Peter Lang returns to stage.Byline: LEWIS TAYLOR The Register-Guard "Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. Blues," the new record by Peter Lang, marks the finger-style guitarist's return to the spotlight after a two-decade hiatus. He comes to Sam Bond's Garage, 407 Blair Blvd., on Wednesday for a 9 p.m. show. Like Leo Kottke Leo Kottke (born on 11 September 1945 in Athens, Georgia, U.S.) is an acoustic guitarist. He is widely known for his idiosyncratic fingerpicking style, which draws on blues, jazz, and folk music influences, and his syncopated, polyphonic melodies. , Lang was discovered by the late John Fahey John Fahey may be:
Although it's impossible to say where Lang would be had he not decided to ditch his music career 20 years ago, he sounds anything but rusty on his latest release. Although Lang left the music business, he says, he never left the music. Put out on his own Horus Records, "Dharma Blues" shows Lang still finessing the notes and picking at lightning speed. Fahey call Lang's folk/blues/Americana style "American Primitive." Admission to Wednesday's show is $10. Southern singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis will be at Gutenberg College, 1883 University St., today for a 9 p.m. concert. Pettis' intimate new release, "State of Grace," shows his passion for songs about Southern life. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Call 543-8447 for tickets. Contemporary jazz artist Charlie Hunter Charlie Hunter is an American jazz, rock and fusion guitarist. He grew up in Berkeley, California, where he graduated from Berkeley High School and took lessons from guitarist Joe Satriani. comes to the Wild Duck Music Hall, 169 W. Sixth Ave., today for a 9:30 p.m. show. Tickets are $17. On his latest release "Songs from the Analog Playground," Hunter, who plays an eight-stringed bass/guitar that he designed himself, adds a new instrument to the mix: voice. The album features guest singers Theryl de Clouet from the funk band Galactic, rapper Mos Def and Blue Note artists Kurt Elling Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz vocalist. Elling graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota in 1989. He then enrolled in The University of Chicago's Divinity School and remained a student there until January 1992, when he left and Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actress of American and Indian descent. . Hunter describes his music - which blends jazz, funk, blues and rock - as simply "rhythm music." Doug Martsch, founder of the Boise rock band Built to Spill Built to Spill is an American indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho. History Former Treepeople leader Doug Martsch formed Built to Spill in 1992 with Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz as the band's original members. , is touring behind his latest solo release. He comes to the WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave., on Wednesday for an 8:30 p.m. show. His solo acoustic songs are described as being closer to folk and blues than to his band's usual 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 fare. Mike Johnson, a former member of the band Dinosaur Jr. who got his start as a musician with the Eugene band Snakepit, will open the show, along with Ian Waters, a singer-songwriter from Boise. Tickets are $12. Fitz Albert Cotterell, the chanting Jamaican DJ better known as Prezident Brown, comes to the WOW Hall on Thursday for a 9:30 p.m. show. Adopted at a young age by reggae producer Jack Ruby, Cotterell took his name from U Brown, a DJ who was his early idol. The Eugene reggae/world beat band Vibe Nation will open the show. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. CAPTION(S): Clockwise from the top: Charlie Hunter plays jazz tonight at the Wild Duck, Pierce Pettis sings tonight at Gutenberg College and DJ Prezident Brown chants Thursday at the WOW Hall. Pop music scene |
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