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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1990)
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Five of Eugene's best alternative bands art- set It) rt*k centerstage with sounds so unique, they might just blast all commer cial music junkies well off the straight and narrow track The non-profit organizer, the Commu nity ('enter for the Performing Arts, is confident about it. "That's why we billed this concert. 'Sonic Explosion*." said Kathy Malloy. WOW Hall's office manag er "We re not talking of just one kind of music. There's fast and slow, traditional anti far-left music that together sounds basically like, well, a sonic explosion " All the performing bands are local with signature tunes that obviously span a wide melodic spectrum. One can expect to hoar raucous rock n roll to really off beat rhythms to, get this, electric bed springs, garbage cans and air-conditioner ducts, just to name a few alternative mu sic instruments. "We want to showcase what's hot in al ternative music and that what we have is just as cool as what's in in the larger cit ies of L.A. and Seattle." Molloy added. "More significantly, we want Eugenians to realize that local bands are just as good if not better than the bigger, more popu lar groups. "We want to stamp out the lame and unfair stigma that local bands have to bear being far less accomplished than their other more celebrated counterparts. This concert is to let everyone know that great music is closer to home than they realize The music is definitely loud, electric, hi-energy and very danceable. Not for the faint of heart!” Performing <! WOW tonight are The Black Dahlias. Band members from left to right; Brett Christopher, Patrick Tonally, Marshall Greenup and Eugene Saunders With more musicians consenting to pay for improved media image, alternative music is slowly but surely crawling out from under the rock "Where we used to hear them solely at small, isolated house parties or base ments. alternative music (anything that's non-mainstream, non-commercial, non corporate and non-sponsorship) is now receiving more exposure, accessibility and hence popularity,'' Mollov said "Consumers who have always wanted music they could align themselves with are gradually coming to realize the scope is wider than they imagined it to be," she added. "Especially here in Eugene, where, unlike a big city where the pres sure is on to fit into one sound mode, the community here is a diverse and tight knit college town, allowing for a range of musical talents and a better opportunity to explore various interesting styles.” Featured in tonight's concert are a mix of up-and-coming as well as more estab lished bands. Now William, a promising quartet with its unique fiddle and bass leads, sounds like a cross between Camper Van Beetho ven and The Cult, fusing country twang with eastern drone. The trio. Marble Orchard, play sixties, psychedelic garage music while the Black Dahlias bash out rock n' roll that’s a lot more personal and in the tradition of Snake Pit, but with less of the pomp and strut typical of groups like the Big Dad dies. And for those partial to the stock, "collegey" tunes of Dinosaur junior or Buffalo Tom, there's Prairie School. Definitely a band to look out for for both an aural and visual feast is Onomat opoeia. Employing the aid of pots'^p'pans, a harp, a Hahder. garbage cans, electric Sense Explosion ———IWk. 'M.1 I nurlmt |»KoH» Now William, a quartet which includes both fiddle and bass, will also be performing at WOW Hall tonight. bed springs and a contraption of ten gui tar peddles hammered onto a board, they manipulate their strange equipment to create a series of weird and wonderful rhythms and noise-music that absolutely defies description. Set up to coincide with the Eugene Cel ebration and the new University term, the two day concert performed it's first seg ment last Friday to an enthusiastic turn out. More college students are anticipated tonight. “We want everyone to have a good time and nobody should worry about not being old enough to get in. Just come, re lax and enjoy the music," Molloy said. This season's gig tripled last year's in scale. The previous year's performance matured five bands and lasted only a day. This year, there are ten groups perform ing in two nights. And the morale is higher too. "There’s more of a community feel about it this time." Molloy said. "Instead of competing and just doing their own thing, the bands and everyone else who is involved have gotten together to pull this show through, working as one to perk up publicity. Things are better and smoother this year and it's nice to know that the bands have come this far in knowing one another better and are friends instead of rivals." Doors open at 0 p.m. and tickets are $5 at the door. All ages welcome, beverages will be available, and alcohol is available to those with identification. HAZEL CLASS ORGANIZERS INCLUDES BINDER, PADHOLDER. AND INDEXES SALE 7.89 Gl OBI-WEIS STUDENT FILE 6 POCKET. EXPANDABLE REG. 4.69 SALE 3.55 ivco U-L-J DISKETTE CASES IN ASSORTED COLORS 31/2* REG. 10.90 SALE4.95 51/4- REG. 12.65 5AI£ 5.39 ivco V ALU-SORT ORGANIZER nLU. ULVl, OR GREEN REG 13 40 SALE 9.95 I ( im MA HI r Save some money!! 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