poor,'' Jones' latest choreographic voyage of discovery, which plays at 8 tonight and Saturday at UCLA's Royce Hall. As its title suggests, the new piece takes us on a metaphorical journey, represented by the music of three composers: Stravinsky's ``L'Histoire Du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale)''; three piano pieces by John Cage; and ``Stimmen,'' a work for string symphony by Peteris Vasks, a contemporary Latvian composer. Reviewing ``We Set Out Early'' last fall for The New York Times, critic Anna Kisselgoff described Jones' work as ``startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. in its purity of vision and movement.'' Tickets are $40, $37, $33 and $16 (for UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX students with valid ID). For information, call (310) 825-2101. - Reed Johnson music `Head Trip' to Hollywood: The Knoxville, Tenn.-based quartet Superdrag says its new album is designed for headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. . But don't let that stop you. The disc, ``Head Trip in Every Key,'' is a sonic tour de force, splintering off from the band's trademark fuzztone guitars and jagged vocals to claim new ground without losing any edge. Superdrag did enforce one ground rule when choosing a producer for the record - they wanted to use old-school, nondigital recording technology. They also didn't want to turn their back on the rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. aspects of their sound. Superdrag opens for Ben Folds Five Ben Folds Five (1993–2000) was a trio formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina who were a mainstay of piano rock until their breakup in 2000. Much of their work was influenced by jazz, evident in frequent improv-styled passages through bridge and/or ending. on Saturday at the Hollywood Palladium. The foursome's previous album, ``Regretfully re·gret·ful adj. Full of regret; sorrowful or sorry. re·gret  ful·ly adv.re·gret Yours'' (1996), took two weeks to complete. The current disc took almost a year. The Palladium is at 6215 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Show time is 6:30 p.m., and tickets are $21.50. Information: (213) 480-3232. - Fred Shuster film Father-son `Game': A dozen years and 11 movies on, Spike Lee continues to grow as an artist and storyteller. ``He Got Game'' is his most compelling character-based movie yet. The fact that it's constructed around the rabid Knicks fan's favorite sport enhances the feeling that care and commitment were lavished on every frame. Denzel Washington is a convict who's furloughed for a week, with the promise that his sentence will be shortened if he can convince his superstar son to attend the governor's alma mater. The talented teen-age hoopster, played remarkably well by Milwaukee Bucks guard Ray Allen, is besieged be·siege tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es 1. To surround with hostile forces. 2. To crowd around; hem in. 3. from all directions by people and colleges that want a piece of him - but the last person he wants to deal with is the man who destroyed his family. The visual flourishes and snappy dialogue we expect from Spike Lee are in full attendance here, along with a remarkable soundtrack that successfully interweaves the diverse music of Aaron Copland and Public Enemy. But the tortured, passionate relationship that Washington and Allen bring to life makes ``He Got Game'' a real winner. - Bob Strauss CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) ``Beck & Al Hansen: Playing With Matches'' includes this collage, ``Vesuvius Jacuzzi'' (1990) by Beck, whose main gig is that of quirky rocker. (2) In ``He Got Game,'' Denzel Washington tries to steer his basketball-star son to the governor's alma mater in exchange for a lighter prison sentence. (3) Superdrag, whose new album is ``Head Trip in Every Key,'' opens Saturday for Ben Folds Five at the Hollywood Palladium. (4) Choreographer Bill T. Jones' ``We Set Out Early ... Visibility Was Poor'' will be performed tonight and Saturday at UCLA's Royce Hall. |
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