Tex-Mex heats up Cuthbert with Grammy-winning trio.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard A concert that surprised the Cuthbert booking people with strong early ticket sales finally arrives Tuesday. Los Lonely Boys and Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang (born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr. on January 29, 1981, in Fargo, North Dakota) is a Grammy-winning American blues guitarist and singer. share a bill that highlights young talents breathing fresh air into the Tex-Mex and blues worlds. Los Lonely Boys, three brothers from Texas in their mid and late 20s, are touring with their second release, "Sacred," which the All Music Guide summarizes as an "uptempo, rollicking rol·lick·ing adj. Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration. rol , streetwise street·wise adj. Having the shrewd awareness, experience, and resourcefulness needed for survival in a difficult, often dangerous urban environment. Texas rock record with many surprises." The trio got its start touring with the boys' father while still in their teens, eventually breaking off to form their own group. The Boys' self-titled debut album earned them a Grammy in 2005 for best pop duo Pop duo is a term generally referring to a pop band with only two members. Many pop duos have made a name for themselves as much as or more than bands with 4 or 5 members. Famous pop duos of the 1980s include the Pet Shop Boys, Eurythmics, Erasure, Red Box, Savage Garden, Roxette, or group. Lang, only 26, already has had major label recording deals for more than 10 years. He has a new album due out in September. It's been a long road since his critically lauded debut CD, "Lie to Me." Of late, Lang has taken a turn toward powerful gospel blues Gospel blues is a form of blues-based gospel music that has been around since the inception of blues music, a combination of blues guitar and evangelistic lyrics.[1] with songs of gratitude and hope. Also a Grammy winner, Lang lives 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. with his wife, Haylie Johnson. Lang has toured with the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, B.B. King, Jeff Beck and Sting, according to a news release. In 1999, he played for Bill and Hillary Clinton at the White House. Eugene's Ehren Ebbage opens the show at 7 p.m. at 555 Day Island Road. Tickets are $44 for reserved seats and $32 for general admission. Music's Edge Rock Camp Showcase Today, WOW Hall All week, these youngsters have been working with some of Eugene's more talented and dedicated music teachers. Tonight is the kids' time to take the big stage. Music's Edge Rock Camp started Monday at the WOW Hall under the tutelage TUTELAGE. State of guardianship; the condition of one who is subject to the control of a guardian. of Director Tim McLaughlin from Eleven Eyes. McLaughlin, along with fellow instructors Larry Wayte and Zak Johnson, organized the students into bands. They will perform rock, funk, blues, hip-hop and pop tunes during the showcase. The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave., and there is a $5 cover. Showtime is 8 p.m. Rachael Sage and the Sequins Sunday, Luna Rachael Sage comes from the East Village of 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. and brings along a backing band called the Sequins, so she'd better bring some sparkle. Sage is known to wear billowy bil·low n. 1. A large wave or swell of water. 2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound. v. bil·lowed, bil·low·ing, bil·lows v.intr. 1. skirts and fishnet shirts as she sings her literate pop songs to her own self-taught piano accompaniment. A bio says she honed her skills listening to her parents' doo-wop, Broadway and Beatles albums. She's been writing music and performing for esteemed audiences, such as her kindergarten class, since she was 3. As a teen, Sage recorded hundreds of demos on a four-track tape machine she got for her bat mitzvah. She also has a ballet background, a drama degree from Stanford and has started her own record label. After winning a new talent contest at the Lilith Fair, Sage realized if she wanted to develop as a performer she would need to hit the road. And that's what she's been doing. Rebecca Pronsky will open the show at 8:30 p.m. at 30 E. Broadway. Admission is $6. Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup is an American Grammy nominated, comedy influenced pop punk band who originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994. Now based in Denton, Texas, the band is best known for their singles "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" (a 2003 Grammy Award nominee) and "1985. Wednesday, WOW Hall Good-time band Bowling for Soup returns to the WOW Hall on Wednesday. "It's perfectly fine to be a happy individual," Bowling for Soup declares in its song "I'm Gay." The band is so punk rock because it dares to not be angst-ridden. Its funny, catchy songs includes the recent radio hit, "High School Never Ends." The group has been together since 1994. Its motto is ripped off from Spinal Tap spinal tap: see spinal puncture. : "Have a good time, all the time." For a good time, go to the band's MySpace page and listen to its version of Fergie's "London Bridge." Oh, snap. Say it again, with feeling. Army of Freshmen Army of Freshmen is an independent 6 piece band based out of Ventura, California that has played over 1,000 shows in 42 states and 9 countries and are widely known as the co-founders of the annual Get Happy Tour, along with Bowling for Soup. open the show at 7:30 p.m., followed by Quiet Drive and Melee. Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door. Teddy Presberg Wednesday, Sam Bond's It's not exactly news that another environmentally conscious group is coming through Eugene on tour. But we love that stuff here, so we will give Teddy Presberg and Indubious their due for touring carbon-neutrally on their Funk the West Coast run. "It doesn't matter what our profession is, we have a personal responsibility to reduce the negative impacts of our actions on the environment," says Presberg, a so-called nu-jazz artist, in a news release. His music is instrumental funk with that loose, jam band jazz vibe. Based in Portland, Teddy Presberg and the Red Note Revivalists have a debut album, "Blueprint of Soul," due for rerelease re·re·lease tr.v. re·re·leased, re·re·leas·ing, re·re·leas·es To release (a movie, for example) again. re through Ropeadope Records this fall. Indubious is a San Francisco "reggae/funk/acid jazz" group, according to a news release. Sam Bond's Garage is at 407 Blair Blvd. The show starts at 9 p.m. for a $6 cover. |
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