Sounds of Autumn Defense take precedence at Bond's.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Two members of the Autumn Defense are in Wilco. That should establish enough indie cred Indie cred, a term similar to "street cred," describes the authenticity of an independent band. Having indie cred is crucial for such a band to be critically and popularly well received by people in the indie scene. to get you to forgive Sam Bond's for booting bingo and scheduling a band on a Monday night. John Stirratt John Stirratt is the bassist for Wilco and the former guitarist/bassist of Uncle Tupelo. He and Jeff Tweedy are the only original members of Wilco still with the band. Stirratt is also the twin brother of Laurie Stirratt, formerly of Blue Mountain. , a longtime member of Wilco and before that of Uncle Tupelo, founded the Autumn Defense about seven years ago with Pat Sansone. The band formed shortly after Stirratt had completed the `Mermaid Avenue' sessions with Wilco and Billy Bragg. POP NOTES A news release says the band shares roots with the Southern rock scene of the late 1980s. "The Autumn Defense creates a sound which both embraces and resists the moods of autumn, and so defines their name," the release says. After two full-length CDs, the multi-instrumental duo is touring with its third release, a self-titled project that came out in January. Sam Bond's is at 407 Blair Blvd. Jonathan Wilson opens the show at 9 p.m. The cover is $8. I-chele & the Circle of Light Today, McShane's When I-chele & the Circle of Light get back to town from its tour in Arizona, the Eugene-based roots reggae group will have a new CD showcasing its singer's powerful vocals over drum-and-bass rhythms. The CD release show will happen tonight at McShane's Bar and Grill, 86495 College View Road, Springfield. The album, "Salon de Esoterica esoterica Medtalk A synonym for 'oddballs'–unusual causes of common complaints. See Anecdotal, Fascunomia. (Liquid Love)," was produced by reggae great Vince Black. "With a sensuous, passionate flair, I-chele creates her own blend of reggae, highly influenced by Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix and Sade," a news release says. "Her positive and uplifting message shows respect for the power of roots rock reggae and the nyabingi rhythms." I-chele grew up in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , where she trained academically in theater and dance. The Circle of Light was the backing band for the Northwest Showcase at the 2006 Northwest World Reggae Festival, the release says. For the CD release party, a visiting musician from Hawaii, Ras Gabriel, will be on keyboards. Roger McConnell of Two Leg Lucy will play guitar, with other guest musicians sitting in. The show starts at 9 p.m., with Funktifyno opening. The cover is $5. Del Rey Saturday, house concert Known as the "queen of the resonator resonator /res·o·na·tor/ (rez´o-na?ter) 1. an instrument used to intensify sounds. 2. an electric circuit in which oscillations of a certain frequency are set up by oscillations of the same frequency in another guitar," Del Rey makes a stop in Eugene for a Saturday house concert. Rey's playing combines country blues, stride piano, classic jazz and hillbilly boogie through the sensibility of "an autodidact au·to·di·dact n. A self-taught person. [From Greek autodidaktos, self-taught : auto-, auto- + didaktos, taught; see didactic. trailer park esthete es·thete n. Variant of aesthete. Noun 1. esthete - one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature aesthete ," a news release says. "Her unique guitar style results from the way she channels the sound of the left hand of boogie-woogie and stride piano." Since 2004, Rey has been collaborating with Maria Muldaur on tributes to Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Johnny Cash, the release says. She is featured on Muldaur's Grammy-nominated "Sweet Lovin' Old Soul." The show starts at 8 p.m., and reservations are required. Call 683-8556, or e-mail jacobs .strain@gmail.com. The suggested donation is $15, and all money goes to the artist. Women Up Front Tuesday, Jaxx Women Up Front is a new variety show hosted by Jaxx that will feature female performers every Tuesday night, including Elizabeth Cable and her band in most shows. Laurie McCloskey also will perform Tuesday. Both women are local songwriters and guitarists with beautiful voices, says a news release, which also notes McCloskey's "fantastic sense of hu- mor." Check www.myspace.com/womenupfrontvarietyshow for the artists who will be performing each week. Jaxx is at 1010 Oak St., the same facility as Premium Pour bartending school. The free event starts at 9 p.m. Public Property Tuesday, Cozmic Pizza Leave it to eight white people from Iowa This is a list of notable people who were born in or closely associated with the state of Iowa. Persons not born in Iowa are marked with §. A
"By stirring the sounds of early reggae with modern hip-hop, soul calypso Calypso, in Greek mythology Calypso (kəlĭp`sō), nymph, daughter of Atlas, in Homer's Odyssey. She lived on the island of Ogygia and there entertained Odysseus for seven years. with dub, and Hawaiian ukulele ukulele (y  kəlā`lē), Hawaiian musical instrument developed from the Portuguese guitar. It has a fretted fingerboard and four strings that are plucked or strummed. with ska, the band's
recipe of old and new stylings has earned them a reputation as one of
the Midwest's most progressive reggae bands," the bio says.
The group's new release, "Movement," carries out a smooth ska sound in a compelling way on some tracks, but attempts at hip-hop fall unfortunately into the "oh, no you didn't" pile. Sometimes, it's best to not blend too many styles. Public Property has a Tuesday show at Cozmic Pizza at 8:30 p.m. The cover is $5. David Lindley Thursday, WOW Hall Someone who has managed to straddle In the stock and commodity markets, a strategy in options contracts consisting of an equal number of put options and call options on the same underlying share, index, or commodity future. many styles successfully is David Lindley, who has a Thursday concert at the WOW Hall. Lindley was the featured accompanist for Jackson Browne for many years. He was leader of El Rayo-X and has championed the concept of world music for many years. His solo performance combines American folk, blues and 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. traditions with elements from African, Arabic, Asian, Celtic, Malagasy and Turkish musical sources, a news bio says. Lindley also incorporates Hawaiian lap steel guitar The lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, from which other types developed. There are three main types of lap steel guitar:
n. A musical instrument of northern Africa and southwest Asia resembling a lute. [Arabic '  d, wood, stem, lute, oud.] and Irish bouzouki.
Between 1967 and 1971, Lindley led what many consider the first world music rock band, the Kaleidoscope. He also collaborated with guitarist Ry Cooder on "Bop Till You Drop." Thursday's show starts at 8 p.m. with a set from Mood Area 52. Tickets are $20. |
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