Friday, September 19.1997
The University Daily Kansan
Section A· Page 5
Folk guitar rock group performing at Liberty
Musicians address exploitation, rape
By Tom Winter
Kansan staff writer
Tonight, Liberty Hall will feature a band of world renown.
The Kansas City-based Rainmaker will be in Lawrence to promote their new album, "Skin," which was released in the United States Aug. 8.
The band, whose music is a unique mix of folk guitar rock and country, will make its first local appearance in six years. Doors will open at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St. The opening act, Arthur Dodge and the Horsefeathers, will begin playing at 9 p.m. Cost is $10.
The album addresses the topic of female exploitation and rape.
Bob Walkenhorst, lead singer for the band, initiated the project.
"I've tried to find the facts and the truths in this very complicated subject," Walkenhorst said.
Walkenhorst and the Rainmakers have been making songs with social messages since they began playing together in 1983.
They've written songs such as "Government cheese" and "Drinking on the Job."
Allen Rommelfanger, manager of the band, said the band has a necessary voice in society while at the same time should not become too political.
"I think we are heightening awareness about issues in society," Rommlelfanger said. "He doesn't like to preach."
After a four-year hiatus, Walkenhorst said the band members now have new perspectives which have regenerated their music.
"I got married and had children," Walkenhorst said. "From having responsibilities comes more music."
The band has done more than bring awareness about sensitive topics, it has also brought in many record sales over the years.
The band's fifth album "Flirting With The Universe" sold enough copies in Norway to give them a gold record within two months of it being released there.
The band also received fame early on with hits such as "Big Fat Blonde" and "Let My People Go-Go." The Rainmakers have had five music videos, been on MTV, interviewed by "Rolling Stone," "Newsweek," and "USA Today." The band was called America's next great band by "Newsday" in the mid-1980s.
They have been in the British Top-
20 charts and fared extremely well in Scandinavia.
Still, with fame on their heels, they've matured.
"Things like MTV and 'Rolling Stone' are nice," Walkenhorst said. "But they tend to detract from the reason you started making music initially."
Lawrence is the second site of the band's Midwestern tour.
They are hoping to raise awareness for the organization Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN), started by Tori Amos and supported by other musicians such as Hootie and The Blowfish and REM.
"I'm an idealist," Walkenhorst said. "Trying to make a better world for my children."
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