Davis takes the solo road.Byline: LEWIS TAYLOR The Register-Guard Guy Davis is an actor, playwright, director and writer, but, at heart, he's a loner loner Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals . "At my essence, I'm a solo performer," Davis said in an interview with Blues Revue magazine. "I need that attention." Touring in support of his latest album, "Give in Kind," Davis will be in Eugene on Thursday for an 8 p.m. performance at Cafe Paradiso, 115 W. Broadway. A soloist in the truest sense of the word, the 50-year-old singer plays six- and 12-string guitar, 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. , blues harp and washboard; he even takes a turn on the digeridoo on his new record. "Give in Kind" is Davis' fifth album. Although he's focused primarily on music these days, Davis has a strong theatrical background. In 1993, he played the lead role in the off-Broadway play "Robert Johnson Robert Johnson may refer to:
adj. fish·i·er, fish·i·est 1. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor. 2. Cold or expressionless: a fishy stare. 3. Waters." The following year, he played alongside his parents, noted actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, in a New Jersey production called "Two Hah Hahs and a Homeboy home·boy n. Slang 1. A male friend or acquaintance from one's neighborhood or hometown. 2. A fellow male gang member. homeboy Noun slang 1. ." Davis, who also has written music for film and television, said songwriting and playwriting play·writ·ing also play·wright·ing n. The writing of plays. have some principles in common. "Whether I'm telling a story as an actor or I'm writing a song, I try to be clear," Davis told Blues Revue magazine. "The clearer I am, the clearer the pictures will be in people's imagination." Tickets to Davis' Eugene show are $11.50 in advance or $13 at the door. Misty River returns today for an 8 p.m. show at the Wild Duck Music Hall, 169 W. Sixth Ave. The all-female Americana group sold out its last Eugene performance, in November. They'll try to do it again tonight with an evening of folk, country, 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. and a bit of Celtic. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. Portland singer-songwriter Brenda Weiler drops in at Cafe Paradiso today. Originally from Minneapolis, Weiler grew up in a large, musical family and studied the cello before picking up the guitar. She moved to P-town in hopes of establishing a West Coast fan base to go with her Midwestern following. Her most recent release, "Brenda Weiler Live," is her fourth folk-pop album. Suzanne Benorden will open the show at 9 p.m. The cover is $5. The Knott Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) ., Willamette Valley bluegrass favorites, will celebrate the release of the group's new album, "talk about trouble," at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cafe Paradiso. Tickets are $10. If you like hot buttered rum Hot Buttered Rum may mean:
Not to be confused with the annoying, 1970s-era Casio keyboard group Hot Butter, the Hot Buttered Rum String Band has some real musical chops. The San Francisco quintet merges old and new influences to create an original modern bluegrass sound. Taking a page from the Steve Earle book of songwriting, the band finds inspiration in the story of the so-called American Taliban on its most recent release, "Live at the Freight and Salvage." The album features "The Trial of John Walker Lindh
John Phillip Walker Lindh (born February 9, 1981) is an American who was captured during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan while fighting there for the Taliban. ," a lighthearted tune that sounds almost like a bluegrass standard about a long-dead outlaw gone wrong. The group is currently at work on a new studio album, which is being recorded with solar power. The cover for Saturday's show is $3 to $5. CAPTION(S): Portland singer-songwriter Brenda Weiler will turn on the Midwestern charm at Cafe Paradiso tonight. The popular Americana group Misty River runs to Eugene for a show tonight at the Wild Duck. Pop music scene |
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