Trillian Green blooms anew.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard For the past eight years, Trillian Green shows have been as rare as a three-piece suit Noun 1. three-piece suit - a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers business suit - a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen vest, waistcoat - a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat at 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 . But you'll have a chance to see the instrumental group, born at the 1994 Country Fair, tonight at Cozmic Pizza. The group broke up for six years. For the past two years, members have reunited "Reunited" was a #1 hit in the United States in 1979 by the Washington, D.C.-based group Peaches & Herb. Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 5 1979 Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer to perform special shows like this one. Jarrod Kaplan, the group's percussionist, says the group surged in popularity from 1994 to 1998, putting out two records, getting regular radio play on more than 25 West Coast stations and selling out venues of up to 500 capacity. Those four years were "pretty exciting," he said. The trio formed by chance at the Country Fair when Ben Klein (and his flute), Christine Gunn (and her cello), and Kaplan (and his drum) found each other. They began to jam and a crowd gathered around them, stopping foot traffic in the wooded pathways and starting a dancing frenzy, 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 2004 article in the WOW Hall Notes newsletter. The band - whose sound Kaplan says is best described as an acoustic instrumental cross between Dead Can Dance and Jethro Tull Jethro Tull can refer to:
"We decided to part ways with no plans to reunite re·u·nite tr. & intr.v. re·u·nit·ed, re·u·nit·ing, re·u·nites To bring or come together again. reunite Verb [-niting, -nited ," Kaplan says. An invitation to perform at the 2004 Faerieworlds Festival at the Portland area Horning's Hideout brought the band back together, and it performed again at a WOW Hall New Year's Eve gig later that year. Members currently live in three states and get together only when time permits for special shows. The band is writing new material and plans on releasing an album next spring. The band will be one of the headliners, along with John Renbourn and Kan'Nal, at this July's Faerieworlds Festival at the Secret House Winery in Veneta. For more on that, visit faerieworlds.com. CONCERT PREVIEW Trillian Green What: Acoustic "psycho-tantric juju jazz" on flute, cello and drums When: 8 p.m. today Where: Cozmic Pizza, 199 W. Eighth Ave. Tickets: $10 to $15 sliding scale slid·ing scale n. A scale in which indicated prices, taxes, or wages vary in accordance with another factor, as wages with the cost-of-living index or medical charges with a patient's income. , kids under 12 free CAPTION(S): Trillian Green plans on releasing a new album next spring. |
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