ugene has a thriving music scene, consisting of
every kind of band imaginable. But it's tough for
la band to get established. The Emerald visited
[three bands during rehearsals — The Billy Boys,
Rough Mix and the Commotions — and inter
viewed each about their music and the ups and downs of|
I playing the bars, the clubs and the dives of Eugene.
The first thing that hits you is the huge sound of a
[rocking guitar welling up a narrow stairway that leads to
[the basement of Earth River Records. The huge sound
becomes all but overwhelming as you pass through the
heavy steel door into the half-lit basement.
Here, in a corner of light, the four members of The
| Billy Boys rehearse.
The drummer Bobby Becker is on a raised platform
[with an assortment of amps flanking his drum kit. He
[plays furiously, with a faraway stare and a trace of smile
Ion his face.
Billy Silver rocks back and forth as he plays his
iFender
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