Concert season idles at starting gate.Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard Just like the summer movie season, which now seems to start at about the same time the groundhog looks for his shadow, summer concert time arrives earlier and earlier each year. Luckily for us, we have the Willamette Valley Folk Festival - the unofficial start of the summer concert season - to prevent those summer shows from leaking out too early. This being the Northwest, where summers tend to arrive a little bit later and last, well, as long as we can stretch them, our summer music guide will take you from the present until the pre-Halloween days. There are lots of ways to look at what's ahead for music lovers this summer. Brendan Relaford, booking agent for the McDonald Theatre and for one of the area's newest potential venues - downtown Eugene's Broadway Plaza - is optimistic, although he predicted fewer big summer shows locally. "I think it's picking up," Relaford said. "I think it's going to be good at a smaller level. The clubs will do great." Others, such as Dan Steinberg, a Seattle-based music producer who has booked many of the shows at the Secret House Winery, are less enthusiastic - at least when it comes to the overall summer concert picture. He pointed to a number of different `repeat offender' classic rock acts that clutter up the concert market. "It seems like there's a lot of the same," Steinberg said. "We saw it all last year. There are no real surprises." Of course, lots can change in the course of a season, and shows still are being added to the summer music calendar. So, whether you're waiting for the perfect arena rock show to confirm, or are hoping to catch your favorite lo-fi experimental noise band in an intimate basement setting, don't give up. Even if you don't Even If You Don't is a single released by the band Ween in 2000 on Mushroom Records. Formats Enhanced CD single Includes the quicktime video of "Even If You Don't" directed by Matt Stone & Trey Parker of "South Park". see what you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. now, there's still a lot of summer to come. Stay tuned. May-June It can be slim pickings for live music this time of year, as school winds down, the clubs clear out and the outdoor music venues break out the power washers. But there are plenty of shows happening. Sleater-Kinney, the darlings of many a music critic, will bring their fiery punk rock to the McDonald Theatre on Tuesday. The combination of Corin Tucker's high-wire vocals, Carrie Brownstein's slashing guitar and Janet Weiss' propulsive drumming makes for a concert experience you won't want to miss. Look for Weiss doing double duty with her other band, Quasi, which opens the show. Other highlights for the season's opening weekend: A performance today at John Henry's by bassist Bobby Vega of Zero and KVHW fame, along with Scott Law of Hanuman Hanuman Monkey god of Hindu mythology, a central figure in the Ramayana. He was a guardian spirit, the offspring of a nymph and the wind god. His great heroic exploit was recovering Rama's wife, Sita, from captivity by the demon Ravana. , Dale Fanning of Living Daylights and Asher Fulero of Everyone Orchestra. The WOW Hall hosts a KWVA KWVA Korean War Veterans Association (British Columbia, Canada) B-day party on Saturday featuring 2Bucks Short and others. Northeastern folk mainstays Jay Ungar and Molly Mason will pay a visit to the Shedd on Saturday. Bob Schneider and Ari Hest visit John Henry's this Sunday. The El Paso, Texas, rock band Sparta plays the Jungle on Tuesday, Little Charlie and the Nightcats and the Paul DeLay Band will heat things up on Thursday at the McDonald and, also that night, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is a New Orleans, Louisiana, brass band. The ensemble was established in 1977 by Benny Jones together with members of the Tornado Brass Band. The Dirty Dozen revolutionized the New Orleans brass band style by incorporating funk and bebop into the blows up at the WOW. On May 28, hip-hop artist Andre Nickatina will shake the McDonald to the foundation, with a hand from Equipto, Cool Nutz and others. That same night, Legends, the sports bar turned adult-entertainment venue, will give up the girls and bring on the Southern Rock Allstars The Southern Rock Allstars are a band that got its name from the history/lineage of its former members, but the original members who gave it the allure and true meaning of a Southern Rock supergroup have moved on or died. , a collection of former members from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet hatchet: see tomahawk. and Blackfoot. On May 29, the Southern rock onslaught continues at Legends, and that same day, the female-fronted AC/DC AC/DC adj. Slang Having a bisexual orientation. [From the likening of a bisexual person to an appliance that works on either alternating or direct current. tribute band Hells Belles squeals into the McDonald. On June 3, the five-piece acoustic ensemble Azuquita will take those in the audience at the Shedd on a tour of Cuban music and, on June 4, John Henry's welcomes Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Nocentelli of the Meters. That same day, Misty River celebrates the release of a new album with a concert at the Hult Center. Portland's Tracy Grammer comes to Cafe Paradiso on June 4-5 for a pair of folk performances in support of local radio station KRVM. Bluesman Curtis Salgado returns to the nest on June 5 for a McDonald Theatre show tied to the Sasquatch Brew Fest. And Fee Waybill Waybill A document (that looks like a bill of lading) issued by a carrier that describes the goods to be transported and that details the shipping particulars. Waybills are issued by both air carriers (air waybills) and ship lines (sea waybills). and the Tubes blow into the Jungle on June 10. On June 12, the post-grunge-American-Indian rock band Blackfire headlines a benefit for the prisoner support organization Break the Chains at the WOW Hall. Ramona African and others also are on the bill. On June 17, the tropical-themed Jungle hosts the reggae act Israel Vibration, and on June 20 the venue welcomes bluesman Tinsley Ellis for a Father's Day blues celebration. The Jungle hot streak continues on June 21 when the venue welcomes Jakob Dylan and his band, the Wallfowers, who are on tour before heading into the studio to record their fifth studio album. Rocker John Fogerty also will release a new album after his latest concert swing, which brings him to the Cuthbert Amphitheater on June 29. July The jazz-inspired jam band the Slip slides into the McDonald Theatre on July 1. Art & the Vineyard will host blues duo of Tracy Nelson and Angela Strehli on July 2, banjo banjo, stringed musical instrument, with a body resembling a tambourine. The banjo consists of a hoop over which a skin membrane is stretched; it has a long, often fretted neck and four to nine strings, which are plucked with a pick or the fingers. ace and slide guitarist Tony Furtado on July 3 and blues guitarist Monte Montgomery on July 4. Upriver, the musical cowboys from Riders in the Sky will entertain at Springfield's Island Park Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. celebration. And on July 7, the funk act Mofro drops in at the McDonald Theatre. The 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 celebrates its 35th year with music on 11 different stages, July 9-11. The Celtic fusionists Tom Landa & the Paperboys will be joined by the New Orleans style marching band March Forth and the Grateful Dead tribute band Cosmic Charlie. The Afro-Cuban ensemble the Motet performs and Seattle folk-funkster Laura Love and her band return along with folk legend Holly Near. Portland's Pink Martini will seduce a Cuthbert Amphithe- ater audience on July 16 with an evening of lounge, Latin jazz and Cuban music. Joining the cabaret will be the Latin Expression Salsa Orchestra and the Lions of Batucada. That same night, a still-spry Cyndi Lauper will want to have fun as she plays the Silva Concert Hall, part of Oregon Festival of American Music's Now Hear This series. John Hiatt kicks the season off at the Secret House Winery in Veneta on July 22, and the multifaceted Harry Connick Jr. brings his Grammy-winning sound to the Cuthbert Amphitheater on July 27. August Starting on Aug. 5, the Oregon Festival of American Music Oregon Festival of American Music is an eclectic, thematically-based two-week summer music festival that has been held annually in Eugene, Oregon since 1992. Produced by The John G. will begin its tribute to "The Fabulous Fifties" with a concert at the Hult Center. On Aug. 7, the WOW Hall trades in its downtown digs for some fresh air as the venue hosts its inaugural benefit, the Secret House Acoustic Gathering at the Secret House Vineyards in Veneta. Greg Brown headlines, with support from the Sugar Beets, the Raventones and others. After a one-year hiatus, the 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 returns to Springfield, Aug. 6-8. Curtis Salgado headlines an evening of blues, Caliente will be the centerpiece of the funk lineup, while Samba Ja, Son Mela'o and Flamenco Chico will light up the final Latin-themed night. On Aug. 13, Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers will sizzle at the McDonald, and on Aug. 14, OFAM OFAM Oregon Festival of American Music continues its 1950s bash with the Legends of Doo Wop at the Cuthbert. Also on the 14th, the Neville Brothers in negotiations to play the Broadway Plaza. The Lane County Fair The Lane County Fair is an annual celebration held in Eugene, Oregon every August featuring food, music and other entertainment. It is held at the Lane County Fairgrounds. goes in full swing on Aug. 17 with country star Joe Nichols. The Doobie doo·bie n. Slang A marijuana cigarette. [Origin unknown.] Brothers chime in chime 1 n. 1. An apparatus for striking a bell or set of bells to produce a musical sound. 2. Music A set of tuned bells used as an orchestral instrument. Often used in the plural. 3. on Aug. 18, and the Temptations Review comes through on Aug. 19. Rounding out the week is prolific country idol Chris LeDoux, who plays on Aug. 20, country songstress song·stress n. 1. A woman who performs songs, especially ballads or popular songs. 2. A woman who writes songs. See Usage Note at -ess. Jo Dee Messina on Aug. 21 and blues rocker George Thorogood and the Destroyers on Aug. 22. On Aug. 23, the Secret House hosts its annual Wine & Blues Festival. This year's featured acts include W.C. Clark, Linda Hornbuckle and the Lloyd Jones Struggle. Finally, August comes to a close with the arrival of Peter, Paul & Mary at the Cuthbert on Aug. 28. September and beyond The inimitable Lyle Lovett returns on Sept. 23 for a Cuthbert Amphitheater show, and on Oct. 13, the roots-obsessed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Gillian Welch brings her "O Brother" sound to the McDonald Theatre. South African's Ladysmith Black Mambazo Ladysmith Black Mambazo (mämbäz`ō), choral group formed in 1965 in Ladysmith, South Africa, led by Joseph Shabalala. The group, which sings with a precise yet free-flowing phrasing, has consisted of 8 to 12 members. come to the Shedd on Oct. 15, and the same venue hosts country-rockabilly singer Rosie Flores on Oct. 20. Lewis Taylor can be reached at 338-2512 or ltaylor@guardnet. com. |
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