High-tech musicans make Birdsongs
By John Fletschli
for thtf tki'iy t fht'tiVi-f
;s nving heard of the Boston
v -<* based group Birdsongs of
I the Mesozou I u,is eager
to see tile hand when 1 found out
the\ were doing .1 show .it John
Henrv s
When I phoned the memhers
of the quartet lor an interview,
they wore kind enough to sav i
could hung out with them lor
most of the Friday evening lead
ing up to tin* show
It was quite an evening
Following the group around
gave me an inside look at the
workings of a touring band and
an opportunity to observe a night
in the lives of some professional
niusii ians Although the expon
ent® was not all new to me - I'm
proud to sav 1 was once in a rock
hand that actually got to piny a
lew real gigs - it was unique and
worthwhile nevertheless.
I caught up with the Birdsongs
o! the Mesozoic late in the after
noon at the door ot the FMU.
where they had just done a live
interview with a 1)| at the KWVA
studio.
- arlier in the day the hand
r had been interviewed at
ife» KLCC. Lane Comm unit y
College's radio station The
hand tried to hit a hunch of
media outlets, hoping to gener
ate a good turnout that night
Driving to campus, I was wor
ried that I wouldn't he aide to
hud them because so many peo
ple on campus dress, look and
act like musicians However,
shortly after arriving at our
Kscheresipie KMU. 1 recognized
the face of Mr. Lindgren. I say
Mister because although Lind
gren is in a band and can get
downright silly sometimes, he is
married and nearing 40, the age
that marks definite immersion
into middle age
Lindgren introduced me to the
other members in his hand,
except for the
sax/flute/synth/percussion play
er, Ken, who had gone off some
where with his wife Det ent and
multi-talented lelloyys all. the
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Birdsongs of the Mesozoic,
brought their unlqure mix of
high-tech worfdbeat music to
Eugene last week. Reporter
John Fleischli got acquainted
with the band before the gig.
thru*' present Birdsongs worn ra\
nling around from plai n to plat o
in a rented van pat ked full with
equipment The fourth member
had driven off in a car they
apparently had also rented upon
their arrival to Eugene from the
East
t he Birdsongs originally stall
ed in 1980 when l.indgren
and Ku k Scott got together
w ith a couple of members of the
now-defunct, legendary Boston
hand. Mission of Burma
Sim e then the hand has gone
through some changes and
earned a reputation as a Cham
ber Kix:k quartet with a sense of
humor.
hey i urrentlv are enjoying a
grant given to them by the
New England Foundation
T um" C BIRDSONGS Page 8
' BUCK REIGN_
2 ~ SAVORY ^3
3 RAINBOWS TROM ATOMS
4 TOREADOR OF LOVE
5 ENTER WU TANG
6 SNAP YOUR f INGE RS
7 FORE
8 THIRTEEN
9 STRAIGHT UP SWEAOPe
10 MY VOICE
11 OOGMAN
12 LASH _~
13 fHE ORGANIZATION
14 UNPLUGGED
15 VI RYNt Cf SSARY
16 BLACK BUSINESS
17 THE EVERLASTING
IB AQD EATERS
19 THE BURIED LIFE
20 DON'T FORGET THE
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UO School of Music's World Music Series presents
Folk Music of Greece
ZIYIA is a five-member ensemble specializing in the diverse regional styles of rural
and urban Greece. Members of the group are Christos Gov etas, Beth Cohen, George
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