European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Above illusionists Mark Kalin and Jinger Leigh make magic in Quot spellbound Quot billed As the year s Best magic show. At right Kalin works his magic with a Tiger iffy 119 magic tour by John Bohmer staff writer a s the age old saying goes Quot the hand is quicker than the a deck of cards trick ropes or disappearing coins Are just some of the tools used by magicians like Mark Kalin and his assistant Jinger Leigh to amaze and amuse their audiences. Kalin and Leigh Are the stars of. Spellbound the Best magic show of the year which is touring Germany through july 10. You won t see any card tricks in Kalin s portion of the upcoming show. Quot they re too Small. The audience would t be Able to see them Quot he laughed. What you will see is Leigh being placed on the tip of a 2-foot-Long Dagger then spun around a few times until her body mysteriously drops. The Dagger appears to Pierce the Beauty s midsection. But she is later lifted off the Dagger and walks away unscathed. The Las vegas state show also features a 500-Pound siberian Tiger named Sonya and a Black Panther named Mischa. It s unlike typical magic shows in Europe Kalin said. Quot a 1 a a. A a a a Quot Here the magic is mostly in smaller cabarets. We make things larger More elaborate Quot said Kalin. Quot we try to avoid circus Type acts and stick to one particularly incredible part of the show Calls for Kalin and Leigh to saw two women in half then put them Back together after the halves have been swapped around. A a a a Kalin said he got his Start in magic As a child in Covina calif., after he had spent some time studying puppet ering. A a a Quot i stumbled onto a magic Book and was hooked for life Quot said the started with cards and coins then gradually worked up to animals. I remember my first show a i got paid $25.&Quot Kalin s parents went along with their son s activities but were shocked when Katin asked if he could get a Tiger. Reluctantly they agreed two years later Kalin had All the permits needed and picked up a baby siberian Tiger named Sonya. Since then More animals a two monkeys and the Black Panther a have been added to the act. However the monkeys Aren t performing in Germany said Kalin. Besides Leigh and Kalin s presentation spellbound also will include Michael Giles and Stacy Jones performing their Majestic illusion show a Trio of gymnasts known As human designs who contort themselves into strange and breathtaking configurations a High Energy percussion and dance routine performed by the Argentine dancing gauchos and the spellbound dancers. Put the kids in the Buick and go see the magic show. See dates under special events in the on stage listings. of the c Harts pop singles 1. The sign Ace of base 2. Bump no grind r. Kelly 3. The most Beautiful girl in the world Prince 4. I la remember Madonna 5. Return to innocence Enigma 6. Baby i love your Way. Big Mountain 7. Mem Mem Mem Mem crash test dummies 8.1 swear Aii-4-one 9. Without you Mariah Carey 10, to ready Tevin Campbell top albums 1. The division Bell Pink Floyd 2. Not a moment too soon Tim Mcgraw 3. The sign Ace of base 4. Chant Benedictine monks of Santo Domingo de silos. 5. Read my mind Reba Mcentire 6. August amp everything after counting crows 7. Above the rim soundtrack 8.12 play r. Kelly 9. The Cross of changes Enigma 10, longing in their hearts Bonnie Raitt country singles 1. If Bubba can dance i can to Shenandoah 2. A Good run of bad Luck Clint Black 3. Before you kill us All Randy Travis. A 4. Addicted to a Dollar Doug Stone 5. Your love amazes me John Berry 6. Rope the Moon John Michael Montgomery 7. Wish i did t know now Toby Keith 8. Don t take the girl Tim Mcgraw 9. Love Bug George Strait 10. Piece of my heart Faith Hill country albums 1. Not a moment too soon Tim Mcgraw. A 2. Read my mind Reba Mcentire 3. Rhythm country amp blues various artists. 4. Kicking it up John Michael Montgomery 5. Greatest hits volume two Reba Mcentire 6. Sweetheart s dance Tillis 7. In pieces Garth Brooks 8. Hard work no Man Brooks amp Dunn 9. Big time Little Texas 10. Take me As i am Faith Hill latin tracks 1. Con in Nudo in la Gargaun a Pimpinela a 2. Vida la mafia a 3. Pesando sempre in t1, Daita Nazario 4. Amor pro Leldo Selena 5. Hailame de Furente Ana Gabriel 6. La go Tarla Carlos Vives 7. Dond Eulera que Estes the Barrio Bozzy Selena 8. Ayer Gloria Estefan 9. Soy culpable Hector Tricoche 10. A Pesar Del Tempo Yolandia Monge the of Scotland s primal scream by Deedee Arrington Doke it staff writer a the future of hard Rock n Roll could Well be a band from Glasgow Scotland. Rock is a steamy sweaty and noisy affair with primal scream. Unfortunately the future of reek n Roll lapsed into a Drunken anticlimax when Singer Bobby Gillespie and company played the Batsch Kapp in Frankfurt Germany recently and Hung a sweat glistened crowd out to dry after a barely hour Long set. Quot they usually play five More songs Quot said a Roadie touring with the group after an audience mapped and yelled for 15 minutes to no Avail for the band s return. Quot something s wrong with their whatever equipment failed primal scream it was t Clear what that might have been. Guitarist Andrew Innes walked off the stage during give out but Don t give up the raucous title track of the scream s current album which ended up being the band s last song that night. Up until the final realization that the scream was coming Back for another encore vocalist Gillespie guitarists Ihnes and Robert Young Singer Denise Jackson and other musicians who rounded out the lineup made exciting music with a style and an Aura apropos to the rolling stones of the Early 1970s, shamelessly it the recorded music played before the show s Start consisted mainly of old stones tunes As. Almost a sort of opening act. A tartan Scarf Hung from a speaker which also was adorned with an old photo clipping giving the set a Homey touch. The Jolt that came when primal scream finally came onstage at 9 30 p.m., however and kicked into jailbird from give out but Don t give up was electric overpowering and definitely not comforting. Singer Gillespie has a Placid rubbery face a wicked Way with a song a taste for drink and a dangerous hand with a microphone. It s a combustible mix. Toting a bottle of Champagne onstage he also quaffed Beer proffered by the front Row crowd in Between. And he whacked at least one Rocker in the audience with the microphone when he twirled it a Little too broadly toward show s end. But his victim will forgive and not forget. Gillespie leaned Down to give the fan a kiss patted his or her head smiled Ana went on with the song. The primal scream Blitz that night included rocks Funky Jam cry myself Blind and Cali on me and a feeling that this band just might be the real. Chim Changa. On that particular night Rock n Roll magnificence was alive and Well on the Batsch Kapp stage before the scream was muffled to a wheeze. Don t they know a it s better to Burn out than fade away from left primal scream s Andrew Innes Robert you Gand Denise Jackson get warmed up for a blast of Rock n Roll. S4s Michael Abrams rap singles 1. Got me waiting heavy d amp the Boyz 2. Player Ball outcast / 3. Pumps and a bump Hammer 4. Sweet potato pie Domino 5. Regulate Warren g. And Nate Dogg 6. Dunkle butt 12 gauge 7. Bom to Roll Masta Ace incorporated 8. C.r.ejlm., we Tang clan 9. Corning on Strang sudden change 10. You know How we do it ice cube album Rock tracks jazz albums 1. Keep talking Pink Floyd 2. Shine collective souls 3. Spoon Man sound Garden 4. No excuses Alice in chains 5. Dissident Pearl Jam 6. Backwater meat puppets 7. High Hopes Sammy Hagar 8. Disarm smashing pumpkins 9. The calling yes 10. Here comes a Man traffic 1. Breathless Kenny g 2. Smooth Gerald Albright 3. Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle 4. The Benoit Freeman project the Benoit Freeman project 5. Restless Bob James 6.1 can see your House from Here John Scofield amp Pat Metheny 7. Between the sheets four play 8. Poltl Volty incognito 9. Sax a go go Candy duller a 10. Stepping out Tony Bennett 20 the stars and stripes Friday May 13,1994 on disc Rock instrumental classics various artists Rhino Ven if you hate interminable drum and guitar solos in concert the latest series of cd retrospectives from Rhino records should prove engaging. _ the theme of the five volume series is explained in its title Rock instrumental classics. As usual however the labels creative team has t simply thrown together dozens of instrumentals in random fashion. Producers Gary Stewart James Austin and David Mclees have arranged the 90 songs in the series by Era and pop genres. Volume 1 the fifties kicks off appropriately with Duane Eddy a twangy guitar on rebel rouser arguably the most influential instrumental record of rocks first decade. It is joined in the collection by such other top 10 singles As Sandy nelson�?Tstee/7 beat the champs tequila and Bill Justis Raunchy the most notable omission Bill Doggette a memorable Honky Tonk parts 1 and 2. Volume 2 the sixties checks in with 18 More singles ranging from the ventures walk a done to run to the fireballs bulldog and Mason Williams classical Gas. Volume 3 the seventies offers an even More varied Field including Van Mccoy a the Hustle the Edgar Winter group s Frankenstein and Gary glitter s Rock and Roll part 2. The lineup on volume 4 soul is highlighted by four tracks by Booker t. Amp the mrs the legendary Memphis rhythm Section that played on Many of the classic stax Volt labels hits. The selections include Green onions and hang pm High. Also featured Hugh a Sekela a grazing in the grass and the Ramsey Lewis trios the in crowd. Volume 5 surf features such old faves As Dick Dale amp the Del tones miser Lou the Chantay pipeline and the surf arise wipe out. While there is an innocence and vitality to these instrumentals you Are aware White listening to them of their limits a a reminder of Why it s words and vocal character that give music its most liberating element. But cub Kodak a liner notes make a spirited Case for instrumentals arguing that marketing was one reason the instrumental artists careers weren t As dramatic As those of singers v a Quot vocals belonged to singers and singers had faces Quot he writes. Quot instrumental Rock was harder to Market because. There were for the most part no pretty faces or heroes to Trot out daily on a american a a Robert Hilburn los Angeles times Eddy focus a entertainment .editor.-. Editorial assistant.,.,. Deedee Arrington Doke Cindee Morrison. Listing contributors staff writers Marian Hamilton sue Palumbo Nancy l. Torner also Ferenc Pajtas Joe Quarto. A. A Send entertainment news tips Story ideas and listings to the stars and stripes entertainment unit 29480, Apoate 09211 or civilian Postrach h 14 37, 64278 Darmstadt Germany. Telephone Dan 348-0350, Civ. 06155-601350. Tel fax 06155-601416 outside Germany the country code is 49. Drop the 0 from the prefix. The stars and stripes 21
