BRIEFLY MUSIC.Byline: The Register-GuardAlpha Dahlia dahlia (däl`yə, dăl`–) [for Anders Dahl, 1751–89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus], any plant of the genus Dahlia releases its debut CD Saturday Alpha Dahlia's first CD is coming out Saturday with a release party at Sam Bond's Garage. When the band started in Eugene it was called the CoStars, and its lead songwriter was named Sassy Fuchs. Too many other bands had the name CoStars, so they changed that. Sassy O'Rourke took her maiden name maiden name n. A woman's family name before she is married. Used of a surname that is replaced by a woman when she marries. Also called birth name. back after a divorce, and her ex-husband Michael, who plays on the new CD, left the band. Guitarist Joe Pettit Jr.'s marriage also ended recently, and he gives a tender thank-you to his ex in the liner notes liner notes pl.n. Explanatory notes about a record album, cassette, or compact disk included on the jacket or in the packaging. for "Mind Warp." The band has been around for more than four years, but it seems the time leading up to this recording has been rough on these folks. They might have taken that as an excuse to write some sad music, but they have chosen the path of joyful rocking instead. On "Mind Warp," the group deals with some heavy topics, such as the death of friends, but the music never takes on a tone of self-pity. A bio says the sound ranges from "rocking pop to mind-bending psychedelia psy·che·de·li·a n. The subculture associated with psychedelic drugs. Noun 1. psychedelia - the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs ." "The band's ability to work together is evident, especially live, where the elements they brought as individuals fuse collectively," a bio says. In 2005, Shaun Notdurft joined the band to play lead guitar. Beau Eastlund is behind the drum kit. Hear the band for yourself by viewing some video shot by guest entertainment Ticket Files blogger James Stegall at www .registerguard.com/blogs. The release show starts at 9:30 p.m. with guests Hot for Chocolate and Tom Heinl. Sam Bond's is at 407 Blair Blvd., and the cover is $5. Pink Floyd gets a bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. makeover Poor Man's Whiskey will perform a bluegrass rendition of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon," complete with laser light show, Thursday at the WOW Hall. The San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay group has released "Dark Side of the Moonshine moonshine Toxicology Illicitly distilled whiskey. See Lead poisoning, Saturnine gout. ," a double disc with both their own original music and the classic rock album - only arranged for bluegrass. The quintet integrates acoustic and electric instruments. And as a video posted on the Ticket Files blog shows, they aren't afraid to uses beer bottles and cans as instruments. That might be part of the "zany stage antics" a bio refers to - or, as the video shows, that they performed a whole concert dressed up as the main characters from "The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. ." The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. The show starts at 9 p.m. Blues band plays free show at Diablo's Michael Tracey and the Hi-Tones are playing a free show Saturday at Diablo's/Downtown Lounge. Many members of the high energy blues band have their talents on display every Wednesday during the club's free blues jams. Tracey's band recently has released a CD called "Got to Get Away." A news release says the band covers a lot of ground during its shows, going from rock to funk to soul and R&B, all while remaining a blues band at the core. Band leader Tracey writes original songs, sings them and plays harmonica harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline. for his band. This year, he won the Rainy Day Blues Society Rooster rooster its crowing at dawn heralds each new day. [Western Folklore: Leach, 329] See : Dawn rooster symbol of maleness. [Folklore: Binder, 85] See : Virility Award for best male blues vocalist. The show starts at 10 p.m. Diablo's is at 959 Pearl St. - The Register-Guard |
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