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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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at The Fir Acres Theatre Main Stage at Lewis & Clark College
on Friday, April 9*.
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