Sonny and the Moonlighters spread their big soul sound.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard A diverse group of musicians, ages 19 to 27, bring the excitement of the Motown era to Eugene this weekend with an ever-expanding horn section In a symphony orchestra the horn section is the group of musicians who play the horn (sometimes referred to as the French horn). In non-Classical musical groups, the horn section . Sonny and the Moonlighters have only been together for about half a year, yet the now-nine-piece band has played just about every local venue to large, excited crowds. POP NOTES Band leader Sonny McNeillie, 21, grew up an actor in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . But he soon decided that with so many bands down there, he wanted to pursue music in a smaller market. "Eugene seemed like a welcoming scene," he said. "I came here and it's been awesome ever since.?... "We're just getting booked like crazy, and it happened really fast." The infectious, soul-drenched original tunes played by a group of nattily nat·ty adj. nat·ti·er, nat·ti·est Neat, trim, and smart; dapper. [Perhaps variant of obsolete netty, from net, elegant, from Middle English, from Old French; see dressed young men have gotten people up and dancing and begging for more. "It's a positive sound. I feel like even when I listen to sad songs it's uplifting," McNeillie said of his Motown and soul influences. "I got sick of loud guitars, because every band had loud guitars." McNeillie said the group already has a growing "band fund" and is working toward releasing a full-length CD. He believes its success is due in part to how inspiring the music is. "Nowadays, there are a lot of projects that are the same things over and over again," he said. "(Our music) is something that people like, something different and positive." McNeillie and Eric Dion share lead songwriting duties. In addition to the originals, the group covers such crowd-pleasers as "Ain't Too Proud to Beg
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 hit single by The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label, produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr. ." The band would like to do "Bernadette," but needs a violinist to pull that one off. Saturday's show starts at 10 p.m. for a $3 to $5 cover. Cozmic Pizza is at 199 W. Eighth Ave. Rootdown Today, Diablo's Corvallis singer-songwriter Debra Arlyn will open a 10 p.m. show for a new reggae-influenced pop band called Rootdown. Paul Wright Paul Wright may refer to:
Sonic experimentation is not where it ends for Rootdown. For the first Rootdown EP, the group decided on an unconventional distribution strategy as well. Rootdown is giving the EP away for free in exchange for the e-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address of fans and five of their friends. When you register your name at www?.rootdownsound.com/ep, an e-mail goes to your friends saying you recommend the music. Wright reported that band members have collected 5,000 addresses. In two weeks, he said the EP has been downloaded for free almost that many times. "As record sales drop around the country, our focus is to move our overall brand forward by engaging our audience with a fun live show and marketing directly to them online," Wright said in an e-mail. Diablo's is at 959 Pearl St. The cover is $6. David Jacobs-Strain Today, Axe and Fiddle We'll have to wait until March for native son David Jacobs-Strain to release his new solo project A solo project usually refers to a single member of a band's work independent of their original group, yet typically without having quit their original group. . Because it wasn't a traditional blues record, the CD faced delays even though he finished recording it some time ago. Jacobs-Strain finally found "Finally Found" was the debut single from the Honeyz. This was their most successful single in the UK and worldwide, securing a number 4 position in the UK singles chart and achieved platinum status in Australia [1] Tracklisting # Title Length a record label to match his intentions for the new project in UFO UFO: see unidentified flying objects. (United Functions and Objects) A programming language developed by John Sargeant at Manchester University, U.K. Records, located in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . It "took me a while to find a label that really got it," he wrote in an e-mail. At today's gig, you'll be able to get your hands on a "bootleg" live recording of a Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. performance that Jacobs-Strain said has some of his best slide guitar on it. In other news, the musician played 12 festivals this summer and toured with Boz Scaggs. "I played solo on all the Boz dates," he wrote. "Most of the shows went really well, but it was a real challenge trying to fill some of those bigger stages all by myself. "I've always gone for a big guitar sound, but playing a stage like the B of A Pavilion in Boston takes a whole different level of energy than playing a club." Forest Resener opens at 8:30 p.m. for a $5 cover. The Axe and Fiddle is at 641 Main St., Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). . Jenztu and the Alter Egos A doctrine used by the courts to ignore the corporate status of a group of stockholders, officers, and directors of a corporation in reference to their limited liability so that they may be held personally liable for their actions when they have acted fraudulently or unjustly or when Tuesday, Good Times Following the wholesome-family-outing theme is an eight-year tradition that Long, Tall and Ugly's Robert Jacobs has been a part of. Jenztu and the Alter Egos is a blues and soul band that plays Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Sam & Dave. "What happens is that everybody comes home to visit families, then gets bored with the folks and goes out to see their friends," Jacobs said. We "pack the joint, everybody is filled with good cheer, and since our singer is amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. , it turns out to be a great, crazy night." Sounds jolly. Jacobs promised three sets, starting at 10 p.m. for a $5 cover. Good Times is at 375 E. Seventh Ave. Rooster's Blues Jam Tuesday, Black Forest Talk about dedication. Starting on Christmas, Rooster's Blues Jams will happen each Tuesday at the Black Forest. Why not take a day when many people are burning to either get away from their families or have something to do with them and then throw a kickoff party for the new series? Rooster's fans get the added holiday gift of a free show. And it's a gift that will keep on giving each week. The action starts at 8 p.m. at 50 E. 11th Ave. |
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