NIGHT & DAY

Tuesday
December 8
Take the Money and Run "Runnin' around robbin' banks all wacked on the Scooby snacks" is the line that put Fun Lovin' Criminals on the map. The coolly catchy hip-hopping anthem about a drug-induced robbery, on their debut album Come Find Yourself, was a turning point for the New York band, which evolved from a goof project at the Limelight into a full-blown EMI recording act. Like that effort, the follow-up album 100% Colombian layers the beats and samples of electronic technology with more smoky drug references and jazz riffage done with actual guitars, harmonica, and trumpet. (For the record, not everyone wanted to be sampled: Deep Purple's Richie Blackmore turned the band down cold, claiming that they were playing the devil's music.) Colombian's key cut: "Barry White," a smooth, sly tribute to the walrus of love ("Barry White saved my life/ And if Barry White saved your life or got you back with your ex-wife, sing Barry White"). The Fun Lovin' Criminals play at 8 p.m. at Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus (at Chestnut), S.F. Admission is $11-12; call 474-0365.