Cautumr ** Unthakabl* Race playa lor tha lint annual EMU Baar Garden*. Beer gardens kick off with Unshakable Race Ming Rodrigues Contributor They call themselves the Unshakable Race because they believe that race, creed, sex or religious belief play no part in a world where everyone is t reated from the same life force "We trust in unity and a common goal." stressed bandleader anil co-founder Roll fames And true to their philosophy, not only does each band mum twr hail from different parts of the country and musical back grounds. their high-energy, spiritual-lunk-reggie music speaks of universal harmony Though formed just early this year, the Unshakable Race has quickly bram bed out and gained quite a following with their danceable performances and opening acts for famous artists mi biding Desmond Dekker, Curtis Salgado and Human Rights But the Unshakable Race is not a hand out to just make a name for themselves They have an independent record label. Covenant Records, that not only releases the group’s own mate rial but also that of other up-and-coming artists And you’ll often find the group calling themselves “The Dubstilutes. the pseudonym they use when they play hack-up to these fresh liands “We want to give talented people the chance to do what they do best," said James. "These folks are probably stuck in jobs that can’t give them that choice, but we believe that everyone should have the equal opportunity to go ahead with what they want.” Unshakable Race performs tonight at the Beer Gardens {EMU Fountain Court) from 5-7p m There’s free chips and salsa from 4-5p.m. "We’re going to have bigger and better entertainment this Turn to BEER GARDENS, Page 16 John Henry's offers new option on local club circuit Dave Charbonneau Associate Editor A group of Eugene music lovers have taken what's got id about bars and clubs in Eugene put them all together and opened a bar for people who enjoy good music. The bar is called John Henry's, but don't let the word "bar" fool you. The emphasis of John Henry's is not the drinks, but the music. “This is definitely a place for music lovers," Lucy Lizznrd. who is in charge of booking bands at the club, said John Henry's, which is locat ed at 130 E. 11th Ave . was opened in August by Bruce Hartnell. Tom Tracey and Al lenkins with the sole purpose of giving the Eugene music audi ence and touring bands another option. "We approach it as a music venue that sells beer." Hartnell said. Currently in Eugene, there are many places to see good musi cians. but the owners of lohn Henry’s have tried to combine all of Eugene's current music venues into one. New Max’s. Taylor's, Good Times and the WOW Hall are the places most noted for cater mg to the music-conscious pub lic. |ohn Henry’s is a combination of all those venues. It has a huge 24x16-foot stage, which Hartnell said is the same si/e as the stage at the WOW Hall. The WOW Hall, however, is an all-ages club and alcohol is not permitted in the main room In order to drink, one must go downstairs in a base ment. where it isn t possible to see nr hear the music upstairs clearly without the use of a video screen. New Max's has traditionally attracted some of the top alter native and rock hands that come to the area, but the bar is so small that it is usually packed from wall to wall, espe cially on the weekends. Taylor's is a bigger bar with a bigger stage than New Max's, but liecause of its campus loca tion, it is also usually very crowded. Good Times has a decent size stage but veers away from book ing most alternative bands, opt ing for a more mellow blues influenced sound. John Henry's, which formerly was called Club 136 and Club Hollywood under different owners, is smaller than the WOW Hall, but a great deal Dancara ah aka It up on tha danca floor at John Hanry’a. which Ian t juat an altarnatlva mualc danca club mow spacious than Now Max's. Taylor's and Good Times, giv ing the audience plenty of room to dance, mingle or just plain drink. "It's sn much bigger than the nlher l>«»rs.” Li/xard, who has brought bands like L7 and Melvins to Eugene, said It's not a place where someone |ust slapped ill <1 stage The owners have spared no expense in creating as good of .1 sound system as possible Ihe stage is complete with bass holes and the wails are equipped with tubo-likc struc tures that help put a halt to reverberation - "At most places in Eugene." Hartnell said, "the stages were put in as an afterthought Here the stage is as big as the W( )VV Hall, but the layout of the place is a little more intimate " Hands such as The Daddies. Two Minutes Hate and lolls Mon have already graced the stage at |obn Henry's, but the owners say they will not limit bookings to strictly "allerna live" Kinds "If they can sell beer, they're in here," Hartnell said He has been a member of many bands himself. including The Detonators "He don't want this place to Is- known only as an alternative place We had t he (iuardians, a drunk country western band, in here a while ago They weren't a big draw, but their t rowd drank a lot of bts-r because he is a musii ian. Hartnell says he knows how to make bands happy "In order to make everything attractive to the musicians, we give them the lake at the door. 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