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November 1, 2002 Chicago band Local H to perform at Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Local H, a Chicago-based punk rock band, will perform at Purdue University at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (11/7) in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom. Tickets, which cost $12 for students and $16 for the general public, can be purchased through the Loeb box office by calling (765) 494-3933. Two local punk rock bands, The Dog and Everything and Fertility, will serve as opening acts. The concert is sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board. Local H was co-founded by David Scott Lucas and a friend who met at Zion Benton Township High School. In 1994 the band was signed to Island Records, through which they have three releases, "Ham-fisted," "As Good As Dead" and "Pack up the Cats." The band, currently with Palm Pictures Records, put out its latest release, "Here Comes the Zoo," in February. CONTACT: Brett Howard, concert coordinator, (765) 495-4207, bjhoward@purdue.edu; Heather Owen, PSUB program adviser, (765) 494-8909, owenh@purdue.edu. Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page