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Hard” as two of his favorite songs from Hair.
In a novel approach to the show’s 20-odd
tunes, music director Stephen Alexander will
blend rock ’n’ roll stylings with other genres,
such as big band and blues music. “Just about
everything but country,” Oules says. •
The cast includes Scott Weimer, Mr. Gay
Pride 2001. By day, Weimer works in the
marketing department of a Portland law firm.
He’s also a seasoned performer, with a resume
that boasts roles in Shakespeare’s R & J and
Forever Plaid at Triangle Productions. “I’m not
going to be popping up on Broadway anytime
soon,” he admits. “But I can hold my own.”
What’s his attraction to Hair?
“It’s a great show,” he says. “It was revolu
tionary, and it ruffled a lot of feathers. That
excites me. And it’s pretty relevant nowadays.
It deals with war, discrimination and the
theme of finding yourself in a time when it’s
easy to be lost.”
Hair plays 8 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday from Oct. 19 to 29 at World Trade
Center Theatre, 121 S.W. Salmon St. Tickets
are $25 from 503-280-LIVE or
www.liveonstage.us.
—Stephen Blair
Chambers will display pastel drawings of Randy Moe's friends Oct. 13 to Nov. 26.
the Pacific Northwest. “I play with color and
texture to create different moods. 1 try to bring
out the personality of the person.”
Some have found Moe’s magic in the
details.
“It’s not formulaic. No two ears are alike,”
says Eva Lake of Chambers Gallery. “Drawing
is a rudimentary skill that most people don’t
master.”
Moe’s work will be on display Oct. 13 to
Nov. 26 at Chambers, 207 S.W. Pine St. *102,
A fine line
in an exhibit called Private Views. A reception
Portland artist Randy Moe doesn’t fake it.
will be held 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 13.
His portraits—pastel drawings of his friends—
Moe makes art a part of his everyday life.
stand out because he is an artist through and
He finds creativity in galleries as well as vin
through. Without his precise and disciplined
tage clothing shops. Even his Southeast
drawing style, the portraits would lack the
Portland home is an extension of his eye for
visual accuracy and essence of the subject’s
design. Moe considers himself a handyman,
character.
home renovator, carpenter and furniture
“I try to create more than just a photograph maker as well as painter and portrait artist.
ic likeness,” says Moe, a 51-year-old native of
He also holds a hair design license, though he
doesn’t practice.
“I’ve been interested in
design of all kinds,” he says.
“Fashion, architecture,
music—all those creative
things have been a part of
my life.”
This sharp dresser, looking
beat in black monotone jeans
and turtleneck with a hound-
stooth blazer, is formerly a
vintage clothing dealer.
The exhibit pairs Moe
with another gay artist, TJ
Norris, who has created an
installation of photos of found
objects. His artistic interests
range from photographs and
paintings to sound installa
tions and film.
Lake says while there is no
connection between the art
Scott Weimer says the message of Hair remains relevant today.
that Norris and Moe create, she sees a common
thread between the two men. “Their art is a
part of who they are. Both are strong in what
they do. One won’t outshine the other.”
—J ay me e R. Cuti
Let it slide
sexy quality that is cajoling and awe-inspiring
in its grace—reminiscent of Maria Muldaur
and Natalie Imbruglia.
Zuckerman’s latest album, On a Clear Day,
features notable session players like key
boardist Julie Wolf (who has played with Ani
DiFranco and Dar Williams), banjo player
Jason Kriveloff (Topaz, Tortured Soul) and
drummer Allison Miller (Natalie Merchant).
Her mother, who is a world-renowned flutist,
also appears.
The album wanders various musical territo
ries at the same time, with each song fusing at
least two or three. Zuckerman’s steel slide guitar
lends a bluesy flavor, yet she often plays it in a
fiery jazz style. The addition of trumpet, as well
as forays into bossa nova, bring this gem an
extra-sultry jazz shine.
Zuckerman opens for Melissa Ferrick 8 p.m.
Oct. 11 and 12 at Mississippi Studios, 3939 N.
Mississippi Ave. Tickets are $17.50 from
503-288-3895.
—André Hagestedt JR
If folk and jazz were to have a kid, it might
sound something like New Yorker Natalia
Zuckerman. But of course, musical styles
can’t mate and have real kids, and anyway,
Zuckerman is the progeny of two rather
famous classical musicians, Eugenia and
Pinchas Zuckerman.
So it follows that Zuckerman grew up study
ing violin and guitar. But she found that classi
cal didn’t grab her like the discovery of the
slide guitar, which she now plays with glittering
finesse in a highly individualized genre that can
only be described as a mix of generally acoustic
music styles like jazz, folk, bluegrass and blues—
all with a decidedly rockin’ yet breezy slant.
With that same
staccato yet floating
manor typified by
Ani DiFranco,
Zuckerman’s melod
ic lines fly along
quickly yet lightly.
Her swift guitar
work underneath
simply smokes, and
when all is put
together it creates a
unique pop with an
intriguing, jazzlike
feel and frequent
surprises. Her chops
as a guitar slinger
are magnificent, and
her highly adept
Natalia Zuckerman performs songs from her latest album, On a Clear
voice has a slinky,
Day, Oct. 11 and 12 at Mississippi Studios.
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