Warmth revives Elvis, the Beach Boys.Byline: LEWIS TAYLOR The Register-Guard THE SUMMER concert season is heating up. From Bonnie Raitt at the Schnitz (June 14) to B.B. King at the Cuthbert (Aug. 3), there are plenty of musical scorchers to look forward to. Bloated arena shows ruled in 2001, but the summer of 2002 offers a more subdued schedule that will welcome not only the monsters of rock Monsters of Rock was an annual rock music festival in England held every August at the Castle Donington racetrack from 1980–1996 (with the odd exception, and a one-off comeback in 2006). Monsters of Rock festivals have also been organized in other cities around the world. (Eagles, June 13, Portland's Rose Garden; The Who, July 6, the Gorge), but also the welterweights from across the musical spectrum (Guided by Voices, June 22, Crystal Ballroom; Down From the Mountain, July 26, L.B. Day Amphitheatre). New concert venues such as the Secret House Vineyards (see story, Page 15) are cropping up alongside the old standbys such as the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Wash. Meanwhile, 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 (July 12-14), Seattle's Bumbershoot bum·ber·shoot n. An umbrella. [Alteration of umbrella + alteration of (para)chute.] (Aug. 30 to Sept. 2) and other summer festivals just keep growing like corn stalks. If you're willing to travel, you can find some terrific summer shows this season, starting this weekend with the Mountain Aire festival in Angels Camp, Calif., (Elvis Costello, Trey Anastasio, John Prine) and with the Sasquatch Festival at the Gorge (Ben Harper, the String Cheese Incident, Jack Johnson). Later at the Gorge, you can find Moby, David Bowie and Busta Rhymes at the Area2 Festival (Aug. 16) or catch Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. and P.O.D. at Ozzfest (Aug. 27). If you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. reggae, you'll find Mickey Dread at the Northwest Reggae Festival (Portland's B Complex, June 1), and Black Uhuru (Portland's Roseland, June 20; Wild Duck, June 21). For country, check out the Oregon Jamboree in Sweet Home (Aug. 2-4); which has Martina McBride, Randy Travis, Sara Evans and Montgomery Gentry. The Britt Festivals will have Trisha Yearwood (July 20) and Martina McBride (July 25), and Dwight Yoakam and Todd Snider (Aug. 29). Lyle Lovett fans will have a couple of chances to catch the man with the mop: at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall The Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is a historic theater building and performing arts center in Portland, Oregon, United States. Part of the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, it is home to the Oregon Symphony, White Bird Dance Company, and Portland Arts & Lectures. (June 21) and at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend (June 26). Ray Charles will be at the Britt Festivals (Aug. 28) and at the Oregon Zoo (Aug. 29). Eighties punk idol Billy Idol plays at the Crystal Ballroom (July 26). If you're looking for legends closer to home, look no further than the Lane County Fair The Lane County Fair is an annual celebration held in Eugene, Oregon every August featuring food, music and other entertainment. It is held at the Lane County Fairgrounds. (Aug. 13-18). The Beach Boys will open up the fair Aug. 13, and Foreigner close it down Aug. 18. The Cuthbert Amphitheater will host B.B. King, George Thorogood and the Fabulous Thunderbirds on Aug. 3. Lane County's newest outdoor venue, Secret House Vineyards, will have the Indigo Girls and Vonda Shepard on July 12. Rather than doing the usual two shows at the WOW Hall, Floater Floater A bond or other type of debt whose coupon rate changes with market conditions (short-term interest rates). Also known as "floating-rate debt". Notes: For example, a floater bond may have the coupon rate set at "T-bill rate plus 0.5%". will rock the larger McDonald Theatre on May 31. The Community Center for the Performing Arts, the folks who make the WOW Hall work, will be co-producing the big show with the Portland band. The Oregon Country Fair will honor Ken Kesey this year. The alterna-fair will mark Kesey's passing by hosting spoken-word artists and several of the late Oregon author's contemporaries. Ram Dass, a spiritual leader and teacher who was active in the psychedelic movement, will perform along with Paul Krassner, a member of the Chicago 7. Down the road at the Britt Festivals in Jacksonville, you can find all sorts of nostalgia acts, such as INXS INXS In Excess (band) INXS Internet Exchange Service on June 8 or Jethro Tull on June 7. The amphitheater's gargantuan gar·gan·tu·an adj. Of immense size, volume, or capacity; gigantic. See Synonyms at enormous. gargantuan Adjective huge or enormous [after Gargantua, a giant in Rabelais' schedule also features more contemporary draws, such as Keb' Mo' on June 22, Femi Kuti on July 26 and Jewel on both Aug. 30 and Sept. 8. Look for more summer concert dates to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. in the coming months, and watch the Ticket section for on-sale dates, cancellations and lineup changes. CAPTION(S): Clockwise from top left: You can travel to the Mountain Aire festival in Angels Camp, Calif., to see Elvis Costello this weekend, or stay closer to home and see the Beach Boys at the Lane County Fair in August or Black Uhuru at the Wild Duck on June 21. Hot sounds |
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