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Show (Si : i rr SmFv I v Ji in , J " jiTl San Francisco rock group "Big Brother and the Holding Company" will be wowing the teenyboppers at the Terrace Saturday night The group received a standing ovation at the Monterey Pop Festival, Big Brother is Corning - Franciscan group in 19G1. Oth. group members include Peter Afbip on bass, Dave Getz on drums, an Jim Gurley and Sam Andrews c guitar. Steal The Show In their recent stage performances, perform-ances, Big Brother and The Hold' ing Company have been touted a stealing the show from other bij name bands. At the Monterey Pop j Festival earlier in the year, it m Big Brother along with the fantas- tic "Who," who received honors as top performers. In the travelinj show of San Francisco's legendary Fillmore Auditorium show, Bij ' ' Brother was a smash at the Hollywood Holly-wood Bowl recently. ; This will be the first appearus of a pop San Francisco group ' Salt Lake. Hopes are high for bring- - ing in- the Jefferson Aeroplane ami the Quicksilver Messenger Servis to town in the near future. Tickets are $3.00 per' person and are currently cur-rently available at the Terrace Bat- - room. The main. attraction will be accompanied by the Holder! Caul' field,, .one-of; Salt Lake's top roci bands. The performance will begin " Saturday evening at 8 p.m. at Terrace Ballroom, at Fifth Sc.: and Main Street. ' '' By BRUCE ROBERTS Chronicle Staff Writer Salt Lake pop music fans will get their first live taste of the "San Francisco sound" Saturday when Big Brother and the Holding Company Com-pany perform at the Terrace. Labeled as the number one band in San Francisco at present, Big Brother and the Holding Company have recently come out with two big singles and an album entitled, "Big Brother and The Holding Company." Com-pany." Their first single, "Down On Me," and their latest hit, "Baby Bye Bye," have both met success on the national charts. Having completed their contract on the Mainstream label, the highly re-. re-. garded group is now seeking a contract con-tract with.; a major recorder for future releases. New on The Scene 1 Although fairly new to . the national na-tional scene. Big Brother has been "together as a group for over four years now. The five member group ; has gained national prominence a-long a-long with their contemporaries, the Jefferson Aeroplane, The Grateful Dead, Moby Grape, and The Quicksilver Quick-silver Messenger Service; West Coast -follower claim that r Big Brother became the top coast group while out-performing ; all other bands, including the Grateful. Dead at the funeral of "Chocolate George," Geor-ge," a prominent figure in the Hell's Angels. s . . . . - - Big Brother's popular sound originates ori-ginates . from the voice of their lead singer, Janice Joplin. Claimed by many to be the top female blues singer in the states, . her far-reaching voice has become the band's , trademark. Originally a member of the Blue Grass Folk Singers, Miss Joplin found fame ' with ' the San |