WHAT'S HAPPENING : MUSIC.Moving down the line: Hard to believe it's been six years since we were donning our Wrangler jeans Wrangler is one of the oldest and most popular jeans brands in the world. The brand is owned by the VF Corporation, who also own Lee, JanSport and The North Face, among others. , heading down to our favorite roadhouse road·house n. An inn, restaurant, or nightclub located on a road outside a town or city. roadhouse Noun a pub or restaurant at the side of a road Noun 1. and line-dancing the night away to Billy Ray Cyrus' ``Achy Breaky Heart.'' Where has the time gone? More importantly, where has Billy Ray gone? Truth is, the Kentucky hunk never stopped making Springsteen-ish country-rock of unusual energy and passion. As his 1993 album ``It Won't Be the Last'' predicted, Cyrus has persisted against the odds, working hard to have his music taken seriously by critics who dismissed him as a one-hit novelty act Novelty Act is a short story by Philip K. Dick. It involves a dystopian future in which the characters' lives are based on entertaining the female President of the United States with "novelty acts". . After ``Storm in the Heartland,'' he self-produced the heavily acoustic ``Trail of Tears Trail of Tears Forced migration of the Cherokee Indians in 1838–39. In 1835, when gold was discovered on Cherokee land in Georgia, a small minority of Cherokee ceded all tribal land east of the Mississippi for $5 million. The U.S. ,'' a disc that lent credibility to his penchant for chronicling the workaday lives of ordinary Americans. Now sporting a goatee and a more somber appearance, Cyrus will perform at 8 tonight at the Alex in Glendale. Tickets are $15, $30 and $40. Call Tele-charge at (800) 233-3123. - Reed Johnson Hear the harmony: Billboard magazine has called the Nylons ``one of the few groups to bring dominant vocal harmony to the American charts of the '80s.'' Emerging from the Toronto theater community in 1979, the quartet began wowing audiences with a great a cappella sound and renditions of classic doo-wop. The tightly rehearsed group, which appears Saturday in two shows at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre as part of World Acappellafest '98, recently released its 11th album, ``Fabric of Life.'' Also on the festival bill is doo-wop quartet the Alley Cats, plus award-winning harmony outfit Spiral Mouth. You can also see the House Jacks, the Bobs, the Blenders, the Knudson Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . and Rockapella at the event, which is produced by the World A Cappella Association. Bill Handel of talk radio KFI-AM (640) will host the show. The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Los Angeles. Show times are 3 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 to $35. Information: (818) 548-9922. - Fred Shuster film `Dreams' realized: ``What Dreams May Come'' makes remarkable new use of computer generated effects. Taking off from the artwork of Monet, Gustave Dore, Maxfield Parrish and assorted other influences, it creates vivid, breathtaking visions of magical worlds that are as imaginative as they are convincingly realized. The film's story is somewhat less enthralling en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. than its visuals, a collection of romantic notions and New Agey platitudes in which a recently deceased Robin Williams has to traverse a range of heavens and hells to rescue his suicide wife (Annabella Sciorra) from damnation. The show is in the journey across glistening glis·ten intr.v. glis·tened, glis·ten·ing, glis·tens To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. See Synonyms at flash. n. A sparkling, lustrous shine. , floating cities, dark fields of faces and acres of bright flowers that ooze OOZE - Object oriented extension of Z. "Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer 1992. paint when touched. It's like nothing you've ever seen at the movies before. - Bob Strauss comedy Humor six-pack: Many people have seen Craig Shoemaker, but have missed his good material. While appearing as the sidekick on the short-lived ``The Magic Hour,'' Shoemaker was forced to perform other people's tired material. On Friday, Shoemaker - a k a ``The Lovemaster'' - will do his own act. He is one of six comedy headliners who will appear at 9 p.m. Friday at Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City. The event will be hosted by KLOS-FM on-air personalities and KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (Channel 7) weatherman Garth Kemp. Shoemaker, who was voted Best Stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. Comedian at the 1997 American Comedy Awards The American Comedy Awards were a group of awards presented annually since 1987 to honor performances and performers in the field of comedy. The last ACA ceremony was held in 2001 under the control of the cable network Comedy Central. , will appear along with George Lopez, Pam Stone, Mitch Mullany (``Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher''), Bruce Baum and a ``special guest.'' Tickets cost $25 and may be purchased at the Sportsmen's Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd. at Coldwater Canyon or by calling (818) 755-5000. - Keith Marder CAPTION(S): 4 Photos Photo: (1) ``What Dreams May Come'' stars Robin Williams in computer-generated scenes of heavens and hells. (2) Comedian Craig Shoemaker performs at 9 tonight at Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City. (3) Songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus, who plays the Alex in Glendale at 8 p.m., has more to show for the past six years than just ``Achy Breaky Heart.'' (4) The Nylons are on the bill at Saturday's World Acappellafest '98 at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre. |
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