Musicians come to the aid of African mission work.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard POP NOTES Several local performers will sing their hearts out today in hopes of raising money for supplies for a crew of volunteers from First Baptist Church First Baptist Church may refer to many churches: Canada
A team is heading to Mozambique this summer. Tonight's concert will boost the level of relief the volunteers will be able to provide once they arrive in Africa to help build an orphan- age. The show will feature singer-songwriter Anna Gilbert, Feel Good Remedy and Calling Simon. Gilbert may be the latest in a string of Christian musicians from Eugene to make it onto a national label. Her song, "God Sees," has made a splash on the independent Christian music Christian music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding the Christian life, as well as (in terms of contemporary music) to give a Christian alternative to main stream secular music. scene, recently hitting No. 1 on the national indie charts for a Christian radio Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christian message. Many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering associated topics that can have a political angle to station. The song has background vocals by Paul Wright Paul Wright may refer to:
Gilbert writes piano-driven, introspective in·tro·spect intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects To engage in introspection. [Latin intr songs. She compares her singing style to Sarah McLachlan or Alanis Morissette. Calling Simon is best known for its catchy, straightforward tunes, tight musicianship and fun performances, 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 news release. The band has opened for Building 429 and Falling Up
Falling Up is an American Christian rock/Nu-metal band signed to BEC Recordings. . Feel Good Remedy mixes electric blues This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since June 2007. , acoustic grooves, soulful ballads and rap "into a new and catchy synthesis," according to the release. The concert will start at 7 p.m. at in the great hall of the church, at 3550 Fox Meadow Drive, off of Coburg Road. The suggested donation for admission is $5. Rita Hosking and Cousin Jack Today, Sam Bond's Rita Hosking and her band, Cousin Jack, will perform tonight with Eugene's local folk darling, Laura Kemp, and Steven Pile, whose guitar playing has been compared to Richard Thompson. The folk and roots show at Sam Bond's Garage will start with Pile's performance at 9 p.m. Hosking began to dabble dab·ble v. dab·bled, dab·bling, dab·bles v.tr. To splash or spatter with or as if with a liquid: "The moon hung over the harbor dabbling the waves with gold" in music as a child at church in Northern California "under the wings of an old-time jug band made up of seasoned mountain characters," her bio says. Joe Craven, in the bio, says "her voice gripped me and did not let go." Cousin Jack is Sean Feder on 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. and guitar, Bill Dakin on upright bass and guitar, and Andy Lentz on fiddle. They perform Hosking's originals and old-time favorites. Sam Bond's is at 407 Blair Blvd. The cover is $6. Janet Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. Saturday, Cozmic Pizza Janet Bates is from Canada, she often sings Irish songs, and her voice has been compared to American folk legends Joan Baez and Judy Collins. Bates has a Saturday show at Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave., where she will share her brand of activist folk influenced by 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 Celtic traditions. She began writing and singing songs as a reaction to the war in Iraq. Her husband encouraged her to put to music the thoughts she had been sharing with lawmakers through letters. Her voice is "uniquely and deeply moving, engaging and captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. ," according to her press bio, "a tightly woven blend of harmonies and instrumentation" with "passionate and emotional lyrics reminiscent of the '60s." The show starts at 7 p.m. Admission is free, with donations accepted. Scott Southworth Sunday, Cozmic Pizza Scott Southworth, raised in Eugene and Springfield but living in Nashville, Tenn., is back home for one night of music. Or, as his bio states it, "two hours of singing songs, telling lies and laughing at his own jokes." Southworth's bio says he has studied blues in Memphis, sung rock and reggae music at the North Pole and played country music on the beaches of San Diego. After much experimentation, he realized his writing has Americana tendencies, and that is where he has settled for now. His show starts at 9 p.m. for a $2 cover. At 7 p.m., Two Easy, the local guitar and bass duo of Jim Hershey and Tracy Beckmann, has a CD release party for a $3 to $5 cover. The CD is titled "Little Big City." Organic Flood Wednesday, Cozmic Pizza The five musicians of Organic Flood, who hail from the Sierra Nevada foothills of Nevada County, Calif., will drench drench 1. to give medicines in liquid form by mouth and forcing the animal to drink. See also drenching. 2. medicines given as a drench. Cozmic Pizza in their funk-driven jams, blues, rock, jazz and hip-hop slams Wednesday. Organic Flood, according to its bio, "is making music for the next dimension, with intricate grooves and elegant lyrics familiar to the soul." The music activates the imagination, the bio says, which adds that the budding band is becoming an independent favorite in Northern Cali- fornia. The show starts at 8 p.m. for a $4 cover. 5 Mile Chase Thursday, Cozmic Pizza Any time of year is a good time to get your Irish jig on, and 5 Mile Chase will give you that chance Thursday at Cozmic Pizza. The Minnesota-based duo, Django Amerson and Brian Miller, performs contemporary and traditional Irish dance music and folk songs. They use a fiddle, guitar, wooden flute and vocals to play Irish traditional music with deep roots and "branches all over the place," according to a news bio. For Irish music with influences from Kentucky to Bulgaria, show up at 8 p.m. The cover is from $6 to $8. |
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