Cadillac Sky creates its own brand of bluegrass.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard POP NOTES Those who want to spare the time and money of traveling to Portland for the River City 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. Festival can get their bluegrass fix right here in town when Cadillac Sky plays Coz- mic Pizza tonight. The band is signed to Grammy winner Ricky Skaggs' label, Skaggs Family The Skaggs Family, starting from a small frontier town in southern Idaho, came to have an important impact on merchandising across much of the United States. During most of the 20th century, the Skaggs name became prominent on hundreds of store fronts throughout the West. Records. Its debut album, "Blind Man Walking," comes out Jan. 23. The band combines the rootsy sound of bluegrass with contemporary lyrics and a rock mentality, a news release says. "When I heard Cadillac Sky for the first time, I heard some of the freshest new bluegrass," Skaggs says in the release. "They write all of their songs. Their vocals just killed me. ... `They're great." Cadillac Sky's live show, like the album, contains material written primarily by Bryan Simpson, the group's lead singer. Simpson has had his songs recorded by George Strait George Harvey Strait, (born May 18, 1952), is an American country music singer. The native Texan is known for his honky tonk country western sound. 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The show starts at 8 p.m. for an $8 cover charge. Cozmic Pizza is at 199 W. Eighth Ave. Visit www.cadillacsky.net or www.myspace.com/cadillacsky for more information. The Retrofits Thursday, Cozmic Pizza The Retrofits, a Portland band featuring five-part harmonies, will bring their piano-pop to Cozmic Pizza for a Thursday show. The band has won over its hometown paper, The Oregonian, which writes, "The band is now evolving, along with Denver's nationally charting the Fray, as one of the West's premier purveyors of expressive and engaging piano-pop." The sound is grounded in jazz piano Jazz Piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. The instrument is also a vital tool in the understanding of jazz theory and arranging, because of its combined melodic and harmonic nature. , acoustic guitar, soulful harmonies and vivid lyrics, a bio says. The show starts at 9 p.m. for a $5 cover. The Ovulators and the CoStars Thursday, Sam Bond's Local bands the Ovulators and the CoStars are playing a show to raise funds for Kind- Tree Productions and its Autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. Artism 2007 art exhibit. It will be held in May and June at the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts under the nonprofit's Autism Rocks umbrella. The Ovulators have been voted Eugene's best rock band by Eugene Weekly readers. The band's self-titled debut album came out recently. The CoStars are led by married couple Mickey and Sassy Fuchs. Sassy is from Detroit and Mickey is from New Jersey. Joe Pettit Jr. plays bass and Shawn Notdurft plays guitar. "They really know how to put out the energy it takes for a good show," the bio says. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. for a suggested donation of $5 to $15. Sam Bond's Garage is at 407 Blair Blvd. Aerodrone Saturday, Indigo District Aerodrone recently received attention on MySpace.com as a featured artist. It has charted No. 1 in New Wave, No. 4 overall, and has received more than 10,000 plays per day on the networking site. The band is a side project of Gary Zon's previous band, Dismantled. The Russia native moved to the United States at age 9, graduated from South Eugene High and attended 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. . After becoming interested in industrial music and attempting to write songs on his computer, Zon signed at the age 18 with Metropolis Records in the United States and Dependent Records in Europe. He has released two albums. Zon then decided to start Aerodrone, which claims influences such as the Killers, the Faint and Jimmy Eat World. The band has since been reconfigured, but current band members include Zon (vocals and guitar), Kevin Patrick (guitar), Shawn Kilmer (keyboards), Chris Olson (bass) and Theo Halpert (drums). The show starts 7 p.m. The Indigo District is at 1290 Oak St. |
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