■ Thursday, May 25
8 p.m.—Tony Rae Group (jazz), Fox
fire Restaurant and Bar, 4740 Main
St., Springfield. Free.
9 p.m. — Living Daylights and
Rockin' Teenage Combo (jazz), Sam
Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd. $5
cover.
9:30 p.m. — Fritz and the Poor Boys
(contemporary rock), Black Forest
Tavern, 2657 Willamette. Free.
9:30 p.m. —Jazz Jam Session, Jo
Federigo’s Restaurant and Jazz Club,
259 E. Fifth Ave. Free.
9:30 p.m. — Rex Morningstar (guitar
and drum machine), The Buzz Cof
feehouse. Free.
10 p.m. — ‘80s Night (dance), John
Henry’s, 136 E. 11th Ave. No cover
charge for women; men $2.
■ Friday, May 26
5:30 p.m.—ChipCohen.Sam
Bond's Garage. Until 7:30 p.m. $5
cover.
8 p.m. —- “Simple Men" (film), 180
PLC. $2 students; $3 general public.
9 p.m, — Eclectic Open Mic Fridays,
The Buzz Coffeehouse. Free.
9:30 pm.~~ Electric Flies (60s
dance), Foxfire Restaurant and Bar,
4740 Main St., Springfield. Free.
9:30 pm.—Jackass Willie & Hank
Plank and the 2 x 4s, Sam Bond's
Garage. $3-5 cover.
9:30 pm. — Larry Ward Quartet, Jo
Federigo’s RestaurantandJazzClub,
259 E. Fifth Ave. $2 cover.
9:30 p.m,—Three Bricks Shy (rock),
Black Forest Tavern, 2657
Willamette. Free.
9:30 p.m,—Odyssey with 0} Justin
Michael, Wild Duck Brewery and
Restaurant, 169 W. Sixth.
10 p.m.—The Great All You (puppet
rock), John Henry’s. $3 cove r.
■ Saturday, May 27
5 pm,—Old Time Jam, Sam Bond’s
Garage. Until ? p,m. Free.
7 p.m. — Sun Bossa Duo (Brazilian
bossa nova), Chez Ray's, 30 W. 10th.
9 p.m. — Metropolitan Sax Quartet,
Sam Bond’s Garage. $3-5.
9:30 pm. — Might Stone Biscuit (ex*
perimental/improvisational rock),
Chez Ray’s North Beach, 44 W. 10th
Ave, Free,
9:30 pm,—Phamous Phaces(rock),
Foxfire Restaurant and Bar, 4740
Main St, Springfield. Free.
9:30 pm.—An imated Fu miture
Quartet, Jo Federigo's Restaurant
and Jazz Club, 259 E, Fifth Ave. $2
cover.
9:30 pm.—Skip Jones (keyboard
. .. . .. Courtesy of University Theaterf
University Theater’s "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby, Part 2” plays Sunday, May 28,
boogie), Black Forest Tavern, 2657
Willamette. Free.
10 p.m. — Necrosluts, Eve's 5econd
Sin {goth rock), John Henry’s. $3 cov
er.
■ Sunday, May 28
3 p.m. —Vaudeville for the family,
Chez Ray’s, 30 W. 10th. Free.
4 p.m.—Irish jam, Sam Bond’s
Garage. Until 7 p.m. Free.
5:30 p.m.—Karaoke, Foxfire
Restaurantand Bar, 4740 Main St.,
Springfield. Free.
6 p.m. —Vaudeville forthe family,
Chez Ray’s, 30 W. 10th. Free.
7 p.m.—"The life and Adventures
of Nicholas Nickel by,” Part 2, Robin
son Theater, Villard Hall, 1109 Old
Campus Lane. $lOgpneral; $8sen
ior citizens, University faculty and
staff, non-University students: and
$5for University students, with $1
discount on June 1.
9 p,m>—Open Mic, Black Forest
Tavern, 2657 Willamette. Free.
9 p.m.—Mark Alan (acousticguitar
and vocals), jo Federigo’s Restaurant
and jazz Club, 259 £. Fifth Ave. $3
cover.
9 p.m.—SadhonaandUquidGenie
(rock), John Henry’s. $1 cover.
■ Monday, May 29
6:30 p.m.—Open Mic sign up (show
begins at 8:30 p.m.}, Jo Federigo’s
Restaurant and jazz Club, 259 £.
Fifth Ave. Free.
8 p.m.—UO Ensemble Concert, UO
Chamber Owr, Beall Concert Hall.
961 £. 18th Ave. $5 general, $3 stu
dents and senior citizens.
8 p.m. — Foxfire! (acoustic open
mic), Foxfire Restaurant and Bar,
4740 Main St., Springfield. Free.
9:30 p.m. — Emerald City Music Ses
sions (acoustic, rockand blues),
Black Forest Tavern, 2657
Wiflamette. Free.
10 p.m. —Mixology 101 (house, jun
gle, hip-hop), John Henry’s, 136 E,
11th Ave. No cover charge for
women; men $2.
■ Tuesday, May 30
Noon—Song to the Creator: Tradi
tional Arts of Native American
Women of the Plateau exhibit, Uni
versity of Oregon Museum of Natur
al History, 1680 E. 15th Ave. The ex
hibit celebrates how the women of
the Columbia Plateau have kept
their cultural traditions alive. Sug
gested admission $2, free for UO stu
dents and museum members, Until
5 p.m. Exhibit runs through Sept.
2 p.m. —The Workman Project
{soul-driven rock), EMU Amphithe
ater. Free, All-ages show.
7 p.m.—Scotty Perey {pianist},Chez
Ray's, 30 W, 10th. Free.
8 p.m.—University Jazz Combo
Night The Buzz Coffeehouse. EM U
Free. Until 10 pm.
8 p.m.— Emwald Valley Music Ses
sions (rock), Foxfire Restaurant and
Bar, 4740 Main St., Springfield. Free.
8:30 pm. — Barbara Dzuro (jazz Pi
ano),|o Federigp’s Restaurantand
jazz Club, 259 E, fifth Ave. Free.
9:30 pm,—T-Bone Weldon (blues),
Black Forest Tavern, 2657
Willamette, free.
9:30 p.m. — In the Dead of the
Night, Chez Ray’s, 30 W. 10th. Free.
10 p.m.—JIA Night at the House
(house), John Henry’s, 136 £.11th
Ave. No cover charge for women;
men $2.
■ Wednesday, May 31
7 pm. —- Cailery talk on sculpture,
Museum of Art,.1430 Johnson lane.
Free.
7 p.m.—Dance Concert: Dance
Quarterly features works-in-process
by dance majors. Dougherty Dance
Theater, Gerlwger Annex, 1484 Uni
versity St Free.
7 pm.—Norman Mesman (classical
and flamenco guitar), Chez Ray’s, 30
W. 10th. Free.
$ p.m.— UQ Ensemble Conceit, The
Oregon Percussion Ensemble, fea
turesatributeto the hit STOMP,
Beall Concert Halt, 961E. iSh Ave.
SSgeneral, $3 studentsand senior
citizens.
8 pm.—Dj dance night, Foxfire
Restaurant and Bar, 4740 Main St.,
Springfieid, Free.
9 p.m.—Tom Patterson (acoustic),
The Buzz Coffeehouse. Free.
9t30 pm.—Skip Jones (keyboard
boogie), Black forest Tavern, 2657
Willamette. Free,
9:30 pm, —Belly dance with
Troupe Muraja, Chez Ray’s, 30 W.
10th. Free.
10 p.m.—-justice League of Ameri
ca (dance hall house), John Henry’s,
136 E. 11th Ave. No cover charge for
women; men $2.
Avant
continued from page4B
Avant sings about the “one that got
away.” And in “This Time,” he
speaks to breaking up and moving
on from a difficult relationship:
“This time I’m going to tell her
goodbye/ no more hurt in my life/
no more lies/ I think it’s time that
I fly/ leave my troubles behind,”
he sings.
But Avant isn’t perfect; he can’t
seem to get away from the idea of
women as either sex objects or
homemakers. In “Serious,” he
tells a girlfriend that “if you’re se
rious about love, don’t worry
about that,” and to quit bugging
him about rumors he’s unfaithful
and about not calling her when
she pages him. “Quit hating on
me,” he sings, later complaining
about not being able to “get my
‘uh-uh’ on.”
And in “Let’s Make A Deal,”
where he sings “If I didn’t have a
dime/ tell me would you spend
the time/ All I hear is buy me this/
baby girl what’s on your mind/
you said money ain’t a thing to
you,” sticking to the negative
stereotype of women as careless
spenders.
But he redeems himself with
his grand finale, a “serious” song
(“Why”) that addresses some com
plex social issues like homeless
ness and single-parent families,
chastising people to become part
of the solution instead of adding to
the problem. Despite being almost
ruined by a dumb beat that sounds
like someone smacking on a plas
tic cup, the song provides a
chance for Avant to really show off
his vocal acrobatics. We get to hear
his voice soar above a background
chorus sung by a gospel choir.
It’s a spectacular finish. The lis
tener can even get past the some
times preachy lyrics (“Why do
things go the way they do?/every
body I’m asking you/everybody
turn around/ turn around/ why
can’t we turn around?” ... “we all
must take a part/and dig deep in
our hearts” ) and enjoy being in a
slow groove.
Overall, Avant’s cd delivers
smooth melodies, a variety of
beats, and enough slow R&B songs
to keep listeners content until Bri
an McKnight releases his next al
bum.
Dance
continued from page 4B
Fatboy Slim and Paul Oakenfold
who can be consistently counted
on to produce good tunes, “es
sential selection” contains mixes
of songs by Underworld from the
“Trainspotting” soundtrack, and
even a subtle mix of William Or
bit’s revision of “Adagio for
strings.”
This album is a sure bet for any
fan of dance music. The essential
selectors have set a high standard
for themselves. I know that I’m
curious to see who does volume
two.
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