ENTERTAINMENT
Down-to-earth Now William band will perform
Eugene band draws on the talents
and diversity of the band members
By Ming Rodrigues
Emerald Reporter
They are the antithesis of the
image band.
Holding little regard for pub
lic opinion or labels, they dress
in plain jeans, t-shirts and
sneakers, and play what they
like, preferring an honest ap
proach to music.
Even their sound flows apart
from the mainstream, unlike
any particular genre, with most
of their songs coming out of
jam sessions and plenty of im
provisations
Among themselves, there's
not one songwriter or promi
nent musician. It’s more of a
pool effort with everyone chip
ping in their talent and style
Perhaps it is this spontaneity
and individuality that's the ap
peal of Now William
Whatever the appeal is. Eu
gene will get to judge for itself
tonight. The band will perform
at 9:30 p in. in the Community
Center for the Performing Arts,
291 W. Eighth Ave. Tickets can
be purchased at the EMU Main
Desk for $3.
Though the Eugene-based
group started out just jamming
casually, it has now carved
quite a niche for itself in the lo
cal music arena.
Two years after they got to
gether, Now William have cata
pulted beyond the college party
scene to being regulars at
Max’s, the W O W Hall and
other music establishments
around town and across the
state. They are currently collab
orating on their first album
Now William is composed of
four members: |ohn Cluff. gui
tar: Charlie Me,lain, bass; Adam
Glogauer. drums: and David
Krueger, violin and mandolin
"We're just ourselves," said
Krueger."Life's tough as it is
without having to put on a fa
cade We do what we like and
don't worry too much about
what everyone thinks
"Besides, if we had an im
age, it would bo a strain having
to forever keep up with it
"It's better and challenging
this way just being spontane
ous and letting ourselves ex
plore our interests freely.” he
said "It helps keep the band
going "
In the time they've been to
gether. the group's sound has
matured from the basic "same
sound through the whole
song" style to a more diverse
sound where the group is dy
namically in touch with each
other.
"We've learned to feel com
fortable with each other know
ing we can go on stage and pull
off a set." said (Huff
These young men. three of
whom are students at the Uni
versity. have quite varied musi
cal tastes and opinions. Their
personal choices range from the
Northwest grunge bands to
|ohn Mi Uiughlin and John I.ur
Ponty.
Where Mclain favors Peter
Hook of |oy Division, (Huff is
steadfast in his preference for
David Gilmour.
"Gilmour is one of the rea
sons I wanted to play guitar.”
admits (Huff
The band compose and play
most of their own songs Often,
during their jam sessions, they
pick up any note that sounds
good and eventually a structure
comes out of the selections.
"We don't set out with an
idea about what we want a
song to sound like." said Gluff
"Usually we throw out a lot of
tunes and if we like something.
I lie photo
The kroup Now William will perform tonight at W.O.W. Hall at 9:30 p in. Tickets are available
at the EMI' Main Desk for $5 in advance and at the door.
we ll just use it, and from there
a rhythm usually formulates
" There are days when we
just keep on playing without
hitting on anything we like hut
Another interesting thing
about the music of Now Wil
liam is their de-emphasis on
lyric content
In an age of message con
‘We’re just ourselves. Ufe's tough as it is
without having to put on a facade. We do
what we like and don’t worry too much
about what everyone thinks. Besides, if we
had an image, it would be a strain having to
forever keep up with it. ’
-David Krueger
that's the fun part. exploring
and experimenting, and it mo
tivates us "
On stage, their creative re
structuring of songs sets up an
ever changing wall of sound,
allowing the listener a new in
terpretation of an old favorite
sc:iou$ musicians, thuv are an
exception Most of this hand's
souks arn. instead. instrumen
tal pieces
"I.yrics are not our focus."
said (ilogauer "We just want
to play enjoyable music that ex
presses our personalities and
how Wit flHtl
"When we do have lyrics,
it's nothing specific or alMiut
any particular issue Often
when we play, the lyrics are
hard to hear, so it's not some
thing we do frequently, and
that also helps retain the puritv
of our sound
Their live shows fuse electric
roi k with the unique notes of
the violin and mandolin Mr
Iain's pulsing bass lines and
(dogauer's heavy drumming fit
comfortably with (duff's sync o
paled guitar rhythms, while
Krueger's violin weaves in and
out
"It's not all dance or mood
music," Krueger said. "We just
try to c alc h our audience's at
tention with a distinct ap
proach."
Now William will perform
tonight with Dirt fisherman.
Opening the show is former
Snakepit guitarist Mike John
son and Krueger on violin
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