WOW Hall favorite Medium Troy plays free show.Byline: Serena Markstrom The Register-Guard Medium Troy puts on as many free shows as possible. It's something on which the band prides itself, and to which it attributes much of its swelling local popularity. To continue the tradition, Medium Troy is headlining a free "party for the people" Saturday at the WOW Hall. The band calls its style "bohemian dub." It performs with such traditional live instrumentation as guitar, keyboard, drums, bass and trumpet, but it also uses turntables, effects and samples to create its sound. POP NOTES With all that going on, you might expect the music to be crowded. But Medium Troy's musical ideas come through clear live. Those who voted in the WOW Hall's annual awards chose Medium Troy as "favorite local band" and had it in the mix for "best musical performance." The group, which has been around only since 2006, found itself sandwiched between first-place finisher Ratatat and third-place finishers Architecture in Helsinki For architectural structures in Helsinki, Finland, see . Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian musical collective based in the suburb of Northcote in Melbourne. The group consists of Cameron Bird, James Cecil, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland. and Jason Webley Jason Webley is a musician who began as a busker, playing accordion in the streets of Seattle, but has since moved in-doors and on stage, playing venues and festivals all across the world. His music is a combination of folk, gypsy, and punk. . Medium Troy's sound, 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 from the band, is "beginning to garner them international attention, and they are rumored to have recently turned down several recording and production contracts." This summer, the group will play locally at the Sasquatch Brew Fest in June 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 in July, and it has been invited to play two stops on the Warped Tour Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues (generally parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected). in August. The band says its followers are known as the "Squirrel Crew" and "have a reputation for their crazy antics and bohemian attire," the release says. Northwest record label Better Than Most Records, along with some other local sponsors, is funding the free event to showcase its talent. Girl Meets Gravity opens the show at 8:30 p.m., followed by Efkt1, Knox and Alliance before Medium Troy takes stage for its headlining performance. The WOW Hall is at 291 W. Eighth Ave. Bombs Into You Today, Diablo's Portland-based Bombs Into You, which calls its style indie electro-rock, is playing tonight at Diablo's/Downtown Lounge, opening for Dr. Moss. The four-piece band is working on a follow-up to its 2006 self-titled debut. Its bio says the music is edgy and influenced by Radiohead, the Faint and Depeche Mode Depeche Mode (IPA: /dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd/) are an electronic music group that formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. . The cover is $6, and Diablo's is at 959 Pearl St. The music starts at 10 p.m. Mare Wakefield Sunday, Sam Bond's Former Eugene resident Mare Wakefield comes back to her old performing ground, Sam Bond's Garage, for a Sunday show. She's on tour with a new album, "Ironwood ironwood: see hornbeam. ironwood Any of numerous trees and shrubs, found worldwide, that have exceptionally tough or hard wood useful for timber, fence posts, and tool handles. ," which the San Francisco Bay Guardian The San Francisco Bay Guardian (also known as the SF Bay Guardian, Bay Guardian, and the Guardian) is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper is owned mostly by its publisher, Bruce B. calls "musically sophisticated." Wakefield shows her sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour in a few of the songs, such as "Whiskey Does It Better" and "Slimeball slime·ball n. Slang A despicable or disgusting person. [slime + -ball (probably as in oddball).] ," but she doesn't forget to be beautiful and sad, too. Wakefield now resides in Nashville, and several songs on the album have a country feel. On her liner notes, Wakefield credits such Eugene folks as fellow singer-songwriter Laura Kemp and KLCC KLCC Kuala Lumpur City Centre (Malaysia) "Fresh Tracks" host Liz Wise as bringing her inspiration. All that inspiration adds up to praise from Mark Wehner, the host of a weekly live talent showcase in Nashville, Americana Tonight. "At times soft and soulful, at others riotous and rowdy," Wehner says in Wakefield's press materials, she is "a unique and wholly self-evolved performer with that special ingredient." Sam Bond's is at 407 Blair Blvd. The show starts at 8:30 p.m., with folk duo Ter-ra opening. Admission is $8. Janet Robin Thursday, Cozmic Pizza Janet Robin is touring in support of her latest EP, "Days of Summer," self-released on her label Little Sister Records. Robin had production help from people who also have worked with Tom Petty, Eminem and 50 Cent. The Los Angeles-based Robin also has been co-writing songs with Marcy Levy and Maia Sharp, who have written for Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt, respectively, according to a news release. After touring with Michelle Shocked, the fellow singer-songwriter said Robin was the best guitarist in the country. "This is a compliment that Ms. Robin has been hearing since her days as a featured member of the Lindsey Buckingham (of Fleetwood Mac) Band," the release says. Recently, Robin hosted an instructional 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. , put out by Alfred Publishing, called "Girl's Guitar Method," designed to introduce females to the instrument, the release says. For the Thursday show at Cozmic Pizza, Czech rockers November 2nd will open at 7 p.m. Cozmic is at 199 W. Eighth Ave. The cover is $5. |
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