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Friday, Oct. 11
8:00 p.m. — "Escape From Happiness"
(theater), lord Leebrick Theatre
Company, 54GCharneiton St., 465-1 506
8:30 p.m.— “Bungus, Sik9, Ampt”
(music), Foxfire Restaurant and Bar, 4740
Main St., Springfield, 747-7900, $5
9:00 p.m. — ‘‘rubberneck"(music) Wild
Duck Music Hall, 169 W. Sixth Ave., 485
3825,510, buy tickets at eugene.com or
at the door
9:30 p.m. — “Matt Jorgenson"(jazz
music), Luna, 30 F.. Broadway, 344-6948
(Luna), $5
9:30 p.m. — “j.C. Rico” (music), jo
Federigo’Ss Restaurant and Jazz Club, 259
E, Fifth Ave„ 343-8488, 54
9:30 p.m. — “Jason Webiey, Laura
V*ers°(mu$ic), Sam Bond’s Garage, 407
Bla.rBlvd., 431-6603, 55
Saturday, Oct. 12
8:00 p.m. — “Romeo and Juliet" (ballet)
Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center, 682-5000,
518-555
8:00 p.m. — “Escape From Happiness"
ing" (music),
Springfield, 747-7900, $2
* J15 W, Broadway, 484-9933,
,$12.50 door
*—“Stk9, Nail Mary, Disiogik,
Northwest Royale”(music), Samurai Duck,
-“""1345-65 77
Ave., 485-3825,
13
Company, 540 Charnelton St., 465-1 506
2:30 p.m.—“Romeo and Juliet" (Ballet)
Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center, 682-5000,
$18-$55
8s00 p.m. — "Garnet Rogers,” Cafe
Paradiso, 115 W. Broadway, 484-9933,
$11,50
9:30 p.m. — “Mark Allen,'“Jo Federigo’s
Restaurant and jazz Club, 2 59 E. Fifth
Ave., 343-8488, $4
Monday, Oct. 14
8s30 p.m*—Open Mike Jo Federigo’s
Restaurant and jazz Club, 2 5 9 E. Fifth
Ave., 343-8488, free
9:00 p.m. — "Lizard King and techno DJ,”
Samurai Duck, 960 Oak St., 345-6577
Tuesday, Oct. 15
8:00 p.m. —• "C-Love and Special Sauce”
(music),
McDonald a
at 5:30 p.m.) Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m. — “Northwest Royale,
Coodtime Woman” Samurai Duck, 960
Oak St., 345-6577
Wednesday, Oct. 16
9:00 p.m. — “Regae Nite,” Samurai Duck,
960 Oak St., 345-6577
Thursday, Oct. 17
8:00 p.m. — “Full of Fire: Harmonica”
(music), Silva Concert Hall, Hull Center,
682-5000, $14-$38
8:00 p.m. — “Hell’s Bells” (The world’s
only female AC/DC tribute band), Wild
Duck Crystal Ballroom, 169 W. Sixth
Ave., 485-3825 (Wild Duck), $10
advance, $ 12 door
9:00 p.m. “Stinking Lizaveta” Samurai
Duck, 960 Oak St., 345-6577
(Samurai Duck)
Theatre, 1010
Willamette St.t
345-4442, $15
advance, $1 7
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Sept. 14 at Sam Bond’s Garage —
one listener was heard describing
it as “bluegrass on acid.”
Better to just explain the instru
mentation. Jarrod Kaplan, percus
sionist, has an atypical drum setup —
djembe, dumbek, anklets (also
known as “leg bells”) and others. He’s
also been known to use a Bic pen as a
drumstick. Enion Pelta, violinist, has
played the instrument since she was
three years old. James Whiton plays
an acoustic/stand up/slap bass and
David Tiller plays the mandolin and
mandola (also known as an octave
mandolin).
During their show at Sam
Bond’s, Tiller had planned to play
the acoustic guitar in mandolin
tuning, but was unable due to
technical difficulties. This is per
haps of some interest to musician
types for a variety of reasons.
The mandolin is a four-stringed
instrument, whereas the guitar is
six-stringed. The guitar is typically
tuned in intervals of fourths — the
mandolin is tuned in fifths.
Whether this unique spin on the
guitar will be featured in the WOW
Hall show remains to be seen.
Each member of Taarka has
played in numerous bands previous
ly. Tiller and Pelta spent time playing
in the New York-based Brooklyn
Browngrass, Whiton has released his
own solo disc and Kaplan is also cur
rently a member of the well-known
Hanuman.
Taarka’s songs are composed, and
they avoid Western tendencies of
using standardized rhythm struc
tures. Pelta explained that the
band’s music was mostly written us
ing meters, rather than the predom
inant “4/4” that American listeners
are accustomed to hearing.
For those not versed in music
theory, this translates to a sound
that should strike listeners as im
mediately and distinctly different —
but one that remains imminently
danceable.
The band has been touring con
stantly since its formation on April
20 of this year (their Web site,
www.taarka.com, describes this as
“an auspicious date for more than
the obvious reasons”) and has
shown up at various Northwest lo
cations such as Bumbershoot in
Seattle.
They released their self-titled de
but album earlier in the year. It was
recorded and pressed during the
span of a week; the band used ab
solutely no overdubs.
The band has been performing
the album in its entirety during pre
vious shows. Because of the album’s
short recording time, the live per
formances are likely to be more
technically perfected than the stu
dio ones.y
A few highlights to keep an ear
out for: “Mouse Hunt” and “The
Stumptown Stomp.” They’ve also
been throwing interesting covers
into the set — Ozzy Osbourne’s
“Crazy Train” stands out as one ex
ample.
Tickets for the WOW Hall show
are $12 in advance and $14 at the
door, which opens at 8:30 p.m.
Contact the Pulse reporter
at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com.
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