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LUTHER
WRIGHT & THE WRONGS
They came through Eugene a
while back and delivered all that they'd promised: soul-shakin'
country western music woven all through with Pink Floyd's 1979
rock opus The Wall. It was a fairly crowded evening full of
attentive looks, and one should expect that Luther won over
a passle of those concert-goers. Look for a good-sized crowd
at this quality repeat performance. Wednesday, Sam Bond's
Garage. —BF
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ETHIC,
IN NORTHWEST
LYRIC FEST 4
Here's the fourth installment of the largest
showcase of local Eugene hip-hop talent, bringing together not
only Oregon artists but also hip-hop from as far as Sacramento
and Seattle. A portion of the proceeds go to the 4J School District's
music programs, and the line-up is huge. See Balou the Sasquatch,
Strange Folks, The Burn UNIT, Todd-G, 10,000 Fold Form, Nelec
& Mente, Light Headed (featuring Braille,) Marv Ellis, Logic,
Hanif & Fury, Shortround with Kenny Wilson and more. Get'cha
hip on. Friday, WOW Hall. - BF
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LAURA
KEMP, ROY BREWER
If you haven't had the chance to catch
Kemp and Brewer do that folk voodoo that they do do so well,
set your scrawny hips down on one of those soft Luna chairs.
Get somethin' fruffy to drink. Relax your eyes and listen to
Kemp's soft, intimate voice lull you like waves lapping the
seashore; the tellings of insightful tales, some singing of
contemplative stories. Hear pluckin', strummin' and bowin' by
the B-man; fiddle and mandolin are his friends. Thursday,
Luna. - BF
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ROGER
WENDOVER, IAN SMITH
Have Wendover and Smith combined
their songwriting and guitar skills to make what some call the
"world's smallest trio?" Is Wendover a musical genius
who ran himself over with his own car? Did he win 1st
place in the 1997 Willamette Valley Folk Festival's Songwriter's
Competition? Does Mr. Smith play the guitar like Jackie
Gleason smoked a cigar? Are they talented folk rockers?
Will they ever get out of the frame? To all these questions
and more, the answers are yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and
no. Wednesday, Cafe Paradiso. —BF
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Jazz
Jams
JMP
at WOW and smooth Kadderly at Sweetwaters.
BY
VANESSA SALVIA
Thursday the 21st the WOW Hall welcomes one of the
jazz scene's most innovative ensembles to Eugene. The mandolin, that
ubiquitous instrument of folk music traditions, is not commonly associated
with jazz. Jamie Masefield would like to change that. Mandolin player
and composer Masefield leads Burlington, Vermont-based trio the Jazz
Mandolin Project, a group dedicated to challenging the notions
of what the humble eight-string instrument is capable of. In talented
hands, stringed instruments can complement many kinds of music, so
why not jazz?
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JAZZ MANDOLIN PROJECT PLAYS WOW HALL THURSDAY, NOV. 21.
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Masefield composes eclectic and bouyant jams, creating
his own legacy along the way. Masefield formed the project in 1993
after graduating from college. With two previous CDs to his credit,
the adventure continues with the release of the new CD, After Dinner
Jams, a collection of improvisational segments stemming from several
hours of jam sessions.
While Masefield may do most of the group's composing,
he knows where to find talented players to make his vision a reality.
Joining him on the CD are Danton Boller on electric and upright bass,
drummer Ari Hoenig, pianist Gil Goldstein (collaborator with Pat Metheny),
Chris Lovejoy of the Charlie Hunter Band) doing percussion, and Phish
veteran Jon Fishman, also on piano.
Masefield's approach to keeping the experience interesting
is to ask a revolving cast of musicians to join him on tour. Perennial
tour-mate Fishman will join Masefield for this WOW Hall show. Masefield
and crew decorate After Dinner Jams with two non-original songs,
Miles Davis's "Milestones," and the traditional spiritual "Amazing
Grace."
The other seven songs are culled from some real-life
"after dinner jams." The band, along with some other musicians, spent
several days in mid-January 2001 snuggled in an old barn while the
snow outside piled up so high that most of the crew stayed put. Days
were spent working on their scripted material, while after dinner
the freeform jams would commence. This funky and upbeat CD is born
from that collaborative and impromptu spirit. The music is totally
accessible, and will please jazz aficionados as well as neophytes.
Portland vocalist and songwriter Mary Kadderly
will perform Saturday at Sweetwaters. Kadderly, also a trained pianist,
has a big, gutsy voice that is perfectly suited to breezy jazz R&B
and pop, as well as tender ballads. Her latest release, I Go Zoom,
received the award for Best Jazz/Blues Album in the 1999 Northwest
Music Awards event, which pitted her against nominees from British
Columbia, Washington, Idaho and Oregon. Kadderly doesn't squander
her vocal endowments covering jazz and pop standards on this CD. As
good as some of those songs are, she's talented enough to write her
own strong material. She composed the music for all nine of the CD's
songs, and wrote the lyrics for four of those.
With the addition of songs written by some fellow
songwriter friends, she has a CD of original material she can be proud
of. I Go Zoom sways easily between lively songs like the title
track and tender ballads like "Someday Sometime." One of the CD's
most fun songs is "Sea of Love," which tells the story of an encounter
with a man who "was dry as a bone but looked like he drowned," just
another victim of the vicious sea of love that "never gives up her
dead." As the favored topic of most popular songs, the songs on Zoom
are about love: pure, simple, found, lost, and forgotten. Joining
her on stage for this performance will be guitarist Dan Gildea and
bassist Bill Athens. Kadderly and company will perform songs from
Zoom as well as some of her favorite standards. She will also
debut some material from her upcoming CD, Lucky Me.
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Seasonal
Variety
UO
offers up smorgasbord of sounds.
BY
BRETT CAMPBELL
This is the peak of the fall music season at
the UO, which regularly offers the most adventurous and affordable
programs of music - of many styles, periods and cultures - in Oregon. The prime pick, and a perfect introduction to the holiday
season, is one of the first American period-instrument groups, the
Aulos Ensemble with the dulcet-voiced soprano Julianne Baird,
performing at the UO's Beall Concert Hall at 4:30 pm (that's right)
on Sunday, Dec. 1.
Now reaching their third decade of performing, the
members of Aulos have worked with some of the leading historically
informed conductors and performers, and their Baroque Christmas concerts,
a seasonal staple at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, present
a lively variety of vocal and instrumental music by Bach, Vivaldi,
Scarlatti, and traditional carols. This is my top recommendation among
several fine classical music offerings in town this holiday season.
The Aulos show exemplifies how the UO's Janet Stewart
is gradually revitalizing the school's venerable Chamber Music Series,
broadening its scope beyond the usual 19th century Germania. Last
week, to augment the Prazak Quartet's performance of Dvorak's "Bagatelles,"
Stewart invited Eugene choreographer extraordinaire Toni Pimble to
create a new piece.
Using a quartet of her Eugene Ballet dancers, Pimble
responded with a lovely, classically inflected realization of the
music's simple purity (much more satisfying than her similar attempt
last year with Copland's music from The Red Pony). The dance
enhanced an excellent show and drew a different audience from the
usual chamber music crowd.
I'm not familiar with a single piece (or most of the
composers) on the Nov. 21 Beall Hall program featuring four of the
school's fine choral ensembles - and that's great, as the show
gives listeners a chance to hear some rare gems from India, China,
Hungary, Mexico and more - all in one five-dollar show!
On Saturday, Nov. 23, Future Music Oregon brings
Florida electroacoustic composer James Paul Sain to perform
two of his digital works. UO electronic music students will also showcase
their work.
On Monday, Nov. 25, the Oregon Percussion Ensemble
plays works on the timely themes of war and peace, including a piece
featuring more than 100 classical and native percussion instruments
that depicts Custer's Last Stand and the battle of Native Americans
against the U.S. Army. The show includes a marimba quartet featuring
UO grads who now play with the Eugene Symphony.
On Tuesday, Nov. 26, UO composition students will
play their new music in a free concert of the Oregon Composers
Forum. Other UO concerts featuring strong but seldom-heard repertoire
include the Oregon Wind Ensemble on Sunday, Nov. 24 (Bach,
Copland, Oregon composer Kevin M. Walczyk, and others) and the Campus
Orchestra and Campus Band on the same day in a mostly 20th-century
program.
And on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 3 pm on KWAX-FM, "Played
in Oregon" presents a full program of original music by one of Oregon's
finest composers, UO composition professor Robert Kyr, on the occasion
of his 50th birthday.
Off campus, the Eugene Symphony performs Beethoven's
third and eighth symphonies on Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Hult Center.
New conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and new acoustics at the Silva
Concert Hall both make the ESO sound great this year.
The new sound livens up the Hult, as does some innovative
maneuverings by performance groups. Kudos to the fabulous young Celtic
rock group Kila, who figured out a couple of weeks ago that one way
to overcome the stifling atmosphere of the Hult - where the
aisles must remain clear - is to invite the audience up on stage
to dance, and a couple dozen of them did, making a powerful concert
even more memorable.
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ANNEX
23 W. 6th St. - 953-9052
Th 11/21: Techno Fantasy--9; Trance, house, breakbeats
Fr 11/22: Cage dance contest--9
Sa 11/23: DJ Tekneek--9; Hip-hop
We 11/27: Syntax--
BLACK FOREST
50 E. 11th - 344-0816
Fr 11/22: Skip Jones and the Two Headed Boogie Monster--9:30;
American
Su 11/24: Open Mic--9:30
Mo 11/25: Emerald City Sessions--9:30
We 11/27: Motherfunction--9:30; Soul
THE BRICKHOUSE
4136 4th St. Spfd. - 988-1612
Th 11/21: Karaoke--10
Fr 11/22: DJ Kamikaze--10; Dance
Sa 11/23: Basic Assumption, Cootie Platoon--9; Rock
BROADWAY DELI
200 W. Broadway - 685-0790
Th 11/21: Barbara Dzuro--5; Solo piano
CAFE PARADISO AA
115 W. Broadway - 484-9933
Th 11/21: Lui Collins--8:30; Folk
Fr 11/22: Klezmonauts, Bindaas--8:30; Klezmer
Sa 11/23: Cosy Sheridan, TR Ritchie--9; Singer/songwriters
Su 11/24: Norman Mesman--7; Flamenco
Mo 11/25: Angela Foshaug, Jaycob Van Auken--8:30; Songwriters showcase
Tu 11/26: Open Mic--8:30
We 11/27: Ian Smith, Roger Wendover--9; Guitar rock, jazz, soul, R&B
CHANTRELLE'S
5th & Pearl - 484-4065
Fr 11/22: Sally and Mark Duo--9:30; Jazz
Sa 11/23: Lori Fletcher---9:30; Blues
Tu 11/26: Steve McCallum--9:30; Jam
CHAPALA RESTAURANT
68 W. 29th Ave. - 683-5458
Sa 11/23: Lo Nuestro--6; Latin
We 11/27: Lo Nuestro--6; Latin
CHEERFUL TORTOISE
730 E. Broadway - 344-6673
Tu 11/26: Mr. Bill's Traveling Trivia Show--8
DIABLO'S
959 Pearl - 683-3855
Th 11/21: L-'80s Night--9
Fr 11/22: DJs Tremor, Jon Smith--9; Hip-hop
Sa 11/23: DJs Howie, Anmar--9; House
Su 11/24: Fetish Night--9; DJs
We 11/27: Community Sound System--10; Dancehall reggae hip-hop
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE
959 Pearl - 343-2346
Th 11/21: L-'80s Night--9
Fr 11/22: Nimbus, Degobah System, Heavenly Oceans, more--9; Funk
Sa 11/23: DMoe vs. Dinari--9; Hip-hop, scratch
Mo 11/25: DJs Scott Rocket, The Glass Hearts--9; Butt, '80s, Punk,
Alt.
Tu 11/26: Carlos Washington and the Giant People--9:30; Funk
EMBERS SUPPER CLUB
1811 Hwy. 99 N. - 688-6564
Th 11/21: Billy McCoy--9; Country
Fr 11/22: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
Sa 11/23: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
Su 11/24: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
We 11/27: Billy McCoy--9; Country
FOXFIRE
4740 Main, Spfd - 747-7900
Th 11/21: Ampt--9:15; Rock
Fr 11/22: Prodd and guests--9:15; New school heavy metal
Sa 11/23: Five-foot Thick, Northwest Royale, SIK9--9:15; Heavy
metal
Su 11/24: Karaoke--7:30
Mo 11/25: Karaoke--7:30
Tu 11/26: Emerald City Jam--9:15
We 11/27: The Johnny Wild Band--9:15
GOOD TIMES TAVERN
375 E. 7th - 484-7181
Fr 11/22: What Yo' Mama Warned You About--10; Rock, blues
Sa 11/23: Floor-ride, The Free Martins--10; Groove, funk
HORSEHEAD BAR
99 W. Broadway - 683-3154
Th 11/21: Reagan-Bush Years w/Chris, Jen, John--10; '80s
JAKE'S PLACE
605 W. 19th - 431-0513
Fr 11/22: David Rogers--6; Guitar
JO FEDERIGO'S
259 E. 5th - 343-8488
Th 11/21: Jo Fed's All Star Jam--9:30
Fr 11/22: Tim Clarke Quartet--9:30; Jazz
Sa 11/23: Gus Russel Quartet--9:30; Jazz
Su 11/24: Mark Allan--9; Guitar
Mo 11/25: Funky Monday--10; Open mic
Tu 11/26: Barbara Dzuro--9:30; Piano
We 11/27: Paul Paydos Trio--9:30; Jazz
JOHNNY OCEAN'S AA
Oakway Plaza - 342-7994
Fr 11/22: Lo Nuestro--6:30; Latin
LAVELLE WINE BAR
5th St. Mkt - 338-9875
Fr 11/22: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
Sa 11/23: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
LUCKY'S CLUB CIGAR
933 Olive St. - 687-4643
Fr 11/22: Saltlick--9; Rock
Sa 11/23: Champagne Syndicate, Kitchen Syncopators--9; Disco,
jug band
We 11/27: Blashpemous Abnormality, Andrew and the Big Venus--9; Punk
LUNA
30 E. Broadway - 434-5862
Th 11/21: Laura Kemp, Roy Brewer--8:30; Folk, fiddle
Sa 11/23: Eric Muiderman--7; Jazz, Thomas
Mackay Quartet--9:30
We 11/27: Piano jazz--5:30, Montage--8:30; Jazz
fusion
MAC'S AT THE VET'S
1626 Willamette St. - 344-8600
Th 11/21: Pete Christie, Sue McCallum--7
Fr 11/22: Side Project--9:30; Jazz
Sa 11/23: Eagle Park Slim--9:30; Blues
MAIN ST. BAR AND GRILL
414 Main St., Spfd. - 744-2820
Fr 11/22: Pure--9; Rock
Sa 11/23: Pure--9; Rock
MAZZI'S
3377 E. Amazon - 687-2252
Tu 11/26: Olem Alves--8:30; Solo jazz guitar
MCDONALD THEATRE
1010 Willamette St.
Sa 11/23: David Grisman Quintet--9; Dawg music
THE O BAR
112 Commons Dr. - 349-0707
Tu 11/26: Karaoke--9
OREGON ELECTRIC STA.
27 E. 5th - 485-4444
Fr 11/22: Don Latarksi Trio--8; Jazz
Sa 11/23: Don Latarksi Trio--8; Jazz
OVERTIME TAVERN
770 S. Bertelsen - 342-5028
Th 11/21: West Side Blues Jam--8:30
PICCOLO
999 Willamette - 484-4011
Sa 11/23: Group Therapy; Jazz
PLANET GOLOKA
679 Lincoln St. - 683-7155
Th 11/21: "The Beautiful Bhagavatam"--8; Lecture
Fr 11/22: Mantra Jam--8; Drumming, bells, chanting
Su 11/24: Free vegan dinner and chanting--6:30
We 11/27: Hawaiian Kava Ceremony--7, Michael
Erbentraut--7:30; variety
QUACKER'S
2105 W. 7th - 485-5925
We 11/27: Benefit auction for Ester Burian,
blues Jam--8:30
RAMADA INN
225 Coburg - 342-5181
Fr 11/22: Johnny Law and the Rebels--9:15; Rock
Sa 11/23: Johnny Law and the Rebels--9:15; Rock
RUMBA ROOM
100 E. Broadway - 484-1747
Th 11/21: Mike & Simona--10; Miami-style salsa
Fr 11/22: Jose Cruz--10; Salsa
Sa 11/23: Pachanga Latina--10
Tu 11/26: 80's Night--9; Retro, reggae, We:
Salsa w/Emilio Menendez--7
SAM BOND'S GARAGE
407 Blair - 431-6603
Th 11/21: Jerry Joseph, Laura Veirs--9; Rock
Fr 11/22: The Ovulators, Dan Jones, Jamye Vinyard--9:30; Variety
Sa 11/23: Old Time Jam--5, Son Mela'o--9:30;
Cuban dance
Su 11/24: Bingo--8:30
Mo 11/25: Mark Ross--9; Folk
Tu 11/26: Bluegrass Jam--9
We 11/27: Luther Wright and the Wrongs--9; Pink Floyd country
SENOR FROG'S
444 E. 3rd - 484-2927
Th 11/21: Family Karaoke--6
Fr 11/22: DJ Mario Mora--9; Salsa, Merengue
Sa 11/23: Salsa, Merengue--10
SWEETWATER'S
Valley River Inn - 687-0123
Fr 11/22: Bill Beach Trio--8; Jazz
Sa 11/23: Mary Kadderly Trio--Swing jazz, ballads, R&B
TINO'S RESTAURANT
15th and Willamette - 342-8111
Sa 11/23: Olem Alves, Mike Hanns Duo--6; Jazz
TINY TAVERN
394 Blair - 687-8383
Tu 11/26: Los Pistoleros--10; Latin polka
WETLANDS BREW PUB
922 Garfield - 345-3606
Sa 11/23: Paint by Numbers, Compact 56, Capgun Suicide, more--10;
Punk
WILD DUCK MUSIC HALL
169 W. 6th - 485-3825
Fr 11/22: Paul DeLay Band--9:30; Harmonica blues
Sa 11/23: Caliente--9:30; Salsa, Latino jazz
Su 11/24: Sista Monica--8; Blues, gospel, soul
WOW HALL AA
291 W. 8th - 687-2746
Th 11/21: Jazz Mandolin Project--8:30; Acoustic jazz rock
Fr 11/22: Northwest Lyrical Fest IV, Strangefolks, more--8:30;
Hip-hop
Sa 11/23: Purity, Forest Green, Dan Craig, Joel Crane, more--8;
DJ dancing
YUKON JACK'S
4th & Broadway - 935-1921
Fr 11/22: Forrest T. Black--9; Rock
Sa 11/23: Forrest T. Black--9; Rock
Su 11/24: Karaoke--6
CORVALLIS
CLUBS
THE BEANERY CORV. AA
500 SW 2nd St. - 753-7442
Fr 11/22: Eric Nicholson--8; Folk
Sa 11/23: Second Crass Act--8; Rock
BIG RIVER RESTAURANT
101 NW Jackson - 757-0694
Fr 11/22: Sun Bossa Duo--8:30; Brazilian
FOX & FIRKIN
202 SW 1st. - 753-8533
Th 11/21: American Hit List--9; Rock
Fr 11/22: Blues Jam--7
Sa 11/23: Lynn Frances Anderson--9; Folk rock
Su 11/24: Thais Perkins--7; Folk
We 11/27: Trivia w/Jake and Rob--8
NEW MORNING BAKERY
2nd St.Ç 754-0181
Sa 11/23: School of Cool--7:30; Stinky blues
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