'80s rock lands at Foxfire.Byline: LEWIS TAYLOR The Register-Guard News notes from the ever- changing Eugene-Springfield live music scene: Foxfire fox·fire n. A phosphorescent glow, especially that produced by certain fungi found on rotting wood. Don't fret if you missed last week's onslaught of '80s music at Springfield's Foxfire Restaurant and Bar, 4740 Main St. The club will host Loverboy on Dec. 6 and Ratt on Dec. 15. Production Manager Larry Sarratt promises there will be more retro-rock bands in the club's future. "The people of Springfield are a good, hard-working, blue collar community, and people want to enjoy the music from their past," Sarratt said. "We're pulling a lot of people from Eugene, too." The Foxfire's Fall Classic Concert Series continued last week with a one-two heavy metal punch of Quiet Riot Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s glam metal scene. They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and the bassist Kelly Garni, and the original lineup featured lead vocalist Kevin DuBrow, bassist Kelly on Nov. 17 and Skid Row skid row a run-down area frequented by alcoholics. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Alcoholism Skid Row district of down-and-outs and bums. [Am. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 1008] See : Failure on Nov. 19. The concerts followed an earlier November performance by Rick Derringer and spring show by Eddie Money. `It all kind of started as a `what if?' ' said Sarratt, who used to work as a drum technician on Money's road crew. `I had an Eddie Money T-shirt on and someone said, `Too bad we can't get Eddie Money in here.' And I said, `I know the guy, I can do it.' ' In preparation for Money's performance in May, the Foxfire upgraded its lighting and sound systems and rotated the stage 45 degrees to increase the club's capacity to about 450. The show was a sellout. "We've found there is a market for this," Sarratt said. "We've picked up the ball where some of the other clubs dropped it, and ran with it." John Henry's Thanksgiving will come a day late for John Henry's this year. On Nov. 29, the downtown rock club will give thanks for its grand reopening in its new location, 77 W. Broadway, after being closed for more than six months. So far, the Passout Kings and the Courtesy Clerks have been tapped to perform. John Henry's, which closed its old 11th Avenue location in May, had planned to reopen in the summer, but delays due to construction, building codes and other complications conspired to push back the opening date. "We had hoped to be open for our 10-year anniversary on August 10," Booking Manager Keith Martin Keith P. Martin, PC, MP, BSc, MD (born April 13, 1960, in London, UK) is a Canadian physician and politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca. Martin was first elected in 1993 as a member of the Reform Party of Canada. said. `Then we figured, if we could open by September, that would be good. Then the goal was to be open by the time school starts, then it was Halloween, and then we said, `Let's just get it open.' ' Along with raised booths that offer "stadium seating," the new John Henry's will feature a 3- foot-high stage, a custom-built bar and other amenities. Martin hopes to expand the range of music at the club to include more than just the rock and punk staples that defined the old space. John Henry's will feature reggae reggae, Jamaican popular music that developed in the 1960s among Kingston's poor blacks, drawing on American "soul" music and traditional African and Jamaican folk music and ska (a Jamaican and British dance-hall music). on Wednesday nights, '80s music on Thursday, standard shows on Friday and Saturday, touring bands and new bands on Sunday and hip-hop by Strange Folks every other Monday. Tuesday night will be a floating night that could feature films, live shows and other attractions. Some of the confirmed shows at John Henry's in the near future include Faun Fables Faun Fables is a band from Oakland, California. Faun Fables is a concept and vehicle for Dawn McCarthy, who was inspired to write the original material while traveling after leaving the New York City music scene in 1997[1]. and Mood Area 52 on Dec. 1, TV:616, Northwest Royale and Sik-9 on Dec. 6, Tympanic tympanic /tym·pan·ic/ (tim-pan´ik) 1. tympanal; of or pertaining to the tympanum. 2. bell-like; resonant. tym·pan·ic adj. 1. on Jan. 10, the return of the Eugene Elvis Revue revue, a stage presentation that originated in the early 19th cent. as a light, satirical commentary on current events. It was rapidly developed, particularly in England and the United States, into an amorphous musical entertainment, retaining a small amount of on Jan. 11 and the High Violets on Jan. 23. Diablo's Downtown Lounge Diablo's Downtown Lounge at 959 Pearl St. recently hired "Curious" George Davison For the English-born entrepreneur and official in early Quebec, see George Davison (merchant). George Davison (born Lowestoft 1854; died Antibes 26 December 1930). as its booking agent Noun 1. booking agent - someone who engages a person or company for performances booker agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations impresario, promoter, showman - a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments and stage manager. Davison, former booking agent for the Samurai samurai (sä'm  rī`), knights of feudal Japan, retainers of the daimyo. This aristocratic warrior class arose during the 12th-century wars between the Taira and Minamoto clans and was Duck, 990 Oak St.,
has focused on improving the sound inside the club, which offers DJs and
dancing downstairs at Diablo's with live music upstairs.
"People's biggest complaint about the room has been the sound," Davison said. "Getting a new sound system did wonders for the room." Not only did Davison persuade the club's owners to upgrade the sound, but he also talked them into adding more TVs for live video feeds from the stage, and he got a DVD burner A DVD drive that records onto blank DVD-R and/or DVD+R discs. See DVD-R and DVD+R. that will allow bands to walk away from shows with concert footage. The club still will offer live Web casts of its shows. Booking fewer punk shows than his predecessor, Davison plans to offer more jazz, along with funk, rock and even reggae on Wednesday nights, with the Community Sound System. With the exception of Thursdays, which are devoted to '80s music, the club will host live music every night of the week. "If you're running the stage at a place like this," Davison said. `You've gotta take a step back and say, `What would people like to hear?' ' |
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