Things are bound to get crazy at the Man Man show.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard In Seal's version of Darwinism, Man Man would live longer than an Okinawan. Remember when the scar-faced pop star sang "We're never gonna survive unless/ We get a little crazy"? POP NOTES For a heavy helping of experimental - dare we say it, at risk of offending the mental health advocates - crazy rock, go to the WOW Hall on Monday for a show featuring Man Man. Opening will be Caves and locals the Tiffany Lamps. Maybe it's the combo of Caves and Man Man that's got us thinking about evolution. But it may be, too, that the indie press thinks Man Man represents a musical evolution in the right direction. In a mixed review of "Six Demon Bag," the All Music Guide said some of the Man Man sound "almost borders on accessible." But the critic admits Man Man's "circus-of-insanity live show" created quite a buzz two years ago at South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Meanwhile, the reviewer for Tiny Mix Tapes defends the band, while expressing annoyance with its whole rowdy, crazy image. "Man Man aren't a flock of miscreants; they're a bunch of kids who love to play dress-up," the review says. "They don't align themselves with the (Tom) Waitsian ethos as much as they appropriate select elements of its style and form and assimilate them into a more amiable brand of oddball indie-pop." Man Man last played the WOW Hall in October during its tour for "Six Demon Bag." That tour, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a news release, is on both Spin's and Rolling Stone's lists of top tours of 2006. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Showtime is 9 p.m. The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave. Natalia Zukerman Saturday, Luna Natalia Zukerman - record label owner, muralist, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter - will play an early show Saturday at Luna, 30 E. Broadway. Zukerman "has a sound that's strong yet delicate, gentle yet insistent," a news release says. "You can call the music she makes folk if you want, but there's jazz in it, too, and blues, and a soulful something or other that you can't quite put into words." Zukerman comes from a family of musicians, and she grew up studying classical violin. When she first heard a classical violinist play the fiddle in 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, the world of folk opened up to her; that put her on a path to learn guitar and be herself, a news release says. After graduating from college, Zukerman started writing her own songs. She is on her third album, "Only One," released last year. The show starts at 7 p.m. for $12 at the door. Advance tickets are available today for $10. Another $5 will get you into the late show featuring accomplished teen musicians Ben Rice and the Youth of Blues. That show begins at 9 p.m. Hot Club Sandwich Saturday, Sam Bond's Those of you who are shrewd calendar watchers may have noticed that Hot Club Sandwich was at the Axe and Fiddle earlier this week. But the rest of you have another chance to see the band Saturday at Sam Bond's Garage. The Seattle-based group, founded by the members of Pearl Django, has just released "Green Room." The music is inspired by Django Reinhardt Jean "Django" Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist. He was one of the first prominent jazz musicians to be born in Europe, and one of the most renowned jazz guitarists of all time. and Stephane Grappelli's famed Quintet of the Hot Club of France. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. at 407 Blair Blvd. The cover is $6. Blue Light Curtain A light curtain is a device which uses an array of photoelectric sensors to detect the presence of an object. Light curtains are commonly used with industrial equipment to 1) ensure machine safety at a point of operation control, area access control, or perimeter access, or 2) Sunday, Cozmic Pizza Blue Light Curtain formed in the fall of 2002 to make "dreamy, primitive music," a release says. All three members contribute vocals. Paul Groth plays baritone guitar The baritone guitar is a variation on the standard guitar, with a longer scale length that allows it to be tuned to a lower range. The Danelectro Company was the first to introduce the baritone guitar in the late 1950s. and drum machine drum machine n. An electronic device containing a sequencer that can be programmed to arrange and alter digitally stored drum sounds. drum machine Noun , Laura Bratton the synthesizers and Sky Lynn the drums. Groth and Bratton have been singing together in various projects for more than 12 years. They favor simplistic sim·plism n. The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications. [French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French; see simple and repetitive lyrics over what a bio calls a "hypnotic" musical drone. Those busy Tiffany Lamps open the show at 7 p.m., followed by San Francisco Bay area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay singer-songwriter Liz Pappademas. The cover is $5. Conflict Wednesday, WOW Hall Political punk rock. Now there's a phrase you just don't hear as much as you once did. WOW Hall will open the Wayback Machine A Web site from the Internet Archive (www.archive.org) that records the content of most Web sites for each year of their existence since 1996. All of the pages in the site are generally included unless the site is password protected or is coded to explicitly refuse to be archived (see with its Wednesday show, with Conflict as headliners. Conflict champions animal rights, peace and human rights. They are "considered the kings of the anarcho-punk genre," according to a news release. To say Conflict has been around since 1980 would confuse people who know the band has been around forever. But the group indeed formed in south London the same year that Mount St. Helens erupted, and it first toured the West Coast of the United States The "West Coast", "Western Seaboard", or "Pacific Seaboard" are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States, comprising most often California, Oregon and Washington. in 1985. The group wanted anarchy in the United Kingdom. It reviled Margaret Thatcher's England, the news media, the military and the general status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. of late 20th century life, the All Music Guide reports. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. The show starts at 8 p.m. Eugene's Streetlight Cardiacs open, followed by Southern California bands Anima anima /an·i·ma/ (an´i-mah) [L.] 1. the soul. 2. in jungian terminology, the unconscious, or inner being, of the individual, as opposed to the personality presented to the world (persona); by extension, used to Mundi and Scarred for Life. John Weinland Wednesday, Cozmic Pizza Local band the Comforters shares some stage time with a Portland singer-songwriter's folk band, John Weinland, for an evening of acoustic tunes. The Comforters' Pia Robbins sent the following summary of her band: "Think Neil Young meets Iron and Wine." As for the headliners, John Weinland Shearer writes and sings the songs, and he plays the guitar and some piano. The rest of the band's instrumenta- tion includes dobro, 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. , vibes, lap steel, accordion, bass, drums, percussion, 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. and keyboards. That's a lot of music for no cover charge, although donations will be accepted at the door. Willamette Week calls John Weinland a `10-armed beast of instrumental bliss." Music writers have compared the act to Cat Power, Elliot Smith, Nick Drake, Death Cab for Cutie cut·ie also cut·ey n. pl. cut·ies also cut·eys Informal A cute person. , the Eels, Granddaddy and Howe Gelb, a news release says. The show starts at 8 p.m. Zilla Zil´la n. 1. (Bot.) A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant (Zilla myagroides) found in the deserts of Egypt. Its leaves are boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs. and Bassnectar Thursday, WOW Hall Bassnectar may be the less familiar name of the two electronic music acts headlining Thursday at the WOW Hall. Zilla - featuring percussionist Michael Travis of the almost-disbanded String Cheese Incident - has been through town a few times in recent years. Ten years into his underground career, Bassnectar released the double-disc collection "Mesmerizing mes·mer·ize tr.v. mes·mer·ized, mes·mer·iz·ing, mes·mer·iz·es 1. To spellbind; enthrall: "He could mesmerize an audience by the sheer force of his presence" the Ultra" in 2005. It was described by the All Music Guide as "a kaleidoscopically brilliant funk conception." Next up for Bassnectar is "Underground Communica- tion," which comes out in May. "The new record is an exploration of hip-hop culture, featuring scores of MCs and rhythmic poetics mashed atop a heavy, driving range of tempo and, of course, those signature throbbing throb intr.v. throbbed, throb·bing, throbs 1. To beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound. 2. To vibrate, pulsate, or sound with a steady pronounced rhythm: bass lines," a release says. Opener Souleye is a Colorado-based conscious MC who performs freestyle. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Showtime is 9 p.m. Toast Machine Thursday, Luckey's Instrumental duo Toast Machine pays homage to the world of comics and fantasy, and as such it has come up with this humorous catchphrase Noun 1. catchphrase - a phrase that has become a catchword catch phrase phrase - an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence : "The twin avatars of true rockage sent by the Gods of rockage to defeat those who rock falsely." Live performances feature Giovanni Benedetti on electric bass and Brandon Warner on drums. Toast Machine exists in a loop-free zone when playing live. In its 10-year history, it has shared the stage with the likes of Mr. Bungle and the Bad Plus. The Great Escape opens at 10 p.m. for a $3 to $5 cover. Luckey's is at 933 Olive St. |
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