Folk star DiFranco to play on campus

Ani DiFranco, founder of her own label, Righteous Babe Records, will play at 8 p.m. April 8 at Eisenhower Auditorium.

Tickets for the show will go on sale at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Center for the Performing Arts ticket center at the auditorium. There is a six-ticket limit per person.

DiFranco has continually defied large record companies by becoming successful on her own, never signing a major-label record deal. She has been described as "a folkie in punks clothing," and her music delves into a variety of issues such as rape, abortion and sexism.

"What I like about her lyrics is that she's a real feminist. She's been called the 'Folk Poet of Buffalo,' " said Robin Conklin, marketing representative for the Center for the Performing Arts. "I'm really looking forward to the show."

This will be DiFranco's first show at the University.

--by Mark Schoneveld