Palahniuk, three bands to visit
WOW Hall on Tuesday evening
The acclaimed author will
read from his sixth book,
‘Diary,’ on Nov. 4 with an
evening of music to follow
By Ryan Nyburg
Senior Pulse Reporter
The WOW Hall will be holding two
events of striking dissimilarity on
Nov. 4. The first will be a reading by
Portland author Chuck Palahniuk
from his new book "Diary." The sec
ond is a concert featuring local rock
ers Yeltsin, local tango band Mood
Area 52 and the indie rock group The
Desert Fathers.
Palahniuk — author of "Fight
Club," "Lullaby" and the recent travel
guide "Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk
in Portland, Oregon" — released "Di
ary" in August. It is a paranoiac horror
novel told from the perspective of a
struggling artist on a tourist-infested
island. She narrates using a journal
addressed to her comatose husband.
It is Palahniuk's sixth novel, and his
reading will begin at 6:30 p.m.
At 9:30 p.m., the second half of
the WOW Hall's evening begins,
with three bands slated to take the
stage. The first is local rock band
Yeltsin, who recently released their
first recording, a five song, self-titled
EP. The band is comprised of gui
tarist lake Pavlak, bassist Dana Axon
and drummer livan Valpey. All the
band members are veterans of other
Eugene groups. Valpey in particular
has drummed for a number of local
outfits, including the Pass Out
Kings, Los Mex Pistols del Norte and
Vagiant UK.
The next group performing will be
the independent rock band The
Desert Fathers, whose latest album is
called "The Spirituality." The band is
currently on a national tour in sup
port of the new album.
Lead singer and guitarist Acqua
man described the band's music as
"psychedelic, but not in a 1960s way"
"People can expea something they
have never seen before and will never
see again," he said. "This doesn't
mean they'll like it."
Third on the bill is local tango
group Mood Area 52. The band,
which has played together for nearly
five years, has released one self-titled
album, and recently perfonned their
own score for the 1922 horror clas
sic "Nosferatu" at Tsunami Books.
Band leader and accordionist
Michael Roderick describes the
band's music as "Fellini-esque nuevo
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Massacre’ delivers
grotesque morbidity
Out in time for Halloween,
The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre’ is terrifying
with its disgusting horror
By Natasha Chilingerian
Pulse Reporter
After finishing the 1974 version of
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" on
video last
week, I
thought I'd
seen the
worst slash
er film pos
sible. When
I thought I'd heard a thump coming
from my neighbors in the apartment
above me, however, my heart jumped.
MOVIE
REVIEW
When I walked out of the theater
from the 2003 remake of the film, my
teeth were chattering so hard 1 could
n't talk for ten minutes.
The newest remake of 'The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre" came just in time
for Halloween, and if feeling terrified
and disturbed on Halloween is what
you're looking for, this film is your tick
et. Compared to the original, the 2003
version has a thicker plot and more
thrilling audience-scaring techniques.
Along with this come more distressing
scenes and stomach-turning images.
The original film was said to be
based upon the Ed Gein killings,
which occurred in Wisconsin during
the 1950s. Although Gein did not
commit his murders with a chain saw,
he allegedly decorated his rickety farm
house with the body parts of his mur
der victims, as do the crazed family of
killers in the films. The Ed Gein
killings are also said to be the basis for
Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho."
The story begins with five horny
youths driving the deserted roads of
Texas, eventually encountering a
lost-looking character on the side of
the road. In the 1974 version, they
pick up a hitchhiker who later gets
kicked out of their van after slicing
his hand with a knife in front of the
group — later, he appears as one of
the killers. This time it's a frazzled
Courtesy
Leatherface speaks with his chainsaw
girl whom they attempt to comfort,
but she sticks a pistol into her
mouth and blows her brains out all
over the back of the van anyway. Her
horrified state is an interesting fore
shadowing of the frenzy to come,
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HALLOWEEN
continued from page 6
The University is not without its
own events, as "The Rocky Horror Pic
ture Show" will be shown at the EMU
Ballroom at 9 p.m. Along with a
showing of the film, a costume con
test and other events are planned.
Tickets are $6 for students, $8 for the
general public and can be purchased
at the EMU Ticket Office.
The Oregon Ballroom Dance Club
will be holding 'The Great Pumpkin
Ball" on campus. The event will be in
220 Gerlinger and will include begin
ning waltz and salsa lessons, interme
diate salsa lessons and a parade of
costumes, as well as an open dance.
Dance lessons will run from 7:30 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m., followed by the dance it
self, which will go until 11:30 p.m.
Tickets are $4 for students and $5 for
the general public. Costumes are
highly encouraged.
Contact the senior pulse reporter
at ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com.
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