Coffee House concert

Tammy Carr’s slam poetry last Thursday was a nice change of pace from the standard solo musical performance that students have come to expect from the CoffeeHouse Concert Series in the Student Union Building. But tonight, it’s back to musical stylings, as Rochelle Smith steps up to the plate.

Carr brought interesting and thoroughly personal subject matter to the microphone during her forty-five minute poetry set. She spoke of ridding herself of a boyfriend as an immediate source of weight loss and how people joke that as a slam poet, she is obviously a wannabe rapper. She related her story of contemplating abortion, then deciding to have the child.

Her poetry was passionate and mostly stuck to subject matter surrounding troubles, but did take moments to dip into humor. Overall, she interacted very well with the audience. On a side note, a lot of her material comes from speaking with audience members after the show, hearing their problems, then incorporating them into future poems. So if you were there, maybe you’ll develop into her spoken lyrics one day.

Tonight’s show brings talented local musician Rochelle Smith to the Brava Stage. “She plays guitar very well and has a beautiful voice,” Student Activities Program Coordinator Autumn Haynes said. As March is Women’s History Month, Student Activities wanted to bring in female performers for the CoffeeHouse shows during this period, and Smith was at the top of the list. Fans may know her from the local band JAR. Based on shows where Smith performed during Summer Noon Tunes and Welcome Week in years passed, the Student Union Building can expect a quality set tonight.

Travis Estvold
Culture Editor

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