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» march 3 .2Q0Û 34 MUSIC W e R e m a in F a ith fu l The women of Motherlode Old school staples and disciples D o not say a day will come, bring on the day - because it is not a dream... Sing only a song to peace with a great shout. SUN. MARCH 5 2 SHOWS - 4 & 7:30 PM PARKROSE HIGH SQHOOL AUDITORIUM 1 2 0 0 3 NE S H A V E R ( 1 2 2 * ° E X I T 1 - 8 4 ) TICKETS Motherlode gets sentimental, Cadallaca loads up the covered wagon $12- R E S E R V E D SEATS N O O N E T U R N E D AWAY D UE TO A I O U A N R S Z Y A O A K O . R D C Z A I R E C T O R - m si n h i > Hr FH CD R U S I M I .1 O N « 0 * 1 ) c ( i . M M I I N I 1 Y < >1 i 1 H >¡ K S by /Motherlode 20-Year Anniversary Concert/CD Release Sat., March 4 8 p.m. New location! Hollywood Theater, 4036 N.E. Sandy J) Join us as we celeb rate 20 y ears together with the release of our new CD, "Motherlode - Live and Laughing" AND a Motherlode video ASL interpreted T ick e ts available now at all F a stix x locations (2 2 4 -8 4 9 9 ) and I t ' s My Pleasure (2 3 6 -0 5 0 5 ). Available 2 weeks b efo re the show at Hollywood Box O ffice. $14.50 advance, $17/door. * Limited seating . . . get your tickets ea rly* Costume Design Sketches by C. Hoffman for the T 3 fT all NEW Portland Opera Production of ^ me \ C M b V V tY i 4 ^ A* v m ^ Vim u o l C t le i M EET THE JAY. He's a punk with an attitude. K a ty D a v id so n 1 ! hen the four women in Motherlode first began playing music together, the new millennium felt more than a life time away. The 1980s were but a mighty uncharted territory, an untouched can vas; the 1990s felt too futuristic to fathom. After Nan Collie, Marie Eaton, Kathleen Fallon and Janet Peterson met at a fateful gui tar workshop in Washington in the summer of 1980, their future together began to unroll slowly in front of them like an enormous ball of twine. “It was love at first sight,” Collie says. “Since then, we’ve become family.” Over the years, the music of Motherlode has mirrored the rough spots in life’s road, changes in scenery and family, and other social obstacles. Now, the relentlessly compassionate, thoughtful, melodic group is celebrating the beginning of its 20th year together with an anniversary concert in Portland, a new C D called Motherlode: Live and Laughing and a com memorative video. The new live C D (which was not available for review) will feature the band’s more humor ous hits, many of which have been played live for years but have never been recorded. Moth erlode recorded the album during two house shows up in the Columbia Gorge last October. Live and Laughing features several audience favorites, such as “Woman with a Chain Saw,” “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and “Clean Your Room.” “(The CD] has got freckles,” Collie says, “like people giggling and stuff.” Motherlode will also release a new retro spective video, produced by Portland videogra- pher Mickey Lee, that sheds light on the band’s longevity— “We’ve sung our way through incredible changes,” Fallon says. Though two members of Motherlode live in Bellingham, Wash., both Collie and Fallon live in the country near Port land. One afternoon, I met with the two at Cup &. Saucer Café to discuss the upcoming concert and a bit of group history. They relayed to me an emotional story about 20 years of growing up, playing music and making friends. In the early ’80s, Motherlode began playing live shows at taverns and small folk clubs. The original musical setup included four guitars and four voices. “We decided that was a little overboard,” Collie says. “Now we try the ‘less is more’ approach.” These days, the women take turns with the lead vocals in concert while the others harmo nize and play more intricate lines on their instruments. During their first years together, the women of Motherlode released two beautifully raw and introspective albums, Dance the Afternoon Away and Everything Possible. Collie and Fallon say they still play the title track from their sec ond LP at concerts, because its affirmative lyrics have stuck with the audiences all this time. “We don’t even need mikes with ‘Every thing’s Possible,’ everyone always sings along,” Collie says. “It brings tears to your eyes.” Motherlode now incorporates up to 15 dif ferent instruments in its live act, including acoustic guitars, cello, bass, flute, French horn, mandolin, harmonica, trumpet and various per cussion instruments. Over the years, Fallon also picked up a unique musical instrument called a dobro, which is like a strange-looking guitar that is played horizontally. The four women write nearly all the songs they play, which touch on subjects such as poli tics, passages, motherhood, relationships. “We write about our lives,” Collie says. “When you go to a concert, you know it’s authentic.” He’s a flasher who collects shiny metal objects for personal use. He gets thrown out of restaurants for H arcelle XV P ro d u ctio n s p resen ts the fourth antiuaC L a femme+tPCusm (Pageant disorderly behavior. Is he all bluster, or a real menace? Ask about special MILLENNIUM MONDAYSI Sung in English with text projected above the stage !A Pageant to Choose the M ‘ ost (jCamorous Juft ffigured f ‘ emale Impersonator in the ‘World March 25, 27, 29, April 1 Portland C iv ic Auditorium • 7:30 pm sharp! FOR TICKETS CALL (503) 241-1802 or (503) 790-A R T S Tickets from 125 miwnmm*mr outlets including G.I. 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