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Love
By Jen West
Oregon Daily Emerald
Political and environmental is
sues are not always debated by
politicians. Through her music,
Laura Love discusses global issues in
a serious but entertaining way.
After two years away from Eu
gene, the Laura Love Band returns
Sunday to WOW Hall with special
guest Laura Kemp. Doors open at
7:30 p.m., and the performance be
gins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.50 in
advance and $18 at the door plus
applicable fees. Tickets may be pur
chased at WOW Hall, Fastixx, CD
World, House of Records and the
UO Ticket Office.
Though the band has been known
for its “ Afro-Celtic” style, Love said
she also incorporates bluegrass and
Musician
Laura
Love
says her
songs
won’t be
written
with an
eye
toward
profits
funk into her music.
“I like high, lonesome, mournful
sound with a joyous beat,” she said.
Love said she will be promoting
her latest CD, “Fourteen Days,” at
the performance.
“She connects with the audience
in an earthy kind of way,” said con
cert producer Mike Meyer. “She has
so much fun when she’s playing.”
Love said that, through her
singing and song writing, she deals
with current political issues such as
the attack on the World Trade Cen
ter and the U.S. economic crisis.
“I feel very frustrated,” Love said.
“I’m one of those people who will
write to my senator or congressman. ”
Love said she enjoys playing in
Eugene because she thinks many
audience members share her views.
“I like the liberal vibe (of Eugene)
— the left-leaning feel,” she said.
“It’s crowded with hippies like me. ”
Love said she tries to be honest in
her music, which she said she is
able to do because she doesn’t have
to report to a boss. She said many
mainstream performers may be
well-paid, but they have to sing and
write songs that will gain the ap
proval of their employers.
Artists ‘ ‘ start making music with an
eye toward sales instead of saying
what (they) want to say,” Love said.
But she said riches do not bring
happiness, and she would avoid sit
uations where other people would
control what she sings.
“The whole world right now is re
ally understanding that when we let
huge corporations do whatever they
want to do, everything is for sale,”
she said. “Everything becomes
a commodity.”
For her next project, Love said
she is publishing her memoirs in a
book entitled, “You Ain’t Got No
Easter Clothes.” She said the book,
which will be released late this year,
will chronicle her experiences
growing up in Nebraska.
Love and Kemp “are real creative
songwriters,” Meyer said. “Both
have very positive, upbeat types of
performances.”
Kemp, formerly of the band Babes
with Axes, is a local talent, Meyer
said, adding that she will be a good
opening act for the concert.
He said she has a Shawn Colvin
type of sound that mixes folk and
blues. He said she also won the Eu
gene Weekly poll for Best Musician.
“She has a forceful presence on
stage,” he said and she has drawn a
loyal following in Eugene.
Kemp said she will play a 30
minute set that will include songs
from her CDs “Volcano,” “Cor
duroy” and “Alone.”
She said the time she spent living
in Nashville brought a lot of blue
grass influences into her music.
“I focus a lot on my guitar work,”
she said. Kemp said she has been
playing acoustic guitar for 27 years.
“I feel my song playing is pretty
strong,” she said, as she explained
that most of her songs are ballads
about love and relationships, and
she takes other people’s stories and
turns them into songs.
E-mail reporter Jen West
at jenwest@dailyemerald.com.
Pulse briefs
Ice-T cancels appearance
at Mac Court
Rapper Ice-T has pulled out of
Sunday’s McArthur Court concert
with Nelly, the UO Cultural Forum
announced Tuesday night.
Kurt Catlin, heritage music coordi
nator at the Cultural Forum, said that
Ice-T’s promoters cited “physical rea
sons” — possibly illness—as the rea
son for the sudden departure.
Catlin said the show will con
tinue, and he’s looking for a re
placement. But he added that it
will be hard to book someone
with Ice-T’s caliber.
“Not like Ice-T. He is old school.
People know him,” Catlin said,
adding that he’s heard more people
have bought tickets because of Ice
T, not Nelly.
Catlin said the Cultural Forum is
n’t sure whether it will refund tick
ets already purchased.
The show, which starts at 7
p.m., will also feature SMG,
Underground Lighthouse and
Kid. Ticket prices have been
reduced for a special “week of
concert” sale, both for seated and
standing room only areas, and they
are $30 to $35 for students and $35
to $40 for the general public.
Tickets are available through
Fastixx, the UO Ticket Office, Face
the Music and at the door.
— Jeremy Lang
On the Rocks wins
vocal competition
The nine-member University
male a cappella group “On the
Rocks” won last weekend’s Interna
tional Competition of Collegiate A
cappella Quarterfinals, held Feb.
15-17 in Berkeley, Calif. The group
beat out the top six a cappella
groups in the region, including pre
vious national champions such as
the UC Berkeley’s Men’s Octet and
regional powerhouse the Golden
Overtones, also from Berkeley.
“We were so focused when we
were on stage,” tenor Peter Hollens
said. Hollens said he called his
friends during the drive back to Eu
gene and explained, over the excit
ed cheers of the other members in
the van, how the group “shocked
everyone” with" their origina]
vocal talent.
“On the Rocks” was the only non
California group competing
at regionals.
Sophomore Chris Dobson, who
sings tenor, took the Best Original
Song award for “I Would Fly,” and
Tyler Boeh, who sings baritone
and provides vocal percussion,
took home the award for Best Vo
cal Percussion.
The UC Berkeley Cal Jazz Choir
placed second in the competition
and will be competing in the semifi
nals against “On the Rocks” March
16 at Stanford University along with
other tough competitors such as the
Stanford Everyday People, BYU Vo- *
cal Pint, SoCal Vocals (from USC) and
UCSB Naked Voices.
The members of “On the Rocks”
agreed that although they have up
set some national powerhouses, the
semifinal competition isn’t going to
be any easier.
“We’re still underdogs,” bass vo
calist Cooper Bombadil said. “We
have to remember that.”
Meanwhile, the group sold 98
copies of their newly released CD,
“OTR,” during the trip. The CD will
be available for purchase at the
group’s free performance at 4 p.m.
Feb. 22 in the EMU Amphitheater.
Lisa Toth
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