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October 3- 9, 2002 musicpicks Jello BiafraThe way Jello Biafra spouts simple, populist, easily applauded bits of common sense, he'd make a fine stand-up comedian, or maybe a Jenny Jones guest. Unfortunately the former Dead Kennedys lead singer deems himself a one-man political "anti-pundit," delivering oversimplifications (all Republicans are "cowboys" to him), occasional errors (he's actually ripped Clear Channel for that obviously fraudulent, post-9/11 banned songs-list) and showing off his nasal George Bush impression at rock venues and colleges. So it's tough to give him a free pass just because he's mostly right about most issues, or to say "at least he's getting young people to think about things," because hell, they should be thinking anyway. The truth of it is, if Biafra had all the time in the world and a captive audience, he could easily prove he knows what he's talking about, but until he gets his own talk show, we'll have to settle for these speaking engagements to spark our search for political truth. And besides, the X-Files-ian root of the criticisms you can wage against Biafra is the same as he encourages you to direct against to the politicians he vilifies so cartoonishly: Question everything, trust no one. Wed., Oct. 9, 7 p.m.,$10, all ages, The First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St., www.r5productions.com. 
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