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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1995)
GETTING AN EARFUL i Eugenes appnxiaiion of local music often doesn't man h the Intent of its kinds ALLISON HALL f .* :ht i%ipm <Mi tmerM "Eugene >s spoiled because it's been pro ducing great music,' said Robbie London, the bassisl/vocatisl tor Unshakable Race Other cities know good bands are corning from Eugene, but does f ugene appreciate it?” Eugene is definitely not the next Seattle V People •i(i."'i to agree V ,c- , tot of great bands around Sown _ 'Traditionary Eugene has been a very large muse scene for its si/e.' WOW Hall pubi« st Bob Fennessy said "J here s so r? any musicians, and sur prisingly they're good. ' he said, laughing Unshakable Race is jus! one o! many Eugene bands making a name tor themselves And to The Renegade Saints believe the fans in Eugene provide them great support. have a recognizable name, you must have fan support London said their fan base is selective, and he describes them as being "a con scious crowd" that is mto their message of racial unity and harmony with the earth The Renegade Samis, on the other hand, have an audience that varies from show to show When I saw them at Tay lor's. the majority of the packed house was part of the Greek system Most of She peo pie, unfortunately, were just standing around, and those of us dancing were given very little room Dave Coey the bassist/vocaiiSt tor the band, sa d the crowd when they play tonight at John Henry s w i be a to! differ ent But he's happy with the support m Eugene "The tans ate great here, tor sure." he said Tony Sostare who is celebrating the first anniversary of hts ownership ot Taylor s this Saturday (free food, dunk specials, and the Cowboy Angels "Portland s ver Sion ol the Renegade Saints') agrees 'Give them a good product and they come and see them," he sa>d Sustare said many of the Eugene bands 1W ! ; ' " r *• »• ' •* «■ regional or national acts Taylors has booked Some of those Ians have complaints, but not necessarily about the bands Many people (bend mewtxKs included) dcuxe the tact that there aw very tew bars wruxo you can see bands 'tt s sad trie bands don’t have gtxxt places to play/ said University freshman Tcxti Stoop ‘They don't Qet enough expo sure because of weak venues Steve Perry, the vocalist for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies has toured a lot and has urn to LOCALS. Pago t Unshakable Race know that having a large and growing fan base Is key to sucess Babes capture special night on new CD Dn Dec 3, 1994 a wonderful and magical presence entered and immediately enveloped !he chilly room with a sensa tional warmth II you were one o! trie lucky tans, you experienced this special moment first-hand at the Babes With Axes one-year anniversary concert at the WOW Hall But tear not it you missed the show it was recorded And the energy and excitement ot it has been transferred from stage to CD. wncn has resulted in the Babes' first release. WOW Live Babes' Debbie Diednch. Katie Henry. T R Kelley and Laura Kemp, all guitar players and singer-songwnters. have individual musical careers and recordings As they separately attack the music frontiers head-on, the tour women continue to play together m Babes With Axes The band started as a one shot deal But tor the last year and a halt its popularity steadily and rapidly increased At the same time each member contin ued her own career, writing and performing at the local WOW 1 ivc Babes' ifairt Wltfi Ami venues From these solo achievements come the seiec lions on the CD Playing the gui tar, and playing muse. has been an important aspect in each Babe's tile, as is demonstrated on this CD WOW Livt> Babes' consists of not only a sampling of the individual members' songs but also a demonstration of their talents each musician knows how to pen powerful expressions, how to sing impressive melodies and row to pack lyrics tightly with real emotion - Throughout Henry's 'Sometimes a Walt?." bassist Kelley's musical heart and soul shines In her sdo, Kelley gives a melancholy yet beautiful bass recitation and win this recitation. an intensity adds to the strength ot the already present emotional feeling Great bass lines make the crust of the big p>e Musical talent and expe rience create the flavor and get the luces flowing The Babes show no lack of musical talent or experience on their CO Each Babe has played guitar for more than 15 years, but that is not the oniy instrument heard on the CD In addition to guitar, Henry plays flute and banio. and Kelley plays guitar on the few songs that she doesn't play bass And the Babes sing with a vehe ment passion, whether as lead voc es or voces in harmony All four women have phenomena) voices, each having a unique sound and style So. each fares well leading the Turn to AXES. Page 12 University Theatre will hear auditions for fall term musical The University Theatre will hoar auditions Mon day May 22 and Tues day, May 23 for the musical Working, wtw n will be performed November 3 10 18, 1995 Joseph Gtlg, Universi ty Theatre director of development. said the musical is looking tor an ethnically diverse cast and encourages students of color to apply Diverse age groups are also need, from 10-year olds to people m their sixties The cast of Working may also get a chance to take the show on tour to Taiwan during the month of Dec omper T hose auditioning lor Working will be asked to prepare a two-mi note monologue and song Scripis are available in the University Theatre Development Office, which is located in the lobby ol Robinson T heatre Scripis can be checked out for a ?4 hour time period Tor more information, call 346 4190
