Deke Falcon's final flight.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard CONCERT PREVIEW The Magnolia Magnolia, city, United States Magnolia (măgnō`lyə), city (1990 pop. 11,151), seat of Columbia co., SW Ark.; inc. 1855. Its oil industry has been important since 1938. Electric Co., Ladyhawk, Deke deke tr.v. deked, dek·ing, dekes To deceive (an opponent) in ice hockey by a fake: deked the goalie with a move from left to right. n. Falcon What: Southern rock showcase and Deke Falcon's last show When: 9 p.m. Wednesday Where: WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave. Tickets: $8 advance, $10 at the door Eugene band Deke Falcon may not be headliners in its final gig, but Magnolia Electric Co. is one of the band's favorite national acts. At least that's what bass player Dave Clark said about the headlining band that's touring with Ladyhawk. To show its devotion, Deke Falcon even has Magnolia Electric Co. as its No. 1 friend on Myspace.com. The Wednesday gig will mark the end of the almost 3-year-old Deke Falcon. Clark already has moved to Portland to attend art school, and drummer Jordan Glenn is moving to Oakland, Calif., to pursue a graduate degree at Mills College Mills College, at Oakland, Calif.; for women; est. 1852 as the Young Ladies' Seminary at Benicia, Calif., moved 1871, chartered as Mills College 1885. The first women's college in the Far West, it has programs in English literature and creative writing, foreign . "Our band name arose by accident," lead singer and guitar player Patrick Hayden writes in the band bio. "The story behind it is not particularly funny or poignant, so I won't bother spilling it. `What matters is that we've gained, I think, from engaging what started as an empty concept and playing with the ideas of Deke Falcon as person, presence, absence, ethos e·thos n. The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement: "They cultivated a subversive alternative ethos" Anthony Burgess. , rock band, etc." Deke Falcon plays alternative country, clever songs that don't go light on irony. Some of the influences the band lists on myspace.com/dekefalcon are the Band, Sonic Youth, 1970s rock, '60s soul and Wilco. Jason Molina Jason Molina is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Lorain, Ohio. He first came to prominence performing and recording under the name Songs: Ohia, both in solo projects and with a rotating cast of musicians. is the force behind Magnolia Electric Co., which grew out of his seven-year run releasing albums with a revolving cast of musicians under the moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. "Songs: Ohia." With a steady band and a band name since 2003, the Wednesday show represents this new era for Molina, one in which he is also releasing solo material under his own name. The new band materialized after Molina moved to Bloomington, Ind., and found Pete Schreiner, Jason Groth, Mark Rice and Mike Kapinus. The latest release is "What Comes After the Blues," which is similar to the later "Songs: Ohia" material, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a band news release. "This is not indie rock Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with underground music as a whole, though more specifically implicates that the music meets the criterion of being rock, as anymore," the release says. "Magnolia Electric Co. have made an ... album that is both rocking and full of life. It's a fist pumper and manages to hit great depths of beauty as well." A new recording, "Fading Trails," is due out in September. As a solo artist, Molina will release up to six CDs this year, according to Tiny Mix Tapes. |
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