Orcein Path EtntraWs Weekly Mum, Theater, Dance. Vulev ami Nightlife (htule
Unshakable Raca (reggae) at Good
Times 9 30 p m {4
Dosa/ Marshal PlaW Spr ingtooth
(rock) al John Henry s 10 pm $3
John Workman Trio (iau) at Jo
Fedengo s 9 30 p m
Small Flail (rock) at Taylor s 9 30 p m $4
Hitting Blrtiv Oninfc at AM'*/ Adlckdid (rock) at
me WOW Hail 9 30 p m $6 advance $7 door
Body and Soul (rhythm and soul)
at Good Times 9 30p m $5
Two Minutes Hate/ Nison FlaV
Dutch Boy Finger nock) at John
Henry s 10 pm $4
John Workman Trio (fa//) at Jo Fedengo s 9 30
pm
The Dashboard Saviors (rootsrock revival) at
Taylor s 9 30 p m S4
Caltente (Latin salsa) at the WOW Hall 9 30 p m
S5 advance $6 door
Terry Evens i Blues (or thought) at
Good Times 9 30 p m $5
Sarahdolv The Timmy's (rock) at
John Henry s 9 30 p m $2
Mark Alan oau) ai Jo federigo s 9
p m
Dub Squad (reggae) at Taylor s 9 30 p m S3
DREH0SE7 Dot/ X Ray Cala Travottnq Wartoly
Show Convoy and Road Rovlout (rocWarietyi at
the WOW Hall 8 30 p m $7 door
Rootlet i Bleat Jamlopen mike) it
Good Times 9 30pm $t
Agent W Horace Pinker/ Read)
(rock) at John Henry s 10 p m J2
Open MIc at Jo fedengo s 9pm
High Street i acoustic rock) at Good
Times 9 30pm $2
Three Day Blow/ Happy Meal troch) at
John Henry s 10 p m $2
Michaal Lehman tiau) at Jo
FePeriQOS 9pm
Pockets ol Resilience (rock) at Good
Times 9 30pm (3
Souiliilv Tin Beethoakiet irock) ai
Joftn Henry s 10 p m $2
John Workman <jan) at Jo Fedtngo s
9pm
High Shoot (rock) at Taylor s 9 30 p m $2
TIm Road Warriors (blues) at Good
Times 9 30pm S3
tlpltf Haymaker/ The Slip (rock) at
John Henry s 10 p m S3
Wllliaim/Werfcman Jam Oaa) at Jo
Fedengos 9pm
Tin Strangers Oam rock ml vocaJ harmonies) at
Taylors. 9.30 p m S5
First Tfcanaai ml Tony MaM Acaadtc Fewer
Trie, lean lamp beae aad Deppelgani (new
unplugged venue/ to* rock) at the WOW HaH
8 30 p m S5 advanca/$6 door
SOUND EXPANSION
Laura Kemp
joins forces
WITH LOCAL MUSICIANS
TO CREATE
A FOLK-ROCK EXPLOSION
By Freys Hom
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Songwriter. vocalist and guitarist
Laura Kemp is known in the local folk
music scene for her worm stage present e.
poetic skill and exceptional voice.
Kemp has gained recognition as an
engaging folk music soloist both with her
1990 release / Hope They l.ike the Main
and by participating in local and regional
folk tests
Now, this multi-talented woman has
expanded upon her soloist career hv join
ing forces with three local musicians to
i rente a folk-rock explosion, otherwise
known as The Laura Kemp Hand
With Andy Opel as the band's back
bone on the electric bass. Eric Peterson
as the percussionist and Gregg Hiller ns
the triple set.ret weapon on acoustic: gui
tar, mandolin and vocals, The Laura
Kemp Band plays a diverse mix of folk,
blues, bluogruss and country-swing origi
nals and covers.
The members of th.s quintet share a
common goal to reach beyond the limit
ed availability of coffee-house venues
while expanding their musical repertoire
Most of the songs they do are Kemp's
originals, but they have ulso included
some of Biller's favorite country swing
covers, and they hope to add vocalist,
songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Katie Henry to the band in the near
future
One advantage of being in a full band,
they said, is the access to venues not usu
ally available to the acoustic soloist
"It opens up a whole different scene,''
Kemp said. “In general, there's the tea
sipping crowd and the beer-drinking
The Laura Kemp Band Includes (above,
from left) Eric Peterson. Laura Kemp.
Gregg Biller and Andy Opel.
crowd," and for the taller musicians are
expected to have more of an electric, full
hand sound
"So far. we haven’t had any doors
closed on us, and audiences have been
really responsive," I’uterson said Among
other shows, they opened for the
Strangers at Taylor's recently and have
traveled as far south as Ashland. Ore . to
do gigs. They hope to break, into the Port
land and Seattle scenes soon, now that
they feel "tight" as a band after six
months of practicing at least twice a
week
Thursday, June !). The Laura Kemp
Hand joins the Terry Robb Acoustic
Power Trio and Ooppelgang for a WOW
Hall show hosted by the Northwest
Musu News This will lie the kick-off
show for an all- new monthly acoustic
music format entitled First Thursday.
Tickets are $5 in advance or St> at the
door Showtime is h :t().
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On the first listening of Mind
funk's latest release. Dropped.
you'll be thinking Pearl Jam
dropped-in on the hand's
recording session and made the
album for them.
The album isn't really that
good, but turned up loud
enough, it did drown out the
baaaaad folk music that was
being played in the EMU Court
yard Thursday. This isn't to say
that all folk music is bad. just
the folkies whose careers are
waning enough to show up and
play for people walking by the
EMU.
I mean really, who but some
drug-addled freak of nature
could sit through hours on end
of that marimba bond playing
the song over and ovur. The
marimba sound is actually kind
of pleasant, but variety is the
spice of life. Taking a 30-second
break does not a new song
make.
And what's with this Mark
Allen guy (also known as "that
lame-o dude”) doing (oik. ver
sions of Led Zeppelin. Van
Morrison and other rock grants?
I’m all for freedom of expres
sion. hut isn’t there a line in the
Constitution about cruel and
unusual punishment? Mark, if
you want to move on to venues
bigger than the courtyard, try
writing a song.
You may argue that some
people like this music because
you can see 'em dancing to it.
However, these are the same
people who would do the freak
dance to the marimbas or the
Grateful Dead tuning their
instruments. Lawrence Welk
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