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Performing Arts
8th &
Lincoln
■ Friday ■
Prodd, Ordinary K,
Northwest Royale,
Half Rack
Hard Nock
$7door,8:oopm
■ Saturday ■
Martin Sexton
with Chris Trapper
Siiif’tr-Sonf’uriter
$i$ advance, $17 door, 8:00 pm
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■ Monday ■
Anticon featuring Sole,
Passage.
Restiform Bodies,
Kevin Blechdom
Hilt-Hop
$10 advance, $10 door, 9:00 pm
■ Tuesday ■
Willie KwtthTinh
Hawaiian
$18 in advance, $20 door, 8:00 pm
■ Wednesday ■
The Beta Band
Rock
$15 advance, $16 door,8:00 pm
■ Thursday ■
Bill Frisell £ Gref Leisz
Jazz (iuitarist
$18 advance, $20 door,9:00 pm
All Age* Welcome • 687-2746
Angry Young Man’:
Older but still angry
A few weeks back, this col
umn was dedicated to in
formation about the
plethora of new releases
this spring. Unfortunately, I forgot
to mention two hugely anticipated
albums that came out this very
week. Without further ado...
Elvis Costello, the original “An
gry Young Man of rock ’n’ roll,” isn’t
young anymore. But he’s still angry.
At least, that’s the impression one
gets when listening to his first solo
album in seven years, “When I Was
Cruel.” Gone are the interesting
but-not-that-exciting collabora
tions with the Brodsky String Quar
tet and Burt Bacharach; Elvis
apparently isn’t feeling like classi
cal music or pure pop these days.
Instead, the music on “When I
Was Cruel” manages to update the
classic Costello sound for the new
millennium: Driving rhythm and
jagged guitars come courtesy of the
Attraction’s Pete Thomas and Steve
Nieve, but there’s some hip-hop and
electronica sprinkled in between
the lines. If that sounds like a bad
idea, rest assured: It isn’t. Costello
has pulled off the hat trick that al
most every aging rock icon (except
Neil Young) has failed at: Updating
his “old style” without sounding
like a train wreck (see: Iggy Pop’s
“Beat ’em Up”) or a washed-up,
mellowed-out grandpa (see: Mick
Jagger’s “Goddess in the Doorway”).
Country-fried altema-slackers
Wilco drop “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”
on the world at large this week. Now
here’s an album with a troubled histo
ry: Not only did two members of the
band quit during its recording, but
when Wilco gave the album to their
label, Reprise, they were told that it
was unsuitable for release. In fact,
Reprise was so incensed by “Yankee
Hotel Foxtrot” that Wilco was highly
encouraged to leave the label.
Too bad for Reprise. “ Yankee Ho
tel Foxtrot” is an awesome album.
Sure, it’s weird — Wilco’s coun
try-ish pop is tempered by odd
whooshes of synthesizer and a myr
iad of ghostly sound effects (think
of Radiohead mating with some of
Cracker’s quieter moments). It
might seem like an unsettling mar
riage of styles at first. But that’s the
point. Wilco obviously aren’t con
tent with being alt-country’s poster
boys. Rather, they’re using their
newfound maturity for the Dark
Side — creating new genres in the
process. This album is a must-have.
So far this year, only two albums
have really, truly impressed me. And
by happy coincidence, both bands
responsible are coming to the Pacific
Northwest in the next few weeks.
About two months ago, the afore
mentioned Cracker came out with
“Forever,” which is absolutely their
best effort to date. Now on tour, the
Cracker circus will be rolling into
Eugene on May 1, when the band
plays at the
Wild Duck. Al
ways known to
be a terrific
band to see
live, Cracker is
sure to enter
Depper
In Stereo
tain longtime
fans with their
always-eclectic
setlist consist
ing of past hits
and obscure al
bum tracks.
Note to all
_ Beta Band
freaks: Sadly,
your favorite band is playing the
same night, at the WOW Hall. Crack
er is better. Go see them instead.
The other amazingly good album
to get released this year is “Rings
Around the World” by the Super
Furry Animals. I mentioned this al
bum a few weeks ago, but I don’t
think that I drove the point home
well enough: This is simply one of
the most astounding pieces of mu
sic that I’ve ever heard. It sounds
like nothing I have ever heard. It is
astonishingly original. Get it now.
You won’t regret it.
Okay, enough ranting. Here’s the
facts: SFA will be coming to Seattle
on May 10 to play in support of
“Rings. ” Yeah, it’s a long drive, but
entirely worth it. This is not a band to
miss. If there was any justice at all in
this world, SFA would be playing a
sold-out show at the Rose Garden.
Sadly, they’re merely playing a small
venue called Graceland up in Seattle.
Finally, music suffered a big loss
this last weekend when Alice in
Chains vocalist Layne Staley was
found dead in his Seattle home, the
victim of an apparent drug overdose.
Though his demise by drug abuse
hardly came as a surprise to fans of
the band, it’s still extremely sad
news. Alice in Chains hadn’t re
leased an album since their self-titled
1996 work, but many fans had al
ways held out hope for more music
from Seattle’s darkest grunge rockers.
Staley was only 34 years old.
Rest in peace, Layne.
E-mail columnist Dave Depper
at davedepper@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily reflect
those of the Emerald.
Pulse briefs
Prince gets intimate
at Schnitzer
This show is rated “S & M” for
sexy and mature. Prince will be
playing a sexy and mature show
sans back-up dancers in “One
Night Alone with Prince.” The P
man will shake his thang at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 30, at the Schnitzer
Concert Hall in Portland. Featured
selections include old-school trib
utes and material from “The Rain
bow Children,” his newest album,
released in 2001. Special guests at
the jazz-tinged show will include
saxophonists Maceo Parker and
Candy Dulfer. In a surprising turn,
there will be no set lists, leaving the
audience open-mouthed in wonder
as they enjoy the many sponta
neous surprises for which Prince
has become known.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Fri
day, April 26, at all Ticketmaster out
lets or by phone at (503) 224-0444.
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Journal announces
poetry prize
A local literary journal has start
ed a new poetry prize.
CALYX, the Corvallis-based
women’s literature and art journal,
recently announced its first Lois
Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize. In
terested parties are asked to submit
up to three unpublished poems, to
taling no more than six manuscript
pages. Visit the CALYX Web site at
http://www.proaxis.com/~calyx/
for more details.
Winners of the prize will receive
a $250 award, publication in CA
LYX and a one-volume subscrip
tion. Finalists will receive a one
volume subscription and will be
noted on the journal’s Web site.
The submission dates are May 1
through July 1, 2002. There is a
reading fee of $15.
Eleanor Wilner, author of “Re
versing the Spell: New & Selected
Poems” (Copper Canyon Press) will
judge the contest. Winners will be
notified by Sept. 30.
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