Last night to party like it's 2004.Byline: Carolyn Lamberson The Register-Guard New Year's Eve 2004 falls on a Friday - tonight - which means there are plenty of options for people who want to celebrate with a night on the town. A family-friendly Last Night Celebration will take over Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave., from 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. The entertainment will take on a global flavor, with everything from tango and West African West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. drumming to Middle Eastern and Brazilian elements. 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, that funky, 30-piece percussion carnival, will cap off the night. The idea, Samba Ja member and Last Night organizer Steve Holtzman said, is to provide a place where families can celebrate the new year together `(Puppet makers) Jeff Lake and Tamara Crafts and I have participated heavily with First Night for many years, and last year we decided that it wasn't OK that First Night no longer existed,' he said. `So we decided we would create our own event and call it Last Night. `The three of us really enjoy community-based, all-ages events, and so we decided to do this.' That first year, only three acts were on the bill. This year, the list has expanded to more than half a dozen. The emcee for the night will be "an old queen," former Slug Queen Accordiana. Admission will be $5 to $10 on a 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. . New Year's Eve Faerie Masquerade Ball Dig out those fairy wings, robes and crowns. The audience is encouraged to dress the part today at 9 p.m. for the New Year's Eve Faerie Masquerade Ball at the WOW Hall. On the bill will be the reunited three-piece Trillian Green, as well as Woodland, featuring a light show featuring images from the World of Froud. The members of Trillian Green - Ben Klein (flute), Christine Gunn (cello) and Jarrod Kaplan (percussion) - first found each other at the 1994 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 . For four years, they toured the Northwest and released two CDs. The group's last show was at the WOW Hall on New Year's Eve 1997. After a reunion gig at this past summer's Faerie Worlds Festival in North Plains, they decided to get back together. Kelly Miller-Lopez has a background in Celtic myth and Shakespeare; Emilio Miller-Lopez is a songwriter. Together, they created the mythical music of Woodland. The music weaves ornate bardic poetry Bardic Poetry refers to the writings of poets trained in the Bardic Schools of Ireland and the Gaelic parts of Scotland, as they existed down to about the middle of the 17th century, or, in Scotland, the early 18th century. between sensual acoustic sounds and melody-driven, rhythmic tribal rock. Tickets are $20 at the door. The doors open at 8:30 p.m. The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave. The show is open to all ages. RMS McConnell The brothers McConnell - Roger, Maurice and Stefan - will play a rare gig tonight at Mac's at the Vet's Club, 1626 Willamette St. As RMS McConnell, the boys were known for their hard-rockin' ways. Their single "Save a Little" even made a 1985 compilation called "Oregon's Best Rock," put out by KZEL. But the band split up so the brothers could pursue their other interests - Maurice plays soulful piano with Mo'fessor, Roger plays guitar for the alt-rock band Sticky Mouse, while Stefan plays guitar and keys for the heavy rock band Fungus. But because their loyal fans still request it, the brothers get back together for the occasional gig, and tonight will be one of them. The fun will begin at 9:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for best party hat, and complimentary champagne will be handed out for a midnight toast. The cover is $5. J.C. Rico & Zulu Dragon If you like the idea of having a New Year's Eve flavored with stone country, jazz, funk, light rock, blues, R&B and gospel, Luna might be the place for you. The nightclub at 30 E. Broadway will host J.C. Rico & Zulu Dragon today at 9:30 p.m. Rico comes by his blues pedigree legitimately - his family lived in the Mississippi Delta This article is about the geographic region of the U.S. state of Mississippi. For other uses, see Mississippi Delta (disambiguation). The Mississippi Delta is the distinct northwest section of the state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo region when he was born, then moved to Chicago when he was young. He also first started singing in church when he was 4 years old. The cover for tonight's show will be $10. Americanistan For a New Year's with a little Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flair, head over to Cafe Paradiso, 115 W. Broadway, for a show tonight from Americani- stan. The group has a regular gig at Cafe P the last Friday of each month, and tonight is no exception. The musicians play acoustic, ethnic instruments such as a kanun, a 76-stringed plucked zither zither (zĭth`ər), stringed musical instrument, derived from the psaltery and the dulcimer. It has a flat sound box over which are stretched from 30 to 45 strings; these are plucked with the fingers and a plectrum. In the 18th cent. ; the harmonium harmonium: see reed organ. harmonium or reed organ Free-reed keyboard instrument in which wind from a foot-operated bellows causes metal reeds to vibrate. Pitch is determined by the size of the reed; there are no pipes. , a keyboard instrument Noun 1. keyboard instrument - a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard accordion, piano accordion, squeeze box - a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player ; and the dumbek and flat drums, among others. They also incorporate Western instruments such as the silver flute and hart. The show will begin at 8:30 p.m. The cover is $5. Satin Love Orchestra Or, you could be in the mood to put on your boogie shoes. If so, the Hilton Eugene ballroom is the place to be. The retro '70s funk-disco group Satin Love Orchestra will celebrate all things polyester tonight at the New Year's Eve Dance Party. The disco inferno will light up at 8 p.m. at the Hilton, 66 E. Sixth Ave. Tickets are $20. Out and about There are, of course, any number of shows at clubs around town. Coupe de Ville and Rock-It! will cruise the Ramada ra·ma·da n. Southwestern U.S. 1. a. An open or semienclosed shelter roofed with brush or branches, designed especially to provide shade. b. An open porch or breezeway. 2. Inn, 225 Coburg Road (9:15 p.m., $20) ... Sam Bond's Garage, 407 Blair Blvd., will play host to the Sugar Beets (10 p.m., $10) ... Fenceline will rise up at the Countryside in Springfield, 4740 Main St., (9 p.m. $10, with breakfast served at 2 a.m. ). There will be some rockin' and rollin' at Diablo's/Down- town Lounge, 959 Pearl St., with Silverhawk, the Pitbosses, Muddy River This article is about Nevada's Muddy River. For the Muddy River in Boston, Massachusetts, see Emerald Necklace. The Muddy River, formerly known as the Moapa River, is a short river located in the southern part of the state of Nevada, in the United States. Nightmare Band and Jet Harris Jet Harris (born Terence Harris, 6 July 1939, Honeypot Lane, Kingsbury, North London, England) was the bass guitarist and leader of The Shadows until April 1962. Life and career and the Hotrod Hellcats (10 p.m., $10) Side Project is the main dish at Jo Federigo's, 259 E. Fifth Ave. (9 p.m., $10) ... Norma Fraserand Mastro 3 will party at the Lucky Noodle, 207 E. Fifth Ave. 9:30 p.m., $5) ... It's a triple bill at the Wetlands, 922 Garfield St., with Sawyer Family, Toad in the Hole
Bobby Six Crows Henderson and de Riggin' Warriors fly into Club Rock, 535 Main St., Springfield (9:30 p.m., $5).Hot for Chocolate, the Fast Computers and Touch Force will punk up Luckey's, 933 Olive St. (10 p.m., $3) ... The Scoundrels will jazz up Sam's Place, 825 Wilson St., (9 p.m., $3). If it's the Embers, 1811 Highway 99, it must be the Michael Anderson Michael Anderson is the name of:
The Divers will get all retro at New Max's, 550 E. 13th Ave. (9 p.m., free) ... The Survivors will cover the spectrum at the Old Pad, 3355 E. Amazon Drive (9 p.m., free) ... Vida Girls will rock Quacker's, 2105 W. Seventh Ave. (8:30 p.m., free) ... And Big Bamboo will sprout up at SweetWaters at the Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Drive (9 p.m., two-drink minimum) ... On the road again If you are heading up to that large city at the mouth of the Willamette for the new year, don't worry: You can have a little bit of Eugene with you. First off, the Oregon Country Fair is co-sponsoring a Crystal Ball at the Crystal Ballroom, 1332 W. Burnside. The ball will feature musical performances from Flowmotion and the Steve Kimock Band, in addition to performances from various Country Fair performance artists: stilt stilt, common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet. Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the flamingo. walkers, fire-dancers and a lighted-mask procession. Be sure to arrive in costume and be ready to join in the drum circle drum circle, n a spiritual, communal, or therapeutic music experience in which participants join together in a circle with drums, move, dance using various percussion instruments, voices, and other devices. . The 21-and-over show begins at 8 p.m. today. Tickets are $30. Meanwhile, it'll be a busy night for two Eugene musicians. Steve Perry and guitarist Jason Moss first will rock the house at the Doug Fir Room, 830 E. Burnside, Portland, with their glam band White Hot Odyssey White Hot Odyssey is an American band created in 2002, headed by Steve Perry, lead singer of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies along with the Daddies' guitarist Jason Moss and Eugene, Oregon musicians Mark Rogers, Ed Cole and Jivan Valpey. . Tickets are $25. Then Perry and Moss will change out of their platforms and into their wingtips and rush over to the Roseland, 8 N.W. Sixth Ave., where their other band, the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, will swing into the new year with the Crazy 8's. Tickets are $20 and $35. Reach Carolyn Lamberson at 338-2341 or clamberson@ guardnet.com. LAST NIGHT CELEBRATION 7:30 p.m.: Tango Trio, tango dance music with a twist 8:15 p.m.: Scarlett O'Slimera & Friends, Eugene's reigning Slug Queen 8:30 p.m.: Grupo Capoeira cap·o·ei·ra n. An Afro-Brazilian dance form that incorporates self-defense maneuvers. [Portuguese, from earlier *capon, capon, from Vulgar Latin , traditional Brazilian music and fight/dancing performance 9:30 p.m.: Ala Nar, Middle Eastern music The music of the Middle Eastern and North Africa spans across a vast region, from Morocco to Iran, and it's influences can be felt even further afield. Middle Eastern music influenced (and has been influenced by) the to music of Greece and India music, as well as Central Asia, and belly dance performance 10 p.m.: Village Pulse, West African drumming and dance 10:30 p.m.: 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, Brazilian forro dance music Midnight: Samba Ja, carnival-style percussion ensemble and fire-dancing outdoors CAPTION(S): The members of Trillian Green - Christine Gunn, Ben Klein and Jarrod Kaplan - play at the WOW Hall tonight. |
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