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This past weekend, I was lucky enough to create my own "Battle of the Springfests 2000." Among other colleges in the area, both Harvard and the trade school down the river (better known as MIT) brought bands to entertain their students, although our own Springfest was the only one that "just happened" to fall on pre-frosh weekend...
...30p.m., fans were antsy to hear Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Although their hit "You and Me and the Bottle Make Three Tonight" stood out, the band's whole set seemed to sound the same. On the other hand, that did give the crowd ample opportunity to get down their swing moves without having to adjust to a new beat. BBVD's show was entertaining, as Scotty Morris and his crew paraded around the stage in their energizing performance. By the end, I was definitely glad to have experienced their concert, but not raring to hear another solid swing...
...Harvard-who knows how to entertain best? I preferred Harvard's free, all-day fest to MIT's one-shot deal, although I obviously can't be completely impartial. Perhaps the bottom line was this: whether you're a Harvard or an MIT student, there were two solid concerts in Cambridge over the weekend...
...Skytypers," a mesmerizing loop about a minute long, the camera follows five planes flying parallel against a background of varying shades of blue sky. Although the planes are speeding through the air, the scene is essentially motionless, except for the shifting background of clouds and the slowly fading smoke trailing the planes. The film is so smoothly put together that the repetition can barely be noticed and the progression seems to continue forever...
...This exhibit includes works from four different artists, ranging from a 40-second video loop to a 20-minute short film, and even to performance art and kinetic sculpture captured on video. Although the moving image connects the pieces, each artist's work is conceptually and visually quite distinct...