.Circus
Act
Rambunctious
dollies, Spiv comin' to town.
BY
VANESSA SALVIA
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| dolly
ranchers perform at Sam Bond's Garage on Thursday. |
On
Thursday, March 27 Sam Bond's will
welcome back to town the popular dolly ranchers. Hailing from
northern New Mexico, the four gals humbly known as "the dollies" have
given alternative country music a swift kick in the pants. Though
the history of the dolly ranchers goes back only as far as 1998, guitarist
Marisa Anderson and vocalist/harmonica player Sarah Jane Moody met
on the road almost 15 years ago. The two women continued traveling
together, performing along the way. Their band auntflo came about
in the mid-'90s as the ladies began taking their music a bit more
seriously. auntflo found a home base in Santa Fe, N.M., where Anderson
and Moody met up with bassist Maria Fabulosa and vocalist Amy Bertucci.
Now calling themselves the dolly ranchers, they took up recording
and touring in earnest and have wowed audiences ever since.
The band released their debut, Ten O'clock Bird,
to critical acclaim in 2000. Their brand new CD, Escape Artist,
is the girls' second recording, released on their own independent
label Chaos Kitchen Music. Not only do they have the musical chops
to deliver a high quality performance, the four sharpened their stage
presence as circus performances in the One Railroad Circus. That's
right, they were all circus performers! This zest for performance
gives their stage show a little extra zing, in a giggly, Hee Haw kinda
way. The band thrives on adventure and spontaneity, and they bring
to their performances a wanderlust that enhances their already rambunctious
stage presence.
The four sometimes struggle with mistaken impressions,
namely that as women playing acoustic instruments they should be well-behaved
and soft spoken. When audiences see four women get up on a stage with
acoustic guitars and harmonicas and they expect a sound that is soft,
emotional, and folksy, the ladies just rip into their songs that much
harder, surprising folks right out of their chairs. Lyrics from the
song "Too Drunk To Go Home" are just a sampling of some of the raucous
thoughts the girls have on their minds: "I'm too drunk to go home,
too sober to stay, I'd like to be here — if you'd go away."
It's a little bit country, a little bit
bluegrass and a lot of attitude. The dolly ranchers will be joined
by Super XX
Man.
Spiv is coming to town. Never heard of Spiv?
Heard of Ken Stringfellow? Heard of the Posies? Big Star? R.E.M.?
Of course you have. That's why you'll want to catch Spiv's Friday,
March 21 show at John Henry's. Spiv's brand new CD, Don'tcha Know,
was produced, engineered and mixed by Stringfellow, a creative force
behind all of those bands mentioned above. Stringfellow also performed
bass, keys, backing vocals and percussion on the CD.
Olympia, Wash.-based label Pop Sweat-shop released
Don'tcha Know, which has only been available since Feb. 25.
The CD flies by quickly, at only 37 minutes, but it's loaded with
punchy guitars, tight power pop rhythms and more than a touch of arena
rock bombast. Song titles like "Everybody's a Rock Star Tonight" and
"VIPs of the Street" hint at the flippant humor Barber exposes in
his songwriting. Much of Barber's cocksure attitude seems a throwback
to the age of glam rock, and the music, while not glammy, does have
a feeling of being larger than life.
Spiv, whose name, by the way, is British slang for
"one who uses their wits to avoid a real job" is really the brainchild
of vocalist and guitarist Chris Barber. Barber wrote all of the songs,
enlisted Stringfellow's help to record them, then created a band to
tour behind his masterpiece. In addition to Stringfellow and Barber,
Don'tcha Know also includes Sean Sippel on drums and saxophone,
Toad "Too Tuff" Tobin on drums, and Dehja Clayton providing backing
vocals.
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ANNEX ALL AGES
23 W. 6TH ST. - 431-1111
TH: Techno Fantasy--9
FR: Cage Dance--9
SA: DJ Tekneek--9; Hip-hop
WE: Syntax--9; Dance
BEANERY ALL AGES
5TH ST. - 344-0221
SA: David Rogers--7
BLACK FOREST
50 E. 11TH ST. - 344-0816
FR: Ashbury Park--9:30; Alt. rock.
BRICK HOUSE
136 4TH ST., SPFD. - 988-1612
SA: Still, Hard Times, Nail Mary, Throat, Sik9--9:30;
Rock
CAFE PARADISO
115 W. BROADWAY - 484-9933
TH: Cheryl Wheeler, Amy Martin--8; Folk
FR: Middle Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene--8:30;
Dance
SA: Michael Roe, Greg Lawless--8
MO: John Shipe, Ehren Ebbage, John Healy, Patty
McCulla--8:30; Songwriter's showcase
TU: Acoustic open mic—8
WE: Alan Bennett, Brandon Chandler--8:30; Folk
CHANTERELLE
5TH & PEARL ST. - 484-4065
FR: June Rushing Band--8; Jazz
SA: Barbara Dzuro--8; Piano
CHAPALA RESTAURANT
68 W. 29TH AVE. - 683-5458
SA: Lo Nuestro—6; Latin
WE: Lo Nuestro—6; Latin
DIABLO'S
959 PEARL ST. - 683-3855
TH: L'80s night—9; '80s and request w/DJs Jon
Smith, DmoeFunk, Ceez
FR: Tremorville—9; Hip-hop, request
SA: House night w/DJs Howie Fresh, Anmar-9
WE: Underground Open Mic w/Community Sound System,
DJ Marko--9; Open mic, hip-hop
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE
959 PEARL ST.- 343-2346
TH: L80s Night w/ DJs Jon Smith, Turbo CEEZ, DMoeFunk-9
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| DAVID
GANS PLAYS FRIDAY AT THE DOWNTOWN LOUNGE AND THURSDAY AT THE FOX
'N' FIRKIN, CORVALLIS. |
FR: David Gans,
John Barley--10; Acoustic rock
SA: D-Moe vs. Dinari, Raging Family--10; Hip-hop
MO: DJ Diablo, Scott Von Rocket--9
TU: Stone Cold Jazz, Kenny Reed--9; Jazz
WE: 2 Bucks Short, Capgun Suicide--10; Punk
rock
EMBERS SUPPER CLUB
1811 HWY. 99 N. - 688-6564
TH: Billy McCoy—9; Country
FR: Michael Anderson Trio—9; Variety,
country
SA: Michael Anderson Trio—9; Variety,
country
WE: Billy McCoy—9; Country
EUGENE WINE CELLARS
255 MADISON ST. - 342-2600
WE: Zulu Dragon, R.C. Rico--6; Funk
FOOL'S PARADISE
460 WILLAMETTE - 338-9733
TH: Frogg's open mic—6:30
FOXFIRE
4740 MAIN, SPFD - 747-7900
TH: AMPT--9:15; Rock
GOOD TIMES
375 E. 7TH AVE. - 484-7181
TU: Rooster's Blues Jam--8
JO FEDERIGO'S
259 E. 5TH ST. - 343-8488
TH: Jo Fed's All Star Jazz Jam-9
FR: The Original Emmett Williams Trio--9:30;
Jazz
SU: The Original Emmett Williams Trio--9:30;
Jazz
MO: Open Mic w/Skip Jones the Boogie Woogie
Man—9:30
TU: Barbara Dzuro—9; Jazz
WE: Latin Flavor w/Paul Paydos Trio—9;
Latin jazz
JOHN HENRY'S
77 W. BROADWAY - 342-3358
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| BASIC
ASSUMPTION BOWLS OVER FRIDAY NIGHT AT JOHN HENRY'S. |
TH: '80s Night--9
FR: Conception, 5 Foot Thick, Basic Assumption, Sik9--10
SA: Jivan's Winter Blowout 2003 w/the Visible
Men, Dan Jones and the Squids, Tom Heinl, Ed Cole and the College
Girls of Tora Bora, Naysayers, more--7; Jivan benefit
SU: Infinity +1 Carnival of Chaos--8; Middle
Eastern music and dance, shadow puppets, spoken word, art, drag queens,
drumming--8
MO: Wolf Eyes, Chevron, Avoid the Future Shadow,
the Skorts--10
TU: Flying Blind, Abandon Ship--7:30
Planet Queen--10; Glitter and glam night
WE: Higher Ground Sound--10; Dance hall reggae
JOHNNY OCEAN'S ALL AGES
OAKWAY PLAZA - 342-7994
FR: Lo Nuestro—6:30; Latin
LAVELLE'S TASTING ROOM
5TH ST. PUBLIC MARKET - 338-9875
FR: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
SA: Jenny Payne--5:30; Jazz
LINGO BOOKS & COFFEE
941 LINCOLN ST. - 520-8470
FR: Andrea Lee--4; Folk rock
Michael Glowina--7; Songs, poems
SA: DJ music--8
LUCKEY'S CLUB CIGAR
933 OLIVE ST. - 687-4643
FR: Normal Bean--9
SA: Ashbury Park--9
TU: Central Services--9
WE: The Divers--9
LUNA
30 E. BROADWAY - 434-5862
TH: Laura Kemp, Roy Brewer--8:30; Folk, mandolin
FR: Erik Muiderman—6:30; Guitar
J.C. Rico--9:30; Uptown blues, soul
SA: Erik Muiderman—6:30; Guitar
Mirage--9; Classic jazz
WE: Barbara Dzuro--5:30; Piano jazz
MAC'S AT THE VET'S
1626 WILLAMETTE ST. - 344-8600
TH: Christie & McCallum—7; Oldies, country
FR: West Coast Rhythm Kings--9; Jump swing
SA: Juke Joint Blue Band--9:30; Blues
WE: Eagle Park Slim Band--9; Blues
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| TRUST
COMPANY PLAYS MCDONALD THEATRE ON MONDAY. |
MCDONALD THEATRE
1010 WILLAMETTE ST.
MO: Trust Company--8; Alternative rock
MULLIGAN'S PUB
2841 WILLAMETTE - NO PHONE
FR: The Crow Jam, Bobby Six Crows and de Riggin' Warriors—8;
Logger rock
OREGON ELECTRIC STA
27 E. 5TH - 485-4444
FR: Don Latarski Trio—8; Jazz
SA: Don Latarski Trio—8; Jazz
OVERTIME TAVERN
770 S. BERTELSEN - 342-5028
TH: West Side Blues Jam--8:30
SA: The Valley Boys--8; rock
Q STREET BILLIARD
215 Q STREET, SPFD. - 988-0294
TH: Q-Street Blues Jam--8
FR: Rock-It--9; Rock
SA: Rock-It--9; Rock
QUACKER'S
2105 W. 7TH - 485-5925
SA: Jet Harris and the Hot Rod Hellcats--9; Rockabilly
WE: Quacker's Blues Bash—8:30; Blues jam
RAMADA INN
225 COBURG - 342-5181
FR: The Valley Boys--9:15; Rock
SA: The Valley Boys--9:15; Rock
SAM BOND'S GARAGE
407 BLAIR - 431-6603
TH: Kim Fox, Nicole Barrett--9; Pop
FR: Open Road--9; Bluegrass
SA: Nimbus, Ala Zingara--9:30; Rock
SU: Small Revolutions, Peter Wilde--8:30; Americanna
MO: Sourmash Jug Band--9; Old time
TU: Bluegrass Jam--9
WE: Sweet Island Thyme, Hollis Ann Vi Pond--9;
Jam
SAMURAI DUCK
980 OAK ST. - 345-6577
TH: The John Shipe Band, Orange--9:30; Rock, jazz
FR: WHORE!, Throat--9:30; Metal
SA: Oliver--9:30; Indipendent rock
MO: Shag Night--9; '60s-'90s pop, punk, garage
TU: Stacked, the Perverts--9:30
WE: Off With Their Heads--9:30; Anarchy, chaos
SENOR FROG'S
444 E. 3RD - 484-2927
TH: Family Karaoke--6:30
FR: DJs--10; Techno, rock
SA: Salsa, Merengue-10
SWEETWATER'S
VALLEY RIVER INN - 687-0123
FR: Ritmo de la Noche--8; Latin jazz
SA: Victoria Corrigan, Donny Osborne Quartet--8; Jazz
TINY TAVERN
394 BLAIR BLVD. - 687-8383
FR: Blues jam for Mac Singleton--9
SA: The U-Gene Band--9; Folk, rock, soul
TU: Los Pistoleros--10; Latin polka
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| WALKER
T. RYAN PLAYS MUSIC FROM 1962'S GREENWICH VILLAGE SATURDAY AT
TSUNAMI BOOKS. |
TSUNAMI BOOKS ALL AGES
2585 WILLAMETTE - 345-8986
SA: Walker T. Ryan--2:30; Songs of Greenwich Village
1962
WETLANDS
922 GARFIELD ST. - 345-3606
SA: The Koozies, the Danged--10; Alternative country,
swamp rock
WILD DUCK MUSIC HALL
169 W. 6TH - 485-3825
TH: Willy Porter, Kelly Joe Phelps, Stephen Fearing--8;
Acoustic blues, folk
SA: Blues for H.U.E.S. Band w/Paul Biondi, Lynda
Duffy--9:30; Blues, benefit
TU: Sound Tribe Sector 9--9; Eclectic funky
rock
WOW HALL ALL AGES
291 W. 8TH AVE. - 687-2746
TH: Volunteer Orientation--6:30
FR: Son Mela'o, Samba Ja--8; Latin
SU: WOW Hall Spring Cleaning--10 am
YUKON JACK'S
4TH & W. BRDWY., VENETA - 935-1921
FR: Forest T. Black--9
SA: Forest T. Black--9
CORVALLIS
BEANERY
2ND ST.
FR: Sam Hahn--8
SA: Jake Reichner--8
FOX 'N' FIRKIN'
202 SW. 1ST ST. - 753-8533
TH: David Gans--9
FR: Embra--10
SA: Deep Woods Band--9
NEW MORNING BAKERY ALL
AGES
2ND ST. - 754-0181
FR: Rebecca Rae Helmer--7:30; Folk pop
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