The Strawbs, those 1970s folk-rockers, are back at it.Byline: POP NOTES By Carolyn Lamberson The Register-Guard What started as a 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. band named after Strawberry Hill - in Leicester, England - and evolved into one of the pioneering folk-rock acts of the 1970s has been reborn as an acoustic trio. The Strawbs - featuring founding member David Cousins, Dave Lambert and Chas Cronk - are on the road in support of their 2004 album "Deja Fou." The tour leads to Cafe Paradiso, 115 W. Broadway, at 8 p.m. Saturday. The early band was a revolving door of membership, and at times included Rick Wakeman (pre-Yes) and Sandy Denny (pre-Fairport Convention). Among the group's best-known albums are "Bursting at the Seams" (1973), "Hero and Heroine" (1974) and "Ghosts" (1975). Tickets are $18 in advance, available at Cafe P, or $20 at the door. Corinne West Thursday, Cafe Paradiso On her most recent album, "Bound for the Living," Californian Corinne West combines alt-country, folk and bluegrass for her own personal Americana recipe. She'll serve up a helping of that dish Thursday at Cafe Paradiso. Also on the bill is Alan Glickenhaus of Higher Ground. The show begins at 8 p.m., and tickets are $10. Vagabond VAGABOND. One who wanders about idly, who has no certain dwelling. The ordinances of the French define a vagabond almost in the same terms. Dalloz, Dict. Vagabondage. See Vattel, liv. 1, Sec. 219, n. Opera Today, Cozmic Pizza It's a band that has been known to sing about Marlene Dietrich, Jewish weddings, tramps and thieves. It also plays original jazz and bellydance music based in the klezmer klezmer (klĕz`mər), form of instrumental folk music developed in the Eastern European Jewish community. The style had its beginnings in the Middle Ages; its name is a Yiddishized version of the Hebrew klei zemir style. Yup, the Vagabond Opera is coming to town. The five-piece band will take the stage tonight at Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave. Showtime is 9 p.m. The cover is $5. Lila Today, Diablo's/Downtown Lounge The band that lives together, plays together. That's the philosophy of Lila, the Seattle-based rock band featuring brothers TJ and Tyler Johnson, Michael Lee and Alex Pascal. In addition to being bandmates, the guys are roommates. The men of Lila will release a new album this summer. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , check them out at the Downtown Lounge, 959 Pearl St. The show begins at 10 p.m. The cover is $5. Edwin McCain Wednesday, John Henry's Singer-songwriter Edwin McCain knows about life on the road. Back in the mid-1990s, he and his band were on the road more than 300 nights a year, touring with acts such as Hootie and the Blowfish. The 1997 hit "I'll Be," from McCain's second album "Misguided Roses," became a smash. But the success wouldn't last. McCain split from his record label, Lava/Atlantic, in 2001. Since then, he's released two records, "The Austin Sessions" in 2002 and 2004's "Scream and Whisper.' McCain will swing through John Henry's at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday - with support from Maia Sharp and Marcus Eaton. Tickets are $15 in advance, available through Ticketmaster outlets. Admission will be $17 on the day of the show. Cosmic Charlie Today Deadwood Deadwood, city (1990 pop. 1,830), seat of Lawrence co., W S.Dak.; settled 1876 after discovery of gold. A Black Hills tourist center, it is also a trade hub for a lumbering, stock-raising, and mining region. Community Center If you missed Cosmic Charlie's show at the Jungle on Thursday night, don't despair. The Grateful Dead tribute band will perform tonight at the Deadwood Community Center. Cosmic Charlie bills itself as the Dead cover band for folks who are ambivalent about Dead cover bands. Tickets are $8 at the door and showtime is 9 p.m. The center is on Deadwood Creek Road. Faun Fables Saturday, John Henry's When it comes to experimental folk balladry bal·lad·ry n. Ballads considered as a group. , Faun Fables - singer Dawn McCarthy with able assistance from Nils Frykdahl - creates a soundscape sound·scape n. An atmosphere or environment created by or with sound: the raucous soundscape of a city street; a play with a haunting soundscape. of almost Bjorkian pro- portions. McCarthy is not from Iceland, though. She and her yelping yelp v. yelped, yelp·ing, yelps v.intr. To utter a short, sharp bark or cry: excited dogs yelping; yelped in pain when the bee stung. v.tr. voice are the products of Eastern Washington's Spokane Valley. Faun Fables will play an early show - 7:30 p.m. - Saturday at John Henry's, 77 W. Broadway. Headlining will be Frykdahl's other band, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (often abbreviated to SGM) are an American avant-rock band, formed in 1999 in Oakland, California. History After the disbanding of Idiot Flesh, Dan Rathbun and Nils Frykdahl joined with Charming Hostess member Carla Kihlstedt (of which . Tickets are $8 in advance, available at John Henry's, House of Records and the Museum of Unfine Art. Day-of-show admission will be $10. Setting Sun Saturday, Luckey's Setting Sun isn't a band. It's a guy. More specifically, it's Gary Levitt, a Queens-born, San Francisco-based multi-instru- mentalist This article is about the performing artist. For other uses of the word, see mentalist (disambiguation). The term mentalist refers to entertainers whose performance appears to be based on "psychic" abilities, featuring the ability to read minds, project . Levitt is on tour in support of his new record, "Math & Magic." He will stop by Luckey's Club Cigar Store Luckey’s Club Cigar Store was purchased in 1911 by Tad Luckey, Sr., the son of Irish immigrants and an early Eugene pioneer. It is the oldest retail business in downtown Eugene, and one of the oldest bars in Oregon. at 10 p.m. Saturday. Opening the show is Eugene's favorite all-girl glam rock band, the Ovulators. Expect the cover to be $5. A Circus for Nisse Sunday, Cozmic Pizza "Nisse's Dream" is an original musical for children written by Paul Safer and Nancy Wood that's scheduled to be staged in August. To help ensure that it makes it to the stage, Cherry Blossom Musical Arts is hosting a fund-raising vaudeville performance and silent auction Sunday at Cozmic Pizza. The entertainment lineup includes juggler juggler Entertainer who keeps several plates, knives, balls, or other objects in the air at once by tossing and catching them. The art of juggling has been practiced since antiquity. Tom Question, Slug Queen Scarlett O'Slimera and her Royal Family, the Jabberwock Storytellers from IMPACT! Arts, bellydancers, piano fools, 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. music, wandering trolls and a preview from the play.
The event runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Suggested donation for admission is from $5 to $10. Blue Floyd Thursday, the Jungle Grammy-winning blues gui- tarist Alvin Youngblood Hart  Alvin "Youngblood" Hart (born 1963 in Oakland, California) is an American musician. leads Blue
Floyd, an all-star Pink Floyd tribute band that will rock the Jungle, 23
W. Sixth Ave., on Thursday.
Joining Hart will be Johnny Neel (keyboards, the Allman Bros.), Matt Abts (drums, Gov't Mule), Berry Oakley Jr. (bass, Robby Krieger Band), Audley Freed (guitar, the Black Crowes) and Jeff Pevar (guitar, Phil Lesh and Friends Phil Lesh & Friends is an American rock band formed and led by Phil Lesh, bassist of the Grateful Dead. Phil & Friends is not a traditional group in that several different lineups of musicians have played under the name, including ones featuring members of Phish, Little Feat, and ). Get comfortably numb by the time the show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, available at the Jungle, CD World, House of Records and any TicketsWest location. Anne McCue Thursday, John Henry's As Blender magazine once put it, "Anne McCue is a folkie folk·ie also folk·y n. pl. folk·ies 1. A folk singer or musician. 2. One who is an enthusiast of folk music. adj. , but she's no delicate flower." The L.A. Weekly opined: `She possesses a poignantly plaintive voice and multi-ranged guitar chops that swing from tasty Delta blues to stinging slide chordings to fat feedback riffs.' McCue will display those much-described chops when she plays an early show Thursday at John Henry's. The music will begin at 7:30 p.m., and the cover is $7. CAPTION(S): Edwin McCain will be at John Henry's on Wednesday night. |
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