|
THIS WEEK AT THE
CLUBS:
 |
|
HONEYBUCKIT
Ho ho! It's Kevin Murphy's (leathered,
and who used to have thicker dreads than Bushman) last show.
We must all look within, and the front man for this bluegrass/banjo/mandolin/acoustic
bass/drums band looked to find ... photography. So off to click
pics in California he goes. Hope to catch their last show together,
and hope Kevin catches some good waves. Friday, Sam Bond's
Garage. --BF
|
 |
|
BUSHMAN
When I get home tonight I'm going to ask
my wife if from now on she'll call me "Bushman." I like
the sound of that. Bush is one of "the great younger singers
to come out of Jamaica in the late 1990s. With a singing style
compared to Luciano, Bushman linked up with legendary producer
Lloyd "King Jammys" James to release two albums, most recently
Total Commitment." Jah, Rastafari! Wednesday, WOW Hall.
--BF
|
 |
|
CAMBALACHE
Currently jamming with a grand total of 11 members, one
of the northwest's best salsa bands is going to make your skin
jiggle and make your hips wiggle. Who better to lead this hot,
hot group other than the authentically named Pancho Chavez,
hailing from Lima, Peru? Now if they can't salsa in Lima where
can they? Answer: Eugene.Caliente! Friday, Rumba Room.
--BF
|
 |
|
TONY
FIGOLI
Yes, this once inspiring tympani and lead maraca player
for the Pistols is helping refill the Vet's Club with music.
In a harmonious matching with Skip Jones, the formed duo stages
a New Orleans extravaganza that even experienced Eugene club-goers
are thinking twice about. Just what they're thinking is up to
debate, but I assure you they're thinking something. Will the
drinks be stiff? Will the stools be padded? Who can say? What
we do know is that Figoli and Jones's blues will be basically
benevolent and somewhat boss. Saturday, Mac's at the Vet's
Club. --BF
|
CLICK
HERE FOR CLUBS LISTINGS
Lizards
and Gypsies
Bring
us some Kafka.
BY
BRETT CAMPBELL
 |
| LO'JO
PLAYS WOW HALL ON MONDAY. |
OK, let's try this again. Last year about this
time, I told you all about one of my favorite bands, the
Austin Lounge Lizards, who were scheduled to
slither into the Eugene Celebration. One of the smartest, funniest,
politically and socially satirical bands on the planet, their sharp
humor, reflected in song titles and lyrics such as "Get A Haircut,
Dad," "Jesus Loves Me (But He Can't Stand You)," and "Highway Café
of the Damned" (Sartre's No Exit set in a diner -- "Waitress,
waitress, bring me some Kafka ..."), shouldn't obscure the fact that
they're darn good musicians with solid grounding in bluegrass and
country. I mean real country, not NashVegas slickery, as their
paens to George Jones and Hank Williams as well as pans of pretenders,
such as "Put the Oak Ridge Boys in the Slammer" attest.
Then came Sept. 11, and the resultant chaos prevented
the band from making it up to Eugene to escape the late-summer Austin
swelter. They're again booked for this year's Celebration; maybe the
Lizards will get to meet the Slug Queen. Any band that can come up
with songs that somehow juxtapose stock car racer Richard Petty with
avant garde filmmaker Luis Buñuel, or a manic bluegrass version
of Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage" ("The lunatic is on the grass/doink
doink d-doink doink doink --) and can draw guffaws and applause
from old-fashioned shitkickers as well as hippies should find wide
appeal here.
This summer's big musical disappointment was the cancellation
of the annual Womad USA festival held outside Seattle. One of the
highlights of last year's Womad was the French gypsy troubador troupe
Lo'Jo, a collective that can include more than a dozen musicians,
dancers, and other performers. Born amid the French street performance
scene, Lo'Jo joined up with a street theater ensemble (sort of like
the Velvet Underground's relationship with Andy Warhol's Exploding
Plastic Inevitable) that included filmmakers, poets, visual artists,
DJs, even circus acrobats and fireaters. The tribe has toured Europe
and beyond for more than almost two decades, absorbing influences
and instruments from Arabic, Roma, African, Spanish and other world
music traditions, somehow integrating all these streams into the old
French chanson and cabaret traditions.
On Monday, Sept. 16, Lo'Jo brings its danceable Eurofusion
music to the WOW Hall. With its ever-evolving lineup, a Lo'Jo show
can be hard to predict, but it might include swirling dancers, various
North and West African and other percussion (djembe, darbouka, balafon
and more). Musical constants include guitar and accordion, Richard
Borreau's fiddles, and the thoughtful, evocative lyrics (in French)
and fedora of singer Denis Péan. Personally, I favor their more
Eastern European gypsy and Moroccan-influenced numbers, especially
those featuring Nadia and Yamina El Mourid's lustrous vocals, but
any fan of world music and dance should find plenty to enjoy in this
vibrant example of European cultural melange. This will be one of
the finest world music shows of the year.
If you crave another French-flavored entrée,
try Hot Club Sandwich at Sam Bond's Sept. 18. This Washington-based
string band channels the hot jazz epitomized by the violin and guitar-based
gypsy swing of Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt's renowned
Quintet of the Hot Club of France, but adds various other influences,
including vocals and original songs.
Back when he was typecast as one of the angry young
men of the late '70s punk/ new wave movements, who would have guessed
that Elvis Costello would evolve into one of the most varied
and interesting singer songwriters of the age? Always capable of powerful,
singable hooks (even back in the "Alison," "Pump it Up," "Oliver's
Army" glory days), the aesthetically restless former Declan MacManus
has likewise broadened his influences. He has collaborated with longtime
idols Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney, putting out a gorgeous string-laden
art music concept album called The Juliet Letters with the
Brodsky Quartet, and working with classical singer Anne Sophie von
Otter. He even took singing lessons and managed to transform his extremely
limited vocal range into an instrument capable of expressing surprising
nuance. Costello's recent work has revealed a resurgent lyric and
musical richness. His Sept. 25 show at the McDonald Theatre offers
a chance to see one of the great pop songwriters in action.
Back to Top
Powerhouse
& New
Wave
This
week features Ferrick's force and Von Steins' vigor.
BY
VANESSA SALVIA
As we hear the first rhythms of Melissa Ferrick's
new CD, we know she approaches her music with vigor. Her voice,
message and personality immediately come across. We quickly realize
she is a force to be reckoned with.
 |
|
MELISSA
FERRICK PLAYS WOW HALL ON FRIDAY.
|
Ferrick's tone throughout Listen Hard is fierce
and defiant, but also self-questioning and searching. She's not afraid
to bare her teeth to us and reveal her strength nor is she afraid
to let us see her as being uncertain and defensive. As she questions
on "Burn This Guitar," "Would you burn this guitar/ stop all the songs/
silence my voice from singing/ set my soul's desires on overdrive/
so they just disintegrate from spinning," we understand that nothing
could stop this powerful voice and intent. She then tells us she's
"made a huge mistake/ out here on my own/ I'm the soldier in the quicksand/and
I am gasping for air."
Hailing from Boston, Ferrick won the 1998 Lilith Fair
Talent Search and won several other Boston-area awards over the last
three years. Listen Hard is Ferrick's first release done "in
a professional recording studio" since 1995's Willing to Wait,
and it's also released on her own label, Right On Records, which she
launched in 2000. Longtime drummer Brian Winton joins her in this
recording.
Her strength and defiance come across most clearly
on "Shatter Me," when she asserts, "You may think I'm being greedy/well
for once this might be the case/ but I'm a bona fide independent superhero/
and I'll tell you the truth right to your face/... I will not let
you shatter me." Ferrick's approach is emotive and honest, both to
herself and to the listener.
Joining Ferrick at WOW Hall this Friday will be local
singer/songwriter Jasmine A.S.H.. Jasmine Amanda Smith-Howard
played her first show at the Buzz Coffeehouse in April. Her debut
CD, Penelope's Diary, is a confessional of the confusing emotions
of young love: the ecstasy and the agony, sometimes both at once.
On the song "Who's On Your Mind" she reveals to us, "I've been crawling
my way through thorns and sticks and stones/ hoping you'll be on the
other side/ and you've been drowning in my moans and groans and woes/
but it's not me who's on your mind." Jasmine's light and airy vocals
match well with her lilting guitar work.
The Downtown Lounge will be celebrating the birthday
of big man on the scene, booker and music biz jack-of-all-trades Rocco
for this Saturday show featuring Elysian and The Von Steins.
Word is Rocco is passing on his booking mantle at the Lounge. Elysian
has evolved over the past four years from a two-piece to a four-piece
and specializes in dark and brooding goth. Their ethereal computer
beats enhance a shimmering soundscape of "echoing guitars, raw bass,
dark voices... and audio samples," plus a beautiful viola. The overall
effect on their 2001 release, The Flamingo Yard, is spooky,
frequently compared to Pornography-era Cure, My Bloody Valentine,
or Cocteau Twins.
A more upbeat act this night is Anaheim's The Von
Steins. Proffering a self-described "Newer Wave" style of music, The
Von Steins are on their first tour, 'though they are a huge hit in
their original hometown of Munich and surrounding areas. The five
Germans sprechen sie rock in the vein of Devo, Sprockets, and a contagious
unself-conscious zaniness."
They are intent on turning the whole world on to the
joys of their '80s synth-rock revival. Said one reviewer, The Von
Steins take the "manic rhythms of Devo and color them with the artsy
charisma of the Talking Heads and the modern pop-punk urgency of Green
Day." Enjoy!
Back to Top
.
BAGEL BAKERY AA
760 Blair Ave. -- 342-4390
Sa 9/14: Jim Hershey--11 am
Su 9/15: Three Rivers Showcase--10; Acoustic
BEANERY
2465 Hilyard -- 344-0221
Fr 9/13: Jim Hershey--7
BLACK FOREST
50 E. 11th -- 344-0816
Th 9/12: The Dave Young Band--9:30; Rock
Fr 9/13: Roy G. Biv--9:30; Rock
Sa 9/14: T-Bone Weldon--9:30; Blues
Su 9/15: Open Mic--9:30
Mo 9/16: Emerald City Sessions--9:30
Tu 9/17: Jessica & Shadow--9:30
We 9/18: Motherfunction--9:30; R&B
THE BRICKHOUSE
4136 4th St. Spfd. -- 988-1612
Th 9/12: Karaoke--10
Sa 9/14: Grynch--9
CAFE PARADISO AA NS
115 W. Broadway -- 484-9933
Th 9/12: Bill Hilly Band--8:30
Fr 9/13: Steve Owen--9; Country
Mo 9/16: Hershey's Showcase w/Roger Wedover, Ian Smith--8:30
Tu 9/17: Open Mic--8
We 9/18: John Shipe, Ehren Ebbage--8:30
CHANTERELLE'S
5th & Pearl -- 484-4065
Th 9/12: Skip Jones & Friends--9:30; Blues
Fr 9/13: Jive Lighters--9:30; Jump blues
Sa 9/14: Jive Lighters--9:30; Jump bluesTu
9/17: Blues Jam w/Byron Case
We 9/18: Nicolette Helm/friends--9:30
CORNUCOPIA
295 W. 17th St. -- 485-2300
Fr 9/13: Eagle Park Slim--6; Blues
COZMIC PIZZA
1432 Willamette -- 338-9333
Th 9/12: Ariel Storm--7 Poetry Lives w/Cel Lapp, Jamie Vinyard, Michael
Spurlin--8
Fr 9/13: Dan Jones, Peter Wilde--7
Sa 9/14: TR Kelly, Jim Hershey, Roger Wendover, Ian Smith--7:30
Su 9/15: Subversive Pillow Theatre--9; Film
DIABLO'S
959 Pearl -- 683-3855
Th 9/12: Ladies '80s Night w/DJs Jon Smith, DMoe, Entropy--9
Fr 9/13: Yummie Bootie Night w/Jon Smith, Tremor--9; Hip hop, dance
classics, requests
Sa 9/14: Big Pimpin w/ Howie, Steve, Anmar--9; Hip house, disco
Su 9/15: Kung-fu Porno w/DJ Tremor
We 9/18: Darkside Wednesdays w/DJs Hanif, Ceez--9; Underground hip
hop, old school soul, R&B
DOC'S PAD
165 W. 11th -- 683-8101
Th 9/12: All Request Night-9
Fr 9/13: DJ Alpyne--9; Hip hop
Mo 9/16: Roosters Blues Jam--8
DON JUAN'S #2
33100 Van Duyn Rd. -- 684-8695
Th 9/12: DJ Music--8; Country, rock
Fr 9/13: Karaoke--9
Sa 9/14: DJ Music--9
Su 9/15: DJ Music--9; '50s to present
Mo 9/16: Karaoke--9
Tu 9/17: DJ Music--9; '50's to present
We 9/18: DJ Music--9; '70s-'80s
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE
959 Pearl -- 343-2346
Th 9/12: L'80s Night--9
Fr 9/13: Heavenly Oceans, Dick Mo CD Release Party--9
Sa 9/14: Elysian, Wristrockets, VonSteins, Epoxies, Rocco's B-boy
party--9
Su 9/15: Soulful Sunday--9
Mo 9/16: DJ Otto--9; Punk, classics, soul
We 9/18: Beard--9
EMBERS SUPPER CLUB
1811 Hwy. 99 N. -- 688-6564
Th 9/12: Billy McCoy--9; Country
Fr 9/13: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
Sa 9/14: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
Su 9/15: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
We 9/18: Billy McCoy--9; Country
FOXFIRE
4740 Main, Spfd -- 747-7900
Th 9/12: Ampt--9:15; Rock
Fr 9/13: Northwest Royale, 36Crazy Fist--9:15; Heavy rock
Sa 9/14: Repeat Offender--9
Su 9/15: Karaoke--7:30
Mo 9/16: Karaoke--7:30
Tu 9/17: Jam with Anton--9:15
We 9/18: The Johnny Wild Band--9:15
HOLLYWOOD TAXI
535 Main, Spfd -- 747-0307
Fr 9/13: Blueface, Ampt, Ozone Baby--9
Sa 9/14: Ampt, Fungus, Ozone Baby, Blueface--9
Mo 9/16: P.E.L.T.--9
We 9/18: P.E.L.T.--9
HORSEHEAD BAR
99. W. Broadway -- 683-3154
Th 9/12: Reagan-Bush Years w/Chais, Jen, John--10; Eclectic
JO FEDERIGO'S
259 E. 5th -- 343-8488
Th 9/12: Jo Fed's All Star Jam--9:30
Fr 9/13: Olem Alves Quartet--9:30
Sa 9/14: Tim Clarke Quartet--9:30
Su 9/15: Mark Allan--9
Mo 9/16: Chestnut Quartet--10
Tu 9/17: Barbara Dzuro--9:30
We 9/18: Paul Paydos Trio--9:30
LAVELLE WINE BAR
5th St. Mkt -- 338-9875
Fr 9/13: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
Sa 9/14: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
LONE STAR BAR & GRILL
33140 Van Duyn Rd. -- 686-8686
Th 9/12: John Michaels--9; Country DJ
We 9/18: Coyote Ugly Night w/John Michaels--9; Country
LUNA
30 E. Broadway -- 434-5862
Th 9/12: Kari Gaffney--9
Fr 9/13: Erik Muiderman--7:30 Tim Clarke Quartet--9:30; Modern jazz
Sa 9/14: Erik Muiderman--7:30
Two Camel Garage--9:30; Alternative rock
We 9/18: Barbara Dzuro--5:30
Thomas Mackay Quartet--9; Vibraphone jazz
MAC'S AT THE VET'S CLUB
1626 Willamette St. -- 344-8600
Fr 9/13: Pete Christie, Sue McCallum--9:30; Variety
Sa 9/14: Skip Jones, Tony Figoli--9:30; New Orleans Extravaganz
OREGON ELECTRIC STA.
27 E. 5th -- 485-4444
Fr 9/13: Don Latarski Trio--8
Sa 9/14: Don Latarski Trio--8
QUACKERS
2105 W. 7th -- 485-5925
Fr 9/13: Nicolette Helm, Queen Bee--8; Rock, blues
We 9/18: Blues Jam--8
RAMADA INN
225 Coburg Rd. -- 342-5181
Fr 9/13: Vaness Express--9:15; Rock
Sa 9/14: Vaness Express--9:15; Rock
ROADHOUSE
3018 Gateway -- 746-6000
Mo 9/16: Family Karaoke--5
RUMBA ROOM
100 E. Broadway -- 484-1747
Th 9/12: Cuban Wheel w/Mike & Simona--8
Fr 9/13: Cambalache--10; Salsa
Sa 9/14: Salsa & Merengue--10
We 9/18: Beg. salsa w/Emilio Menendez--7
SAM'S PLACE
825 Wilson -- 484-4455
Fr 9/13: Karaoke--8; DJs KJ, Eclipse
SAM BOND'S GARAGE
407 Blair -- 431-6603
Th 9/12: Scott Amendola Band--9; Jazz
Fr 9/13: Honeybuckit, Brian Patrick, Huck--9:30; Afro-grass
Sa 9/14: Old Time Jam--5 Taarka--9:30; World Groove
Su 9/15: Laura Kemp, Anne Weiss--8:30; Americanna
Mo 9/16: Chip Cohen, Kenny Sokolov--9
Tu 9/17: Bluegrass Jam--9; Jam rock
We 9/18: Hot Club Sandwich--9; Old time rag-time and Vaudeville
SAMURAI DUCK
980 Oak -- 345-6577
Th 9/12: The Imports, Capgun Suicide, Last Chapter--10
Fr 9/13: Clutter, Contusion, Pure--10; Heavy rock
Sa 9/14: 4th Plane Jaiant, the Concubot, Progressive Simplicity--9;
Rock
Mo 9/16: DJs Entropy and Gavin--10; Deathrock, new age punk
Tu 9/17: Lyckitty Split--10; Fusion, funk
We 9/18: Community Sound System--9
SENOR FROG'S
444 E. 3rd -- 484-2927
Th 9/12: DJ Karaoke--6:30
Fr 9/13: DJ Mario--9; Cumbia, Banda, Merengue
Sa 9/14: Salsa, Merengue--10
SWEETWATER'S
Valley River Inn -- 687-0123
Fr 9/13: Riffle--8; Rock and Roll
Sa 9/14: Riffle--8; Rock and Roll
TACO LOCO
7th and Blair -- 431-3871
Mo 9/16: Fuzz--7; Funk, jazz
TAYLOR'S
894 E. 13th -- 344-6174
Mo: DJ Tekneek--10
TINO'S RESTAURANT
15th and Willamette -- 342-8111
Sa 9/14: Olem Alves, Mike Hanns Duo--6; Jazz
WETLANDS BREW PUB
922 Garfield -- 345-3606
Sa 9/14: Zawadi--10; Reggae--10
WILD DUCK MUSIC HALL
169 W. 6th -- 485-3825
Sa 9/14: DJ Diggy--10; Dance
WOW HALL AA
291 W. 8th -- 687-2746
Th 9/12: Pieta Brown, Bo Ramsey--8:30; Folk
Fr 9/13: Melissa Ferrick, Jasmine A.S.H.--9:30; Singer/songwriters
Sa 9/14: Open House and Rummage Sale--10 am
Su 9/15: Open House and Rummage Sale--10 am
Mo 9/16: Lo'Jo--9:30; French Gypsy
Tu 9/17: Anticon, Themselves, Alias, Clue to Kalo--9:30; Hip-hop
We 9/18: Bushman, I'che'le & the Circle of Light--9:30; Reggae
CORVALLIS
CLUBS
THE BEANERY CORV.
500 SW 2nd St. -- 753-7442
Fr 9/13: Glen David Zucker--8
Sa 9/14: Acoustic Showcase w/Pete Ballerstadt, Craig Risley, Mark
McCulloch and others--8
BORDERS CORVALLIS
777 NW 9th St. -- 738-0580Fr 9/13: Mary Kadderly--8
Back to Top
Table
of Contents
| News | Views | Arts &
Entertainment
Classifieds | Personals
|
EW
Archive
|