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GUITAR
FACE
Imagine choral compositions
by Bach, Brahms and Verdi, where the voices are replaced by
a stage-full of electric guitars. Guitar face, made of Michael
Roderick, Adam Wendt, ScottK, Dave Snyder, Tony Figoli, Derek
Trost and others also takes on John Zorn's Cobra, a fascinating
improvisational musical game. Must see, simply must see. Monday,
Sam Bond's Garage. - BF
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TCHKUNG!
Often the concerts of this musical artist/political
collective end with the audience keeping the beat for 20 minutes
after the band's left the stage.With ecstatic live performances,
radical politics and hybridized equipment, Tchkung! plays with
the Infernal Noise Brigade, a 15-piece marching band seasoned
by street actions in Seattle, Prague, San Fran and Portland.
Saturday, WOW Hall. - BF
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LOS
MEX PISTOLS DEL NORTE
Highly traditional mariachi
bullfighting music without the tradition. Subtle pluckings of
well-seasoned guitars minus the subtleties. Humble Mexican rock
music devoid of humility yet heavy on Oregon amplifiers. Genntly
finger-snapping tunes lacking in gentleness and fingers; add
booty-shaking beats and a good "yeeeeeeeee-pa!" And make
it free. Friday, Mac's at the Vet's Club. —BF
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DING
MAO
This generous and eclectic group of L.A. rock
musicians have been touring endlessly, sometimes donating their
talents to such causes as the Liberty Core's Free Nevada Freedom
Festival, Breast Cancer and AIDS research. just off the Vans
Warpeed Tour 2002, Ding rings driving rhythms, complex timings
and dark beautiful melodies. Saturday, Wetlands. —BF
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Meeting
Martsch
Built
to Spiller solos at WOW Hall.
BY
VANESSA SALVIA
Fans of prominent indie-rockers Built To Spill will
be elated to discover the return of Doug Martsch to the WOW
Hall Sunday. Martsch, Spill's guitarist and singer/songwriter, is
touring in support of his brand new debut solo release, Now You
Know.
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MARTSCH PLAYS WOW HALL SUNDAY. |
Martsch recorded all 10 songs of the 40-minute CD
at his home in Boise. While he performed nearly all of the instrumentation
himself, Martsch did include a sample of his son Benjamin Cleo talking
and "making a squishy noise" on the track "Window."
Now You Know was born out of a self-described
obsession with country blues legend Fred McDowell. Martsch disdained
traditional blues until he heard the slide guitar master. Something
in him clicked, and he traded in his electric guitar for an acoustic.
Using finger picks, a glass slide and open G tuning,
Martsch weaves a moody blues (no pun intended) feel into Know's
songs. NYK was recorded almost entirely in the fall of 1999, pre-Ancient
Melodies Of The Future, but only released now on Warner Brothers
because of business problems.
While this music is decidedly different from what
Martsch does with Built To Spill, he can't completely escape his trademark
sound. The CD's bookend tracks, "Offer" and "Stay," are the most pristine
examples of a melding of bluesiness with Martsch's meandering style.
At 6 1/2 minutes, "Impossible" is the CD's only epic song, bringing
in bassist Travis Ward, drummer Darren Adair and cellist John McMahon.
McDowell's song "Woke Up This Morning With My Mind
On Jesus" is one of the album's high points. The track "Lift" fades
after three minutes into a halo of fuzzy guitar noise more typical
of Built to Spill. Martsch wisely avoids treading into traditional
blues territory lyrically - he lures us in with his cryptic
and sentimental rhyming couplets like this sample from "Offer": "She
couldn't offer you anything you could refuse / She could just sell
you things you couldn't use."
BTS fans and others will enjoy this CD for exploring
something new or getting to know Martsch with less fuzziness obscuring
the view.
The WOW Hall brings in two touring punk bands along
with two local bands to round out the evening. The Casualties,
The Forgotten, Nowhere Boys (formerly Blue Collar Threat)
and Self-Inflicted will appear Monday.
The Forgotten's CD Control Me is beefy, fast,
hard and loud. It's melodic when it needs to be, direct and in your
face when that's what's called for. It's mostly solid fist-pumping
punk. Punk Planet calls Control Me "amazing," while
Wonka Vision says it's "super solid street punk."
Drummer D. Kash, bassist Johnny, guitarist Craig and
singer Gordy formed The Forgotten in the Bay area of California in
1997. Unable to settle on a label, they bounced around from TKO Records
to Knockout Records, toured Europe a couple of times and recorded
tons of songs for compilation CDs. During that time, the Forgotten's
fan base continually grew. Now, having signed with Los Angeles label
BYO Records, the future looks bright.
The Casualties is a foursome that's been around for
at least 10 years. Die Hards is the latest release, a 13-track
attack of social-commentary punk rock.
Self-Inflicted has been a Eugene trio since 1998.
Band members describe their sound as "a mix between classic MC5 and
early years Guttermouth."
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Feeling
Punky?
Antidotes:
Bust loose at Downtown or snuggle with Snider.
BY
GLENN SHIRES
The corner of 10th and Pearl will reverberate with
the sounds of a groove rock/indie rock extravaganza Friday night,
when four bands unleash their sonic pandemonium at Diablo's Downtown
Lounge.
Mine 37, The Morals, Kooken and Houmen,
and John Barley & The Happy Hours are all scheduled to
play.
Eugene trio Mine 37 recently underwent a drastic personnel
change. Bassist/vocalist Ben Johnson, the sole remaining original
member, says that his founding bandmates left on good terms after
graduating from college and moving away to pursue careers. Johnson
quickly recruited guitarist Ben Hubbird and drummer Jim Ewell, and
the band continued with hardly a pause.
Johnson hesitates to pigeonhole his band into a specific
category of music. He cites Pond, Hazel, Heatmiser and other Portland
bands as primary influences, admitting that it would be accurate to
classify Mine 37 "as an indie rock or college rock band."
The new lineup's three-song demo finds them heading
in a slightly heavier direction. It's quite a departure from the band's
earlier material in which Johnson's sister handled most of the vocal
duties. However, Mine 37 still employs an alternating quiet/loud dynamic,
combining jagged-yet-melodic guitars and robust drumming with Johnson's
penchant for playing lots of high notes and chords on his bass.
Johnson and the new members briefly considered changing
their name, but chose to keep "Mine 37" because people recognize it.
The original lineup had already toured the Northwest and Rocky Mountains
and recorded an album for Schapendos Records, establishing themselves
as a very active, determined indie rock band. In addition, Johnson
felt a personal attachment to the band's title. He says he dubbed
the band "Mine 37" in honor of his grandfather, who grew up in a Pennsylvania
coal mining town.
"They used to name the towns by number and he came
from Mine 37," says Johnson. "He was really proud of overcoming poverty,
growing up in such a hard place. I thought it made for an interesting
name, and it's better than giving ourselves a name that doesn't really
mean anything."
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TODD
SNIDER PLAYS CAFE PARADISO ON MONDAY.
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Traveling troubador Todd Snider brings his
folk-country tuneage to Café Paradiso on Monday the 18th. On
New Connection, his fifth album (and second for Nashville indie
label Oh Boy Records), Snider delivers an engaging collection of acoustic-driven
tales of life's passions and tribulations. His songs seize and stimulate
the imagination, ranging from the earnest melancholy of "Waco Moon,"
a tribute to his deceased friend, guitarist Eddie Shaver, to the vivacious
strains of "Vinyl Records," in which he's forced to choose between
taking a box of records or a suitcase full of clothes on a plane.
He chooses the records.
A native Oregonian, Snider ran away from home at a
young age and wound up in Texas, where he discovered cult hero Jerry
Jeff Walker and immersed himself in the music of Texas balladeers.
"Those Texas artists are my truest influences," he
says. "When I first saw Jerry Jeff I thought, 'That's me. I'm a total
gypsy, I'm completely broke and I'm a guitar away from being him.'
Those Texas songwriters were playing hitchhiking music and I was a
hitchhiker. I don't think I'm as good as any of those guys, but, for
better or worse, I'm a scamp traveling around looking for stories.
That's the job I have."
On Tuesday the 19th, punk celebrities The Casualties
visit the WOW Hall with locals the Nowhere Boys and Self
Inflicted.
The members of Self Inflicted - all juniors
at Willamette High School - have besieged Eugene with their
frantic four-chord gospel for about two years now. Their debut EP,
recorded last year in the drummer's attic, clocks in with eight songs
in 13 minutes. Demented, sloppy, and comically irreverent, these four
lads are far truer to the original spirit of punk than the hordes
of slick, packaged, industry-groomed "punk" bands that pilfer all
the attention these days.
Does Self Inflicted sound exactly like a band from
the 1970s? No. Do they shamelessly imitate the superstars of the '90s?
Definitely not. But they do a fine job of infusing some loony, spastic
originality into the classic punk genre.
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ANNEX
23 W. 6th St. - 953-9052
Th 11/14: Techno Fantasy--9; Trance, house, breakbeats
Fr 11/15: Cage dance contest--9
Sa 11/16: DJ Tekneek--9; Hip-hop
BEANERY
152 W. 5th - 342-3378
Fr 11/15: Edson Oliveira--7
Sa 11/16: Samusson and Tomassi--7
BLACK FOREST
50 E. 11th - 344-0816
Th 11/14: Chevron, Vermillion, Avoid the Future Shadow--9:30;
Rock
Sa 11/16: The Koozies--9:30
Su 11/17: Open Mic--9:30
Mo 11/18: Emerald City Sessions--9:30
We 11/20: Motherfunction--9:30; Soul
BORDERS AA
5 Oakway Center - 345-6072
Fr 11/15: Tim Uecker--8; Acoustic guitar
THE BRICKHOUSE
4136 4th St. Spfd. - 988-1612
Th 11/14: Karaoke--10
Fr 11/15: DJ Kamikaze--10; Dance
Sa 11/16: Mister Sparkle, American Hit List--10; Post-grunge
waste
BROADWAY DELI
200 W. Broadway - 685-0790
Sa 11/16: Barbara Dzuro--5; Solo piano
Tu 11/19: Deco Moon Jazz--5
BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE
EMU, UO - 346-3725
Sa 11/16: Champagne Syndicate--9
CAFE PARADISO AA
115 W. Broadway - 484-9933
Fr 11/15: Middle Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene--8:30
Sa 11/16: TR Kelley, Randy Hamme--9; Folk
Su 11/17: Norman Mesman--7; Flamenco
Mo 11/18: Todd Snider--8; Americanna
Tu 11/19: Open Mic--8:30
We 11/20: Hester Beasely--8:30; Rock
CHANTRELLE'S
5th & Pearl - 484-4065
Fr 11/15: Kenny Reed-9:30; Jazz
Sa 11/16: Eagle Park Slim--9:30; Blues
Tu 11/19: Steve McCallum--9:30; Jam
CHAPALA RESTAURANT
68 W. 29th Ave. - 683-5458
Sa 11/16: Lo Nuestro--6; Latin
We 11/20: Lo Nuestro--6; Latin
DIABLO'S
959 Pearl - 683-3855
Th 11/14: L-'80s Night--9
Fr 11/15: DJs Tremor, Jon Smith; Hip-hop
Sa 11/16: DJs Howie, Anmar--9; House
Su 11/17: Chateau Discoteque--9; Inner city dance DJs
We 11/20: Community Sound System--10; Dancehall reggae hip-hop
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE
959 Pearl - 343-2346
Th 11/14: L-'80s Night--9
Fr 11/15: Kooken and Houmen, the Morals, Mine 37, more--9; Rock
Sa 11/16: Tom Cats, The Joggers, (the concubot)--9; Rock, ska
Su 11/17: SIK 9, Conception--9; Grind
Mo 11/18: Crimes of Ambition, more--9
Tu 11/19: The Morals, Julian's Project--10
We 11/20: Buckminster fuller--10; Funk
EMBERS SUPPER CLUB
1811 Hwy. 99 N. - 688-6564
Th 11/14: Billy McCoy--9; Country
Fr 11/15: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
Sa 11/16: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
Su 11/17: Michael Anderson Trio--9; Variety, country
We 11/20: Billy McCoy--9; Country
FOOLS PARADISE AA
460 Willamette - 338-9733
Th 11/14: Frogg's Open Mic--7
FOXFIRE
4740 Main, Spfd - 747-7900
Th 11/14: Ampt--9:15; Rock
Fr 11/15: Motherfunction--9:15; R&B
Sa 11/16: Frown Squad, Motherfunction--9:15; Rock
Su 11/17: Quiet Riot--8; Rock
Mo 11/18: Karaoke--7:30
Tu 11/19: Skid Row--8:30
We 11/20: The Johnny Wild Band--9:15
GOOD TIMES TAVERN
375 E. 7th - 484-7181
Fr 11/15: I-Chele and the Circle of Light--10; Reggae
Sa 11/16: Bump Skool--10; Funk
HORSEHEAD BAR
99. W. Broadway - 683-3154
Th 11/14: Reagan-Bush Years w/Chris, Jen, John--10;'80s
JO FEDERIGO'S
259 E. 5th - 343-8488
Th 11/14: Jo Fed's All Star Jam--9:30
Fr 11/15: Lazoo--9:30; Global funk
Sa 11/16: Tim McLaughlin's Eleven Eyes--9:30; Jazz
Su 11/17: Mark Allan--9
Mo 11/18: Funky Monday--10
Tu 11/19: Barbara Dzuro--9:30
We 11/20: Paul Paydos Trio--9:30
JOHNNY OCEAN'S AA
Oakway Plaza - 342-7994
Fr 11/15: Lo Nuestro--6:30; Latin
LAVELLE WINE BAR
5th St. Mkt - 338-9875
Fr 11/15: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
Sa 11/16: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
LUNA
30 E. Broadway - 434-5862
Fr 11/15: Eric Muiderman--7 Deb Cleveland Band--9:30, Soul
Sa 11/16: Damien Masterson & Blue World Order, Groovalicious--9;
Soul
We 11/20: Piano jazz--5:30
MAC'S AT THE VET'S
1626 Willamette St. - 344-8600
Th 11/14: Pete Christie, Sue McCallum--7
Fr 11/15: Los Mex Pistols del Norte--9:30
Sa 11/16: The Jive Masters--9:30
MAIN ST. BAR AND GRILL
414 Main St., Spfd. - 744-2820
Fr 11/15: Pure--9; Rock
Sa 11/16: Pure--9; Rock
MAZZI'S
3377 E. Amazon - 687-2252
Tu 11/19: Olem Alves--8:30; Solo jazz guitar
MCDONALD THEATRE
1010 Willamette St.
Tu 11/19: Del Tha Funky Homosapian, Life Savas, more--8; Hip-hop
OREGON ELECTRIC STA.
27 E. 5th - 485-4444
Fr 11/15: Don Latarksi Trio--8; Jazz
Sa 11/16: Don Latarksi Trio--8; Jazz
OVERTIME TAVERN
770 S. Bertelsen - 342-5028
Th 11/14: West Side Blues Jam--8:30
PICCOLO
999 Willamette - 484-4011
Sa 11/16: Ritmo de la Noche--8; Latin Jazz
QUACKER'S
2105 W. 7th - 485-5925
Fr 11/15: West Coast Rhythm Kings--8; jump swing w/football freakshow
We 11/20: Benefit auction for Ester Burian, blues Jam--8:30
RAMADA INN
225 Coburg - 342-5181
Fr 11/15: Valley Boys--9:15; Rock
Sa 11/16: Valley Boys--9:15; Rock
RUMBA ROOM
100 E. Broadway - 484-1747
Th 11/14: Mike & Simona--10; Miami-style salsa
Fr 11/15: Jose Cruz--10; Salsa
Sa 11/16: Pachanga Latina--10
Tu 11/19: 80's Night--9; Retro, reggae
We: Salsa w/Emilio Menendez--7
SAM BOND'S GARAGE
407 Blair - 431-6603
Th 11/14: Taarka--9; Trance groove
Fr 11/15: Frank Lemon--9:30; Americanna
Sa 11/16: Old Time Jam--5
Peter Mulvey, Mark Erelli--9; Singer songwriters
Su 11/17: Michael Cochram Trio--8:30
Mo 11/18: Guitar Face--9; Electric Guitar Choir
Tu 11/19: Bluegrass Jam--9
We 11/20: Kelly Thibodeaux, Daid Brock--9; Cajun
SAMURAI DUCK
980 Oak St. - 345-6577
Fr 11/15: Roy G Biv--9:30
Sa 11/16: Simmon Something--9:30
Tu 11/19: Jet Harris and his Hotrod Hellcats--9:30; Rock
STARBUCKS AA
13th Ave., Alder St. - 338-4100
Fr 11/15: Michael Brandow--8; Acoustic
SWEETWATER'S
Valley River Inn - 687-0123
Fr 11/15: Riffle--8; Good time rock
Sa 11/16: Riffle--8; Good time rock
TINO'S RESTAURANT
15th and Willamette - 342-8111
Sa 11/16: Olem Alves, Mike Hanns Duo--6; Jazz
WETLANDS BREW PUB
922 Garfield - 345-3606
Sa 11/16: Northwest Royale, Ding Mao, Ailment--10; Metal, hardcore
WILD DUCK MUSIC HALL
169 W. 6th - 485-3825
Fr 11/15: Tympanic--9:30; Jam rockvLeft Hand Smoke--9:30; College
rock
Su 11/17: Taking Back Sunday, The Starting Line--7:30; Alt. rock
WOW HALL AA
291 W. 8th - 687-2746
Th 11/14: Switchfoot, Noise Rachet--7; Christian rock
Fr 11/15: Gamestaz, I.Z.--9:30; Hip-hop
Sa 11/16: Tchkung!, Infernal Noise Brigade, Government Issue
Orchestra--8:30
Su 11/17: Doug Martsch, Mike Johnson, Ralf Youtz--8:30
Mo 11/18: Casualties, Forgotten--8:30
YUKON JACK'S
4th & Broadway - 935-1921
Fr 11/15: Go 211--9
Sa 11/16: Go 211--9
Su 11/17: Karaoke--6
CORVALLIS
CLUBS
THE BEANERY CORV. AA
500 SW 2nd St. - 753-7442
Fr 11/15: Rita Brown, Bill Smyth--8; Folk, rock
Sa 11/16: Acoustic Showcase--8
We 11/20: Joseph Pusey and the Bellydancers--8
FOX & FIRKIN
202 SW 1st. - 753-8533
Th 11/14: Basic Assumption--9; Rock
Fr 11/15: Llyod Jones--10; Blues
Sa 11/16: South Towne Hounds--9; Funk
Su 11/17: Cross Eyed Cats--6; Blues
We 11/20: Trivia w/Jake and Rob--8
INTABA'S KITCHEN
1115 S. Third St. - 754-6958
Sa 11/16: T. Wright and the Hogwashers--8; Appalacian mountain
music
NEW MORNING BAKERY
2nd St.- 754-0181
Sa 11/16: Rita Brown, Bill Smyth--7:30; Folk, rock
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