Demimonde Slumber Party finally gets it down on CD.Byline: Carolyn Lamberson The Register-Guard Demimonde dem·i·monde n. 1. a. A class of women kept by wealthy lovers or protectors. b. Women prostitutes considered as a group. 2. Slumber Party is a fairly new player on the Eugene music scene, but the band is no newbie A first-time user. A newbie may be a novice in anything; using a computer, a video game, a particular operating system, the Internet, etc. Also called a "newb," "noob" or "nub." (jargon) newbie . The San Francisco-born trio originally formed in 1993 as the duo of Melissa Lubofsky and Kim Lindquist. After playing with a few Bay Area bassists, they teamed up with Tim Romain. But in the late '90s, Romain moved to Seattle and Lubofsky and Lindquist moved to Eu- gene. The band went on hiatus for several years. That changed in 2003. With help from Romain on long weekends, Lubofsky and Lind- quist set up a makeshift recording studio in the Eugene home they share and set about recording some songs. The result is the debut full-length CD, "Green." Demimonde Slumber Party will celebrate the CD's release with a party today at Luckey's Club Cigar Store Luckey’s Club Cigar Store was purchased in 1911 by Tad Luckey, Sr., the son of Irish immigrants and an early Eugene pioneer. It is the oldest retail business in downtown Eugene, and one of the oldest bars in Oregon. , and again with a free in-store appearance Saturday afternoon at CD World. The music, which the band describes as samples different influences. X is evident on "Velveteen vel·vet·een n. A cotton pile fabric resembling velvet. [From velvet.] velveteen Noun a cotton fabric that resembles velvet Noun 1. " - Lubofsky's vocals are reminiscent of Exene Cervenka's - while the opener, "Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. " sports a beat as catchy as anything performed by the Go-Go's. Some of the songs date back to the '90s, while others are much newer. `The newest songs were finished just as I recorded them," Lubofsky said. Lubofsky had studied a little bit of audio engineering, so she did the recording herself. The nine-song disc took longer to produce than they planned, but they learned a lot for next time, she said. "The next step is to record a full-length CD with some engineering help," she said. During the band's off time, Lubofsky did some theater while Lindquist tried her hand at stand-up comedy  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. .
`I have a lot of creative interests," Lubofsky said. "But I'm ready I'm Ready is the double platinum second release from R&B singer Tevin Campbell. I'm Ready yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career the #1 R&B smash "Can We Talk", and produce 3 more successful hits in "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". to sacrifice a few of them to go back to my original passion, which is music." The band started playing live again last year - with gigs at Luckey's, Samurai Duck, Cozmic Pizza, John Henry's and Lesbopalooza. Romain played when he was available, with local bassist Kathy Moore filling in when he wasn't. `It would be our preference every time we play to play with (Romain)," Lindquist said. "He is willing to come down as much as he can," Lubofsky added. Lubofsky and Lindquist made the move to Eugene partly out of necessity - their landlady landlady n. female of landlord or owner of real property from whom one rents or leases. (See: landlord) is San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden was selling her house - and partly by sheer luck: Lindquist's dad owned a rental home here. So far, they've found the Eugene scene to be accepting and diverse, Lindquist said. `San Francisco at the time was focused more on noise and people screaming their songs," Lubofsky said, adding that while she has a bit of that in Demimonde Slumber Party's music, she likes things a little more melodic. As with most rock 'n' roll musicians, the women behind Demimonde Slumber Party dream big. Lubofsky, however, hedges her bets. "I think the ideal would be a kind of long-term moderate success," she said. "I'd like to have at least part of our income be from music." Lindquist doesn't hedge anything: "We'd like to quit our jobs and play music all the time." CONCERT PREVIEW Demimonde Slumber Party When: 10 p.m. today Where: Luckey's Club Cigar Store, 933 Olive St. How much: $3 to $5 sliding scale slid·ing scale n. A scale in which indicated prices, taxes, or wages vary in accordance with another factor, as wages with the cost-of-living index or medical charges with a patient's income. Also: Free in-store appearance, 3 p.m. Saturday, CD World, 3215 W. 11th Ave. CAPTION(S): After a few years off, Demimonde Slumber Party got back into playing live last year with gigs at several Eugene venues. |
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