THURSDAY, JANUARY 16,2003
MUSIC
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Kick Murphys and Reverand Horton Heat."
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"Waterdeep, the greatest Christian band ever." Tyler Harnett Overland Park sophomore
"Jason Maraz. George Winston, and Ben Folds."
Hilary Cammack Lenexa sophomore
"The Roots, Mo,and Henry Rollins."
Charles Roberts
Hutchinson freshman
Rollins' Spoken Word tour comes to Lawrence
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Henry Rollins, author and musician, will perform at Liberty Hall this Sunday. Rollins belonged to the Rollins Band and the punk rock band Black Flag and is expected to perform spoken word pieces this weekend.
By Steve Vockrodt
svockrodt@kansan.com
Jayplaywriter
DiCalogero became interested in Rollins after seeing several episodes of his Comedy Central show, Up For It, which features his spoken word performances.
"I got tickets when I saw fliers out front of Liberty Hall before break," John DiCalogero, Setauket, N.Y., junior, said.
Henry Rollins has hit the road on his 50-date Spoken Word tour and is headed to Lawrence this Sunday.
Liberty Hall will host the renowned author, actor, musician and speaker to the delight of students planning to attend.
His tour follows the recent releases of Unwelcomed Songs, an anthology of lyrics, and Rise Above, a tribute album to Black Flag, the legendary punk rock band he once fronted.
"I have always really liked the way he articulates his experiences and ideas. He is really easy to relate to."
Jeremy Mims
Iowa City, Iowa, sophomore
During his career, he has released 21 records (under both Black Flag and
DiCalogero expects Sunday's performance to be similar to the television show.
Rollins garnered popularity during his stint as lead singer of Black Flag in the 1980s while simultaneously giving spoken word performances. He grew as an alternative rock icon while singer of Rollins Band and also wrote several books and appeared in movies such as Frost and Johnny Mnemonic.
Rollins Band banners), recorded nine spoken word discs and written 12 books.
Jeremy Mims, Iowa City, Iowa, sophomore will attend Rollins' concert Sunday. Mims first learned of Rollins' work when a friend recommended his book, Solipsist.
"I have always really liked the way he articulates his experiences and ideas," Mims said. "He is really easy to relate to."
Tickets are available through the Liberty Hall box office or Ticketmaster for $20. For more information, log on to www.henryrollins.com.
- Edited by Ryan Wood
CONCERT
Who: Henry Rollins
When: Sunday 8 p.m.
Where: Liberty Hall
How much: Tickets are $20