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Paul Sanchez, Steve Walters, Fred LeBIs
Griffith are Cowboy Mouth.
Cowboy Mouth ba
BEN PILLOW Asst. Features Editor in 1991
Rockafellas' regular Cowboy rec?'d,
Mouth will make its first appear- "We
ance at Elbow Room tonight at 1230, the feel
as the New Orleans quartet pro- plosive,
motes their January release, "It trating
Means Escape." record, \
Made up of Fred LeBlanc on said,
drums, Paul Sanchez on guitar, John
Thomas Griffith on guitar and Steve Orlean
Walters on bass, the band features wj10 js ,
the unique quality of three vocalists
and songwriters. LeBlanc, a g0(Xj 1
Sanchez and Griffith all sing and tourg a]
write their own songs, with LeBlanc
serving as front man most of the q
time. Blowfii
"We have four distinct charac- t
ters within the band and all think, . r
act and look at life differently," Grifririfl
nin saia.
This conglomeration of ideas and perforn
styles makes Cowboy Mouth diffi- getic, r
cult to categorize, Griffith said. rock da
Cowboy Mouth came out with And 1
their first album, "Word of Mouth," is pure
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wanted to capture more of I ard skin gear, grasps th
of our live performances: ex- her hands, the other woi
emotional but still concen- | that she throw them ba
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vhich is great songs," LeBlanc | tually police cart Muriel
wedding because a store <
album was recorded in New ? ognizes the stolen goods
s at Daniel Lanois' studio, | ln&' ^er ^ad bribes the pc
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band will tour this summer . s ^nends are 1
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sh. The band played with make tke "eatLhers
wo months ago in Charleston | archangels. When they tel
Cingship Auditorium. . want nothing more to do
. ,, ,. I criticize her for being fat,
3th describes the bands live cool clothes and listening
lances as intense and ener- they cut straight at he
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Ty her. Even- follows the women on their holiday
off from the ar*d meets up with an old friend, the
detective rec- free spirit Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths),
she is wear- The two become friends quickly, get
dice with cas- revenge on their oppressors, engage
esthisdaugh- in a spirited lip synch rendition of ABorcincr
arain BA's "Waterloo" and move to Sydney
trol over her for one fling after another.
The plot takes twists and turns inihree
vicious volving Muriel's rocky relationship
ttitudes that with Rhonda, a marriage of conve"
look like nience and the search for happiness
11 Muriel they amidst life's turmoils,
with her and Written and directed by newcomwearing
un- er P.J. Hogan, "Muriel's Wedding" re;
to disco mu- sembles the films of John Waters, who
:r heart. They created underground smashes feathout
Muriel, turing bizarre characters and won refutation
to cent acclaim for films such as "Hairspray."
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provided with a soaring spirit and an to
evolving conscience. Her longing looks dir
and larger-than-life smiles are priceless,
and her character is unforget- 0f
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The triumphant sounds of "Dancing
Queen" are a giddy motif, and tran- ro(
sitions between extended vignettes are
accented by confetti and a plummet- ^
ing bouquet that falls toward the audience.
The film is part character study, 311
part comedy. But overall, it is a cele- su
bration of life, of its defeats and its 1111
victories and the struggle in between. 311
As Muriel learns to stand by her
friend through thick and thin, she ed
abandons superficial notions of pop ne
love and happiness to pursue a last- wc
ing relationship of trust and sacrifice, fui
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lriel's flirtation with an Olympic
immer and her jaunt through town
get her picture taken in every wedlg
gown imaginable.
As Muriel realizes her personal rite
passage, she learns a lust for life
d achieves personal satisfaction.
In the tradition of "Strictly Ballmi,"
"Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"
d "Four Weddings and a Funeral,"
tgan's comedy deftly balances hope
d heartache. Although some of the
bplots cause the overall film to be
even at times, the end result is fun
d light.
"Muriel's Wedding" is a campy comy
that introduces audiences to strange
w characters and a colorful new
>rld of fascinating encounters. The
1 lingers on long after the film, which
sure to have a spectacular reception.
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