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Rook n' Roll Séance:
to Page and Plant’s compositions
ZEPPARELLA gives ghosts of heo vy metal new life
verges
on
religious— tracks
like
Just before I sat down to write this event
verve o f frontwoman Anna Kristi­
“Immigrant Song” and the epic “In
preview, I was on the phone with my dad.
na. Think o f Storm Large channel­
M y Tim e o f D ying” are such precise
“W hat are you writing about this week,
ing both Robert Plant and Anton
covers, they seem almost liturgical.
Nick?”
LaVey, and you’ll have a good idea
Yet somehow alchemy happens on
“Well, one piece is about a band who’s play­
o f the dark, powerful vocal energy
stage, and these nearly half-cen­
ing at Dante’s on January 23 called Zepparella
that Kristina brings to the Z e p ­
tury-old songs take on a vitality
- do you remember Led Zeppelin?”
parella mix.
not experienced since Robert Plant
“Well, they’re an all-woman
him self unleashed them. The result
The band’s shows are multimedia
“ D on’t insult me, son, o f course I do.”
is nothing short o f magical.
marvels— incorporating the showy
Zeppelin
cover band.”
M y father was silent for a moment. “So
you’re writing about Heart?” Ba-dum ching!
All joking aside, Zepparella is a rather
surrealism o f Led Zeppelin with a willingness
as to what the appropriate dose o f L S D for
The 21+ musical séance goes down at 9
to be bizarre and tongue-in-cheek. During a
that show would have been, but logic dictates
p.m. Saturday, January 23 at Dante’s (1 S W
recent San Francisco gig, Kristina and cohorts
it was far higher than most musical offerings
Third Ave). Tickets are $12 advance, $15 day
Gretchen
at Dante’s.
o f show, available from TicketsW est outlets.
M enn
(guitar), Nila
Minnerok
straightforward project. W hat sets the act
(bass) and Clementine (drums) decided to
I f there’s any caveat to Zepparella, it’s the
For more information about Zepparella— and
apart from a vast sea o f guitar-strumming
celebrate the sensual trippiness o f the late ‘60s
band’s commitment to a spot-on emulation o f
their brilliant original project The House o f
teenage stoners in basements and middle-
by playing an all-Zep soundtrack to a projec­
the original Zeppelin sound. O n the 2007 live
M ore— check out www.zepparella.com.
aged bar bands is the sheer skill and onstage
tion o f the movie Barbarella. Accounts differ
album A Pleasing Pounding, their dedication
— Nick M attos
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219 NW Davis St. • 503-248-9135
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1400 SE Morrison St. • 503-235-8150
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boxxes / fish grotto /
RED C A P GARAGE
1035 SW Stark St. • 503-226-4171
Boxxes/Red C a p G ara g e is the only two-
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D ARCELLE XV SHO W PLACE
208 NW Third Ave. • 503-222-5338
World-famous fem ale impersonators Dar-
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audiences from all walks of life for more
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835 N Lom bard St. • 503-283-9734
Portland's rugged bar for m asculine men.
This laid-back hangout is home to numer­
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and Portland's Sunday Bear-B-Q ue and is
the official den of the Oregon Bears.
EGYPTIAN C LU B
l i l 3701 SE Division St. • 503-236-8689.
The 7.000-square-foot Egyptian Club, lo­
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different rooms.
EM B ER S AVENUE
110 NW B ro ad w a y • 503-222-3082
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U 2 333 SW Park Ave. • 503-227-0830
Portland's only all-ages g a y nightclub.
FOX 8 HOUNDS
217 NW Second Ave. • 503-243-5530
B arF lysays this 'ch eery, kicked-back pub
draws a convivial, mostly m ature crowd to
its som ewhat countrified environs.'
H O BO 'S
120 NW Third Ave. • 503-224-3285
Hobo s has b e en an in teg ral part of
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JO Q 'S
2512 NE B ro ad w ay • 503-287-4210
Enjoy a good time an d m ake a new friend
at this entertaining neighborhood bar!
SCANDALS
1125 SW Stark St. • 503-227-5887
Scandals, one of Portland's most estab­
lished g ay men's bars, has been a fixture on
ever-changing Stark Street for going on 30
years. It provides a streetside setting with
great drinks and a "more than friendly' bar
staff.
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SILVERADO
318 SW Third Ave. • 503-224-4493
Claim s to be Portland s only gay-owned
and -operated g ay nightclub. Portland's
favorite g a y bar an d Portland's 'o rig in al'
premier g ay nightclub.
STARKTS
2913 SE Stark St. • 503-230-7980
'E ve ryd a y p e o p le ' video bar with great
martinis, two large patios. O regon Lottery
gam es. W iFi and private parties.
STEAM
2885 NE Sandy BNd. • 503-736-9999
Portland's hottest all-m ale experience.
VANCOUVER
NORTHBANK
106 W Sixth St.. Vancouver • 360-695-3862
Southwest W ashington's first an d only
g a y bar. Now smoke-free!
SALEM
SOUTHSIDE SPEAKEASY
3529 Fairview Industrial SE • 503-362-1139
THE p la ce in Salem an d the central W illa­
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