WOW Hall Notes - May 2010

On Tuesday, May 18, the CCPA and KLCC proudly welcome An Evening with the Charlie Hunter. Hunter will perform as a trio with Eric Kalb on drums and Ron Miles on trumpet.

Last here in August 2007, guitarist Charlie Hunter is renowned for his virtuosity on seven and eight-stringed electric guitar. Guitar Player Magazine reports that, “Hunter is still a musical beast.”

Charlie Hunter’s latest recording effort, Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid, features the jawdropping guitarist alongside drummer Eric Kalb (Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, John Scofi eld) and a full horn section.

Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid marks Hunter’s second full-length release on his independent label Spire Artist Media, and is available in retail outlets and online at www.charliehunter.com. The follow up to his most recent trio album, Baboon Strength, was an ambitious effort recorded live direct to two-inch analog tape. No mixing, no overdubs, just straight-ahead powerhouse playing captured by the fi nest recording equipment dating back to the ‘50s. This is familiar territory for Hunter as all of his recordings are recorded live.

He comments, “We wanted to do an old sounding record, it’s fun to do it all analog. Artists are into mixing, and that’s fi ne, but I’m so on the raw side of things, I get the sounds I like and go. You need to know how to play if you do it this way. I could never do it digitally, I play live with a lot of improv, so I go with my strengths. Why not go all in!”

With a nod to the history of brass music, Hunter set out to embrace the full brass experience on Gentlemen. A fan of Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy, he enlisted two trombonists and a trumpeter to open up the nine original compositions to infi nite possibilities.

Hunter says, “I love the sax, but it’s a modern jazz instrument, and when you hear it, it forces you to play a certain way. Brass is more malleable, how it works with an electric instrument, it can be so out of left fi eld. I love that. There are so many things you can do.”

Gentlemen leads off with a mid-tempo soul-shaker titled “You Look Good In Orange,” Hunter’s idea of a weird song-craft kind of tune. He notes, “There’s a real simple melody and it’s a standard song. But it’s interesting, it changes keys in

the second A, going up a half a step and you don’t even know it.” He wrote the second track on Gentlemen, “Antoine,” while in Garage A Trois, an ensemble that formed in 1999 featuring Hunter, drummer Stanton Moore, saxophonist Skerik and vibe player Mike Dillon. With the horns in tight syncopation, Hunter lays down a melody and funky bass line that, “always brings a smile to my face.”

The standout ballad on Gentlemen is appropriately called “Every Day You Wake Up New York Says No.” This slow-burner has the bass doing tenths, and at its core is just a song that fi ts so well with its title.

With a career spanning 16 years and almost 20 albums, Hunter consistently ups his game as an innovative writer and bandleader. He has worked with the likes of Norah Jones, Mos Def, John Mayer, D’Angelo and countless others. He is widely considered the authority on the seven and eight-string guitar, and continues to stun audiences with his ability to simultaneously bust out tasty bass parts, melodic leads and swinging rhythms. Critics have touted his genius technique, but it’s his profound artistic sensibility that propels his original music. Hunter’s signature style of writing and performing has secured his place as one of today’s great guitarists.

Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door, and $20 for front-of-house reserved seats. Doors open at 7:00 pm and showtime is 8:00. ★

On Sunday, May 16, KRVM is proud to welcome Kaki King back to the WOW Hall along with special guest An Horse.

While Kaki King is unlikely to give up her job as a singer and guitarist extraordinaire, she wouldn’t mind being a secret agent for a day at some shadowy foreign intelligence agency. A fan of Cold War history, the New York-based artist fi nds espionage work appealing for the opportunity to don a disguise and speak in a foreign accent. More importantly, she likes the idea of actually convincing somebody that she is somebody else.

“The Hollywood version would be ‘I’d be really great with explosives!’” King explains. “But that’s not what spies did. They collected information, and the way they collected information was being completely fl uent in another language and culture. They were able to assume an entirely different identity. That’s what I want: to have the swiftness in mind, to be able to react in a situation that I haven’t grown up in, that I haven’t experienced fi rst hand.”

The espionage theme, particularly the idea of living a double life, was the basis for “The Betrayer,” a kick-in-the-gut

rocker King wrote for her brand-new, stunning album Junior. And like a tantalizing spy novel that’s full of surprises, Junior delivers twists-and-turns: lyrically from exuberance and anger to heartbreaking melancholy; and sonically from experimental pieces to accessible pop. While there is some of the dazzling musicianship King has been renowned for, Juniorshowcases her further maturation as a well-rounded artist that defi es categorization and expectations.

As with her previous album, 2008’s Dreaming of Revenge, Junior was produced by Malcolm Burn (Patti Smith, Emmylou Harris) and recorded at his studio in Kingston, New York. But in contrast to that record, which was marked by deep textures and layers as well as unusual instrumentation, Junior was specifi cally made with only three musicians in mind -- in this case, King, multi-instrumentalist Dan Brantigan and drummer Jordan Perlson. The result was something more direct. “Prior to this I would have written a lot in the studio and played all the instruments myself,” King says. “This time, I really leaned on Dan and Jordan to help shape the songs and help me get the record written.”

The highlight of Junior is the aforementioned cut, “The Betrayer,” a tension-fi lled song inspired by the 2007 book Agent Zig Zag by Ben McIntyre. It is based on the true story of double agent Eddie Chapman, an Englishman who fi rst spied for the Nazis during World War II and then later switched over to the British. “I was just thinking about what it took to be able to do that,” King says, “[in] how smart you had to be, and how you really had to leave your entire life behind.” Yet “The Betrayer” could also be interpreted other than being a song about espionage. “It’s always a love story no matter what, really,” she adds. “Who am I to say that it’s not?”

Kaki King’s new album follows a 10 year-period that has brought nothing but critical acclaim and fan admiration for the Atlanta, Georgia native. It was a decade that saw the release of her 2003 Velour Recordings debut album Everybody Loves You, followed by Legs To Make Us Longer(2004), …Until We Felt Red(2006) and Dreaming of Revenge(2008). Named a ‘Guitar God’ by Rolling Stone (making her the fi rst female musician to earn that recognition), King has toured

worldwide and made the rounds on the late-night talk shows including David Letterman and Conan O’Brien.

Clearly Junior marks a new musical chapter for the artist, something that is hinted at with its rather modest-sounding title. “I felt like I was doing something for the fi rst time,” King says, “because I was trying totally different things

as far as my [album-making] process. I felt like a little kid or a novice. It made me feel that I was starting something again and I felt young.”

An Horse is Kate Cooper and Damon Cox, a duo from Brisbane, Australia.

Tickets are $15 in advance or at the door. Doors open at 7:00 pm and showtime is 8:00. ★

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INSIDE THIS ISSUEGREG LASWELL P.2

CCPA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING P.2

MARTIN SEXTON P.3

WHY? P.3

WIZ KHALIFA P.4

ISIS P.4

THE ENIGMA P.5

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by Rachel KipnisOn Friday, May 7, the CCPA

and KRVM are proud to welcome Greg Laswell along with special guests Jimmy Gnecco (of the band Ours) and Brian Wright.

Singer/songwriter Greg Laswell is on a month-long national tour supporting Take a Bow, his third album with Vanguard Records. Greg’s previous effort, 2009’s Covers EP, was critically acclaimed by the media and his fans, and picked by Filter Magazine as one of the “10 best of the year.” This EP features interpretations of songs by Echo & the Bunnymen, Kristen Hersh, Mazzy Star, Morphine and Kate Bush.

Laswell’s new album opens up about love, loss and rebirth. It includes 12 original compositions, including a new version of “Off I Go” which could be heard on the season fi nale of the hit ABC series Grey’s Anatomy (one of over fi ve placements he’s had on this show alone).

Before Laswell kicked off this tour, he resided in Flagstaff -- with his dog by his side while he wrote, engineered and performed his music. And for his band? Laswell uses his studio as his “laboratory” to incorporate great background music for his albums. Laswell applied the work of Grammy-winning producer and engineer Greg Collins to help mix the ingredients together perfectly for a great new album.

Greg Laswell shows the audience real feeling in his voice with every song and rhyme. The song “Take Everything” is a personal favorite of mine because he shows the abruptness of a break up and how he feels like, not only is

he losing his material belongings, but emotional entrapment as well. Laswell approaches the situation with honesty and his passion is conveyed to the listeners throughout the album.

Jimmy Gnecco is supporting his new self-produced album The Heart, which is the most personal and affecting album of his career. This album has the power to really get under your skin and stay there. Elegant, compelling and musically talented, Gnecco displays his skills on the guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. But it’s Gnecco’s soulful and rustic voice that makes his sound so compelling.

Gnecco was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, and now resides in Ridgefi eld Park. Growing up a skinny, white kid with fi ve siblings, he related to the music of his parents; Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye were played in his household daily. Jimmy achieved inspiration from soul music and also from John Lennon; he has a particular connection with Lennon’s album Double Fantasy.

“‘Starting Over’ was one of the fi rst songs I remember hitting me in a place that was almost

painful. I loved it, though. It opened up something inside me,” Gnecco exclaims.

Jimmy signed to DreamWorks Records in 1997 and, along with his band Ours, recorded the album Distorted Lullabies in 2001, followed by the critically acclaimed records Precious and Mercy. Major label politics has managed to slow his output, but Gnecco has always retained his positivity and a certain blue-collar mentality which recognizes that respect needs to be earned.

Gnecco states, “There’s enough pain out there without you going looking for it, but certain combinations of notes and chords can bring out compassion and a sense of connection in people. I love happy music, too, and when we were on the road with Ours, I was always saying to them, ‘Tears of joy, man, tears of joy - that’s going to be the next record!’ Happy or sad, I want to make music that makes my heart feel.”

Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, and $20 for front-of-house reserved seating. Doors open at 8:30 pm and showtime is 9:00. ★

WOW HALL NOTESThe Community Center for the Performing Arts is located in the Historic Woodmen of the World Hall (W.O.W. Hall), 291 W 8th, Eugene, Or 97401, (541)687-2746, [email protected], www.wowhall.org, Box office hours Mon-Fri, 12-6 PM. Printed monthly by Western Oregon Webpress, Circulation 4,400, General Support made possible by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support from City of Eugene Cultural Services Division, Copyright 2009 All rights reserved Notes Staff: Copy Editor & Advertising Representative - Bob Fennessy, Layout & Design - James Bateman CCPA Staff: Program Coordinator - Calyn Kelly, Membership Coordinator & Publicist - Bob Fennessy, Publicity Assistant & Office Manager - Lexy Clark, Stage Manager - Cameron Clark, Bookkeeper - Carole Goerger, Volunteer Coordinator & House Manager - Kayte McDonald, House Manager - Hannah Finley Concessions Managers - Angela Lees, Jessica Syverson Volunteer Coordinator Assistant - Travis Weaver, IT Asst - Sam Harmon, Development Coordinator - Liora Sponko, Booking Assistant - Lauren Taich Volunteer Staff: Norm Kevern, Dan Wathen, Zoe Werthamer, Art Gallery Director - Robert Adams CCPA Board of Directors: Chair - Michael Zarkesh, Vice Chair - Paul Perez, Secretary - Sherry Franzen, Treasurer - Michelle Smith, Members - Sean Cannon, Mayo Finch, Colin Quisenberry

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by Sherry FranzenThe Community Center for

the Performing Arts Annual Membership Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 26 with the doors set to open at 6:00 pm. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. Please see the agenda for specifi c times and activities.

The Community Center for the Performing Arts is the nonprofi t organization that owns the historic Woodmen of the World (WOW) Hall at the corner of 8th and Lincoln. Its mission is to preserve and operate the WOW Hall as a multipurpose community arts center, provide cultural arts and educational opportunities for all ages and income levels, and to maintain a supportive environment for local artists and their creative efforts.

Anyone who supports the mission of the organization may become a CCPA member by donating $15 or more or by contributing ten hours or more of non-show volunteer time. CCPA members meet annually to approve the organization’s budget for the next fi scal year

and fi ll vacancies on the board of directors.

Board members whose terms are up this year are Mayo Finch, Sherry Franzen and Colin Quisenberry. Mike Tugwell and Chico Schwall both resigned from the board, and their terms would have ended this year.

Continuing CCPA Board members are Sean Cannon, Paul Perez, Michelle Smith and Michael Zarkesh; their terms end in 2011.

The board can consist of nine members, so we can elect fi ve people. In order to run for the board, one must have been a CCPA member for at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting. To vote, a person must become a CCPA member prior to the election. Please talk to Bob at the WOW Hall offi ce if you would like to become a member or check you membership status.

Of course, we hope to see some keen interest in serving a two-year term on the Board of Directors. It takes commitment and energy to attend monthly board meetings, and to contribute by giving your time and effort to

help on at least two committees. The four committees are Personnel, Budget, Facilities and Fundraising / Education, which had been two separate committees. We felt it made sense to combine them. I hope this can continue, as it’s proved successful.

Thank you to those who have served on the Board of Directors and to all who will continue! Good luck to those running in the election! ★

WOW Hall Annual Membership Meeting May 26

Membership Meeting AgendaMay 26, 2010, Door: 6:00 pm /

Meeting: 7:00 pmCall to OrderI. Welcome and IntroductionsII. General Policy StatementIII. Review of the Year a. Management Report b. Financial Report c. Facilities Committee d. Fund-Raising / Education

Committee e. Personnel CommitteeIV. Approval of the BudgetV. Public Comments/Open ForumVI. Election of Board of Directors a. Nominations b. Speeches c. Recess d. Election VII. Adjournment

On Wednesday, May 12. the CCPA and KRVM welcome back Martin Sexton with special guests the Ryan Montbleau Band.

Martin Sexton’s spring and summer tour dates include his fi rst WOW Hall performance since 2007. Martin is touring in support of Sugarcoating.

Sexton’s new studio album, released April 6, fi nds this writer/artist doing what he does best: locating larger truths within the specifi c details of the life he’s living. “I write from personal experience - my own hang-ups and quirks, good times and bad times,” and, as he likes to put it, “I sing for free, man. I get paid to travel.”

The title song, disturbing in its theme and audacious in its presentation, is an unsettling look at post 9/11 reality. The fact that this urgent message is embedded in a danceable, happy-go-lucky arrangement complete with backing vocals by what Sexton calls his “cowboy trio,” only serves to deepen the song’s impact.

Sexton thinks of “Sugarcoating” not as a protest song but as “a questioning song - what’s up with that? The last couple of years have been an awakening for me about how the world seems to work and not work. I’m concerned, because I feel since 9/11 the world has gone downhill, our rights are going out the window and the powers that be continue to usurp our freedom under the guise of

safety. My music has always been more about inspiration and entertainment, but this time I felt the need to toss some awareness into the mix.”

The Syracuse-born, western Mass.-based artist recorded this album with no rehearsals, no preproduction, using all vintage gear; it was tracked live off the fl oor in seven days with a remarkably cohesive studio band.

“The fellas and I gathered around the big kitchen table at the studio, I’d play them the song, then we’d go in and start tracking,” Sexton recalls. “We nailed every one of them in four or fi ve takes at most, and a couple are take ones. I like making records like the old jazz guys did -- they just showed up and worked it out.”

With Sugarcoating, Sexton may well have made his defi ning

record. It’s an unquestionable high point for this modern-day troubadour who oversees his own label KTR and derives great satisfaction from livin’ the life he’s made for himself. These are the fruits of a combination of rarefi ed talent, fi erce determination and work.

Ryan Montbleau is a Boston-based soul singer touring in support of his new album, Patience on Friday. The singer-guitarist and his band -- drummer James P. Cohen, keyboardist Jason Cohen, bassist Matt Gianarros and violist Laurence Scudder -- will play an opening set and then back Martin Sexton the rest of the evening.

Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 at the door, and $25 for front of house reserved seating. Doors open at 7:00 pm and showtime is 8:00. ★

Martin Sexton’s Sugarcoating

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On Sunday, May 30, U. of O. Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA welcomes WHY? along with special guests The Donkeys and an opening set by Josiah Wolf.

WHY? is a trio of handsome Cincinnati born men who fi ddle with skins, strings, bells and microphones and present their fi ndings to the listening public. Singer Yoni Wolf grew up the second son to an art book editor and a rabbi. He got his start recording bad poems and sloppy beats on the family synagogue’s 4-track. Yoni’s brother Josiah played drums at Rabbi Wolf’s worship service as a kid, became a band geek as a teen, and fell in love with Thelonious Monk. Doug McDiarmid went to high school with the Wolfs, where he played in Steve Miller cover bands.

In various permutations together and with other now-notables (i.e. Doseone, Odd Nosdam, Mr. Dibbs, Atmosphere’s Slug), these three created and/or contributed to several freewheeling rap and lo-fi rock-related projects including Greenthink, Miss Ohio’s Nameless, Reaching Quiet, and the seminal cLOUDDEAD outfi t. Their wildest dreams were achieved when they relocated to Oakland to make pop-infl ected psychedelic folk-hop.

For four years, two EPs

and 2003’s cult classic LP, Oaklandazulasylum, WHY? comprised Yoni Wolf alone. He honed his trademark delivery – a sickly sweet, half-rapped, singsong style – shined up his wry, picturesque poetry, and developed a clip-and-collage aesthetic using keyboards, toys, guitars, samplers and anything worth banging on. When Doug and Josiah moved west to join Yoni, they brought with them a hoard of instruments and the ability to wail on every last one.

By chops and imagination, WHY? grew into a thing of fl esh, bones and fully fl edged songs, resulting in 2005’s Elephant Eyelash album. They toured – with Silver Jews, Yo La Tengo and Islands. They collaborated – with Danielson Family, Department Of Eagles, and Subtle (Yoni also recorded with Fog’s Andrew Broder as “Hymie’s Basement”).

The Donkeys are four best

friends from Southern California -- Timothy DeNardo, Jessie Gulati, Anthony Lukens and Sam Sprague. Living on the Other Side, the band’s second album, is not meant to hit you over the head with a fl amboyant single – instead, imagine Ray Davies jamming with the Byrds, or a Gene Clark-fronted Buffalo Springfi eld -- and you’ll get a sense of the tradition that informs this band.

For nearly three years, Josiah Wolf honed the songs that would make up Jet Lag, his LP debut for anticon. In November of 2008, he settled into a cottage in the woods outside of Cincinnati and recorded his songs raw. All that lush instrumentation – drums, bass, organ, piano, bells, marimba, vibes, shakers, etc. – came later, recorded to the music’s naturally elastic tempo.

Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 7:00 pm and showtime is 8:00. ★

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On Thursday, May 13, University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA welcomes Wiz Khalifa along with special guests Fashawn and Jasmine Solano plus Eugene’s own NO I.D. & Yung If and DJ Crown.

After bursting onto the national Hip Hop scene in 2006, Wiz Khalifa has continued his ascent to the top of the Hip Hop ranks. His debut street album, Show and Prove, was labeled by Okayplayer.com as, “arguably the best hip hop release of the year.” Khalifa’s fi rst video, “Pittsburgh Sound”, debuted in the spring of 2007 on FUSE and was selected by fans as an “Oven Fresh Keeper.” Later that summer Khalifa released his second mixtape, Grow Season, with DJ Green Lantern.

Rolling Stone magazine honored Wiz in 2007 as a “New Artist To Watch” and his “Pittsburgh Sound” video was selected for the Editor’s Hot List. XXL’s March 2007 issue featured Wiz in their coveted “Show and Prove” section. He was praised by VIBE magazine as, “an East Coast star in the waiting,” while also being featured in their October 2007 issue as a “Next” artist. Major magazines overseas also took notice of the then 19-year old prodigy’s talent, with features in UK’s Hip-Hop Connection and France’s RAP US.

In June of 2007, Wiz Khalifa signed a major record deal with Warner Bros. through his long-time independent label, Rostrum Records. Wiz’s fi rst single on Warner Bros., “Say Yeah”, peaked at 25 on the Billboard Rhythmic charts. He followed “Say Yeah” with his second single, “Make It Hot”, which peaked on the iTunes Hip Hop chart at 23. Wiz then released several critically acclaimed mixtapes including Star Power (released in September of 2008), Flight School (released April 17, 2009) and Burn After Rolling (September of 2009). Khalifa also teamed up with fellow MC, Curren$y, to put out the How Fly mixtape.

Wiz returned to being an independent artist after a split with Warner Brothers in the Summer of ‘09. This did not slow things down, however, as he released his second album on Rostrum Records in November, entitled Deal or No Deal. The album had an insane amount of buzz months before it was released and it reached #1 on the iTunes Hip Hop chart the day it came out. Numerous sold out album-release shows followed, as documented in the new “This Plane” video.

Fashawn visited the WOW Hall in December with The Grouch in support of his debut album, Boy Meets World, produced entirely by Exile (Mobb Deep, Ghoastface Killah).

Jasmine Solano is a Brooklyn-based rapper and DJ whose debut single, “That’s Not It” is set to become an underground favorite in 2010.


Off to See the WizRed Sparowes May 2

On Sunday, May 2, U. of O. Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA welcomes Red Sparowes along with special guests Caspian and Fang Island.

Los Angeles’ epic, heavy instrumental quintet Red Sparowes is touring North America supporting its third album, The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer. Red Sparowes consists of current and former members of ISIS.

Red Sparowes was formed in 2003 by guitarist Clifford Meyer (also of ISIS), bassist/pedal steel player Greg Burns, guitarist Josh Graham, bassist/guitarist Jeff Caxide and drummer Dana Berkowitz. Caxide and Berkowitz left in 2004; drummer David Clifford and guitarist Andy Arahood joined shortly thereafter. The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer is the fi rst album to feature guitarist Emma Ruth Rundle.

There has never been as pronounced of a leap in style as with Red Sparowes’ latest offering. Earlier records focused on the larger scope of the album, but the new album is song-centered, with the individual tracks harboring stronger independent identities. And where previous endeavors found the band propelled by enormous walls of sound, they now temper their monolithic progressions with distinct passages of separated and soft-spoken instrumentation.

Wielding both a master’s sense of nuance and an outsider artist’s unhindered expressionist zeal, the Los Angeles quintet has created a catalog of haunting and hallucinatory guitar orchestrations. Red Sparowes were suspiciously absent from the playing fi eld for several years, and now it’s apparent that they were busy drafting the grandest statement and fi nest achievement

of their existence. Caspian is a rock band from

Beverly, MA, a seaside town 20 minutes north of Boston. Nobody sings. Most of the time, they play very loud. Sometimes quite soft, but always with heart. So far they have recorded three albums.

Fang Island is guitarist Jason Bartell, bassist Michael Jacober, guitarist Chris Georges, guitarist Nicholas Andrew Sadler and drummer Marc St. Sauveur.

Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Doors open at 7:00 pm and showtime is 8:00.

ISIS May 29On Saturday, May 29, the

CCPA proudly welcomes back ISIS along with special guests TOMBS and Jakob.

The music of ISIS is a suitable metaphor for their twelve-year career: patient, meticulous, fraught with tension and gradually building towards an apex of seismic proportions. From the

hypnotically bludgeoning down-tuned riffs of their early years to the gracefully sprawling passages on their pivotal sophomore album Oceanic and continuing through the increased melody of 2006’s In The Absence of Truth, ISIS have successfully navigated the process of growing and evolving without disavowing their initial vision.

There is no consensus among ISIS’ cult-like fan base

as to which album serves as the ultimate document of their art. Consequently, to brand their most recent offering, Wavering Radiant, as the pinnacle of their achievements would be folly. Every ISIS endeavor is an active listening experience -- requiring an afi cionado’s ear for subtlety and a scholar’s grasp of the larger picture, but Wavering Radiant manages to provide instant gratifi cation while also harnessing the slow burn of a classic, revealing the full extent of its mysteries only after repeated listens.

Wavering Radiant fi nds every component of the ISIS armory coming into equal play. The monolithic guitars of Aaron Turner and Michael Gallagher remain a primary fi xture in the ISIS soundscape. Together they evoke the emotional range of Wagner: brooding, triumphant, vengeful, and morose. Aaron Turner’s vocals are more prominent than ever, while Clifford Meyer’s has multi-instrumentation duties on Fender Rhodes, electric organ and the occasional psychedelic guitar lead. Jeff Caxide’s bass playing covers a broad spectrum, from providing melodic counterpoints to the guitars to conjuring Peter Hook’s chorused bass leads. And drummer Aaron Harris transcends the basic metronomic function of the drum set to imbue the percussive element of the band with a heightened sense of drama and power.

Brooklyn’s trio TOMBS deliver a stunning tour-de-force with their Relapse Records debut Winter

Hours, a somber, sobering affair that brings together hypnotic psychedelic harmonies, lush and introspective sonic textures, and a relentless intensity found in the most blackened metal.

Jakob is a New Zealand post-rock band, based in the Hawkes Bay city of Napier.


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Radical Monk and Dandelion are at it again hosting a Poetry Slam on Sunday, May 9, at the WOW Hall! The “WOW MOM WOW Slam” will have a Mothers Day theme and a few featured poets who will set the tone.

The fi rst test Slam on March 7 was a big hit and drew more than 250 people to the WOW HALL. The WOW Hall Poetry Slam Team is hoping to double that this time and get a lot more organizations from the community involved with sponsoring the event as well as setting up info tables for those do-good poets to get involved in. Also there will be a micro gallery where artists will display minimized art pieces that fi t in the palm of your hand.

There will be a writers workshop starting at 7:00 pm and you can either join in or check out the art tables and organization booths. The competition starts at 8:00. FREE FOOD will be available in the lobby from 7:00 - 8:00 pm.

If you are a Slam Poet and want to compete, you can sign up early by e-mailing [email protected] or, by fi nding Monk or Dandelion at a local open mic and signing up in person. If you wish to join the WOW Hall Slam Crew and volunteer to promote, photograph, videotape, set up, fundraise, or be part of the think tank, come into the WOW Hall and sign up or e-mail [email protected].

Since it is Mother’s Day, all moms get in free, for everyone else it’s $3 to watch and $5 to enter the poetry competition. ★

WOW MOM WOW Slam

In The GalleryFor the month of May, the CCPA Lobby Art

Gallery will feature the work of Rina Francisco.Rina Francisco is a Eugene artist who specializes in

limited edition block prints. Her academic background did not focus on art; instead she studied English and Anthropology. Most of her adult life has been a version of “The Offi ce” and it was only in the last couple years that she has been making the transition to artist. She is primarily self-taught but has enjoyed the abundance of local classes in other mediums. Rina is on the Board of Directors for Emerald Art Center in Springfi eld and is also involved with local animal

charities. Many of her subjects are former rescued and shelter animals and she enjoys creating custom pictures for clients. She has had the opportunity to show work at Full City Coffee, Pearl Bakery, Dr. Don Dexter, Affolter West and Jones, Emerald Art Center, and has upcoming shows at the WOW Hall, Barnes and Noble, and Territorial Vineyard and Wine Co.

To see more of Rina’s work, please visit her fl ickr site: fl ickr.com/photos/rinayuriko.

To inquire about specifi c pieces, prices or commissioned artwork please contact Rina at: [email protected] or 541.912.5909

The Lobby Art Gallery is open for viewing during offi ce hours, noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. For more information, call 541-687-2746. ★

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by John SpringOn Thursday, May 6, the

CCPA and KRVM are proud to welcome the Fuzion 2010 tour to the WOW Hall. Fuzion 2010 brings performances from two of the West Coast’s premier fusion acts -- Groundation and Orgone.

Headlining the show will be the roots reggae band Groundation from Sonoma County, California. Formed in 1998 by Harrison Stafford, Marcus Urani and Ryan Newman while enrolled in Sonoma State University’s Jazz Program, Groundation has since gained international praise for their fusion style of reggae music. This nine piece band creates a sound unlike anything you’ve ever heard, blending jazz/funk horns with Latin and African inspired rhythms and soulful vocal harmonies.

The name Groundation comes from the Rasta term grounation. Grounations were huge gatherings based on using music

to gain a common understanding and then using the positive energy that was created to effect social change. Groundation is a 21st century version of that ideal.

In 2009 Groundation released their sixth studio album, Here I Am. The album features legendary roots reggae vocalists Sticky Thompson, Pablo Moses and all three original singers of The Congos. Here I Am also features new aspects of the band for fans to enjoy -- Kim Pommell and Stephanie Wallace sing lead vocals on three songs, including the title track, and new drummer Tekanawa Haereiti’s jazz background shines through beautifully.

Groundation shows are high energy, contain lots of improvisation, and are known for the communal atmosphere that their music creates. This band has headlined many major music festivals internationally and has played for huge crowds worldwide.

I had a chance to see Groundation this past summer at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. The band played a forty-fi ve minute mid-afternoon set packed with jams that brought great positive vibes and left the crowd, including myself, wanting more.

Supporting Groundation will be funk fusion band Orgone from Los Angeles.

Orgone is a noun that stands for a universal cosmic unit of energy. The core of the band is a rhythm section that has been playing together for more than ten years. They put their own gritty spin on the traditional funk and soul of bands like the JB’s and Booker T and The MG’s. Currently Orgone includes a fi ve member rhythm section, a three member horn section, and a ferociously funky lead vocalist in Fanny Franklin.

Orgone’s most recent album, Becano, was released in 2009. Becano is a collection of original funk jams which represent the music that has been coming out of Orgone’s home studio for many years. Their ability to seamlessly blend styles like Nigerian Afro-Beat and Memphis Soul and their infamous high energy live shows have already earned them spots at Bonnaroo, The High Sierra Music Festival, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Wanderlust for 2010.

The different genres and musical styles being blended by these two bands and others is creating a whole new musical concoction for fans to enjoy.


On Tuesday, May 25, U. of O. Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA welcomes The Enigma’s Twisted Circus Sideshow with special guests Toxic Zombie, Idle Threat, Pistol Whipped Prophets, Band of Bigfoot and Junior.

The Enigma, who sports a full-body jigsaw puzzle tattoo, headlines The Twisted Circus Sideshow. In a phone interview from his Seattle-area home, The Enigma promised that he and co-star Serana Rose will do their trademark trick in which they blindfold themselves, hold apples in their mouths and pare the fruit — with a roaring chain saw.

“It doesn’t make a clean cut,” The Enigma said. “If that chain breaks you have a smile for a mile.”

But don’t cringe.“We do it nightly,” he said. “We are the best at what we do.”Plenty of shock show performers swallow swords. The Enigma does

that, too, though he touts his gulping down a two-foot long neon tube. “It goes all the way down into my stomach,” he said, with the glow visible through his throat.

The Enigma spent eight years touring with Jim Rose, another Seattle extreme performer, calling himself Slug because he slurped down those quintessentially Northwest mollusks on stage. Always looking for new forms of artistry, the then-Slug started his full-body tattoo in 1992 under the needle of “Katzen the Tiger Lady” -- attracting publicity by having as many as 23 tattooists working on him at one time. He has since appeared on several TV shows, including a 1995 episode of X-Files.

As if the jigsaw look weren’t enough, a few years ago The Enigma decided to add some horns to his skull.

So how do people in grocery stores and malls react to a man with a full-body tattoo and horns?

“I feel the love,” The Enigma said. “There’s a lot of love out there. A lot of people will say, ‘What job do you have?’ I say, ‘I can be president because they don’t even judge you on the color of your skin.’ “


Groundation & OrgoneUnite for Fuzion 2010

Return of The Enigma

On Friday, May 21, the University of Oregon Women’s Center proudly hosts the OUT/LOUD Queer Music Festival featuring performances by Bitch, Ignacio Rivera, Pamela Means and Virginia Cohen.

Bitch’s musical journey has taken her from classical violin training in the suburbs to experimental fl icks in NYC. After leaving the outskirts of Detroit for the artier charms of Chicago, Bitch’s unconventional and outspoken approach to performance caught the attention of a number of indie luminaries. She took fi ddling lessons with Andrew Bird, serendipitously stumbled upon future co-conspirator Animal at acting school, moved to New York to make their own ‘theater’ (Bitch and Animal) and recorded and toured with Ani DiFranco (who released Bitch and Animal’s records on Righteous Babe). This association yielded an international following, introducing the world to Bitch’s left-of-center and controversial brand of performance.

Bitch’s out-of-the-ordinary message resonated

with a generation of gender nonconformists, attracting the likes of New York theater legend John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), who tapped her star power for his Cannes Fest favorite, Shortbus. She went on to release her fi rst solo album on the legendary Kill Rock Stars label, entitled Make This/Break This. The tour that followed helped establish her reputation as an energetic, powerhouse performer, whose live shows mixed strong vocal prowess with a penchant for idiosyncratic musical instruments. (Bitch plays electric violin, ukulele and bass.)

Bitch’s latest record, Blasted! (release date spring 2010), is her strongest solo album to date. Bitch plays electric violin like a rock guitar, and adds layers of unique instrumentation to create a sonic symphony.

Bitch was named the WOW Hall’s “Favorite female Performer” of 2004, when she opened for The Butchies.

Ignacio Rivera, who prefers the gender-neutral pronoun “they”, has spoken at home and abroad on such topics as racism, sexism, homo/transphobia,

transgender issues, trans 101, anti-oppression, anti-violence, sexual liberation, multi-issue organizing and more. Ignacio’s work has manifested itself through skits, one-person shows, poetry, lectures, workshops and experimental fi lm.

Pamela Means “one of the fi ercest guitar players and politically-rooted songwriters in the music industry today,” (Curve Magazine) is a Brooklyn-based, internationally-touring singer-songwriter and jazz musician.

Virginia Cohen has released two recordings of original music and has performed regionally for over 20 years.

Admission is by donation at the door. Doors open at 7:30 pm and showtime is 8:00. ★

OUT/LOUD: Bitch is Back

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Tuesday, May 4, Hades pro-ductions welcomes ABK along with special guests Critical Bill, Tragedy, Knothead and Twisted Insane.

ABK, born James Lowery, was raised on the east side of Detroit with an upbringing surrounded by his Native American culture. His experience in traditional and fancy dancing gave him the rhythm to express feeling through music and he began writing his own songs. In 1995 came Krazy Klan, a group formed by himself as Jaymo and his childhood friend Lavel as J-ho. Their first album, Fustrationz, was followed by develop MENTAL in 1999. In 2000 he released his first solo album titled Rain from the Sun. Changing his name to Anybody Killa, who we all know today as ABK, he released his first solo album on Psychopathic, titled Hatchet Warrior, followed by Dirty History in 2004, and ABK’s first DVD/EP, Road Fools, in 2005. With his Hatchet homies at his back, ABK is preparing to keep takin that Native Funk worldwide. His newest Psychopathic album, Mudface, is in stores now!


Wednesday, May 5, U. of O. Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA welcomes Devin the Dude with special guests The Coughee Brothaz.

Houston rapper Devin the Dude has laid down five solo albums that have highlighted his impressive storytelling skills and made him one of the most respect-ed and sought-after artists in the industry. The Dude’s new album, Suite 420 (appropriately released on April 20th, 2010) features The Odd Squad (Jugg Mugg, Devin & Rob), Smit D (originally from the Facemob), 14K, Tony Mac, Ced-B, Kory-B, School-Boy, Alpha-Bet-D with pro-duction by Mirawge & Big Baby, Mike Dean, Rob Quest, Luster Baker, C-Ray, Q-Stone, Reggie Coby, and Devin The Dude himself. The first single off the album is, “What I Be On”. After his show-stealing appear-ances on Scarface’s 1998 My Homies com-pilation, Devin dropped his solo debut The Dudeto rave reviews includ-ing a coveted 4-mics rating in The Source. Inspired by the Quincy Jones album of the same name, The Dude won the hearts of both rap fans and rappers t h e m s e l v e s . Devin found unexpected fans in

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre who not only invited Devin to appear on Dre’s Chronic 2001 album, but had him join them on their wide-ly popular Up In Smoke Tour as well.


Saturday, May 8, KRVM wel-comes The Besnard Lakes along with special guest Julie Doiron and Eugene’s own On the Tundra.

The Besnard Lakes’ new album, The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night, calls upon the influence of ELO and finer parts of the Alan Parsons Project in its orchestration. The album is a dark bliss-out that folds the eerie guitar epics of the Montreal band’s breakthrough into a wall of affected drones and atmo-spherics, but with a toughened immediacy and grit. Still helped by the Ghost of Beach Boys Past, the album is more Dennis Wilson than Brian, and more Peter Green Fleetwood Mac than Lindsay Buckingham. That said, stand-out track “Albatross” has all the swagger of a Stevie Nicks-led Fleetwood Mac classic or Roy Orbison re-imagined as a rollick-ing, snakeskin-booted Mazzy Star -- dousing it all in gas and throw-ing the match as we hear its tale of Vancouver’s skid row and its inhabitants.

Everything is coming together in Julie Doiron’s world. I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day presents listeners with an album that reflects both her continued growth as an artist and a renewed optimism as a song-

writer. In the past, listen-ers have shared in the heartbreak of loneli-ness, the break-up of a band, the grind of rais-

ing young kids, and the dark fears anyone

can slip into during a rela-tionship; this time she’s almost the h a p p i e s t

woman in town. “It’s a

change in a posi-tive direction,” says Julie, “I’ve started to love life most of the time, and I’m happy, and I’m having a great time raising my kids.”


Friday, May 14, the CCPA proudly hosts the Metal 4 Meals Canned Food Drive featuring per-formances by New World Sinner, Monday With a Bullet, Still Dead, Hyperthermia, Never Heard the Shot, Ladon and Wild Boar Cannery.

New World Sinner is a brutal heavy metal band raised from the ashes of Eugene. Monday With a Bullet plays fast paced aggressive heavy metal with influences rang-ing from power metal, to thrash, to punk. Still Dead was formed in Salem, OR and isn’t your typi-cal metal band; you can expect a unique yet heavy sound along with a stage show and theatrics to accompany such an atrocity. Hyperthermia originated in Alaska in 1986; their style is characterized as hard core metal rhythms, driving beats and shriv-eling screams. Never Heard the Shot is a melodic death-core band out of Bend, OR. Ladon is a five

piece epic thrash metal band that captures the grave through old school metal and contemporary death. Wild Boar Cannery formed in August of 2009 and includes former members of Kill On Sight and Akuma. WBC plans to tour in summer of 2010 and take over every city on the West Coast.

Tickets are $8 in advance. At the door it’s $10 or just $5 with the donation of three cans of food to Food For Lane County. Doors open at 6:00 pm and showtime is 6:30.

Wednesday, May 19, Square Peg Concerts welcomes Shooter Jennings and Hierophant to the WOW Hall.

Shooter Jennings returns with his new band, Hierophant, in sup-port of their first album, Black Ribbons, which was released in March. Jennings formed Hierophant in 2009 with Bobby Emmett on keyboards, The Schreffman on lead guitar, with Ted Russell Kamp and Bryan Keeling holding down the rhythm section. Waylon Albright “Shooter” Jennings is the only child of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. He started playing guitar at fourteen and sometimes played in his father’s band. At age sixteen, Jennings discovered rock music. As an adult, Jennings left Nashville, Tennessee to seek his

fortunes in Los Angeles. He assembled and performed with Stargunn, a southern rock band whose sound he described as Lynyrd Skynyrd mutating into Guns N’ Roses. Stargunn per-formed at local clubs for six years, built an avid following, and earned praise from the local music press. In 2003 Jennings dissolved Stargunn to form another band, the .357s. Their first album, Put The O Back in C untry, was released in 2005. Jennings portrayed his father in the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the

Line. His second solo album, Electric Rodeo, was released in 2006 and the following support tour brought Shooter to the WOW Hall that September. Shooter released The Wolf in 2007, followed in 2009 by his first compilation album, Bad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings and the .357’s.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, available at WOW Hall and TicketMaster. Doors open at 7:30 pm and showtime is 8:00.

Thursday, May 20, Brimstone Sounds, Be-1 Productions and Roots Organics present a night with world renowned St. Croix roots reggae act Midnite.

At the core of Midnite are brothers Vaughn and Ron

Benjamin. Vaughn provides the lead vocals that evoke the soulful, chanting and edgy vocals of tra-ditional reggae. Ron brings mas-terful production skills, vocals, dub arrangements and keyboard/bass dictatorship to the table. This soulful and rootsy band also includes Christian Molina (drums), Edmund Fieulleteau (guitar), Edwin Byron (guitar) and Ras L (keyboards). Midnite released a new album in 2010 titled What Makes a King? on the label Afrikan Roots Lab. The band’s live shows are explosive with sets that often exceed three hours in length. Midnite’s dis-tinct punchy bass driven sound brings a vibe that penetrates straight to the heart of its listen-ers. Armed with a firm founda-tion in Jah Rastafari, their natu-ral talents, and a strong uncom-promising musical vision, Midnite champions a unique sound that is on the cutting edge of modern roots music.


Saturday, May 22, is the annu-al KWVA Birthday Bash featuring music by YACHT, Music For Animals and The Dirty Mittens.

Jona Bechtolt grew up in Astoria, Oregon. He dropped out of high school to play drums in punk bands, earning a GED credential from the Clatsop Community College in 1997. His subjects of interest include per-sisting in the eternal search for oblivion, achieving total self-con-sciousness, penetrating light years in a fraction of a second, but, above all things, being Author Number One of YACHT. Originated in 2002, the meta-physical and corporate manage-ment structures which he creates have given YACHT years of sus-tained growth, conceptual force, and stable leadership. Claire L. Evans was born in Swindon, UK,

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and attended elementary schools in the Paris banlieue and gradu-ated Cum Laude from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. She played in noise bands in the LA underground, but has since been a professional science writer and artist. The Young Americans Challenging High Technology center in Portland, OR was instrumental in the alternative education of Y.A.C.H.T. members. The name of the band, business, and belief system of YACHT was chosen to honor and remember the founder of the Y.A.C.H.T. center, Ronald Sykes, and to continue to uphold the principals and ideals he and his staff taught.

Music For Animals is a cult!Spectre Entertainment reports

that, “There are plenty of pop bands in Portland, plenty of bands who know a good hook and can turn a good melody -- but nobody pushes the boundar-ies of pop so expertly in this town as Dirty Mittens. They are sweet (yes) and twinkly (some-times), and singer Chelsea Morrissey’s voice will remind you instantly of a holy mishmosh of some of the greats. Expertly 60’s girl group synths, campfire anthem shouts, guitar and horn

licks that harken as much from the Talking Heads as from the MG’s. The result is mystery-magical-oh so wonderful.”

Admission is free for KWVA members, $5 for the public. Doors open at 8:00 pm and showtime is 9:00.

Thursday, May 27, University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA welcomes The Long Winters.

John Roderick is the song-

writer and singer/guitarist of The Long Winters, forming the band from one of his ribs back in 2001. Widely acclaimed as one of America’s preeminent artists, credited with resurrecting Seattle’s moribund music scene and bringing new life to the rock genre, John also writes his own press bios. A central figure in the Northwest music community, John nevertheless maintains his outsider status by being both dangerously edgy and completely huggable, in contravention of established Seattle practice. Equally talented at almost any instrument, (except guitar, at which he is even more talented), John has made it nearly impos-sible for any other musicians to find work in Washington State, effectively playing ALL the music that needs to be played. John is also a widely respected journal-ist, an extensively quoted author and philosopher, a prima balleri-na, a cowboy and an astronaut. Currently the band also includes the talents of Eric Corson (bass and harmony vocals and Jonathan Rothman (guitar and keyboards).


The Long Winters

On Saturday, May 15, the CCPA and KRVM proudly welcome back That 1 Guy along with special guest Boy Meets Drum Machine.

One-man experimentalist That 1 Guy (Mike Silverman) is hitting the road in support of his new album PACKS A WALLOP!. Produced with famed sound engineer Billy Hume (Nelly, Shop Boyz, Ludacris), PACKS A WALLOP! brings new energy and depth to That 1 Guy’s low frequencies and heavy beats, once described by Relix as, “so bombastic, they rattle china cabinets and dissolve kidney stones into the next zip code.”

At up to 200 live shows per year, audiences around the world gather to see this mad scientist at work as he turns a cowboy boot into an electric instrument, a cello bow into a laser beam. Following on the heels of last year’s wildly fun “Mustaches and Laser Beams” tour, That 1 Guy’s upcoming performances will be just as interactive and intriguing as ever, with crowd-inspired lyrics, magic tricks and sonic soundscapes like none other.

Silverman’s story is not dissimilar to other musicians: he

grew up a music geek, infl uenced by his jazz musician father, and enrolled in San Francisco Conservatory of Music before joining the jazz scene himself as a sought-after percussive bassist. This is where the similarities end, though, and where That 1 Guy began.

“In my case, being a bass player, I just felt very restricted by the instrument itself,” he says. “I’ve always wanted to sound different and have my own sound. I was headed that way on the bass, but for me to fully realize what I was hearing in my head sonically I was going to have to do it my way.”

That 1 Guy set off on his own, challenging the idea of what a one-man band can and should be. Rather than altering and adding on to the bass, he started from scratch, conceptualizing and creating the Magic Pipe. Standing at seven-feet-tall, the collection of swiveling pipes, metal gears, bass strings and electronic buttons forms the shape of a harp, but is played like a futuristic gutbucket.

Recorded at Hume’s studio in Atlanta, GA, PACKS A WALLOP! stretches That 1

Guy’s soundscapes further than ever, seamlessly combining hard-hitting rock (“Modern Man”), swampy blues (“Step Into Striped Light”) and electronic groove (“Funk Bean”). Hume’s infl uence brings greater depth to the low frequencies and heavy beats.

This accomplishment required a new creative process. Whereas his last two albums, The Moon is Disgusting (2006) and Songs in the Key of Beotch (2000, rereleased in 2004) were created from songs that he had already performed, That 1 Guy went into the studio with nothing but ideas, sleeping upstairs so he could work whenever he felt inspired.

His creativity continues with a new tour in support of PACKS A WALLOP! Along with the Magic Pipe, expect to see the Magic Saw and Magic Flute, as well as magic tricks.

“I had never seen a magic show until about two years ago,” That 1 Guy confesses. “I had no interest in it -- but now I just love it. I’m like a twelve-year-old,” incorporating magic tricks seamlessly into live performances, even using a playing card in place of a traditional pick. “So much of my music has miraculous qualities to it because it’s hard to tell what’s going on. There are lots of slights of hand and sonic misdirection. It feels like I was meant to do magic.”

Boy Eats Drum Machine is Portland singer, producer, songwriter, visual artist and multi-instrumentalist Jon Ragel. Hoop + Wire is his latest release.

Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 pm; showtime is 9:00. ★

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Metal for Meals Food Drive:

Monday With a Bullet

New World SinnerStill DeadHyperthermiaNever Heard the Shot

LadonWild Boar Cannery6:00 PM

Wiz KhalifaFashawnJasmine Solano8:00 PM$15 Advance$18 DoorHip-Hopwww.myspace.com/wizkhalifawww.myspace.com/fashawnwww.jasminesolano.comwww.myspace.com/

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Martin SextonRyan Montbleau Band

7:00 PM$20 Advance$22 Door$25 Reserved SeatingSinger-Songwriterwww.martinsexton.com

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Kaki KingAn Horse7:00 PM$15 Advance$15 DoorSinger-Songwriter-Guitar Virtuosowww.kakiking.comwww.myspace.com/kakikingwww.anhorse.comwww.myspace.com/anhorse

KWVA Birthday Bash:

YACHTMusic For Animals

The Dirty Mittens(KWVA rental)8:00 PMFree for KWVA members$5 PublicRock

OUT/LOUD:BitchIgnacio RiveraPamela MeansVirginia Cohen(rental)7:30 PMDonation Queer Music Festivalwww.myspace.com/

bitchmusic

Midnite(Brimstone Sound, Be-1 Productions & Roots Organics rental)8:00 PM$20 Advance$24 DoorReggaewww.midniteband.comwww.myspace.com/midnite

Shooter Jennings & Hierophant

(Square Peg Concerts rental)7:30 PM$15 Advance$18 DoorSinger-Songwriterwww.squarepegconcerts.com

Charlie Hunter7:00 PM$13 Advance$15 Door$20 Reserved SeatingJazz Guitaristwww.charliehunter.com

ISISTOMBSJakob8:00 PM$13 Advance$15 DoorInstrumental Hard Rockwww.isistheband.comwww.myspace.com/isis

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Ras Gabriel & 4Word

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The Long Winters7:00 PM$10 Advance$12 DoorRockwww.thelongwinters.comwww.myspace.com/

thelongwinters

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6:00 PM Social7:00 PM MeetingFree and open to the public

The EnigmaToxic ZombieIdle ThreatPistol Whipped Prophets

Band of BigfootJunior7:00 PM$10 Advance$12 DoorHard Rock Circus Sideshow

Why?The DonkeysJosiah Wolf7:00 PM$13 Advance$15 DoorExperimental Hip-Hopwww.anticon.comwww.myspace.com/

whyanticon

Sick Puppies(Big Towne Productions rental)8:00 PM$15 Advance$18 DoorRockwww.sickpuppies.netwww.myspace.com/

sickpuppies

MC ChrisMC LarsMath, the Band7:00 PM$13 Advance$15 DoorHip-Hop Comedywww.mcchris.com

Red SparowesCaspianFang Island7:00 PM$10 Advance$12 DoorInstrumental Hard Rockwww.myspace.com/

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The Besnard Lakes

Julie DoironOn the Tundra8:30 PM$10 Advance$12 DoorRockwww.thebesnardlakes.comwww.myspace.com/

thebesnardlakeswww.juliedoiron.com

Greg LaswellJimmy Gnecco of the band Ours

Brian Wright8:30 PM$12 Advance$15 Door$20 ReservedSinger-Songwritermyspace.com/greglaswellmyspace.com/

jimmygneccosolo

GroundationOrgone9:00 PM$18 Advance$20 DoorReggae Fusionwww.myspace.com/

groundationwww.myspace.com/orgone

Devin the DudeThe Coughee Brothaz

8:30 PM$13 Advance$15 DoorHip-Hopwww.myspace.com/

devinthedudewww.myspace.com/

cougheebrothaz

ABKCritical BillTragedyKnothead(Hades Productions rental)7:00 PM$10 Advance$15 DoorNative Funkwww.thehachetwarrior.comwww.myspace.com/abk

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