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DNSS is currently
on their 13th tour, so the most superstitious of you might want
to reconsider this band that's played with Built to Spill, Fugazi
and others on U.S., European, Japanese and Canadian road-trips.
You might think twice before ear-sipping their Jamaican production
technique of reusing rhythms in a variety of contexts. You might
second-guess your thoughts of sliding into this enjoyable evening
also featuring Half-Seas Over, Creme Blush and local trio Chevron.
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Touring in support
of thier new album, Fluke, Ten's also making one last
trip with guitarist/back-up vocalist Robbie Daytona, who's shoving
off for bigger and better things, well, okay, just different
things. In order to fill his shoes in this self-proclaimed "best
ska-band in the inland Northwest," their Web Page says the winning
applicant has to be able to endure "drowsiness, dry-mouth and
migraine headaches." Tuesday, Samurai Duck.
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GILLI
MOON
She's got a smooth sweet voice, this
Aussie, not to mention a fine complexion. Gilli plays piano
to offer audiences her take on female sensuality, sexuality,
self-empowerment, openess and honesty. At least she ain't holding
back. Her last album was Temperamental Angel; the latest
is Woman, and at her show you can expect tracks from
the both of 'em, as well as a sultry version of INXS's "Need
You Tonight." 'Cause I ain't sleepin'. I need your sweat. Friday,
Cafe Paradiso.
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THE
LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE
Mr. Keel, at 18
years of age, got his start playing six bluegrass shows a day,
six days a week for seven months at the Tokyo Disneyland Theme
Park in Japan. He came back, chopsticks in his jeans pocket, to
win first place in the guitar competition at the Telluride Music
Festial in Colorado. That's almost a thousand shows. You might
say practice makes perfect. Currently, Jenny Keel, Mark Schimick,
Rex McGee and Curtis Burch make up the group that's known as the
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Love
and Bluegrass
What
summer's all about.
BY
VANESSA SALVIA
One of the most celebrated
and influential musical groups during the sixties is
celebrating a new chapter of its career, as Love embarks on
a big European tour, with some stateside shows including a Thursday
July 25 show at the WOW Hall. Love, founded by vocalist and songwriter
Arthur Lee, debuted in 1966 with a self-titled LP that was
"a killer fusion of L.A. folk rock and driving psychedelic acid punk."
1967's release, Forever Changes, was a drug-fueled, hazy masterpiece,
fusing billowing pop with rousing Byrds-influenced folk. Love's earliest
work is as necessary in any complete collection as Electric Ladyland
or Pet Sounds. The group went on to release other works with
a frequently changing line-up, but the one feature that has remained
is Arthur Lee.
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Unfortunately for Lee, under California's "three strikes"
law, he was sentenced to several years in prison for a firearms offense.
(Sources conflict on this — some say he served six of 11 years,
others eight of 12.) He was let out in December, and he's ready to
tour again. Lee and his long-time backing band Baby Lemonade have
been rehearsing, and Lee was quoted on the website for music magazine
NME as saying, "I plan to use live horns and strings on this
tour as well as record my new album which will probably be in Europe."
As one of the era's first multicultural bands, Love's
influence is impossible to deny, perhaps especially on the album Forever
Changes. Lee probably didn't intend Changes to come across
as a eulogy for the wilted potential of the Summer of Love, but its
immediacy to that time of huge cultural and social upheaval gives
it a sense of pervading mortality. At the same time, the album has
had a sustaining life, having been recently re-mastered and re-released
with bonus tracks, including the fully finished outtake "Wonder People
(I Do Wonder)." It's a light-hearted love song, which is perhaps why
it wasn't included in the original album's more subdued soundscape.
Love will be joined by Stew (from The Negro Problem) and Eugene's
finest, Activator.
If it's a hootin' and hollerin' good time you want,
head on down to Sam Bond's Tuesday for The Meat Purveyors.
Austin's bluegrassers, known for "puttin' the ass back in bluegrass,"
take up where The Bad Livers left off, approaching bluegrass from
a worm's eye view. Like the Bad Livers, TMP chooses some raucous covers,
for instance, on this year's release All Relationships are Doomed
To Fail, they pluck the hell out of Ratt's "Round and Round,"
Abba's "S.O.S.," and Nick Lowe's "Without Love." I promise, if you
have any reservations about hearing an Abba song performed live, you
won't recognize it.
Sassy vocalist Jo Walston delivers a supremely smooth
vocal performance, with nary a hiccup to mar her perfectly teased
hair. On top of that, the band tackles uncommon topics in their own
songs, like "Hey Little Sister," a tale of domestic abuse and a family
not afraid to close ranks against the abuser to protect one of their
own. The entire album's not super-fast mania: "2:00 a.m." fairly swoons
with groggy regret, while "Thinking About Drinking" is nearly a waltz.
"Trucker Speed" is another story, as you might imagine.
"Without Love" is my personal favorite, a short but
haunting tune done in a more traditional style, with beautiful lyrics
about how the soul withers without human affection. The quartet's
two female singers, Walston and bassist Cherilyn diMond, team up for
some harmonic duets that provide just the right oomph to get the music
up and over any sticking spots. 1999's release More Songs about
Buildings and Cows was nearly the swan song for the band, so it's
good to know they're still up and running. The pessimistic title of
this year's release, however, makes me wonder about the band's long-term
future. At any rate, for as long as they can, TMP are determined to
provide an unsanitary kick in the rear for a genre which, for better
or worse, has been forever dragged into the 21st Century.
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Day
of the Punks
Marathon
mayhem at Samurai Duck.
BY
GLENN SHIRES
It's not often that a small
venue hosts more than eight hours of
music in a single day. This Saturday, July 20, the Samurai Duck will
do just that. Beginning at 3 pm, five youthful hardcore punk bands
will grace the stage for a rare all-ages matinee, the first of its
kind at the Samurai Duck. Later that night, the 21-and-over crowd
will bear witness to a wild show headlined by The Danged.
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Most local press refers to The Danged as a "blues
punk" band, but that description is somewhat misleading. From a musical
standpoint, the Eugene-based trio has little in common with traditional
punk artists. If nothing else, the term "blues punk" reflects the
band's sly, irreverent demeanor. Anyone who has seen The Danged perform
can testify that the band displays an infectious exuberance distinguishing
them from the legions of civilized "blues rock" musicians.
Frontman John Pankl is as boisterous a showman
as Eugene has ever seen. He takes his job to the floor, dishing out
dirty, gutsy, bluesy guitar riffs in every direction. Backed by the
solid bass groove of Johnny Now and a revolving cast of drummers,
Pankl recently finished recording two CDs, Workingman's Danged
and Highway To Heck.
To capture the band's raw, spontaneous sound, "we
recorded almost everything live in the studio, with only occasional
overdubs," he says. "If we could nail a song in one take, we kept
it." 1980s-style alt-rockers Hot For Chocolate and the San
Francisco rock band American Rebus will perform with The Danged
on Saturday.
The opening act, Reefer Punks, is a local supergroup
of sorts, featuring drummer Tim Donahue (also of the Cherry Poppin'
Daddies) and bassist Spencer Trowbridge (formerly of 1up2down). Don't
be fooled by the group's name — they are neither punk musicians
nor marijuana advocates. Lead singer/guitarist Marc Albaum describes
their music as "good old rock 'n' roll based in rhythm and blues,
like AC/DC and Led Zeppelin."
Originally conceived as a studio project, Reefer Punks
had no intention of playing live when the band formed earlier this
year. "An artist management company in Southern California was interested
in buying my songs for their artists," Albaum explains. He recruited
Donahue and Trowbridge in order to record a demo for the company,
and Reefer Punks were born.
Albaum is still waiting to learn if the company will
buy his songs. In the meantime, Reefer Punks have continued writing
new material. Albaum says that playing live was the natural next step.
"We try to take it back to the old days of live music,"
he says. "We don't use any sequencers or sampling. We just try to
write melodies that stick in your head."
On the other end of the musical spectrum, the Downtown
Lounge will host an "open turntable night" this Sunday for aspiring
DJs to display their skills. "The concept is similar to a 'new band
night' for musicians, or an 'open mic' for poets," says Steve Sawada,
promotions director for the Downtown Lounge. "We want to give amateur
DJs an opportunity to play in front of a crowd in a club atmosphere."
Electronic dance music and hip-hop are the preferred
styles, although anything on vinyl is fair game. The Downtown Lounge
provides a standard DJ setup with two turntables and a mixer. DJs
are required to bring their own cartridge (the piece that plugs into
the turntable's tone arm and houses the needle). Each DJ gets about
an hour to flaunt their talents, so only four or five DJs can perform.
Sawada recommends that DJs arrive before 8:30 pm to add their names
to the sign-up sheet.
"If we find any outstanding DJs, we might ask them
to come back," Sawada says, "but it's not a contest. It's just a chance
to play without going through the normal hoops of getting a gig."
According to Sawada, clubs in bigger cities frequently
host open turntable nights, but the idea is just now catching on in
Eugene. He feels confident that open turntable nights will happen
more often as word gets out and more DJs learn of the opportunity.
"Ideally, we'll start doing this on one or two Sundays each month,"
he says.
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BAGEL BAKERY AA
760 Blair Ave. * 342-4390
Su: Three Rivers Showcase--10; Acoustic
BLACK FOREST
50 E. 11th * 344-0816
Sat: Christie & McCallum--9:30
Su: Open Mic--9:30
Mo: Emerald City Sessions--9:30
Tu: Jessica & Shadow--9:30
We: Darcy Lee--9:30; Blues
THE BRICKHOUSE
4136 4th St. Spfd. * 988-1612
Thu: Karaoke--10
Sat: Whiskey Rebels, American Hit List, Eve's
2nd Sin--9
CAFE PARADISO AA
115 W. Broadway * 484-9933
Thu: Box Set--8:30
Fri: Gilli Moon--9
Sat: Here Comes Everybody--9; Piano pop
Su: Women's Open Mic--8
o: Jim Hershey's Showcase w/ Ehren Ebbage, John
Shipe--8
Tu: Open Mic--8
We: Justin King--8:30
CHANTERELLE'S
5th & Pearl * 484-4065
Thu: Skip Jones & Friends--9:30; Blues
Fri: Kenny Reed & Stone Cold Jazz--9:30
Sat: Eva Bagno Band--9:30; Jazz
Tu: Blues Jam w/Byron Case--9:30
We: Nicolette Helm/friends--9:30
CORNUCOPIA
295 W. 17th St.* 485-2300
Fri: Walker T. Ryan-6
COZMIC PIZZA
1432 Willamette * 338-9333
Thu: Celtic Jam-party w/Fiannel Cats--6:30
Poetry Lives w/Hanna Wilson, Quinton Hallett--8
Fri: The Blues Bears, Dr. D, Walker T. Ryan--7
Sat: Paul Prince CD release, Eagle Park Slim--9
Su: Subversive Pillow Theatre--9:30
DOC'S PAD
165 W. 11th * 683-8101
Thu: Ladies' '80s & Retro Night--9
Fri: DJ Alpyne--9; Hip hop
Mo: Roosters Blues Jam--8
DON JUAN'S #2
33100 Van Duyn Rd. * 684-8695
Thu: DJ Music--8; Country, rock
Fri: Karaoke--9
Sat: DJ Music--9
Su: DJ Music--9; '50s to present
Mo: Karaoke--9
Tu: DJ Music--9; '50's to present
We: DJ Music--9; '70s-'80s
DOUBLE TREE HOTEL
I-5 & Beltline * 726-8181
Thu: Dan Henson's Karaoke--9
Fri: Dan Henson's Karaoke--9
Sat: Dan Henson's Karaoke--9
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE
959 Pearl * 343-2346
Thu: L'80's Night--9
Fri: Stereo Crush, Pretty Girls, Forever Goldrush, Jeffersons--10
Sat: Jupiter Sunrise, Cosmo's Raging Family--10
Su: Not so Holy Day-O--4
Mo: Blue Monday--8
Tu: Ticklish Tuesday--9
We: Jim Bass, Burning Radios--9
EMBERS SUPPER CLUB
1811 Hwy. 99 N. * 688-6564
Thu: Billy McCoy--9; Country
Fri: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
Sat: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
Su: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
We: Billy McCoy--9; Country
FOXFIRE
4740 Main, Spfd * 747-7900
Thu: Johnny Wilde Band--9:15; Rock
Sat: Repeat Offender--9:15; Rock
Su: Karaoke--7:30
Mo: Karaoke--7:30
Tu: Jam with Anton--9:15
We: The Johnny Wild Band--9:15
GOOD TIMES TAVERN
375 E. 7th * 484-7181
Sat: Hillbilly Holocaust-9:30
HOLLYWOOD TAXI
535 Main, Spfd * 747-0307
Fri: Fiesta Latina--9
Sat: Jet Harris and His Hot Rod Hellcats--9
Su: Fiesta Latina--9
Mo: Karaoke--9We: Pelt--9
HUMBLE BAGEL AA
2435 Hilyard * 521-3389
Thu: Charlie Parker--6:30; Jazz
Fri: Thomas Mackay--6:30; Jazz
Sat: Charlie Parker--6:30; Jazz
JO FEDERIGO'S
259 E. 5th * 343-8488
Thu: Jo Fed's All-Star Jazz Jam--9:30
Fri: Tim Clarke Soultet--9:30; Jazz
Sat: Lazoo--9:30Su: Mark Allan--9
Mo: Chestnut Open Mic--10
Tu: Barbara Dzuro--8:30; Jazz
We: Paul Paydos Trio--9:30; Latin
LAVELLE WINE BAR
5th St. Mkt * 338-9875
Fri: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
Sat: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
LONE STAR BAR & GRILL
33140 Van Duyn Rd. * 686-8686
Thu: John Michaels--9; Country DJ
Fri: John Michaels--9; Country DJ
We: Coyote Ugly Night w/John Michaels--9; Country
LUNA
30 E. Broadway * 434-5862
Thu: Laura Kemp, TR Kelley, Mare Wakefield, Roy Brown--8:30; Variety
Folk
Fri: West Coast Rhythm Kings--9:30
Sat: The Hep Cats--9:30; West coast jump, swing,
blues
We: Chestnut Quartet--8:30; Jump, swing, boogie
MULLIGAN'S PUB
2841 Willamette * no phone
Fri: Bobby Six Crows and De Riggin' Warriors--5; Happy hour boogie
OREGON ELECTRIC STA.
27 E. 5th * 485-4444
Fri: Don Latarski Trio--8
PIVOT CLUB
2095 Yolanda, Spfd. * 688-7235
Sat: Vanness Express--7; Variety
PLANET GOLOKA
679 Lincoln St. * 683-7155
Su: DJ Viran, DJ Kalia--6; New sounds of India
QUACKERS
2105 W. 7th * 485-5925
We: Blues Jam--8
RAMADA INN
225 Coburg Rd. * 342-5181
Fri: Rock-it--9:15; Rock
Sat: Rock-it--9:15; Rock
ROADHOUSE
3018 Gateway * 746-6000
Mo: Family Karaoke--5
RUMBA ROOM
100 E. Broadway * 484-1747
Thu: Miami Style Salsa--8; Advanced dancing w/Mike, Simona
Fri: Fiesta Latina--10
Sat: Oye Como Va--10
SAM BOND'S GARAGE
407 Blair * 431-6603
Thu: Cascadia Music Collective Benefit--9; Variety
Fri: Vibe Nation--9:30; Reggae
Sat: Americanistan--9:30; Middle Eastern
Su: Bingo w/Tom and Jivan--9
Mo: Danny Dolinger--9
Tu: Bluegrass Jam--9
We: Meat Purveyors--9; Alternative country
SAM'S PLACE
825 Wilson * 484-4455
Fri: Karaoke--8
SAMURAI DUCK
980 Oak * 345-6577
Thu: Northwest Royale, Contusion, Prizm, Eve's 2nd Sin--10; Metal
Fri: Dabbledooya, Freewillinsoul--10; Groove, jam, funk
Sat: The Danged, American Rebus, Hot for Chocolate, Reefer Punks--9;
Rock
Mo: Ghoultown, d5-9, Uteri--9
Tu: 10 Minutes Down, Miami Airlines, Dislogic--10; Ska
We: Dexter Grove--9; Acid folk
SENOR FROG'S
444 E. 3rd * 484-2927
Thu: DJ Karaoke--6:30
Fri: DJ Mario--9; Cumbia, Banda, Merengue
Sat: DJ Jose Cruz--10; Salsa, Merengue
SWEETWATER'S
Valley River Inn * 687-0123
Fri: Ritmo de la Noche--8; Latin jazz
Sat: Noah Peterson Quartet--8; Jazz, swing, Latin jazz
TACO LOCO
7th and Blair * 431-3871
Mo: Stone Cold Jazz--6
TAYLOR'S
894 E. 13th * 344-6174
Mo: DJ Tekneek--10
TINO'S RESTAURANT
15th and Willamette * 342-8111
Sat: Olem Alves, Mike Hanns--6; Jazz
TINY TAVERN
394 Blair * 687-8383
Sat: The U-Gene Band--9; Folk, rock, soul
WETLANDS BREW PUB
922 Garfield * 345-3606
Sat: What Yo Mama Warned You About, Daddy Buck--10
WILD DUCK MUSIC HALL
169 W. 6th * 485-3825
Thu: Adrian Legg--8:30; Solo acoustic
Su: The Larry Keel Experience--9:30
WOW HALL AA
291 W. 8th * 687-2746
Thu: Love w/Arthur Lee, Stew, Activator--8:30; Psychedelic rock
Sat: The Gadabout Traveling Film Festival--8; Film
Su: Dub Narcotic Sound System, Half Seas Over, Creme Blush, Chevron--8:30;
Ska
YUKON JACK'S
4th & Broadway * 935-1921
Fri: Forrest T. Black--9
Sat: Karaoke--6
Forrest T. Black--9
Su: Karaoke--6
CORVALLIS
CLUBS
BORDERS CORVALLIS
777 NW 9th St. * 738-0580
Fri: David Rogers--8
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