Show All JAIl Female Band Stops at for College Tour Gerald Narciso Contributing Writer On a day it rained heavily outdoors coincidently it was also raining inside S South uth City Campus Raining Jane that is Last Monday Raining Jane the LA-based LA eclectic rock-folk rock band treated students students stu stu- stu- stu dents to an hour long set filled with smooth original tracks as well as free Ben and Jerrys Jerry's ice cream That deadly combination left students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents torn whether to attend their classes or watch the band When I walked by I admit I had to stop for a awhile awhile awhile while and check them out said student Chelsea Crook I thought they had a unique so sound nd I was impressed The versatile so group has been compared to everybody from the to Fleetwood Mac Each of the four members of the group can play multiple instruments Did I forget to mention they were an all female band I think people definitely judge us before hearing the music based on the fact that were we're all women said guitarist bassist Becky Gebhardt I mean Id I'd probably probably probably proba proba- bly do the same thing Gebhardt along with Mona drums Chaska Potter vocals guitar and Mai Bloomfield guitarist cel vocals list make up Raining Jane This real life Josie and the Pussycats hope they will be recognized for their talent rather than a gimmick It helps that the group have received good od reviews from critics gaining Jane ane w was Ij listed t q a l part part of Music Connection Magazines Magazine's Hot HoL HoLlO lO Unsigned Artists Currently the band is in the middle of a wide Nation-wide college college college col col- col- col lege tour promoting their newly released sophomore album Diamond Lane We hooked up with a couple couple couple cou cou- of producers that we really really real real- ly clicked with artistically and personality wise said Gephardt Gebhardt is referring to producers Mark Johnson and Robin Moxey Johnson who is is a Grammy Award winning producer has worked with such acts such Ben Harper and Jackson Browne The album contains 10 original tracks plus a remake of the Bob Marley classic Turn the Lights Down That rendition rendition rendition ren ren- which included rapping the verse from Lauren Hills Hill's version of the Marley classic was one of the biggest highlights of last Mondays Monday's concert It was that sort of multidimensional multidimensional multidimensional multi multi- dimensional element that Raining Jane brings that had the lobby packed with both fans and intrigued onlookers Along with rapping rapping rapping rap rap- ping the audience saw band members use unique lingo totally bust and even more unique instruments Bloomfield played a cello and played probably the most distinctive instrument instrument instrument ment Id I'd ever seen a cajon It Itis Itis Itis is literally a wooden box that she sat on and played it like a drum set no lie Other notable songs were Diamond Love and Wyoming in which stated Utah is much cooler than that place Even though I have a feeling she says that every city they I go the band cannot deny t the e I enthusiasm the students displayed displayed dIsplayed dis dIs- dis- dis played throughout the show Its It's that sort of support that I the he band says will bring them back ack here I thought it was amazing I that hat J peo people o l le ye were enjoying the I entire concert sal said Gebhardt It seems as if people people peo peo- Die came and stayed as long longas longs as s they could And we appreciate appreciate that |