■ A favorite Eugene band,
Babes with Axes, returns
tonight tor its once-a-year
reunion concert
By Yael Menahem
Oregon Daily Emerald
Much to the delight of Babes
with Axes fans, the band returns to
Eugene’s WOW Hall tonight for its
Sixth Annual Reunion Concert.
The group consists of four fe
male singer-songwriters, Debbie
Deidrich, Katie Henry, T.R. Kelley
and Laura Kemp, and have a loyal
local following.
The Babes formed in 1993 and
had their first concert at the WOW
Hall as part of a songwriters’
showcase. They are considered
some of the Northwest’s best
singers and songwriters.
The 1993 performance was
supposed to be a one-time event,
but the audience’s response was
so enthusiastic, the band mem
bers continued to appear together
while pursuing their solo careers.
“We got really, really great au
dience response and people were
asking us when our next gig was
going to be, so we decided we bet
ter do this again,” Kemp said.
Since band member Katie Hen
ry moved to Chicago in 1997, the
band only gets a chance to play to
gether once or twice a year.
“The band’s on extended hia
tus,” Kemp said. "People have fol
lowed our individual music ca
reers and they get pretty excited
when the four of us all come to
gether.”
Their last show in Eugene was
in April 1998, and due to popular
demand, their reunion concert
has become an annual event.
The Babe’s three to four part
harmonies keep audiences com
ing back for more.
“The harmonies seem to be the
thing that really have given us our
name,” Kemp said. “That’s what
we’re more known for, when our
four voices sort of collide into one
voice.
“We bring a song to the group
that we can hear being ‘babea
sized’ and we’ll work it out.”
The Babes have performed at
the Eugene Celebration, High
Sierra Music Fest, Oregon Coun
try Fair and Willamette Valley
Folk Festival.
They’ve also toured in Seattle,
the San Francisco Bay Area and
Portland.
They have released two CDs,
both recorded at the WOW Hall.
The 1995 release, “WOW Live
Babes” and 1997’s “Live Axe” are
available at CD World, Face the
Caroling Madness
courtesy the Calamity Carolers of Doom
The Calamity Carolers of Doom will premiere an all-new holiday musical satire, “A Christmas to Forget,” tonight and Friday
at 8 p.m. at the Lord Leebrick Theatre, 540 Chamelton St. The kooky Carolers celebrate and satirize “all things Christmas”
through four-part, a cappella parodies of traditional holiday music, original "twisted” carols and other musical excesses. The
Calamity Carolers include composer/arranger Greg Bowers of Portland, and Scott Hossner, Susan Schoaps and Jennifer
Stark, ail of Salem. The show skewers subjects ranging from crass holiday commercialism and politically-correct spirituality,
to Jane Fonda and Julia Child. It also features the spectacle of a Motown-singing Christmas tree and a “you’ve-got-to-see-it
to-believe-it” Scottish bagpipe fantasy. The show climaxes as the Calamity Carolers’ ill-equipped, out-of-date “stupor com
puter” threatens to destroy the entire production, Y2K-style. Due to some adult material, parents should leave their kids at
home with the sitter. Tickets for the shows are $10 general admission and $8 flex price. Advance tickets for the Calamity
Carolers of Doom show are available by calling the Lord Leebrick Theatre box office at 465-1506.
courtesy of Babes With Axes
The Babes with Axes’ three and four part harmonies are highlights of any show.
Music, House of Records and oth
er local music stores.
The “axes” in their band title
refers to their instruments. Kelley
plays bass, Deidrich is on key
boards, Henry plays the banjo and
Kemp is on guitar, while all share
their voice on stage.
Their mutual respect is notice
able on stage and is what keeps
them in touch when they’re not.
“[We have] a real respect and
love for each other’s music, and a
respect and love for each other as
people. We’re really good
friends,” Kemp said.
Babes with Axes are performing
at the WOW Hall tonight at 8 p.m.
Doors open at 7:30. Tickets are $8
at the door.
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