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Ji .l i - A.1.4 - yB I.-iNv-vwvs-vy.-■.va'Ais:ft£sI6:s:£ifiK!*:■ V ■ ■*-1 / i5:IIBy Rolph Sondera5 T * F p WRITER1 ,* )■a- m Jrl arthv, brash blue* crnC1^ to Valley Statewith Big Brother anri the Heidi ng ComlM} jn the pcond major concert of ^he semester at 7;30 p.m. Sunday In the eyriiimsiiisrs,Taj Mahal and sweeiw-ater will join Janis »Jrsp-Un as ahe leads Big Fired her and the Holding Cortipair. Jn what promises to lie an emotionally hen vy concert.The Big Brother approach to music doesnot require instrumental precision and proper intonation as a prerequisite for goodmusic,*Their trade marls of earthy, hard emotional blues and rock conies from spentan-mere io came.■Your music should never he stsgniiit. the female vocalist says. *Qur music Ischanging with the group— flat is really groovy /she added, The group enjoys Iheir music! andtheir for mm.Miss Joplin , who talks in a low, huefcyvoicer with a slight touch of southern, flavor,Likes late night snacks with sandwiches composed oi mayonnaise and loaded with salt.She interrupted the interview in tel] another member of the group that she didn't want anyone taking her mayonnaise withouther knowing it.San Prsnclsco rates as the* group's favoriteplace to perform. J,The audiences up thereare more hip,* Jtinls explained, They areJAMS JOPLIN!^ * P __ ^VSC awaits her performancec-ou* violence, interrupting brashness as thesound nears undisciplined raw power.When Juiig feels into her earthy sound, mad humor often is the unexpected reau.lt, The Inst rumen tab on of Big Brother and the Holding Company features the traditional bass,-drums and two guitars, with Jams Joplin pro-S: vldtng the vocal sounds. /She lias been with the group for almost two years. Formerly fram Fort Arthur, Texas, 13 fg Brother experience is her first proles-Siiunal work.Jatiis got her stail with the group through a friend, Chet Helms, who was then managingthe group. HeIms is currenlly sorvs ng as headof the Family Dog in San Francisco.Many consider Janis as one of the test white blues singers around, and she promises■ _not hung up anil are a lot freer* They respond d loi better to the muo^c.,” she nald„While Rfg Brother and the Holding Company are in Los**, Angeles they will perforin in several concert atid Cut a new record.Peter All) in plays bass behind Janis Joplin and David Getz provides the drums., James Gurley and Sam Andrew play the electric blues on the guitar,.Tickets for the concert will be on sale at the campus Stox office uni 11 2 p.m. todayr and at the Associated Mens Students' cokp booth in the California Political Forum until Saturday. Tickets will go on sale at the gym at 6 p.m. Sunday*Admission is $2,SO for Valley Stjitfr students, and $3 for general admission.
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Los Angeles Daily Sundial
Los Angeles, California, US
Fri, May 10, 1968
Page 8
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