The story behind The Story tells of friendship By Kaly Soto Oregon Otmy ImeraK} There are so many hands on the market that seek to replicate songs that have already been written. The Story is not one of those hands. Johnntha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball are the two primary members of The Sto ry. Both are Amherst College graduates in English. Five years ago. they both decided to throw caution to the wind, quit their day jobs and make music full time. Of this deci sion, Brook said. "It was scary and it was great I thought, this is going to be hart), but it's what I want to do." The Story grew out of their friendship and a common interest, the love of music. "The band started as sort of a surprise in the middle of college. I met Jennifer and we were buddies and then we t>egnn to put on our own shows.” Brooke said Currently they are touring with a band (four other musicians) across the United States. The Story's music is familiar been list? of its folkv sound, but the feeling in the lyrics and music defies comparison Their sec ond album. The Angel in the House, is a shining example of their musical talent and lyrical ability to present human emotion. This Sunday. The Story will bring their music to Good Times Cafe. The last time they toured they had a short (10 hour) stop in Oregon. "We breezed through It was a promo tour so we were doing radio shows and record stores, but we really dug Eugene and Portland," Brooke said. Portland and Eugene really "stuck out" for Brooke, but "Ohio just sort of blend ed together.” Brooke is the main lyricist for The Sto ry. In the song "So Much Mine," she puts herself in the place of a mother with a young daughter who has run away. "That COUtfTfSY PHOTO Jennifer Kimball and Johnatha Brooke (The Story) will play Good Times Sunday. song ( nine out of seeing young girls on the street late at night I wanted to explore the complicatedness of the whole mother daughter break, and how the mother must blame herself for her missing daughter.” Brooke’s lyrics are also influenced by what she reads. “Kvorything melds togeth er. I don't want it to be one tiling or anoth er. but I am inspired by literature " She indulges m the stories of great southern authors su< h as Klannorv O'Connor and Kudora VVelty. as well Oregon's own William Stafford. Though they are still touring in support of Aoge/ ni the llousr. Brooke and Kimball are working on new material on the road, but it's tough "Writing on the road is hard. Ins ause I don't have any privai y I need to be very alone to write," said Brooke. They have been able to write about 5 songs for thn now album while on tour The show starts at 7 p in at Good Times Cafe, and the i ost is $7 Don't miss it it (.mild (hi The Story of the decade. Stereolab "Where did that come from'1" will Is- tin first question you ask when you hear Stem olah's allium, Transirnt Hnndntu Noisr Hursts With Annouiuftnants The band formed around French singer I .net it in Sadierand British songwriter Tim Gann Sadier met Cane while he was on tour with his hand, Mi <lartliv Sadier trims lated the lyrics from McCarthy’s second album into French. In October of 1990, Snider and Cane formed Stereolab and created their own label, Duophonic Super 41's The band hail been enjoying a few days off in London, but soon they will hit the road again, making a stop at I .a Luna in Portland on Oct. 20. "We are thrilled about coming back to the U S ." Saidur said recently during a phono conversation. The name of the band describes what they do on their albums — they mix music with outside noise and random sounds. It really is a laboratory of stereo sounds. Saider said that the sounds come from the fact that "Tim comes from an industrial, olectronn rnusii background, which is completely unmelodir. with noises more furious than romantU So it's quite sur prising that be should come up with such mi e melodies He's very in tune with what a good pop sting is When asked about her music, Saider is intelbs tnallv reflective "Jenny Qndioline” is a song in which Saider claims she com pares "the Weimar years in Germany with today " But. she wants to make clear. "I am not saving fascism is on the rise, or that then> is another Adolf Hitler. 1 am just com paring the struggles artists have today to the struggle artists had during that time " To complete the album, Saider and Cane hired Hutu an Brown to play bass. Andy Kamsav to play drums. Katherine Gifford to play keyboards and Mary Hanson to sing. The line up is permanent "for now.” They met these hand members through mutual friends in London. The show at lai Luna promises to be interesting, at the very least If you are interested in going, you can charge tick ets by phone at 1-.103-224-4400. Beer drinkirY rock in gardens The KMIJ Beer (hardens opened last I'ridav with a little hit of Buokhorn No. not the hard-to-find, chuapast-brew-in-the world Bui khorn, rather, it was the laigene trio, pla\ mg some of the better hard rook hoard in tins town in .1 long time loud, crunchy, beer-drinkin’ rock n' roll Bass player I tana Axon's answering nun bine ( alls it "ulam heavy metal." Jake's Corner LOCAL SHOWs It's hard to find words to dost ribe it, though, so diffi cult, it seems, that not oven any of Iho hand's three members can find words for their music — (<i 11 it lync-less, i all it poetry minus the grammar, call it ... simply music without words. Kvc'ti when there are words to a song, there aren't A Black Sabbath cover during the band's short encore set never sounded so good without Oz/.y Osbourne at the microphone. Although the first half of Buckhorn’s Friday set took a backseat to attempted conversation and stale c hips with salsa, the second half was met with more enthusiasm — amazing what a few 16-ounce cups of Henry's will do to an audience — as the crowd moved forward on the floor. Any way the crowd was. Axon, a University stu commsY pmo to Buckhorn helps christen The EMU Beer Gardens last Friday night. dent, said he enjoyed the Inter garden atmosphere. "All the focus wasn't directed at us, like at some bars." he said. "At the litter gardens, people do their own thing " At the beginning of the band's show, it was drum mer ('.lies Smith who was doing his own thing The sound of the University student’s drum-plaving was so powerfully loud (drums haven't shaken like that since Ham Bam played in the Flintstones' hand) that it drowned out Axon's bass. Joke Pavluk's gui tar and any joke you were trying to share with your neighbor. So, what do you do? Tell your drummer to keep it down? Nope. Turn to Bukckhom. Page 8 Towm \jum II \ The Finest Chinese end Amertcen Food Open for lunches and dinners until 10:30 p.m. Mon. - Thurs. and until midnight Fri. and Sat Restaurant A Lounge 947 Franklin Blvd. I \ ' /A 'll II I 1311 Lincoln VV!ljm*'t1e To\%er> Bu !d ng 345-1810 L 40%off! —haircut.\ teg J15 * with shampoo & conditioner I .perms.| regular, loop rods ft spirals I reg. SXMiS w/ conditioners, cut ft J style. 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