ENTERTAINMENT
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The Hull Center will be displaying the prints of Xante tones starting Ian. 12. This particular
print is entitlinl "Crabbers, Cape Aragu."
Bands to perform all week
SONG AND DAXCI-:
FRIDAY, JAN. 11
Dharma Blues. a Port land-bast'd Iwml. will per
form at 9:30 p m in lh« Community Cunler for
the Performing Arts. 291 \V. 8th Co-sponsored
by Kugene radio station kKVM, the concert will
feature Dharma Blues' unique mixture of musical
styles along with their intense stage energy
Opening the show will lie Prairie School. Tickets
are $ti at the door, ami doors open at 9
SATURDAY, JAN 12
Contra dance, sponsored by the Kugene Folklore
Society, will take place from 8-11:30 p m at kel
ly Middle School. 850 Howard No partner or ex
perience is needed, and musical guests will Ini
Dave Coldman. George Penk and Heather Pin
ney. Cost is $3.50 for EPS members and $4 50
general.
The Fastbacks. Hellcows unci Oswald 5*0 will
one h perforin starting at h 30 p.m in the KMU’s
Fir Room. This is an ull ages alternative music,
show. featuring lxuiuis from Seattle. Portland and
Eugene. respectively. Tickets, available at the
door only, will be $3 students and $5 general.
More Time, a Eugene band, will perform at 9:30
p m in the Community Center for the Perform
ing Arts. 291 VV 8th. The concert will feature
the bund's strong reggae and world lieat sounds,
which carry undertones of Caribbean, west Afri
can and jazz styles. Admission is $5 at the chair,
and doors open at 9.
TUESDAY. |AN. IS
Zasu Hitts Memorial Orchestra a 12-piec e or
chestra. will perform at 8:30 p.m. in the Commu
nity Center for the Performing Arts. 291 W. 8th.
The band formed in 1983 with the intention of
y.asu Pitts Memorial Orchestra will perform at
on Jan. IS.
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the Community Center for the Performing Arts
doing one performance only, but eight years lat
er their true rhythm and blues arrangements are
still going strong. The band will do a repeat per
formance of this show on Wednesday at 8:30
p m Tickets are $13 at the door, and doors open
at 8
VISUAL ARTS AND MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS
)AN 12-FEB 12.
"Oregon Impressions." an exhibit of Nancy
lories' hatidcolored prints, will be on display at
the Mult Center, jones, a Eugene artist, has ex
hibited her work throughout the Northwest since
1976. A free public reception will be held on
Jan. 12 from 7-9 p m (iallery hours are 11 a m.
to 5:30 p in. weekdays and 11 a m. to 3 p.m. on
Saturdays.
JAN. 6-FEB. 24
"The Creative Arena: Studies by Morris Graves
from the Collection,”, featuring 54 drawings and
paintings hy Morris Graves, will be on display in
galleries 1C and 11) of the University Museum of
Art, 1430 Johnson Ln. (iallery hours are noon to
5 p.m.. Wednesday through Sunday.
New Eugene band forms, art influences abound
Guernica hopes to create
music with originality, soul
By Ming Rodrigues
Emerald Reporter
Since its inception, the eeaence of Guernica
has been deeply rooted in the arts.
Founding members Chris Roy and Rick Mol
loy met each other in art class — a professional
painter and an art professor are among the
group’s parentage.
The band’s earliest projects resembled con*
cept albums, often based on literary works such
as Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night 's Dream
and George Orwell's influential novel. 1984.
But more than just mere coincidence. Guerni
ca’s persona underscores what Roy described
as the belief "to preserve music, particularly
rock n’ roll, as an art."
Changing their name from Crown of Thorns
to avoid confusion with an aarly-'SO’s pop
group, the name Guernica actually comes from
ono of the band’s early songs. That song was
named after a famous Picasso painting depict
ing the Spanish Civil War. /Sf
The music the band members personally en
joy is pretty much progressive or^altemalive
They used to listen to Top-40 but hajfe strayed
away from it mostly because of whaMhey see as
the lack of talent and originality.
"We have been Influenced by every piece of
music which we have heard." Roy said. "How
ever. we hold little regard for the bands that
have given way to commercialism.’’
Over its three yeer history, the band haa de
veloped a signature sound that Is a mix of
gothic’ influences In the style of The Cure.
Bauhaue end Faith No More, with elements of
classical, jaxz and funk.
"Guernica is foil of atmospheric, spacious,
moody sounds,” Roy said. **»*• kind of like
new wave with a Iptof emotional depth.”
This diversity stems, in part, from the mem
bers’ varied backgrounds and involvement in
‘choral music, several jura ami local hands and
the orchestra Drummer Quentin Furrows re
cently played in the Seattle Goodwill Games
and with the University Marching Band at the
Freedom Bowl.
Dedication in getting together to actually
play had been a little weak at first. Because of
transportation problems, the band could only
meet once a month. As soon as Malloy received
his license however, the group picked up.
Since then. Guernica has produced three
tapes. The first couple were, as they said, "aw
ful.'* All three had been produced on a bor
rowed multi-track recorder, but with little
knowledge of how to use it Gradually, things
improved and the third tape was more of a suc
cess.
Several people even asked for copies of it.
while other hands complimented their work.
Some people, however, don’t can- tor their
lyrics, passing them off as pretentious, mean
ingless and pointless, because the group tends
to reach beyond
But they put it this way: “We don't want to
become just staid chroniclers of everyday activ
ities, like boy meets girl, bov gets alienated, or
boy loves to rock n’ roll. Instead, we like to
loosen the chains that tie down our imagina
tion and let go of everything that lies within
our minds."
1987 saw the beginning of a series of changes
that would jump start Guernica as a hand to be
reckoned with.
Molloy moved to the suburbs, putting down
the guitar to play drums while discovering key
boardist and vocalist Garrick Antikaiian. Then,
drummer Quentin Furrows was recruited, forc
ing Molloy back to guitar before opting out al
together after leaving for college.
Guernica's currant lineup includes Furrows.
Antikaiian. Roy on guitar, violin and vocals
and Travis Harrison on electric bass.
But aside from the release of an independent
cassette, things only realty started rolling for
the group six months ago. At that point, they
started making several active recording demos
Eugene’s latest band. Cuvrnica. consists of
band members (dock wise, starting from lop
left) Travis Harrison, (iarrick Antirakian.
Chris Roy and Quentin Furrow.
of new songs in a home studio, playing more
local gigs and getting more airplav on radio sta
tion KRVM.
"With personal commitments reconciled and
with more time to really gel the group going,
we hope ull the hard work and exposure will
eventually attract a recording contract with .1
quality label." Roy said.
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