At Cozmic Pizza, the music just never stops.Byline: POP NOTES By Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard The building that holds the Cozmic Events Stage does many things with the space. It's a coffeehouse, art gallery, pizza place and publishing house. So it's only fitting organizers would jam more than one show into a night. On Thursday, Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave., will host David Boone David Boone was an All-Star Canadian Football League defensive lineman, winner of 5 Grey Cups. Boone graduated from Eastern Michigan University and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. He played 5 games in 1974, the year the team went to Super Bowl VIII. at 6 p.m. for $3, followed by Prismatic pris·mat·ic also pris·mat·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, resembling, or being a prism. 2. Formed by refraction of light through a prism. Used of a spectrum of light. 3. Brilliantly colored; iridescent. at 8 p.m. for $5. The Missoula, Mont.-based Boone is a regular on the coffeehouse and bar scene in the Northwest, dishing up his storytelling songs in the folk tradition of Woody Guthrie Noun 1. Woody Guthrie - United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967) Guthrie, Woodrow Wilson Guthrie and Bob Dylan Noun 1. Bob Dylan - United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) Dylan . His biography says he "effortlessly straddles the fence between pop, rock and blues without ever compromising originality or authenticity." He's in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of the national tour with Seattle percussionist James Wasem. After Boone's show, the audience will be asked to stay for a second show, but will have to go back to the door and pay again. Forgotten Works, an acoustic folk-rock band, will open for Prismatic, a funk-rock jam band influenced by Phish and Primus. On the Rocks Today, the Shedd The male counterpart to a cappella a cap·pel·la adv. Music Without instrumental accompaniment. [Italian : a, in the manner of + cappella, chapel, choir.] Adj. 1. group Divisi, On the Rocks, will hold its winter concert today at the Shedd. Since 1999, the student-directed group of 12 singers has established itself as one of the top collegiate a cappella groups This is a list of notable a cappella musical groups at colleges or universities. Group name Institution Website The Amalgamates Tufts University www.tufts.edu/~mates The Chordials Cornell University www.chordials.com Counterparts University of Pennsylvania www. in the nation. The group delivers a lively performance of originals and such cover tunes as "She's My Kind of Rain" by Tim McGraw, "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake and "Disco Inferno" by the Trammps. On the Rocks recently released "Full Coverage," a CD nominated in every category for the Collegiate A Cappella Collegiate a cappella (or college a cappella) ensembles are student-run and -directed singing groups that perform entirely without instruments. Such groups can be found at many colleges and universities in the United States, and increasingly worldwide. Recording Awards. Divisi also will perform a few songs during this 8 p.m. show at the Shedd, 285 E. Broadway. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors, and $10 for adults. Genus Pro Today, WOW Hall Genus Pro, a local emcee trio, has a new CD, "Extracts," and is releasing it today with a little help from friends: Lafa Taylor, who appears on the new CD, and guests off the Video Trapped the Rapper Tour: Percee P Percee P (born John Percy Simon in 1971) is an underground hip-hop artist from the Patterson Projects in The Bronx, New York City, United States. He is known in the underground for selling his mixtapes himself at shows and for his many guest appearances on other alternative , Tableek, Asamov and Earatik Statik Earatik Statik is a Chicago based underground Hip Hop group that has been around since 1999. The group consists of two mcees Sef Rich and Carlos Polk. They have released nine 12 inch vinyl singles from 1999 - 2007 on various labels. . Genus Pro is Metric (Matt Sunderland), Marv Ellis (Garrick Bushek) and Elea'zar (Aaron Noble). The three are roommates who have been performing throughout the Northwest since 2001. In that time, they have opened for KRS ONE KRS ONE Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone , the Living Legends, Chuck D and many others. Genus Pro focuses on delivering an eclectic live show that's conscious and progressive, according to the group's bio. Showtime is 9 p.m., and admission is $5. The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave. The Swing States Road Show Today, Cozmic Pizza The leader of the Swing States Road Show, Lea Jones, will be fresh off his Thursday gig with his old band the Tones when he takes the stage today at Cozmic Pizza. Jones says the road show is a "high-energy mix of fun, funny, upbeat and deadly serious GOP-bashing parody and original acoustic folk and swing tunes." He will start the night off with a few nonpolitical selections, then go straight in to the Bush-bashing that audiences have come to expect. The Swing States Road Show is a fixture on the East Coast, where Jones now lives. It will make this rare West Coast appearance in support of the band's second CD, "Houseclean- ing." Jones lived in Eugene for 15 years. He also performed with Slow Buck, the Whimpering Victims of Love and as a solo artist in many Eugene Celebrations. He now lives near Baltimore, but tries to visit the Pacific Northwest whenever possible. For tonight's show, Lou Crist will play the accordion and Steve Crow will play stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. bass. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. There will be a $5 cover charge. Samite sam·ite n. A heavy silk fabric, often interwoven with gold or silver, worn in the Middle Ages. [Middle English samit, from Old French, from Medieval Latin examitum, from Medieval Greek of Uganda Saturday, WOW Hall A local group, Kudana, will help Samite of Uganda provide an evening of African music. Samite (sa-me-tay) learned to play the flute from his grandfather in Uganda, and he has since become one of the most highly acclaimed flutists in East Africa, according to his bio. Samite is also a singer, composer and multi-instrumental- ist. His bio says that his goal is to open peoples' minds and hearts to the "common threads of human concerns, conveying optimism through stories and song." Eugene's Kudana has played the music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe since 1987. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. The music will begin at 7:30 p.m. Stairway Denied Saturday, Quacker's Corvallis Led Zeppelin tribute band Stairway Denied says that unlike other tribute bands, it does not attempt to recapture the glamour of the band. Only the music. The five-member band is on a mission to revive rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. . Vocalist Noah Stroup says the band's strength is its ability to "combine the powerful sound of Led Zeppelin's live performances with the intricate, well-polished arrangements of their studio work." Stroup adds, in an e-mail, that his band delivers heavy guitar riffs, booming bass lines, wailing vocals and thunderous drums - a show for Led Zeppelin lovers "both young and old." Start climbing the stairway to heaven at 9:30 p.m. The show is free at Quacker's Last Stop, 2105 W. Seventh Ave. TapHabit Saturday, Cozmic Pizza TapHabit has shared the stage with Stu Allen of the Jerry Garcia Band The Jerry Garcia Band was an American rock band led by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Garcia started the band in 1975. Of his many side projects, it was the main one, until his death in 1995. Over the years, the lineup of the band changed a number of times. , Flowmotion, Shanti Shanti (from Sanskrit शािन्त śāntiḥ) can mean:
This Bellingham, Wash., band brings what its bio calls a "funk-groove fire." The sound dabbles in rock, reggae, jazz and Caribbean pseudo-ska, with plenty of beats good to dance to. The show starts at 9 p.m. It will cost you $6 at the door. Reach Serena Markstrom by phone at 338-2371 or e- mail at smarkstrom@guardnet.com. CAPTION(S): Genus Pro brings its hip-hop into focus tonight with a CD release party at the WOW Hall. Samite of Uganda joins forces with Eugene's own Kudana for an evening of African music Saturday at the WOW Hall. POP NOTES |
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