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Awards
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Kirkpatrick,
Tamaras bring mega-talent to town.
BY
VANESSA SALVIA
Boulder, Colorado based singer/ songwriter Libby
Kirkpatrick will perform Sunday at Sam Bond's Garage in Eugene.
In addition to her Friday performance at the Oregon Country Fair, Kirkpatrick's
2003 West coast gigs include the Telluride Bluegrass Festival and the
Oregon State Fair. This bright and talented performer won the 1999 Telluride
Festival's Troubadour award for vocals and songwriting. She was a finalist
and runner up in the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Competition and her
talents led her to a finalist position in the 2002 Lady Six String national
songwriting competition.
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| Libby
Kirkpatrick |
While Kirkpatrick might not yet be a household name,
several "adult contemporary" radio stations have recognized her talent
and given her air time. Kirkpatrick debuted in 1999 with Songs From
The Ether, which earned her "Best Album by a Female Vocalist" in
the 1999 Boulder Community Media Awards. Her current release, Winged,
will surely garner her many new fans with its refreshing melodies and
heartfelt lyricism. The 10 songs on Winged are a mix of live
and studio tracks. Her popularity will grow even more with her upcoming
CD, Goodnight Venus, slated for an October 2003 release.
Goodnight Venus will feature Jerry Marotta, drummer
for the Indigo Girls, Sarah McLaughlan and Peter Gabriel. Sara Lee,
bassist for Ani DiFranco, Indigo Girls and the B52's, will supply bass
rhythms. Mitch Watkins, guitarist for Abra Moore and Lyle Lovett, will
also join in.
The Austin American-Statesman describes Kirkpatrick
as "an assured guitarist and songwriter with a dynamic, soaring voice.
Kirkpatrick most clearly evokes Joni Mitchell, but comparisons to Rickie
Lee Jones, Shawn Colvin or even Ani DiFranco wouldn't be unfounded."
Tamaras will be in town for a handful of shows
this month. This Hollywood, California-based artist will perform at
the Oregon Country Fair on Sunday, at Diablo's Downtown Lounge on Monday
and again at Café Paradiso on Thursday, July 17th. So far this
year Tamaras has toured across the country as well as in Japan.
A self-described purveyor of "jazz/ grunge/funk," Tamaras
uses her talents and energy in the "fight for positive social and political
change." Fans love her cathartic lyrics and dynamic musicianship. Tamaras
takes indie rock a step beyond, performing blues-edged, soulful, funky,
even folksy rock. Tamaras is as comfortable and compelling performing
frantic punk-ish rock with powerful vocals as she is showing her softer
side. Imagine a hybrid of Alanis Morissette, Courtney Love, and 4 Non
Blondes. If this sounds like your thing, check her
out.
Cozmic
Hits the Strand
A grand opening for the newest music venue in town,
Cozmic Pizza, happens this Sunday. Recently moved to The Strand at 199
W. 8th St., Cozmic finds itself in a gallery setting complete with couches,
tables, booths and movable bars.
Originally opened in 1998 when Joel Thomas bought a
recycled pizza oven from the old Solstice Bakery, Cozmic Pizza has evolved
into the organic restaurant it is today. To celebrate its new incarnation,
Cozmic will host a July 13 grand opening Full Moon Party.
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| Mountain
of Venus |
The gala, featuring roving jugglers, magicians and of
course plates of Cozmic delectables, also showcases Mountain of Venus,
a "Dead-esque" quintet from Steamboat Springs, Co. Venus, featured in
Relix Magazine and fresh from the High Sierra Music Festival,
will treat Cozmic attendees to sparkling vocals and instrumental virtuosity.
Steve Kimock invited them to open on his 2002 tour, and the band was
recently invited to play at the Berkshire Mountain Music Festival along
with The Roots and the Greyboy Allstars Reunion. Joining Venus will
be Portland's FreeWillinSoul.
Upcoming acts scheduled at Cozmic Pizza include Laura
Kemp, Eagle Park Slim, Noah Peterson, Brian Chavalier and belly dancing
with Americanistan, who should be able to work up some extra jiggle
in The Strand's vast interior. Ryan Montbleau plays at 8 pm, Wednesday
July 18. Cozmic opens its doors for buisiness on July 11, and performers
are invited to enjoy an open mic atmosphere that Friday and Saturday.
— Ben Fogelson
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ART OF EVERYTHING
513 MAIN ST., COTTAGE GROVE
FR: DJ Dance--8
BLACK FOREST
50 E. 11TH ST. 344-0816
TH: Motherfunction--9; R&B, blues
MO: Karaoke w/Jared--9
TU: 3 Chins of Ken--10; Rock
WE: Mo'Fessor--9; Blues
BRICK HOUSE
136 4TH ST., SPFD. 988-1612
FR: Krush, Whore, Servants to the End--9
SA: Basic Assumption, Station Wag, Says Us
TU: Cigar Swap--7; Big band, swing, jazz
CAFE LUCKY NOODLE
207 E. 5TH AVE. 484-4777
TH: Raging Family--9:30; Trip-hop
SA: Brothers of Beat--10; R&B, hip hop, reggae
CAFE PARADISO
115 W. BROADWAY 484-9933
TH: Terry Robb--8:30; Acoustic
MO: Songwriter's Showcase--9
TU: Open Mic--7
WE: Adam East, Kris Deelane, Eric Schwartz--8:30
CHAPALA RESTAURANT
68 W. 29TH AVE. 683-5458
SA: Lo Nuestro—6; Latin
WE: Lo Nuestro—6; Latin
CLUB RIO BAR & GRILL
444 E. 3RD 484-2927
TH: Must See TV--8
FR: DJ Cruz--9; Salsa
SA: Fungus, Ailment, Grynch, Clutter--9
TU: Family Karaoke--6
WE: DJ Mike Wet 'n' Wild Wed.--9
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| HAMSA
LILA PLAYS WEDNESDAY AT THE WILD DUCK. |
CORNUCOPIA
295 W. 17TH ST. 485-2300
FR: The Leftovers--6; American tradition
COZMIC PIZZA @ THE STRAND
8TH AVE. AND CHARLENTON ST. 607-8618
SU: Opening Gala w/Mountain of Venus, FreeWillinSoul--6;
Music, magic, juggling
WE: Ryan Montbleau--8; Acoustic
DIABLO'S
959 PEARL ST. 683-3855
TH: Request night w/DJs Supa J, Sizzle Ceez--9
FR: Tremorville w/DJs Tremor, Supa J--9
SA: House Night w/DJs Howie Fresh, Anmar--9
WE: Ace of Clubs, DJs Danomite, Nodari--9
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE
959 PEARL ST. 343-2346
TH: L80's night w/DJs Jon Smith, DMoeFunk, Ceez--9
FR: Jet Harris and the Hot Rod Hellcats, Heavenly
Oceans--10; Surf rockabilly
SA: D-moe vs. Dinari--10; Scratch, hip hop
MO: Tamaras--7; Acoustic rock, Monster Truck Monday
w/DJs Diablo, Scott--9
TU: Stone Cold Jazz w/ Kenny Reed--9
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: Mark Alan--6; Jazz
GOOD TIMES
375 E. 7TH AVE. 484-7181
TU: Rooster's Blues Jam--8
JO FEDERIGO'S
259 E. 5TH AVE. 343-8488
TH: Jo Fed's All Star Jazz Jam-9
FR: Gus Russell Quartet--9:30; Jazz
SA: Tim Clarke Quartet--9:30; Jazz
SU: Mark Alan--9; Acoustic guitar
MO: Open Mic w/Skip Jones the Boogie Woogie Man—10
TU: Barbara Dzuro—8:30; Jazz piano
WE: Latin Flavor w/Paul Paydos Trio—9; Latin
jazz
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| HIGH
ON FIRE PLAYS SUNDAY AT JOHN HENRY'S. |
JOHN HENRY'S
77 W. BROADWAY 342-3358
FR: Wheel of Meat--6; Happy hour big band, Tegan
and Sara, Jets Overhead, Dutch Flat--9
SA: Sixer, Turbo AC's, High School Hellcats, The
Perverts--10
SU: High on Fire, Drunk Horse, YOB--9
MO: Burn Unit, Soul Quest, Big B, others--10;
Hip hop
TU: Savitri, Mark Growden, The Rhythm Pimps--10
WE: Bob Marley videos, interviews, music--8, Higher
Ground Sound--10; Reggae dance hall
LAVELLE'S TASTING ROOM
5TH ST. PUBLIC MARKET 338-9875
FR: Gus Russell--5:30; Jazz
SA: Jenny Payne--5:30; Jazz
LONE STAR BAR AND GRILL
I-5 AT COBURG 686-8686
TH: Girls get wild--9; DJ dancing
FR: Guys get wild--9; DJ dancing
SA: Karaoke--9
TU: Open mic--9
WE: Coyote Ugly--8
LUCKEY'S CLUB CIGAR
933 OLIVE ST. 687-4643
TH: Bamiki--9:30; Reggae
FR: Savitri--9:30; Funky jazz jam
SA: Trace Kincaid--9:30; Rock 'n' Roll
TU: Ken Ackerman's Jazz 'n' Beer Jam--9:30
WE: Huckleberry--9:30; Rockin' blues
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| EARLE
PATRICK PLAYS SUNDAY AT LUNA. |
LUNA
30 E. BROADWAY 434-5862
TH: Delta Nove--9:30; Afrosambafunk
FR: Erik Muiderman—6:30; Guitar, Scott Fisher--9;
Piano pop
SA: Erik Muiderman—7; Guitar, Brothers of
Max Catharsis--9:30; Power trio
SU: Earl Patrick, Dear Francis--8; Folk, pop
MO: Animal Liberation Orchestra--8; Funk
WE: Paul Orbell Group--8; Jazz guitar
MAC'S AT THE VET'S
1626 WILLAMETTE ST. 344-8600
TH: Christie & McCallum--9; Oldies, country
FR: Juke Joint Blue--9; Blues
SA: Brainwashers--9; Surf
WE: Bourbon Renewal--9; Blues
MULLIGAN'S PUB
2841 WILLAMETTE NO PHONE
SA: Bobby Six Crows and de Riggin' Warriors—9:30;
Logger rock
OREGON ELECTRIC STATION
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
PERUGINO
767 WILLAMETTE ST. 687-9102
WE: Irish Jam--7:30; Celtic
QUACKER'S
2105 W. 7TH 485-5925
MO: Karaoke--9; Variety
WE: Quacker's Blues Bash—8:30; Blues jam
RAMADA INN
225 COBURG 342-5181
FR: Rock-it--9:15; Rock
SA: Rock-it--9:15; Rock
RED LION INN
205 COBURG RD. 342-5201
FR: The Survivors--9; Rock
SAM BOND'S GARAGE
407 BLAIR 431-6603
TH: Ethan Daniel Davidson Rock 'n' Roll Bicycle
Tour--9; Americana
FR: Shanti Groove--9:30; Rock
SA: Aaron English--9:30; Groove
SU: Irish Jam--4, The Kitchen Syncopaters, Libby
Kirkpatrick--9; Jug band
MO: Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney's Flying Poetry
Circus--9
TU: Bluegrass Jam--9
WE: Brainstorm--9; Psycho-grass
SAMURAI DUCK
980 OAK ST. 345-6577
TH: Caroline Wonderland--9:30; Bluesy jam
FR: Rezjudikata, Wrekcreation--9:30
SU: Techno DJ--9:30
WE: Carrion, Servants of the End--9:30
SWEETWATER'S
VALLEY RIVER INN 687-0123
FR: Jake the Cat--8; Dance, rhythm, blues
SA: The Jive Masters--8; Swing, blues dance
TACO LOCO
900 W. 7TH AVE. 683-9171
SA: Mood Area 52 Trio--7
WE: Fuzz--7; Funk, jazz
TAP 'N' KEG
1704 E. MAIN ST., COTTAGE GR. 942-8713
SA: Outdoor beach party w/The Valley Boys--8
TARASCO'S
100 E. BROADWAY
FR: Salsa w/DJ Mario Mora-9
TINY TAVERN
394 BLAIR BLVD. 687-8383
FR: Bamiki--9:30; Reggae
TU: Los Pistoleros--10; Latin polka
THE VOLCANO
535 MAIN ST., SPFD. 741-6001
TH: Blues Jam--9:15
MO: Karaoke--9:15
TU: Karaoke--9:15
WE: Ozone Baby--9:15; Rock
WILD DUCK MUSIC HALL
169 W. 6TH 485-3825
TH: Benvento/Russo Duo--9; Fusion funk, rock
FR: Siamese--9:30; Fusion jam
WE: Hamsa Lila--9; Earthy trance grooves
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| THE
NEKROMANTIX PLAY TUESDAY AT THE WOW HALL. |
WOW HALL All Ages
291 W. 8TH AVE. 687-2746
MO: The Motet, Alma Melodiosa--8:30; Afro-Cuban
jazz, funk, Flamencadelic Latin
TU: The Nekromantix, Lobo Negro, Black Rose Phantoms,
Graveyard Shift--9:30; Monster psychobilly
YUKON JACK'S
4TH AND W. BRDWY., VENETA 935-1921
FR: Forest T. Black--9; Rock
SA: Forest T. Black--9; Rock
CORVALLIS
BOMBS AWAY CAFE
200 NW. 53RD ST. 752-9011
WE: Acoustic blues jam--7:30
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