THIS WEEK AT THE CLUBS:   Vanessa Trein Originally from New York, Trein now resides in Boston (are we seeing a trend develop here?). The singer-songwriter was selected from hundreds of applicants to perform with folk legend Tom Rush at a special October 2000 performance of "emerging singer/songwriters" at Harvard's Sanders Theatre, and is also a performing member of the nationwide collective, Indiegrrl. Thursday, Cafe Paradiso.   The Mary Janes Fronted by ex-Vulgar Boatmen member, Janas Hoyt, The Mary Janes call Bloomington, Indiana home. In addition to touring with her duo, Hoyt can also be found all over fellow Indianan (is that a word?) John Mellencamp's latest album, Rough Harvest. Friday, Sam Bond's.   The Clumsy Lovers This Canadian five-piece jumps for joy at the thought of getting to play their Òraging, Celtic-bluegrass-rockÓ for all of you. (Hey, they're the ones in the air.) Catch them this week at Taylors... get it? Catch them? Friday, Taylor's Bar and Grill. CLICK HERE FOR CLUBS LISTINGS More Than Folk Annual fest offers eclectic lineup this year. By Dave Gingold   Li'l Lynne and the Smokin' Souls brings blues to the Folk Fest on Saturday.. .   The big news this week is the Willamette Valley Folk Festival on the UO campus. Among its offerings will be Ian Moore, Epiphany Road, Li'l Lynne and the Smokin' Soles and Four Shillings Short. Received the Ian Moore Action Company Via Satellite CD, a collection of Texas guitarist/singer Moore and electric band live in Houston, and it is surprisingly grandiose '70s-esque guitar rock. I understand that Moore will be solo and acoustic in his festival set Friday, so this is of little help to you, I know. Epiphany Road has recorded an Oregon song cycle written by Chip Kiger, entitled Santiam Sun Umpqua Moon. From the gorgeous CD liner photos of punchbowl falls, rocky sea coves, misty tarns and arid mesas, it's hard not to feel your chest swell with appreciation for our truly blessed state -- as they sing in "We've Come So Far," "like the best dream I've ever had." The lovely production and playing here fits the subject well, which ranges over the people of Oregon, as well as the landscape. They play Saturday on the Amphitheater stage. Later on Saturday come ex-Eugeneans Li'l Lynne & the Smokin' Soles, doing their brand of the blues. If you haven't heard Soles guitarist Suburban Slim, you haven't heard the rippinest player in Oregon. Period. The wife-and-husband duo of Aodh Og OTuama and Christy Martin, known as Four Shillings Short, generally run to British Isles music, but dig around in India and America too, with an angled approach to John Prines "Paradise," for instance on their latest CD, Dodging Lodging. They play the Festival Sunday. The trio outta Hollywood known as Tamaras will be at Sam Bond's Garage the 17th, delivering "aggressive acoustic" music from their new CD Simple Is So Hard. They've been through town a couple of times, including Chez Ray's in February. The Mary Janes are at Sam Bond's the 18th, coming out from their home base of Bloomington, Ind. Indianapolan Janas Hoyt is the woman who writes and sings 'em here, delivering a vaguely Americana-style pop on the groups CD Flame. Hoyt appears on fellow Indianan John Mellencamp's latest CD Rough Harvest. Lost At Last is at the Wild Duck the 19th. They say they broke the on-site CD sales record at the Country Fair last year, taking the cup from String Cheese Incident. You've heard me rave time and again about Martin Sexton, and, dammit, I'm not going to get myself all worked up again about him. Suffice it to say that if you miss his show the 22nd at the WOW Hall, you're an idiot. Fernell Lopez has been bringing Latin music to this area for a number of years, through the groups Caliente and Sandunga and the sextet Lo Nuestro. Lo Nuestro has a new CD collection Andando Y Bailando, some of which was recorded live at the WOW Hall a few years ago. This is quite an impressive sampler, ranging from Andean pan flute to music from Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico. A very well played and driving group of songs. The sextet plays the evening of the 18th at LCC's Performance Hall, in a benefit for LCC's Latino Student Union and Arts In Education. Fans of the Cowboy Junkies should take note and gas up, as the Junkies will be making a free in-store appearance at the Music Millenium in northwest Portland on the 24th. They'll be promoting their new CD Open. Go, and enjoy. Danged and Dee Dee Few but worthwhile loud shows this week. By Chris Wriston   Dee Dee Ramone headlines the KWVA B-Day Bash at Hollywood Taxi Thursday the 17th. .   Quality, not quantity is the watchword for the loud music lover this week, with a temporary lull in the number of shows heading our way. But that's not to say that you should warm up those VCRs and flop down on that recliner just yet. And hey you, YEAH YOU, quit putting along the Disinformation Stuporhighway and go outside! Remember outside? It's that big place with all the other people, and it doesn't smell like dirty clothes quite so much.    This Thursday the 17th, Dee Dee Ramone is at the Hollywood Taxi (Main Street, Springfield), along with the Wristrockets, local evildoers the Snukas, and the City Girls' Boys. Dee Dee is best known for being the original bass player and co-songwriter for The Ramones. He played on 14 of their albums, but has also recorded with the Dead Boys, Johnny Thunders, Furious George, and has a somewhat infamous rap album as Dee Dee King in addition to several rock solo albums. The Wristrockets' singer/guitar guy Scott VonRockets' unswerving dedication to The Ramones as the greatest band of all time makes this band an appropriate opener. Another local band, four-member The Snukas, was named for the great Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, a notorious wrestler in the '70s and a true madman who required eight policemen to drag him off to prison after a shooting incident. The band likewise rocks. The City Girls' Boys, described by one shadowy insider as "glam-punk," is touring with Dee Dee and will be rounding out the show, which celebrates 88.1 FM, KWVA's 8th birthday. The Danged will be performing every Tuesday night at The Downtown Lounge (959 Pearl St.). Expect a nasty, untamed blast of beer and booze-soaked bluesrock from these fellas: John Pankl (ex-Asthma Hounds) slinging the strings and busting a lung, David Clark (Los Mex Pistols) holding down the bass side of things with panache, and man of mystery Derrik Trost punishing the skins like they've done him wrong one too many times. The Danged careens from great originals to stripped-down versions of Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan tunes, and watching John rock out is a whole education in showmanship each time. Adam's Place 30 E. Broadway * 344-6948 Thu: Gus Russell--5:15, Jazz Fri: Toby Koenigsberg Duo-8:30, Jazz Sat: Cynthia Rae Trio--8:30, Jazz Mo: Debra Mathis--5:15, Jazz We: Barbara Dzuro--5:15, Jazz Ambrosia 174 E. Broadway. * 342-4141 Fri: Barbara Dzuro--9, Solo Piano Barnes & Noble 1163 Valley River Dr. * 687-0356 Bacari Restaurant 1210 Willamette * 343-8404 Thu: Barbara Dzuro--5:30, Jazz Piano Beanery 152 W. 5th * 342-3378 Beanery 2465 Hilyard * 344-0221 Black Forest Thu: The Danged--9:30 Fri: The U-Gene Band--9:30, Old Skool Street Soul Sat: Roy G. Biv--9:30, Psychedelic Relics Su: Open Mic--9 sign-up Mo: Jam Session--9:30 Tu: Patty McCulla--9:30, Blues We: Jam w/RMS McConnell--9:30 Bliss Steak Ranch 2891 W. 11th * 484-6657 Tu & We: Easy Money--7, Variety Borders 5 Oakway Center * 345-6072 The Brickhouse 4136 4th St. Spfd. * 988-1612 Buzz Coffeehouse EMU, UO * 346-3725 Fri: Open Mic hosted by Patrick Dodd--9 Cafe Paradiso AA NS 115 W. Broadway * 484-9933 Thu: Mare Wakefield w/ Walker T. Ryan & Vanessa Trein--8:30, Songwriters-in-the-round Fri: Middle Eastern Dance Guild--8:30, Dance Performance Sat: Silverhawk--8:30 Rock Tu: Open MIc--8:30, Acoustic We: Eric Hansen-8:30, Folks' Music Chantrelle's 5th & Pearl * 484-4065 Thu: Dave O'Toole--9:30, Jamorama fri: LaZoo--9:30, Jazz sat: Solein Jazz Quartet--9:30, Jazz Tu: Blues Jam w/ Byron Case--9:30 Chez Ray 44 W. 10th * 344-1530 Thu: Sean Jackson--6:30; Beatles Karaoke--8:30 Fri: Cynthia Rae Jazz Ensemble--6:30, Jazz Chantuese; The Patty McCulla Dave Clark Band--9, American Roots & Roadhouse Sat: Peter Pants--11am; Basic Assumption--9, Rock Mo: Poetry Open Mic--9 Tu: Sean Jackson--6:30, Pianist; Grateful Dead Taper Nite--9 We: Walker T. Ryan--9, Blues man Diablo's 959 Pearl * 683-3855 Thu: DJs Don & Won--9, Hip-hop Fri: DJs Tremor & D-Rock--9, Hip-hop & Funk Sat: DJs Don, Won & Anmar--9, House Su: DJ Tremor--9, R&B, Hip-hop & Funk We: Passport--9 Doc's Pad 165 W. 11th * 683-8101 Thu: DJ Tekneek--9, Hip-hop Fri: 1up2down, Lucid, Mr. Sparkel--10, Funk, Pop-punk Sat: DJ--9, House & Techno Mo: Rooster's Blues Jam--9 Tu: DJ--9, Acid Jazz, Funk We: DJ--9, House, Techno Double Tree Hotel I-5 & Beltline * 726-8181 Downtown Lounge 959 Pearl * 683-3855 Duck Inn 1795 W. 6th * 342-5729 Fathoms 790 East 14th * 344-4471 Fifth St. Public Mkt. 5th & High * no phone Fool's Paradise 460 Willamette * 338-9733 Foolscap 780 Blair Blvd. * 681-9212 Foxfire 4740 Main, Spfd * 747-7900 Thu: Mixed Blood--9, Rock Fri: Phamous Phaces, LD 50--9, Rock Sat: Repeat Offender, Travers' Band--9, Rock Su: Karaoke--7:30 Mo: Liquid Genie--9, American Tu: Open jam with Anton--8:45 We: J.C. Rico--9, Rock Gilligan's 990 Oak St. * 342-2659 Fri: DJ Syntax--9, House Hip-hop Groucho's 100 E. Broadway * 484-1747 Fri: DJ Mario Mora--10, Salsa & Merengue Sat: Comedy--7 We: DJ Mario Mora--7, Salsa & Cumbia Hagen's 50 E. 11th * 343-8108 Hilton Lobby 66 E. 6th * 342-2000 sat: Mike Denny Greg Nathan--9, Jazz Hollywood Taxi 535 Main, Spfd * 747-0307 Thu: Dee Dee Ramone, City Girls' Boys--9, Rock Tu: PELT--9 Hungry Duck 30 Country Club Rd * 484-6963 Jakes Restaurant 605 W. 19th * 431-0513 Jim's Landing 303 Main St. Spfd * 726-7570 Jo Federigo's 259 E 5th * 343-8488 Thu: Jo Fed's Jazz Jam--9:30 Fri: Animated Furniture Quartet--9:30, Jazz Sat: Carmizin--9:30, Jazz Su: Mark Alan--9, Acoustic Mo: Freedom Funk-open mic--8:30 Tu: Barbara Dzuro--8:30, Jazz We: Paul Paydos Revue--9:30 John Henry's 136 E. 11th * 342-3358 Thu: '80s Vinyl--10, DJ Dance Fri: Man Planet, Boycrazy, Ben Shepard--10, Alt. Rock Northwest Royale, Eve's Second Sin--10, Hard Rock Su: Starter Kit--Super Eight Film Night--9, Cool Films Mo: Nautical Sauce Posse, Out of Order--10, Jams Tu: Triple Threat, Strange Folk, Balou & Todd G--10, Hip-hop We: Iron Fist Crew--10, Reggae Kokomo's 44 E. 7th * 683-5160 The Keg Tavern 4711 W. 11th * 345-5563 Lavelle Wine Bar 5th St. Mkt * 338-9875 The Love Cafe 145 Pioneer Pkwy Spfd * 763-5710 Lucky's Pool Hall 10th & Olive * no phone Meridian Building 18th & Willamette * no phone Moretti's 730 E. Broadway * 344-6673 Mulligan's Pub 2841 Willamette * no phone Neighbors 1417 Villard * 338-0334 Nite Owl (Ramada Inn) 225 Coburg * 342-5181 Fri: Johnny Law & the Rebels--9:15, Rock Sat: Johnny Law & the Rebels--9:15, Rock The Old Pad 3355 E. Amazon * 686-5022 Oregon Electric Station 27 E. 5th * 485-4444 fri: Don Latarski Trio--8, Jazz Sat: Don Latarski Trio--8, Jazz Out of the Fog 839 Lincoln * 302-8194 Tu: Sunshine Daydream--6 Overtime Tavern 770 S. Bertelsen * 342-5028 Piccolo 999 Willamette * 484-4011 Sat: Animated Furniture--8, Jazz Quacker's 2105 W. 7th * 345-2617 Sat: The Vipers w/ Eagle Park Slim--8, Blues Rascals 211 Washington * 345-2617 Fri: Roy G. Biv--9:30, Psychedelic Relics We: Westside Blues Jam--9:30 Rick's Pub 20 Hwy 99 N. * 344-3074 River Rd. Grill & Bar 645 River Rd. * 463-8375 Rock 'n' Rodeo 44 E. 7th * 683-5160 Safari Room 3280 Gateway * 726-8181 Sakura 844 E. 13th * 343-6817 Sam Bond's Garage 407 Blair Blvd * 343-2635 Thu: Jerry Joseph w/ Tamaras--9, Barefoot Rock Fri: Chip Cohen--5:30; Richmond Fontaine w/ The Mary Janes--9:30, Americana Sat: Old Time Jam--5; Sugarbeets--9:30, Dance Su: Irish Jam--4; Laura Kemp, Katya Chorover & Rory Meritt Stitt--9, Acoustic Mo: Thong--9 Tu: Bluegrass Jam--9 We: Flamenco Night--9, Dance Sam's Place 825 Wilson * 484-4455 Senor Frog's 444 E. 3rd * 484-2927 Thu: DJ Karaoke--6:30 Fri: DJ Dancing--10, Ranchero, Banda, Cumbia Sat: DJ Jose Cruz--10, Salsa & Merengue Shakers 1195 Main, Spfd. * 736-5177 Starbuck's 205 E.18th * 465-9813 Stepina's 1475 Mohawk, Spfd * 744-0811 Taylor's 894 E. 13th * 344-6174 Fri: The Clumsy Lovers--10, Celtic Rock Sat: Ian Moore Action Company--10, Austin Blues Su: Joe Craven--9, Bluegrass Theo's Jazz Club 126 W. Broadway * 344-6491 Fri: The Side Project-8:30, Jazz sat: The Dave O'Toole Quartet--8:30, Jazz Tu: Matt Shevitz Trio does Sonny Rollins--8, Showcase Tiny Tavern 894 E. 13th * 344-6174 Fri: Peter Pants--10 sat: The Great All I--8:36, Irie TJ'S Lounge 365 E. Oregon * 895-3109 Toshi's Ramen 1520 Pearl * 683-7833 Tsunami Books 2585 Willamette * 345-8986 23:6 23 West 6th * 484-9669 Valley River Inn 1000 Valley R. Way * 687-0123 Waterfront Bar & Grill 2210 Centennial * 465-4506 Wild Duck Hall NS 169 W. 6th * 485-3825 Thu: Freedom Tribe, Scott Huckabay--9, Original Sat: Lost at Last--9:30, Trance WOW Hall AA NS 291 W. 8th * 687-2646 Thu: Magical Thursday--8, DJ Fri: Dance Young Women's Theatre Collective w/ Guys: Minor Until...--7, Theater Performance Sat: Young Women's Theatre Collective w/ Guys: Minor Until...--7, Theater Performance Mo: Adema--8, Rock Tu: Martin Sexton--8, Folk Back to Top Table of Contents | News & Views | Arts & Entertainment Classifieds | Personals | EW Archive