They Might Be Giants know where they will be welcome.Byline: POP NOTES By Tyler Mack The Register-Guard After 20 years of music that crosses genres and generations, They Might Be Giants are still college campus kings. So, where else would they play besides campus? The indie-pop-grunge band, which brought us the catchy theme song to "Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle is a seven-time Emmy-winning,[1] one-time Grammy-winning[1] and seven-time Golden Globe-nominated[1] American sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. " and won a Grammy in 2002, slides into Agate Hall on Saturday for an 8 p.m. show. The Giants - John Linnell For the English artist, see John Linnell (painter). John Sidney Linnell (born June 12 1959), musician, is known primarily as one half of Brooklyn, New York alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants. on accordion, keyboards, woodwinds and vocals, and John Flansburgh on guitar and vocals - saw its appeal skyrocket in the 1990s. With the help of MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , their 1990 release of "Flood" became a gold album. In 2002, the band grabbed a new audience and a new generation of followers with the release of its first children's album, "No!" It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Children's Chart. The Johns have since worked on other children's projects while completing and releasing their eighth full-length album, "The Spine." The Agate Hall gig is an all-ages show, but it's not likely that the band will be rocking the college campus with their ABC's. With any luck, you'll hear "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)' and other hits that made them famous and got them gigs providing music for "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and the "Doctor Evil" song for "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged shag 1 n. 1. A tangle or mass, especially of rough matted hair. 2. a. A coarse long nap, as on a woolen cloth. b. Cloth having such a nap. 3. A rug with a thick rough pile. Me." Tickets are $20 in advance and at the door. They are available through TicketsWest out- lets. California Guitar Trio California Guitar Trio (CGT) is a band of three guitar players founded in 1991. Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bert Lams of Brussels, Belgium, and Hideyo Moriya of Tokyo, Japan first met in England at one of Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft Courses in 1987. Today, Cozmic Pizza This trio of classically trained guitarists isn't actually California-bred. But the trio has been playing together since meeting in England in 1987 while studying and touring with Robert Fripp's League of Crafty Guitarists. Actually, only one of the trio is from the United States: Paul Richards of Utah. The other two are Bert Lams from Belgium and Hideyo Moriya from Tokyo. The trio's international perspectives reinforce the diversity that each member brings to the group. Similarly, their style swings from classical to rock to California surf music. The trio tours incessantly, often with Peter Gabriel's bassist and stick player Tony Levin and King Crimson drummer Pat Mastelotto. This show - part of a tour in support of the band's new album, "Whitewater," produced by Levin - also features Trillian Green percussionist Jarrod Kaplan. Another guitar trio, this one headed by Eugene native David Jacobs-Strain and featuring Jarrod Kaplan and Will Lydgate, will get things going at 8 p.m. at Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave. Tickets are on a sliding scale cost of $10 to $15. Swing Shift Today, John Henry's Fresh off performances at the Newport Jazz Festival Newport Jazz Festival, annual summer music festival, held at Newport, R.I. Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lorillard and George Wein, the first performance was held in July, 1954. The festival brings together jazz lovers and great figures of the jazz world. and the Eugene Celebration, one of area's premiere big bands, Swing Shift, gives Eugene something to swing about after the First Friday Artwalk at 7:30 p.m. at John Henry's, 77 W. Broadway. From Count Basie to Stan Kenton, the 16-piece orchestra provides a range of jazz and big band favorites, as well as original arrangements. The cover is $5. MC Chris' "Revenge of the Nerd" tour Saturday, WOW Hall He's short, white and a big, big fan of "Star Wars" - but, hey who isn't? MC Chris, also a self-pro- claimed nerd, brings his unique blend of humor and hip-hop to the WOW Hall after selling out his first show there last May. For that show, Chris - real name Chris Ward - took the entire audience to Cinema World for a showing of "Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith." While Chris also occasionally raps about `Star Wars,' he does have other interests. A graduate of New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the with a screenwriting degree, Chris was the voice of Hesh on Cartoon Network's "Sealab 2021' and has had recurring characters on the network's bizarre, appealing cult hit, "Aqua Teen Hunger Force." Whether or not the force is with you, you can check out Chris for $12 in advance or at the door. The show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at CD & Game Exchange, CD World, House of Records, La Officina, the EMU ticket office and the WOW Hall. The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave. The Strange Tones Saturday, Mac's Celebrating the release of its CD "Crime-A-Billy," the Strange Tones bring their blend of blues, rockabilly, surf, swamp and R&B to the Vet's Club on Saturday. The show starts at 9:30 p.m.; the cover is $4 at the door. Mac's at the Vet's Club is at 1626 Willamette St. Seventh annual Tom Waits Tribute Night Saturday, Sam Bond's Fans of Tom Waits congregate for this annual event, celebrating the works of the artist, poet, actor and musician in what has become a multimedia show. Performances will include dancing, puppetry puppetry Art of creating and manipulating puppets in a theatrical show. Puppets are figures that are moved by human rather than mechanical aid. They may be controlled by one or several puppeteers, who are screened from the spectators. , film and music. Mood Area 52 and guests also will perform the Waits' album "Alice" in its entirety. The extravaganza, a 21-and-over show, has a $3 cover. You'll have to wait until 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Bond's Garage, 407 Blair Blvd. Armored Frog Saturday, Luckey's Promoting the release of its new album, "Weasel weasel, name for certain small, lithe, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae (weasel family). Members of this family are generally characterized by long bodies and necks, short legs, small rounded ears, and medium to long tails. on a Weathervane," Armored Frog brings its synthesized, experimental indie folk sound to Luckey's on Saturday. Armored Frog will open for (the concubot). This lullaby starts at 10 p.m. and has a sliding scale cover charge of $3 to $5. 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. is at 933 Olive St. Jello Biafra and the Melvins Monday, WOW Hall Jello Biafra and the Melvins are no strangers to the WOW Hall. Biafra played there back in the '80s with the Dead Kennedys, and since as a solo spoken-word performer. The Melvins have been regular visitors since '91. But the two artists have never performed there together, which is what they'll be doing Monday in support of their second album, "Sieg Howdy!" The collaboration includes Biafra's verbal rants on such songs as "Voted Off the Island," and "Those Dumb Punk Kids (Will Buy Anything),' which track alongside the cathartic cathartic (kəthär`tĭk): see laxative. drum and guitar workouts of the Melvins. Jello and the Melvins, often referred to as the Jelvins, start the madness at 9 p.m. Tickets are $13.50 in advance and $15 at the door, and are available at WOW Hall and TicketsWest outlets. The PirkQlaters and With My Foot Tuesday, Diablo's/Downtown Lounge Boise's premier ska-punk-metal band makes its way over to Eugene for a Tuesday gig along with Tokyo-based power-pop/punk trio With My Foot. The PirkQlaters draw influence from a variety of bands, including Green Day and Iron Maiden, but they are also big John Coltrane fans. They have been playing and touring for more than six years, including on the Warped tour. The members of With My Foot have been playing together for 13 years, since their junior high school days. Highly successful in Japan, the band now sets its sights America. The show starts at 10 p.m. Diablo's/Downtown Lounge is at 959 Pearl St. It's free. New Monsoon Tuesday, WOW Hall Latin, Brazilian and Indian percussion, drum set, didgeridoo didj·er·i·doo or didg·er·i·doo n. pl. didj·er·i·doos A musical instrument of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, consisting of a long hollow branch or stick that makes a deep drone when blown into. , electric and acoustic guitars, banjo banjo, stringed musical instrument, with a body resembling a tambourine. The banjo consists of a hoop over which a skin membrane is stretched; it has a long, often fretted neck and four to nine strings, which are plucked with a pick or the fingers. , mandolin mandolin (măn'dəlĭn`, măn`dəlĭn'), musical instrument of the lute family, with a half-pear-shaped body, a fretted neck, and a variable number of strings, plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum. , bass and keyboards are just a few of the instruments used by New Monsoon to create everything from 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. to reggae to funk to rock. The seven-piece band from San Francisco has played such recent major live music festivals as Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Telluride Telluride (tĕl`yərīd), town (1990 pop. 1,309), seat of San Miguel co., SW Colo., on the San Miguel River in the San Juan Mts., inc. 1887. and the Oregon Country Fair The Oregon Country Fair (OCF) is a three-day fair that takes place yearly beginning on the Friday of the second weekend in July in Veneta, Oregon, approximately 15 miles west of Eugene, with an attendance of approximately 45,000 over the three day period, with attendance peaking , as well as on `Austin City Limits Austin City Limits is an American television music program and a staple of the Public Broadcasting Service. Known for featuring country music, the show also broadcasts performances of folk, jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock and roll, alternative rock, indie rock and other genres. .' The group recently has opened for Michael Franti and Spearhead, the String Cheese Incident, Burning Spear and Sound Tribe Sector 9, among others. A new studio album is being produced by Santana alumni Michael Shrieve. Tuesday's all-ages show is $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Tickets available at the WOW Hall and its outlets. The music starts with the Scott Law Band at 9:30 p.m. The Essentials Wednesday, Cozmic Pizza Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire and Chicago are among the artists that the Essentials cover. The 11-piece soul and funk group is straight out of the UO Music School. It also plays original music, a mixture of tight rhythms, heavy brass and soulful vocals. The funk begins at 9 p.m. at Cozmic Pizza. The cover is $3. Why? Wednesday, WOW Hall At the helm of Why? is Yoni yoni In Hinduism, a representation of the female sexual organ and feminine generative power, the symbol of the goddess Shakti (see shakti). The yoni is often associated with the phallic linga, the symbol of the god Shiva. Wolf, who writes, sings and is also known to dance, play any instrument he can get his hands on (piano, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums, and harmonica harmonica. 1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline. ), sample - and he'll occasionally beat his chest like a gorilla, which also could be construed as drumming. So perhaps he's Why? For this Oakland, Calif., area band, the question these days is more likely: Why not? Why? has made a sound of its own while incorporating some interesting "instruments," including guitars, turntable, piano, glockenspiel glockenspiel (glŏk`ənspēl) [Ger.,=bell-play], percussion instrument. The medieval glockenspiel was a sort of miniature carillon (see bell), sometimes played mechanically by means of a rotating cylinder with protruding pins. , pedal, pots, pans and more. On tour promoting the band's new album `Elephant Eyelash eyelash /eye·lash/ (-lash) cilium; one of the hairs growing on the edge of an eyelid. eye·lash n. 1. Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid. Also called cilium. ,' Why? explains it all through song - or so we can assume. Find out why at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the WOW Hall. Tickets are $7 in advance at WOW Hall outlets, $8 at the door. Anthony B with Soul Majestic Thursday, WOW Hall Billed as a reggae freedom fighter, the personification personification, figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstract ideas are endowed with human qualities, e.g., allegorical morality plays where characters include Good Deeds, Beauty, and Death. of Afrikan consciousness in reggae and an uncompromising Pan Afrikanist in the tradition of Marcus Garvey, Anthony B - born Keith Anthony Blair -drops into the WOW Hall on Thursday to drop some knowledge. Along for the ride with Anthony B is Soul Majestic, which also uses its music to convey a message, addressing pertinent political issues with its lyrics. Soul Majestic, a Reggae on the River veteran, has been hailed by The Beat Magazine as "poised to inherit the top US reggae band mantle." The revolution begins at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 in advance, available at WOW Hall outlets, or $20 at the door. CAPTION(S): They Might Be Giants - John Linnell (right) and John Flansburgh - play Saturday at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . |
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