Christian rapper throws a party to mark release of CD.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Hip-hop artist Nik Fury, an active member of the local Christian music Christian music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding the Christian life, as well as (in terms of contemporary music) to give a Christian alternative to main stream secular music. scene, has a new CD coming out and is throwing a release party today at the Centennial Christian Center, 1020 Janus St., Spring- field. The CD, "The Downfall of Authenticity and Other Unforeseen Events," will be on sale for half-price at the free CD release party. Fury describes himself in his bio as "a man in search of authenticity." He raps about a range of issues in his rhymes, including religion, sincerity, upper-class America. Fury has been a songwriter for almost 10 years. He has shifted his interest to hip-hop in the last three. "This genre of music has really given me a chance to say what's on What's On (Traditional Chinese: 熒幕八爪娛) is a weekly half-hour TV series that airs on Fairchild Television. Format Originally started in 1996, the show is currently the longest-running program in Fairchild Television history. my mind," his bio says. The show starts at 8 p.m. today, with guest artists Among the Ashes from Medford and Sword 7 from Eugene. Visit www.nikfury.com for more information. Vida Girls Today, Sam Bond's The Vida Girls are not girls. And they are not from Vida. The Eugene band is a trio of men whose music combines jam, hip-hop, rock, jazz and blues with "great songwriting" and "stellar" musicianship, according to a bio provided by the band. The Vida Girls are singer-guitarist Jeff Jacobs, guitarist Roger McConnell, drummer Scott Valpey and bassist Trey Longstreth. They started three years ago playing appreciation parties for Oregon Country Fair The Oregon Country Fair (OCF) is a three-day fair that takes place yearly beginning on the Friday of the second weekend in July in Veneta, Oregon, approximately 15 miles west of Eugene, with an attendance of approximately 45,000 over the three day period, with attendance peaking work crews, but in the past few months have begun to play regular public gigs. Kristen Chandler and her band will open the show at 9 p.m. for a $3 to $5 cover charge. Sam Bond's Garage is at 407 Blair Blvd. Crazy Train Today, Wetlands The Wetlands has enlisted tribute acts of a British icon and an American band to celebrate a Mexican holiday. Portland's Crazy Train does Ozzy Osbourne, and Drop Dead Legs is a female-fronted Van Halen tribute act. According to a news release, Crazy Train lead singer Tim Tugg dressed as Ozzy a year and a half ago and won a contest at KGON's paranormal paranormal, adj 1. outside the realm of normal experience or scientific explanation. n 2. collective term for anomalous phenomena. Halloween party. His likeness to Ozzy got the attention of the Black Sabbath singer's wife, Sharon Osbourne, and Tugg appeared on her talk show. Drop Dead Legs was originally a 1980s rock cover band that loved playing David Lee Roth-era Van Halen tunes. So it decided to go that route full time, a news release says. The show starts with Drop Dead Legs at 10 p.m. The cover is $3. Wetlands Sports Bar and Brew Pub is at 922 Garfield St. Soul Position Today, WOW Hall Hip-hop duo Soul Position will appear today with One Be Lo and Eugene's Animal Farm. Soul Position is Blueprint and RJD RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal (Indian political party) RJD Ronnie James Dio (singer) RJD Little Skate (FAO fish species code) 2. The pair has a new album out, "Things Go Better With RJ and Al." According to their record label, Rhymesayers Entertainment, each member has had success as a solo artist. "But when these two join forces, they form one of the most cohesive one mc/one producer duos in hip-hop." Nahshid Sulaiman, known as OneManArmy when he was with the underground hip-hop group Binary Star, now tours as One Be Lo. Animal Farm, previously known as Money Shot, is the Eugene trio of Gen. Erik, Kenny Wilson and DJ Strategy. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door. Showtime is 9 p.m. The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave. Inner Limits Saturday, Luna Olem Alves is well-known in the area as part of other projects, but the guitarist has been working with the improvisational "groovy groov·y adj. groov·i·er, groov·i·est Slang Very pleasing; wonderful. groov  i·ness n. funk fusion" sound of Inner Limits for about a year.
"Music theorists love their technique," a news release says. `Rockers dig their commanding intensity. The crowd just loves the show.' Alves also sings. Rob Kohler plays bass, and it's Kevin Congleton behind the drum kit. The band is getting ready to release its debut album, "The Sound," in June. The show starts at 9 p.m. for a $5 cover charge. Luna is at 30 E. Broadway. Los Mex Pistols del Norte Saturday, Wetlands Los Mex Pistols del Norte has been on the Eugene music scene for almost 10 years, as its polished sound and style show. The band combines elements of traditional paso dobles (music played at bullrings to reward the participants of the bullfight), Tejano, conjunto con·jun·to n. pl. con·jun·tos 1. A dance band, especially in Latin America. 2. A style of popular dance music originating along the border between Texas and Mexico, characterized by the use of accordion, drums, , banda, ranchera The ranchera is a genre of the traditional music of Mexico. Although closely associated with the mariachi groups which evolved in Jalisco in the post-revolutionary period, rancheras are also played today by norteño (or Conjunto) or banda (or Duranguense) groups. , Norteno, spaghetti Western and instrumental rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. . The Pistols have played the major festivals in the area and opened for several Grammy award-winning acts, including Los Lobos, Flaco Jimenez, Ozomatli, Reverend Horton Heat and the Neville Brothers. Music from the band's CD, "Esta Noche We Ride," has been featured in six films and one commercial. Beowulf Tone Poem will open the show at 10 p.m. for a $3 cover. Transplanting the Blues Sunday, Cozmic Pizza Eagle Park Slim Enterprises and Artists in Motion are raising money to help Northwest athletes who have had organ transplants get to the U.S. Transplant Games Transplant Games Sports medicine An Olympic competition open to transplant recipients. Cf Paralympics, Special Olympics. this summer in Kentucky. It costs $1,300 per athlete to get to the games. The Eagle Park Slim All-Star Blues Band will headline the show, and will feature Matt Sonnenfelt on 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. . Sonnenfelt won the Springfield Filbert filbert: see hazel. filbert or hazel(nut) Any of about 15 species of deciduous trees and shrubs that make up the genus Corylus, in the birch family, native to the northern temperate zone; also, the edible nuts they produce. Festival Northwest Harmonica Championship in 2005. Other performers include I-Chele and the Circle of Light, Carl Faddis and pianist Allison Zopel. The event begins at 5 p.m. and runs for five hours at 199 W. Eighth Ave. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 the day of the show. Kids 12 and younger get in for free. Dog Fashion Disco Dog Fashion Disco was a band that originated out of Rockville, Maryland, from 1996 - 2007. Biography Notable for combining many different music styles (70's psychedelic, jazz, piano recital, circus music and vocals, among others) Dog Fashion Disco was primarily considered Sunday, WOW Hall If you like concept albums, go check out Baltimore's Dog Fashion Disco and its new CD, "Adultery," the band's fifth studio album. The band says the album mixes equal parts film noir, metal, hardcore, jazz and lounge music, all designed to take listeners on a journey through one man's self-destruc- tion. " `Adultery' is about a seemingly normal guy in his mid-30s, burdened with a wife, kids and a safe corporate job," band 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. Todd Smith says in the bio. `He caves in to his own demons Demons See also devil; evil; ghosts; hell; spirits and spiritualism. ademonist one who denies the existence of the devil or demons. bogyism, bogeyism recognition of the existence of demons and goblins. , and begins flirting with drugs, prostitutes and eventually gives in to his dark desires and sadistic sa·dism n. 1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. 2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty. and murderous lifestyle Also performing will be Tub Ring, Look What I Did and Karate High School. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. The music starts at 8 p.m. Over the Rhine This article is about the Ohio-based band. For the Cincinnati neighborhood, see Over-the-Rhine. Over the Rhine is an Ohio-based musical band, the current core of which is the husband-and-wife team of bassist/pianist/guitarist Linford Detweiler and Tuesday, WOW Hall Often recording at home in Ohio with limited distribution, Over the Rhine has sold 250,000 records around the world. According to a news release, the duo has "won one of the most dedicated underground followings in the history of recorded music." The San Jose Mercury News The San Jose Mercury News is the major daily newspaper in San Jose, California and Silicon Valley. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group. Its headquarters and printing plant are located in North San Jose next to the Nimitz Freeway (Interstate 880). recently took note of the band in an article on the best of the South by Southwest festival. A reviewer describes seeing the band's showcase as an experience akin to walking into Antone's in Austin and discovering Lucinda Williams or Van Morrison - but as unknown artists. The band is on tour with HEM, a Brooklyn band that shares a love for traditional American music. HEM is promoting its new album, "Drunkard's Prayer." Over the Rhine will stop at the WOW Hall for a Tuesday show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. You can call Serena Markstrom at 338-2371 e-mail her at smarkstrom@guardnet.com. |
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