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K eller W illia m s
S o m etim es m u sical ca te g o rie s
vocal im p ro v isation , an d rhythm ic
do n o t exist to d escrib e a p a rtic u
lar artist. W elcom e to th e w orld of
m ystique on th e 10 strin g guitar.
A fter h e a rin g a n d w atching his
style for th e first tim e, m ost people
stan d w ith a cro o k ed neck, an d a
K eller W illiam s. D raw in g fro m a
m y riad of m usical sources, K eller
h as b e e n s tu n n in g a u d ie n c e s all
over th e c o u n try w ith his b len d of
jazz, fu n k , reggae, a n d b luegrass.
H is sou n d is p resen ted th ro u g h his
u n iq u e b le n d of m a s te rfu l lyrics,
puzzled look, w ith o n e q u estio n on
th e ir m inds: “H ow ’d he d o that.'’
Im m ed iately p eo p le n ote sim ilari
tie s in p la y in g sty le to M ich ael
H edges, an d L eo K ottke, b u t they
are ju s t as q uick to n o te th a t Keller
is som ehow d ifferen t. It is this ab il
quickly received w idespread acclaim
from new and old fans alike. Many
ity to cap tu re a crow d’s atten tio n ,
an d keep it, th at has g ain ed a loyal,
h e a r th e a lb u m , a n d have seen
Keller, note that this album is simi
lar in sound to his live perform ance.
W h ile you m ay see h im p erfo rm
a n d r a p i d ly g r o w in g fo llo w in g
th ro u g h o u t th e country.
T h e m ost recen t step to getting
the word out on K eller has com e with
h is th ird alb u m . R elease d in th e
early sum m er of 1998, “SPUN has
som e o f the songs on this album at a
live show, you certainly won’t see all
of them , as his repertoire of songs
has grow n extensive enough that he
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plays several shows in a row w ithout
repeating songs. To close, we would
like to open your m ind to a seasoned
acoustic w hirlw ind. R elax, listen ,
ENJOY!
Keller Williams will be playing at
the Crystal Ballroom on Friday, April
9>h at 8 PM. M ust be 21 or over to at
tend. Call 503/225-0047.
"I Might Be Edgar Allan Poe"
Seattle playwright and perform er
Dawson N ich o ls w ill p e rfo rm his
iward-winning solo show, “I M ight Be
Edgar Allan Poe,” Friday, April 9, 8
PM, on T he Fir Acres T h eatre Main
Stage, Lewis & C lark College, 0615
SW. Palatine Hill Road. Dawson’s per
form ance is the final event in the
College’s 1998-99 A rts Alive series.
Tickets are $12 for general admis
sion and $10 for alum ni, senior citi
zens and non-Lewis & C lark students.
Tickets are available at all Fastixx out
lets, 503/224-8499. Fastixx ticket sales
are subject to a service charge.
In the play, N ichol’s character, J o
seph, a young inm ate at the O akbrook
m ental institution, truly believes he is
Poe, and he perform s a series of stun
ning character portrayals - from child-
hood friends to psychiatrists
- to prove his point. Nichols
also portrays Jo sep h ’s fellow
patients who happen to have
the sam e nam es as philoso
phers D errida and Heidegger
KEANU
LAURENCE fishburne
and poet T.S. Eliot.
Nichols masterfully weaves
Joseph’s memories and musings
with Poe’s stories and poems (in
cluding “The Raven”).
Born in 1967 in Chicago,
Nichols attended N orthw est
ern University, w here he re
ceived a m aster’s degree in
p e rf o rm a n c e s tu d ie s . H e
graduated with honors from
O c c id e n ta l C o lle g e w ith
bachelor’s degrees in English
and in theater.
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A performance of " I Might Be Edgar Allen Poe" will be shown
at The Fir Acres Theatre Main Stage at Lewis & Clark College
on Friday, April 9*.
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