In dance, the culture of it is so decrepit and weird, and everything is 'How dare they?' "Morris' devotion to musical values -- his deep study of the scores he uses, the breadth of styles and periods in which he finds inspiration -- in itself seems to have gone against the grain during the decades in which he has been choreographing, when made-to-order, by-the-yard sequences of electronic sounds have often been the scores of choice."I always wanted to use really good music, and I do whenever I can," he says.For the last 10 years, that music has been performed live by the MMDG Music Ensemble, an essential component of his company's performances. Airlines could be controlled by "competing -- and potentially unfriendly -- foreign interests" that could undermine domestic security, said Rep Frank A LoBiondo (R-N.J.) Rep. At the time, various forward-thinking Chicago musicians were drawn together through what Mitchell calls "the common interest of wanting to explore other musical forms" beyond just jazz.Collective energy, and the desire to create their own opportunities, led to the formation of the Assn for the Advancement of Creative Music in 1965. It also generated some critical respect, which might have been largely a case of overreaction to the band's attempt to do something ambitious and to address the discontent in the air over political authority in general and the Bush administration in particular.If the president's approval ratings are down in the big polls, here they hit rock-bottom, judging by the cheers that affirmed the expletive that singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong hurled at the commander in chief early in the show.But even though the concert opened with four "American Idiot" songs, Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool (supported by guitarist Jason Wise and occasionally a two-man horn section) weren't inclined to emphasize the political point.Actually, they seemed incapable of deciding what to emphasize during their two hours on stage, giving the impression that the stadium was playing them rather than the other way around.For every winning gesture there were dispiriting submissions to Spinal Tap-like cliches, from the orchestral fanfare to the stage explosions and towers of flame to Armstrong's incessant bellows of "Los Angeleees!"None of that seemed to distress the audience, which was in a lively mood and eager to celebrate this new peak of popularity with a longtime favorite. Running time: 1 hour, 20 minutes.Exclusively at Laemmle's Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood (323] 848-3500, Friday and Saturday at midnight.. Blogger Stephen Baker of BusinessWeek.com asked, "Why run from the word 'refugee'?"If [displaced residents] object to it, I'll avoid it," he wrote.

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