Cozmic Pizza will make like Rio for Carnival celebration.Byline: POP NOTES By Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard There's still time to come up with a wild costume for Saturday's fourth annual Carnaval Brasil! celebration at Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave. Local Brazilian performers Samba samba Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. Ja, Calango, Macaco ma·ca·co n. pl. ma·ca·cos Any of various lemurs, especially the species Lemur macaco. [Portuguese, of Bantu origin; akin to Kongo ma-kako, monkeys : ma- Velho and Sun Bossa promise five hours of pulsating music and festive energy. Costumes (but presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. not clothes) are optional, but you can bet the performers will be wearing warm, vibrant colors that suggest heat, even in the dead of winter. In addition to the music, the Eugene Capoeira cap·o·ei·ra n. An Afro-Brazilian dance form that incorporates self-defense maneuvers. [Portuguese, from earlier *capon, capon, from Vulgar Latin Collective will demonstrate the Afro-Brazilian synthesis of martial arts and dance. The Eugene event aligns with the first day of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , the peak of Brazil's summer. It is a fundraiser for
Students Helping Street Kids International, a Eugene-based nonprofit
organization Nonprofit OrganizationAn association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. . Tickets are $6 in advance for students, $8 for the general public. They are available at CD World, the Erb Memorial Union ticket office and other outlets. Prices go up $2 at the door. The show starts at 7 p.m. Heavyweight Dub Champion Today, WOW Hall You don't have to understand how Heavyweight Dub Champion, Dr. Israel and Resident Anti-Hero anti-hero, principal character of a modern literary or dramatic work who lacks the attributes of the traditional protagonist or hero. The anti-hero's lack of courage, honesty, or grace, his weaknesses and confusion, often reflect modern man's ambivalence toward make their music to enjoy it today at the WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. Heavyweight Dub Champion played the 2005 Eugene Celebration, where the audience had the chance to see what the group's biography calls a "musical liberation movement." The show is a live mix of 50 channels of audio, summed up in the group's press materials as "where ancient ritual meets modern technology." Westword Magazine honored the group's first album release, "Survival Guide for the End of Time," as its best local recording. Dr. Israel is Brooklyn-based artist influenced by dub reggae, jungle and drum 'n' bass. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. They are available at CD & Game Exchange, CD World and House of Records. Showtime is 10 p.m. The Kissers Saturday, Sam Bond's The Kissers must have a good van, because the Celtic rockers logged 75,000 miles in it last year to make it to 210 gigs. The group will once again unload its violin, 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. , accordion and other gear for a Eugene audience that seems to delight in the frenzied energy of its live show. Currently touring in support of "Good Fight," the Kissers pucker puck·er v. puck·ered, puck·er·ing, puck·ers v.tr. To gather into small wrinkles or folds: puckered my lips; puckered the curtains. v.intr. up at 9:30 p.m., with a $6 cover. Sam Bond's is at 407 Blair Blvd. Mood Area 52, Scrambled Ape Saturday, Jo Federigo's Two local bands set up shop for an evening featuring tango, exotica ex·ot·i·ca pl.n. Things that are curiously unusual or excitingly strange: such gustatory exotica as killer bee honey and fresh catnip sauce. , film music and Latin-tinged lounge music. Mood Area 52 just released "Guevara's Ghost," a fusion of tango and trip-hop beats. Scrambled Ape is an all-brass band that plays compositions from the late Raymond Scott, modern jazz standards, New Orleans brass The New Orleans Brass was a hockey team in the ECHL from 1997-2002. The team was at one time affiliated with the San Jose Sharks. Home games were played first at the New Orleans Municipal Auditorium (until October 29, 1999) and then at the New Orleans Arena. band music, Eastern European music, German cabaret music, and original compositions. Both bands perform regularly in Eugene. This sighting begins at 9:30 p.m. with a $5 cover. Jo Federigo's Restaurant and Jazz Club is at 259 E. Fifth Ave. Sister Carol Sunday, Taboo Sister Carol is one of Jamaica's top entertainers, born and raised in the ghettos of Kingston. At 14, her family moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., where Sister Carol got involved with the dancehall dance·hall n. 1. or dance hall A building or part of a building with facilities for dancing. 2. See ragga. dancehall Noun a style of dance-oriented reggae scene. The reggae singer has appeared in movies and television and has had several successful albums, including "Lyrically Potent," which earned her a Grammy nomi- nation. In 1999, the label Bob Marley started, Tuff Gong, released Sister Carol's "Isis - The Original Womb-man." Tickets are $13 at the door and $15 in advance. Taboo is at 23 W. Sixth Ave. The irie sound starts at 9 p.m. Mary Gauthier Monday, WOW Hall Singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier had a rough go at life before she got into music. According to a WOW Hall news release, she lived off the streets and turned 18 behind bars. She cleaned up her life and won respect as restaurateur res·tau·ra·teur also res·tau·ran·teur n. The manager or owner of a restaurant. [French, from restaurer, to restore; see restaurant. before turning to music, writing her first song at age 35. Gauthier, pronounced, "go-shay," is touring behind her 2005 release "Mercy Now." Her first CD, 1997's "Dixie Kitchen," earned her a Boston Music Award nomination for best new contemporary folk artist. Tickets are $12 advance and $14 at the door. Showtime is 8 p.m. Impossible Shapes Monday, Sam Bond's On March 7, the Impossible Shapes will release their album "TUM," which was created in only two weeks in drummer Mark Rice's garage. The band is on tour with Lawrence, Kan.'s Drakkar Sau- na. The free show begins at Sam Bond's at 9 p.m. |
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