Echo and the Bunnymen and the Church, at Irvine Auditorium, tomorrow night at 8. Tickets: $13 and $15. Information: 898-5284.
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A "Tex-Mex Jamboree" will take place at the University Museum this evening in a concert co-sponsored by WXPN-FM.
Tex-Mex is the lively, multi-ethnic interpretation of folk, country and rhythm-and-blues music that has enlivened a pop-cultural exchange between Mexico, South Texas and Spain for many years. The result is music as lively as it is complex.
Tonight, two prime practitioners of the genre, accordionist-guitarist Ben
Tavera King and guitarist Luis Gonzales, will perform.
The Tex-Mex Jamboree, tonight at 8, at the University Museum, 33d and Spruce Streets. Tickets: $7.50 ($5 senior citizens, students and museum members). Information: 898-3024.
This Wednesday, the calypso king the Mighty Sparrow makes a rare local appearance at the University Museum.
Over three decades, this Trinidadian singer has established himself as the most popular of all modern calypso singers, making an interesting, polyrhythmic music, often called soca, out of a pop genre too often dismissed as novelty music in this country. No wallflower - his 1984 album was titled King of the World - the Mighty Sparrow puts on an exciting, dramatic show.
The Mighty Sparrow, at the Univerity Museum, Harrison Auditorium, 33d and Spruce Streets, Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tickets: $12.50 in advance, $15 day of show. Information: 898-6791.
Tonight, a new rock band called Henri Watusi will appear at Revival. The group consists of three former members of an excellent but defunct New York band, Polyrock, plus bassist Peter Lorreo and guitarist Joe Casetta.
Henri Watusi, at Revival, 22 S. Third St., tonight at 11:30 p.m. Tickets for members are $2 ($7 after midnight). Tickets for guests are $7 ($12 after midnight). Information: 627-4825.
Tomorrow night, Revival will be the site of another promising concert, this one by the Charlottesville, Va., band Rude Buddha, whose latest release, Blister My Paint (Green Triangle Records), features mesmerizing polyrhythms and the strong, expressive singing of guitarist Jenny Wade.
Also on this bill is the jazz group Contrast, and experimental music by composer Harrison McKay.
Rude Buddha, at Revival, 22 S. Third St., tomorrow at 11:30 p.m. Tickets for members are $2 ($7 after midnight). Tickets for guests are $7 ($12 after midnight). Information: 627-4825.
Tonight, a new rock band called Henri Watusi will appear at Revival. The group consists of three former members of an excellent but defunct New York band, Polyrock, plus bassist Peter Lorreo and guitarist Joe Casetta.
Henri Watusi, at Revival, 22 S. Third St., tonight at 11:30 p.m. Tickets for members are $2 ($7 after midnight). Tickets for guests are $7 ($12 after midnight). Information: 627-4825.
