Tonight, Veneta is the place to be - if you can get there.Byline: POP NOTES By Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Traf-fic. Don't mean to rain on anyone's social distortion Social Distortion (sometimes referred to simply as Social D) is a seminal punk rock band formed in 1978 in Orange County, California.<ref name="history" /> The band currently consists of Mike Ness (vocals, guitars), Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham (guitars), Brent , but tonight's entertainment seekers will have to set some sort of Highway 126 record. Out near Veneta, people will be leaving 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 while others are trying to go to the Social Distortion show at Secret House Vineyard. Or, the hardiest among you will attempt to get from the fair to the show. The Secret House date is the only Northwest show on this leg of the Social Destruction tour. You can get there early and try to avoid traffic, carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. or ride the bus. The doors open at a generous 5 p.m. for the 7 p.m. start time. The Hangmen and the Heart Attacks open. Social Distortion got started almost 30 years ago, in 1979 when Mike Ness formed the band with Casey Royer Casey Royer (born October 1958) is an American musician who began his career playing drums for punk band, Social Distortion in 1979. He then moved on to play for The Adolescents from 1980–87. While The Adolescents were on hiatus from 1981–86, Casey went on to form D.I. and brothers Rikk and Frank Agnew Born August, 1964. Frank joined The Adolescents in 1980 after leaving Social Distortion. He left when The Adolescents broke up in the summer of 1981, and joined the band Legal Weapon with Steve, and then played with TSOL. in Fullerton, Calif. Ness developed a reputation for violence and the lineup changed; Ness developed a heroin addiction and the lineup changed again. At the same time the band was gaining a name in punk circles, 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. an official band bio. After jail time and several detoxes, Ness finally kicked the drug in 1985 and by 1988 Social Distortion had an album dealing in part with Ness's addiction: "Prison Bound." Since then the band has steadily released albums and DVDs. In 2005, according to the bio, the band sold out a record of six nights at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. The venue is at 88324 Vineyard Lane off Highway 126. Tickets are $30. Abbey Road Live! Today, Sam Bond's Abbey Road Live! has a date on theSam Bond's Stage tonight, but you can also catch the band playing the entire "Abbey Road" album live at the Oregon Country Fair Main Stage Saturday at 5:45 p.m. and at the Hoarse Chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in at the fair Sunday at 4:15 p.m. During tonight's show, the Athens, Ga., band will play two sets of Beatles music, including all of "Abbey Road." The group doesn't go for a look-alike approach. "This show is about bringing some of the more mature and complex Beatles material to life in a raw and spirited fashion," a band bio says, "while remaining true to the original recordings." Part of what attracts these musicians to the Abbey Road studio era is the Beatles stopped touring before the studio versions came out and never played them live. Some of the material in the band's second set will come from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The latest addition to the act is sitar sitar (sĭtär`), fretted string instrument with a gourdlike body and a long neck, similar to the lute. It has from 3 to 7 gut strings, tuned in fourths or fifths (or both), and a lower course of 12 wire strings that vibrate sympathetically with and tablas Tab·las An island of the central Philippines east of Mindoro. It is the largest of the Romblon Islands. and occasionally they have horns and strings along for the ride, the bio says. The Sam Bond's show starts at 9:30 p.m. at 407 Blair Blvd. The cover is $8. Lamb of God Lamb of God: see Agnus Dei. Sunday, McDonald Theatre "Ashes of the Wake," is the major label debut and fourth album for the Virginia-based progressive metal quintet Lamb of God, which has roots all the way back to 1990 when it started as the college band called Burn the Priest. "With this record we allowed our instincts and experience to shape each song as a piece of the larger picture," drummer Chris Adler says in a news release. "We let the songs dictate their own direction instead of pushing individual agendas." The band views its music as straddling strad·dle v. strad·dled, strad·dling, strad·dles v.tr. 1. a. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse. b. the prog-rock and heavy metal worlds with arrangements that appeal to people who like technical music that is listenable lis·ten·a·ble adj. Being such that listening is pleasurable: an undistinguished but listenable soundtrack. lis enough to not fly over the average listener's head, a news bio says. "We'll always be a thrash metal band," guitarist Mark Morton explains in a news release, "but I'm interested in exploring what we can get away with within the boundaries of the genre." Guests Hatebreed, Behemoth and 3 Inches of Blood make this a metal bargain for the $25 ticket price. Tickets are $28 at the door and the show starts at 7:15 p.m. The McDonald Theatre is at 1010 Willamette St. The Pasties past·ies pl.n. A pair of adhesive patches used to conceal a woman's nipples and worn principally by exotic dancers or striptease performers. [From paste1.] Sunday, Sam Bond's Garage Rarely is a band's bio, published on its own Web site, so short we can print the whole thing. But the Pasties are one of those rare bands: "A folky folk·y n. & adj. Variant of folkie. punk band from Olympia, Washington, the Pasties are Kendl on 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. , Joe on guitar, Erin on drums, Alex on bass, Guire on accordion, Kevin on 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. and Jeff on trumpet and fiddle at the same time." (No way!) "We all sing. From acoustic alleyways to electrified stages, the Pasties tour irrepressively, usually with a giant Banana Snake puppet and lately with a pink gorilla. This orchestral army has been playing music together since the winter of 2003." SONiA (of dissappear fear), who will have performed at the Oregon Country Fair by Sunday's show, opens at 8:30 p.m. There is a $3 to $5 cover. Kottonmouth Kings and Tech N9ne Monday, McDonald Theatre Tech N9ne is back, this time co-headlining a Monday show at the McDonald with the Kottonmouth Kings, who are, according to a quote in a news release, "the world's most notorious, hard-puffing, traveling circus of a hip-hop/punk hybrid." The band's fifth full-length album, "Rollin' Stoned," is a "relentless, heavy-lidded, point-blank, genre-hopping headtrip that lets the sun shine in but also comes down like a hammer," the bio says. A news release for Tech N9ne says the Kansas City artist has sold more than 650,000 albums independently, and performed in front of more than half a million people in the last three years. His latest is "Everready," which came out late last year but he's gearing up for another release this month. As he's moved along in his career, some of his early fans have criticized him, saying his music is for white people and that he abandoned his hardcore background, the release says. "Music is supposed to inspire and evolve," he says in the release. "Andre 3000 isn't still doing 'Player's Ball.' He evolved." Showtime is 9 p.m. and there will be an opening act. Tickets are $26 in advance or $30 the day of the show. Monte Montgomery Wednesday, John Henry's Nationally recognized as one of Austin's leading voices, guitarist Monte Montgomery will be in Eugene on Wednesday. The All Music Guide describes Montgomery as a descendent of legends like Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt and Bob Dylan for his storytelling ability. "Montgomery's sandy voice and rapid fingerpicking gained him comparisons to Mark Knopfler and Bruce Cockburn, but his true heritage lay in the tradition of Texas guitarists B.W. Stevenson, Shake Russell and Guy Clark," the AMG AMG All Music Guide (music website) AMG All Media Guide (group of media websites) AMG All Movie Guide (Movie website) AMG Arzneimittelgesetz (German Law) bio says. This show starts at 7 p.m. and doors open at 6 p.m., but come early as these early shows at John Henry's sometimes start a little before the scheduled time. Tickets are $14 in advance and $16 the day of show. John Henry's is at 77 W. Broadway. John Shipe, Shannon Curtis and Nick Bearden Thursday, Luna John Shipe is such a team player. Lately he's been putting together some solid lineups with three or more singer-songwriters in one show. This time he's lined up two California artists for an acoustic triple bill at Luna Thursday. Piano-based vocalist Shannon Curtis will play the middle slot and multi-instrumentalist Nick Bearden will open, with Shipe as the headliner. The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). describes Shannon Curtis as "a beautiful piano player ... the love child of Fiona Apple and Norah Jones," according to a news release. Curtis is touring with her debut CD, "Boomerangs & Seesaws." Nick Bearden is the drummer for Buffalo Creek and has worked with Jason Mraz and G.E. Smith, according to a blurb blurb n. A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket. [Coined by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), American humorist.] blurb v. Shipe sent out. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. for a $5 cover. Luna is at 30 E. Broadway. Serena Markstrom can be reached at 338-2371 or smarkstrom@guardnet.com. |
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