Bone Thugs-N-Harmony sheds the has-been tag.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Since signing with Full Surface Records in 2006 and putting out "Strength & Loyalty," Bone Thugs-N-Harmony seem to be saying, "Don't forget about us." The album features guest spots from the Game, Akon, Bow Wow Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor, and music producer. [1] Biography Bow Wow was born in Columbus, Ohio to Teresa and Junie Moss. , Twista and Mariah Carey. In fact, Carey has a remixed version of the title track on her own comeback album, "Don't Forget About Us," which features the singing rap group Noun 1. rap group - a gathering of people holding a rap session assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place . If you ever got sentimental to the Grammy-winning track "Tha Crossroads" or imagined yourself a little tougher than you are while listening to "Thuggish Ruggish Bone "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" is a single of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Track listing
," then Sunday's show at the McDonald could be a nostalgic treat. The concert will feature most of the original members of the group, which formed in Cleveland in the early 1990s as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e. Krayzie Bone <noinclude></noinclude> Anthony Henderson (born June 17 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is a Grammy winning artist and member of the rap/hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. , Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Flesh-N-Bone and Bizzy Bone released "Faces of Death" in 1991. In 1993, Eazy-E signed the group to Ruthless Records, which led to the first release as Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, the quadruple platinum "Creepin on Ah Come Up." Well into the '90s, the Bones made albums and stayed in the public eye. But by 2000, people wondered if they were has-beens, according to the All Music Guide. Although there were reunion tours and weak-selling releases, it wasn't until the contract with Full Surface and a distribution deal with Interscope that the group recaptured the ears of hip-hop fans. Jae-Lava opens the 9 p.m. show, followed by DZO dzo any cross between cattle and yak. Called also zho, zo. and Marv Ellis. Tickets are sold out. The McDonald is at 1010 Willamette St. The International Championship?of 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. ?West Coast Quarterfinal Saturday, Hult Center Last year, more than 1,800 people filed into the Hult Center's Silva Concert Hall to hear groups compete to advance to the semifinals of the International Championship of Collegiate a Cappella The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, originally the National Championship of Collegiate A Cappella ("NCCA", a play on NCAA), is an international competition that attracts hundreds of college a cappella groups each year. . The University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. women's a cappella group, Divisi, placed first that night and went on to finish third at the semifinals in San Rafael, Calif., a news release says. The UO men's group, On the Rocks, placed third at the quarterfinals in Eugene. UO once again hosts the quarterfinals Saturday night, one of six regional contests. Divisi faces a big challenge to repeating as quarterfinal champs, because last year's international winner at the finals in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Brigham Young University's Noteworthy, is competing in Eugene in 2008. "Most groups focus on contemporary pop-rock music, (but) collegiate a cappella is not confined to any one genre and spans multiple styles," a news release says. The top two male and female groups will advance to the semifinals. Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. men's a cappella group, Outspoken, will emcee the competition and perform during set breaks. Tickets are $15 for students and seniors, and $20 for adults. The music starts at 7 p.m. at the Hult, Seventh Avenue and Willamette Street. Blue Cheer Saturday, John Henry's Old-school rockers Blue Cheer, who have just put out their first album in 15 years, stop by John Henry's on Saturday. Singer and bassist Dickie Peterson, interviewed this month for the music Web site Rock 'N' Roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. Universe, said the main focus of the group since it began in the 1960s has been its live shows. "We didn't record for quite some time simply because No. 1, we're performing artists," he said. "We record albums because you have to in this business, but if you really want to see what Blue Cheer is all about, you have to go stand there." Blue Cheer began in 1966 as a six-piece group. But by 1967 it had become a trio, a news release says, with Leigh Stephens on guitar and Paul Whaley on drums backing Peterson. Over the years, Blue Cheer has endured many changes in its lineup and recorded several albums that the news release says helped define a genre. A second incarnation began in 1984, with Peterson, Whaley and Andrew "Duck" MacDonald. "What Doesn't Kill You" came out in 2007. It prompted Rolling Stone magazine to declare, "Blue Cheer is back!" The show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. John Henry's is at 77 W. Broadway. The Gourds Saturday, WOW Hall Country-rockers the Gourds last visited Eugene when they played the Shedd in 2007. Now, the Austin group is back and playing the WOW Hall with guests Shinyribs. The quintet has a new album, "Noble Creatures." But many people will recall being first introduced to the group when its "hick-hop" cover of Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice" spread all over the then-free-rein downloading world. "Noble Creatures" is the band's first release for Yep Records, but its ninth full-length recording. The band "continues to mix equal parts genre-blending, road-honed instrumental grooves, iconic verbal turns and impenetrably opaque lyrics," says the alt-country Web magazine No Depression, as quoted in a news release. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door. Showtime is 8 p.m. The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave. Some seating will be available for this show. Glen Phillips Thursday, WOW Hall Toad the Wet Sprocket Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American folk rock band consisting of singer Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss. Early career frontman front·man n. 1. also front man A man who serves as a nominal leader but who lacks real authority. 2. Music A leading singer with a group. Glen Phillips played Secret House Vineyards this past summer, when he first released "Mr. Lemons." Now he's coming back through, playing a Thursday show with Jonathan Kingham at the WOW Hall. Phillips released "Mr. Lemons" independently "as part of a decision to shift from the insanity of the record business to the manageability of a family business," a news release says. Seattle's Kingham recently took first place in the National Telluride Telluride (tĕl`yərīd), town (1990 pop. 1,309), seat of San Miguel co., SW Colo., on the San Miguel River in the San Juan Mts., inc. 1887. Troubadour troubadour One of a class of lyric poets and poet-musicians, often of knightly rank, that flourished from the 11th through the 13th century, chiefly in Provence and other regions of southern France, northern Spain, and northern Italy. Songwriting Contest, a news release says. Tickets are $20 in advance and $23 at the door. The show starts at 8 p.m. |
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