Vega brings groundbreaking style to McDonald Theatre.Byline: POP NOTES By Carolyn Lamberson The Register-Guard Sheryl Crow, Edie Brickell Edie Brickell (born March 10 1966 in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter. Career Brickell attended Southern Methodist University for a year and a half before, in 1985, making the decision one night in a bar to get up on stage with a local band, New , Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles, "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You" and "Give Me One Reason". She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy Award-winning artist. , Alanis Morissette, Tracy Bonham Tracy Bonham (born 16 March 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Grammy-nominated American musician best known for her single "Mother Mother". Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist. all owe Suzanne Vega a debt of thanks. Vega paved the way for the female singer-songwriter boom of the 1990s. It could be that if "Luka," Vega's 1987 Top 5 hit, hadn't been the smash that it was, a whole lot of girls with guitars wouldn't have found success on the stages of Lilith Fair Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led bands; it ran from 1997 to 1999. and beyond. While it's been several years since Vega released a CD of new music - the last one being 2001's "Songs in Red and Gray" - she has continued to write and perform. Her latest summer tour will bring her to Eugene on Saturday with another singer-songwriter, Grammy winner Marc Cohn. Cohn, who released what allmusic.com called the best debut of 1990, "Marc Cohn," won a Grammy as best new artist. His breakthrough single, "Walking in Memphis," earned him raves and a ton of fans. Saturday's showcase of singer-songwriters will be held at the McDonald Theatre, 1010 Willamette St. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $28 in advance, available through all TicketsWest outlets. Day of show admission will be $30. Melissa Ferrick Melissa Ferrick is an American singer-songwriter born in 1970 and raised in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Her father was a public school teacher who managed several free-jazz bands on the side. Friday, John Henry's Speaking of singer-songwriters, Melissa Ferrick returns to John Henry's tonight in support of her latest CD, "The Other Side." On "The Other Side," Ferrick did it almost all herself. Save for one guitar part, she played all the instruments and recorded the disc in her home studio. The Massachusetts singer-songwriter is known for her first-person lyrics and forceful vocal delivery. She plays more than 150 gigs a year in venues ranging from the Knitting Factory The Knitting Factory is a New York City and Hollywood music club, originally specializing in jazz and experimental music. It was opened in 1987 by Michael Dorf and Bob Appel, both from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and Boston's Somerville Theatre to New Orleans' House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically and Slim's in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . See her - with support from openers Natalia Zuckerman and Eugene's Justin King There are different prominent people named Justin King:
Tickets at the door will be $12; $10 advance tickets are available through Ticket- master. Ala Zingara Today, Cozmic Pizza The Seattle-based "nomadic See nomadic computing. " and "gypsy roots" rock band Ala Zingara will bring its blend of riff-oriented grooves and weird covers to Cozmic Pizza at 9 p.m. today. The group originally formed in 2000 and since has played gigs from Ashland to Sitka, Alaska “Sitka” redirects here. For the tree, see Sitka Spruce. The City and Borough of Sitka is a unified city-borough located on the west side of Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean (part of the Alaska Panhandle), in the U.S. state of Alaska. . Cozmic Pizza is located at 199 W. Eighth Ave. The cover is $4. Android An open platform for cellphones from the Open Handset Alliance (OHA). Based on Linux, Android includes a library of Java classes for building mobile applications. Android and GPhone Ethic Saturday, WOW Hall Eugene's Android Ethic bills itself as a West Coast rock band with British sensibilities, the love child of Radiohead and Weezer. Check it out on Saturday when Android Ethic headlines the WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth. Also on the bill is StopSignGo, voted "favorite local band" by WOW Hall fans in 2004. The opener is New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Jeffrey Lewis Jeff Lewis (real estate speculator)Jeff Lewis (real estate speculator) For other uses, see Jeffrey Lewis (disambiguation).}} Jeffrey Lewis (born November 20, 1975 in New York City) is an American Anti-folk singer/songwriter and comic-book artist. , a regular at the Fort, home of New York's famous "antifolk" scene. Rough Trade has released two Lewis CDs. He also has released a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. box set and is at work on a third full-length CD. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and the cover charge is $5. Sarah Bettens Saturday, John Henry's Sarah Bettens, former lead singer of the band K's Choice, has gone solo with a new album, "Scream," which is billed as a mix of "hard-charging rock" and "pure pop bliss." She's hitting the road in support of "Scream," and her tour will lead her to an early show at John Henry's on Saturday night. Joining her will be Eugene favorite Ashleigh Flynn. Showtime is 7:30 p.m.; cover is $10. Aziza Saturday, Cozmic Pizza The former Portland bellydancer Aziza, backed by the five-piece ensemble Wazn al-Sharq (`Rhythm of the East"), will bring a taste of the Middle East to Cozmic Pizza on Saturday night. The show, which also will feature the Bend tribal dancers Gypsy Fire, will begin at 8 p.m. Admission is $10. theStart Monday, Downtown Lounge For a band called theStart, the notion of starting over makes sense. TheStart formed in 1998 when vocalist Aimee Echo and guitarist Jamie Miller teamed up with bassist Jeff Jaeger and drummer Scott Ellis to make music with old-school punk energy and fizzy fizz intr.v. fizzed, fizz·ing, fizz·es To make a hissing or bubbling sound; effervesce. n. 1. A hissing or bubbling sound. 2. Effervescence. 3. An effervescent beverage. pop sensibilities. Soon the band landed a deal with the Label, a Geffen imprint. But after the band's debut, "Shakedown!", was released, the label folded and theStart had to start over. Now on tour in support of its new Nitro Records release, "Initiation," the band will swing through Eugene on Monday for a show at the Downtown Lounge, 959 Pearl St. This free 21-and-older show will begin at 10 p.m. Hieroglyphics Wednesday, WOW Hall The San Francisco hip-hop collective Heiroglyphics, featuring Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love and the Souls of Mischief Souls of Mischief is a four member alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1993 and is comprised of emcees A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai. , is back to put a little funk in the WOW Hall's vibe. As a collective and as individual artists, the crew has sold more than 3 million records. Individually, the Heiro artists have collaborated on works with George Clinton, Q-Tip, Jurassic 5 and others. Del provided the lead vocal performance on the Gorillaz's single "Clint Eastwood," while last year the group as a whole released a new album, "Full Circle." Wednesday's special guests will include O.C., Boom Bap Project Boom Bap Project is an underground hip hop group from Seattle, Washington, currently signed to Rhymesayers record label. The groups core members are Karim , DJ Scene, and Destro. The group claims "The Boom Bap Project stands for one thing... and 3 Blind Mics. Tickets are $16 in advance, available at the WOW Hall, CD World, CD & Game Exchange, House of Records, Taco Loco and the Erb Memorial Union ticket office. At the door, admission will be $18. Showtime is 9 p.m. to this all-ages show. Keri Noble Wednesday, Cozmic Pizza Keri Noble, who opened for Jonny Lang at the McDonald Theatre earlier this year, is back in Eugene and on her own. The singer-songwriter will perform songs from her debut record, "Fearless," when she takes the stage at Cozmic Pizza on Wednesday. According to her publicist, Noble sold more than 100 copies of "Fearless" to Eugene area fans at the McDonald. She also promises to sing a few new songs during her Cozmic set. Wednesday's show will begin at 9 p.m. Admission is $5 to $8 on a sliding scale. Eduardo Mendonca Thursday, Luna Brazilian-born, Seattle-based singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Eduardo Mendonca will take the stage at Luna on Thursday night. He is on tour in support of his latest record, "Brazil in Washington." His live shows tend to incorporate a number of styles, from bossa nova to Brazilian traditional and popular music. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. at Luna, 30 E. Broadway. The cover charge is $5. Abandoned Pools Thursday, WOW Hall In 2001, singer-songwriter-musician Tommy Walter, with his band Abandoned Pools, scored a modern rock hit with his single "The Remedy" off the debut record "Humanistic." Then ... well, you know the story. His record label folded and Walter found himself starting over. The former member of the eels is back with a new EP on Universal Records. A new full-length CD, "Armed to the Teeth," is forthcoming. Also forthcoming is a gig by Abandoned Pools at the WOW Hall. It's set for 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $8 in advance, available at the WOW Hall and its outlets, or $10 at the door. Also on the bill is Ross Golan and Molehead. Femi Kuti Thursday, The Jungle Femi Kuti, son of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, will bring his band to Eugene for a show this week at the Jungle, 23 W. Sixth Ave. Kuti carries on in the Afrobeat tradition created by his late father, who died of AIDS in 1997. He released a number of records in Africa, and earned a record deal with MCA MCA in full Music Corporation of America Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. for his 1999 release "Shoki Shoki." Also on the bill is Senegal-born and Bronx-based trio Daara J. Tickets are $20 in advance, available through TicketsWest, the Jungle and House of Records. At the door, tickets will be $22. Showtime is 9 p.m. CAPTION(S): Tommy Walter brings his band, Abandoned Pools, to the WOW Hall. Also on the bill is Ross Golan and Molehead. Suzanne Vega paved the way for the many female singer-songwriters that came of age in the 1990s. She plays Saturday night at the McDonald Theatre with Grammy Award winner Marc Cohn. Brazilian musician Eduardo Mendonca will play Thursday at Luna as part of his tour in support of his new CD, "Brazil in Washington." Showtime is 8:30 p.m.; the cover is $5. |
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