WEEKEND
SPOTLIGHT
■ The Wild Duck
will! host an all
ages hip-hop
show tonight fea
turing Del the
Funky Homosapi
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glyphics. Support
ing acts include
Organic Com
pound, Hungry
Mobb with DJ Di
reks, Dirtbag
Foundation and
OJ Rogue. Tickets
fortheDarkside
Production are
$10 in advance at
the EMU Ticket Of
fice, House of
Records and Re
conrd Exchange,
or $12 at the door.
The show begins
promptly at 8 p.m.
Alcohol at the all
ages show will not
be served in the
auditorium, but
fans 21 and over
can be served at
the Wild Duck's
bar.
■ African guitarist
Rigo Star will per
form at the WOW
Hall on Friday at
9:30 p.m. with
special guest DJ
Massive. Star, a
native of the Con
go, blends melod
ic African rumba
music with Ameri
can jazz. He was
also a featured
performer on Paul
Simon 1991 al
bum “Rhythm of
the Saints." Tick
ets are $10 in ad
vance, $12 at the
door and are avail
able at CD World,
the EMU Ticket Of
fice, House of
Records, La Tien
da & Taco Loco,
Record Exchange
and the WOW Hall.
■ Steven Spiel
berg's “Saving Pri
vate Ryan" contin
ues at the
downtown Mc
Donald theater.
This poignant war
drama about the
June 6,1944, D
day invasion of
Normandy should
be must-see for
anyone mature
enough to handle
the realistic vio
lence. Call 344
4343 for show
times.
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By Rob Moseley
Associate Editor
Four different bands, four diverse styles, one
common thread.
Saturday’s show at the Cuthbert Amphitheater
will feature an alternative mix of genres from four
bands with Eugene roots, one of which will be re
turning home for the first time since enjoying me
teoric popularity on the national scene.
The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, fresh off two dates
on the HORDE tour, will headline, supported by
Floater, The American Girls and the Varicoasters.
Tickets to the 5 p.m. show are $17 in advance, $19
at the door.
The Daddies, formed in Eugene in 1989, have
experienced immense success since the release of
their latest album, “Zoot Suit Riot - The Swingin’
Hits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies," in March of
1997. The band is currently reaping the results of
relentless touring over the past year and a half. The
success of the album’s omnipresent single, “Zoot
Suit Riot,” helped the Daddies land appearances
on the Tonight Show and the Late Show with
David Letterman, helped the album garnish plat
inum status for sales of over 1,000,000 copies, and
helped the current rebirth of swing music.
“Zoot Suit Riot - The Swingin’ Hits” is a compi
A trio of bands
with Eugene roots
returns home to
Cuthhert Saturday
lation of songs from the Daddies’ three indepen
dent releases, "Ferociously Stoned,” "Rapid City
Muscle Car,” and “Kids on the Street,” as well as
four new songs. The first two sold reasonably well,
but the third landed the band a spot on Rolling
Stone’s alternative chart and a slot on the Mighty
Mighty Bosstones tour.
While residents of Eugene have known for years
about the Daddies’ combination of modern rock
with a ska-swing horn section, it took the power of
a major-label release, on L.A.-based Mojo Records,
which the Daddies signed with a year ago, and
heavy rotation of “Zoot Suit Riot” on alternative ra
dio to bring the band national success and a spot
on Billboard’s Top 20.
Floater is touring is support of its own recent re
lease, “Angels in the Flesh and Devils in the
Bone,” which hit stores May 5. The band’s mix of
alternative rock with almost operatic pomp has
been labeled a mix of Pink Floyd and Pantera.
Floater formed in Eugene in 1993 when bassist
Rob Wynia and guitarist Dave Amador left Henry’s
Child to pursue other interests, which ended up
being Floater. After the depth of 1994’s “Sink” and
the darkness of 1996’s "Glyph,” “Angels in the
Flesh and Devils in the Bone” is the band’s most
mature release yet. Like the other two albums,
“Angels” contains a couple of songs worthy of ra
dio play but is more inviting when heard in its en
tirety.
The American Girls, a Portland band with Uni
versity ties, are playing in support of "In the
Whiskey Ya-Yas,” and recently played on campus
at Face the Music. They play pop rock sweetened
with trumpet.
The Varicoasters are a local six-piece traditional
ska band.
Ticket buyers can obtain more information about
the show by calling the Hult Center’s 24-hour
event information line at 682-5000 or accessing its
Web site at hultcenter.org. Tickets are available at
the Hult Center Box Office, the EMU Ticket Office
and REI.
McArthur Court to host Dylan, Morrison show
Lucinda
Williams and
’60s icon Van
Morrison will
join folk
legend Bob
Dylan for a
show at Mac
Court on Sept.
24 at 7p.m.
Portland’s Double Tee Promotions put a
week of rumors to rest Monday by formally
announcing a Sept. 24 concert at McArthur
Court featuring Bob Dylan, Van Morrison
and Lucinda Williams.
Tickets, which will be $40 plus applica
ble service charge, go on sale Friday at 9
a.m. at all Fred Meyer FASTIXX outlets, the
EMU Ticket Office and the Hult Center, or
by calling 1-800-992-8499.
Dylan, still the most famous and talented
member of his family, will hit Mac Court
just six days short of a year after releasing
the critically acclaimed “Time Out of
Mind,” which earned the folk legend a
Grammy Award for the single “Cold Irons
Bound.”
Coming seven years after his previous re
lease, 1990’s “Under the Red Sky,” Dylan’s
latest is an ethereal mix of country, shuffle
and folk music styles.
Morrison, who is perhaps best known for
the singles “Moondance” and “Into the
Mystic,” has quietly released almost an al
bum a year for nearly 30 years. His latest is
1998’s “The Philosopher’s Stone."
Morrison first gained acclaim while a
member of Them, and English group who
capitalized in part on the fame of the Beatles
and the Rolling Stones.
Williams has become one of the most
popular artists on the underground scene
with her style of pop melded with blues and
country.
Her latest album, just the fourth since
1980, is “Car Wheels on the Gravel.” Six
years in the making, “Car Wheels” was
mixed by Rick Rubin for American Record
ings, which eventually sold the rights to the
album to Mercury.
The show begins at 7 p.m. with Williams
opening, followed by Morrison and Dylan.
COURTESY
Dylan is touring in support of his award
winning album, “Time out of Mind. ”