| Show I"!-- : r i jr Tnif- -r Standard-Examine- yyi ‘"yr r p Friday April 30 1999 r Features Editor: 625-427- 0 QUICK TAKES Best bets Art Those impressive young artists keep showing up at the Treehouse 3D Music Call it Norwegian New Age 4D a Celtic twist with Singer still prefers to perform barefoot saying It keeps her ‘grounded’ By NANCY VAN VALKENBURG Standard Examiner staff ndustry eyes are on rising star Deana Carter singer of the country hit “Did I Shave My Legs for This?” And those eyes aren't always focused on her face “It’s finally getting warm enough to wear a sun dress and since that song people always look to see” The naked truth: She hasn’t shaved her legs for quite some time “I get my legs waxed instead of shaving and you have to let it grow out just a little” she explained “And people around here are pretty quick to notice when you have a stray hair” Carter swears she’ll wax her legs before Thursday night's Ogden performance at Lindquist Field But don't count on her to wear shoes She always performs without “It keeps me grounded” Carter explained in a phone interview from Nashville “It keeps me from getting a big head That's the best way I know how to put it When you go to someone's house and they answer the door in sock feet you automatically feel at ease I want to keep the crowd at ease and I don’t want to put out a prima-donn- a vibe “Of course I have stepped in some pretty disgusting things over the years and gotten a lot of splinters Now we travel with a rug for backstage” If you haven't surmised it by Movies PREVIEW At least Entrapment" has the appeal of Sean Connery and WHO: Deana Carter WHEN: 7:30 pm Thursday WHERE: Lindquist Field 2330 Lincoln Ave Ogden TICKETS: $1750advance $1 850day of Available through Smith's Tix (800) Catherine 7D s HOT TICKETS See Page 2C for details on these and other events BJ Thomas & Juice 888-TIK- S Newton May 22 Salt Lake City Mary Chapin Carpenter and Solas June 15 Salt Lake City now Carter is “just plain folks” No pretensions no airs Her music has a honest almost confessional style She takes chances Her down-hom- e style has won her a loyal following and has fueled sales of her debut album “Did I Shave My Legs for This?” and of her sophomore release “Everything's Gonna Be Pat Benatar and Eddie Money June 22 West Valley City The Wasatch Independence Day Festival With Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and the Beach Boys fireworks and laser finale July 5 Salt Lake City Tim McGraw and The Dixie Chicks July 8 West Valley City Alright” Not only that “Did I Shave” earned her a 1997 Country Music Association award Pretty impressive for someone who has been described as having a froggy voice somewhat similar to Bobby’s on “King of the Hill” “People are always saying something new” Carter said with a laugh “You can't get offended I love those comparisons and analogies” About people single-of-the-ye- Making Deana Carter’s big break came when Willie Nelson heard her demo tape and insisted she perform at the Farm Aid ’94 concert JUST PLAIN FOLKS: her own way Nope Carter is too busy enjoying the career she worked so hard to create She grew up the daughter of Fred Carter Jr a n session guitarist in Nashville She's wanted to be a singer for as long as she can remember “Can they track those things to conception?” she asked with a laugh In an odd way it was intimidating to have top country well-know- acts as regular guests and family friends she said “They were just nice people” Carter said “They were our friends but the world had these big expectations of them I could never tell what made them so different” She also didn't know whether she possessed the same elusive magic Early attempts to establish a career went nowhere and Carter said she resisted using her contacts “I’ve never been one to take a whole lot of help anyway” she said “I appreciated it but feel it is my lot in life to work hard earn things and deserve them I wanted to do this on my own” In the end it was talent and a contact that did the trick Willie Nelson a family friend came across Carter's demo tape and insisted she perform at the Farm Aid '94 concert and the appearance and demo convinced Capitol Records to sign her “Willie took a chance on me He took me under his wing and he pushed me out there I was freaked out I had no album no Randy Travis: Bad guy gone good Randy Bruce Traywick was born on May 4 1959 in Marshville N C He began singing country music and playing guitar at 8 In the 1970s he stacked up See DEANA10D arrests and spent numerous weekends in a county jail in Monroe NC But after winning a talent contest at Country City USA in Charlotte in 1977 - and pairing with manager Lib Guitarists are eclectic success Los Angeles Guitar Quartet bringing its own brand of music to Ogden By NANCY VAN VALKENBURG Standard Examiner staff two decades into musical members of Angeles Guitar Quartet have an understanding that goes beyond words There’s a deep appreciation a profound respect “Sometimes we don't even have to discuss things” group member Bill Kanengiser said “One of us grunts and the others nod their heads” Well whatever works The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is enjoying a wave of success with the release of the Sony album “Labyrinth” and Nearly THE LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET: This roots in classical rock ’n’ roll flamenco Zeta-Jone- group founded 1 9 years ago has and country music ego we flocked to theater to m this flick The year we 1977 end “Star War” was playing on big u & cr?Lus screen across tfte rtatort TM stTvh Skywslker and his space cronies Jammed theater In Utah sod elsewhere Between handfuls of popcorn we met them all - Luke Lax - 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When and where dd you first eee this movie end what did you Did you leave the theater raving about the special t'fectt or swooning over Harrison Ford’ As the release of "Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace" nears we d like to hear from tevs who recafl the origin of this mohon picture saga Send your recollections to Star Wars Memories st the r Ufa Dept P O Box 951 Ogden UT 64402 9 beaims 8 stanciartlnet or let us at You can also R2-0- 2 !’ Standard-Examine- 625-429- Please me Hide your name city of residence and phone number in cae we need to contact you Deadline Is May 3 obscure" But not in the music world where guitar quartets are a rarity and players who can shape their repertoire to showcase their quirky gifts arc even less common LAGQ has been featured on NBC's “The Today Show” A&E's “Breakfast with the Arts” and PBS' “Evening at Pops" and has performed at the Lincoln Center Chicago's Orchestra Hall and in Hong Kong Singapore and Istanbul PREVIEW Hatcher now his wife - he e managed to break into country music as Randy Travis “I’d come from a house where some crazy things went on My father was a little bit wild and still is didn’t know anything else It was just the way we lived” he has said In the 1980s his hits like “On the Other Hand” and “Forever and Ever Amen" steered country music back to its traditional roots and arguably to the sales boom of the early 1990s Travis has appeared in several films including “Young Guns" “Frank and Jesse" “Fire Down Below" “The Rainmaker and “Baby Geniuses" His upcoming ' films include “White River Kid with Antonio Bandera and Ellen Barkin “I want to be out there and getting the airplay and selling tickets and playing shows I don't want to quit I love this That’s what it boils down to I love to sing Ycu have to want to do it and continue putting out quality material” big-tim- WHO: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet WHEN: 730 pm next Friday May 7 WHERE: Peery's Egyptian Theater 241 5 Washington Blvd I Ogden TICKETS: $15 $13semors and children Call 395-322- 7 “I guess we are having a good year or two” Kanengiser conceded “But for us it's been interesting how incremental the steps have been We've been making slow steady upward progress" VV hatever their shortcomings in group communication and the members of LAGQ are having to come to terms with success They are one See QUARTET10D Everyone should think that I am the biggest “Star Wars” fan In the Top of Utah because A long long time $&£ with an increasingly busy touring schedule A week from tonight the LAGQ brings its music to Ogden for a concert at Peery’s Egyptian Theater “Well I'm not sure I'd call us hugely successful” Kanengiser said in a phone interview “It's not like we became stars overnight and in the grand scheme of things we're still fairly TOP RECORDS sin These were the top country albums of the week according to Billboard 1 “Come On Over" Shania Twain 2 “Wide Open Spaces" Dixie Chicks 3 "Always Never the Same George Stra t 4 “Double Live" Garth Brooks 5 “Everywhere We Go" Kenny Chesnpy 6 “Faith" Fa'th Hill 7 “Maybe Not Tonight" Sammy Kershaw 8 “I'm Alright" Jo Dee Messma 9 "Everywhere" Tim McGraw 10 “My Heart" Lome Morgan l W l&J - Send to Star Wars Fan Standard-Examine- r Life DepUFO Box 651 Ogden UT 64402 You can mMa's'ndard net or fax US st 625-429- 9 so Deadline is May 3 Please include your name city of residence and phone number - Stadard a- -d " 1 fM LI n'W staff e se'voea ” ' - I |
