I-chèle
Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll)
BEST DJ
1. DJ Tekneek
2. DJ Jimbo
3. The Audio Schizophrenic
BEST JAZZ OR BLUES BAND
1. Eleven Eyes
2. Reeble Jar
3. Deb Cleveland
The Eyes have it, again. It doesn’t take
special spectacles to see — make that
hear — why Eleven Eyes has appeared in
this category for the past two years. (Best
of Eugene didn’t have this category in
2004, or they might have turned up then,
too.) There’s nothing traditional about this
band’s approach; they take the path less
traveled through a strange soundscape
intersected by jazz, fusion, funk, hip-
hop, jam, improv and found noises. This
band’s latest CD, Scope , takes listeners
on a journey through the experimental
dance of “Tintinnabulation” to the “drum
‘n bass/avant big-band hybrid” of “Full
Lotus” to the Afrobeat-inspired “Rogue
Convoy” to the “Henry Mancini-meets-
John Zorn spy jazz” of “The Man From
E.L.E.V.E.N.” In other words, once Eleven
Eyes fi nishes with you, you’ll be seeing
quadruple times three minus one.
waist-length dreads and a long, leopard-
print dress, she struts like a creature from
the wild. Her band is made up of some of
the best reggae musicians on the West
Coast, and they captivate audiences with
smooth playing and irie style. With a voice
that alternates between a whisper and a
wail, I-chèle imbues her own unique spirit
into the reggae music that moves her.
Inspired by Bob Marley’s one-love vision
and social consciousness and the musical
ethos of roots rock, I-chèle and the Circle
of Light generate a soul-searching, soul-
grooving dance revolution.
BEST ROCK BAND
1. Ingredients
2. TIE: Reeble Jar / SpunHoney
3. The Sawyer Family
BEST BAR
1. Sam Bond’s Garage
2. The Horsehead
3. Diablo’s Downtown Lounge
Best bar was one of a handful of
categories to offer absolutely no surprises:
These are the same winners, in the same
order, as last year. Clearly, Eugeneans
know what they like when it comes to bars;
in the case of two-time winner Sam Bond’s,
we’re betting it has something to do with
cheap PBR, sweet outdoor seating, patient
bartenders, varied entertainment and
fantastic slices of pizza. Also? We heartily
approve of the cat.
BEST BARTENDER
1. Ty Connor, The Horsehead
2. Jeffrey Morgenthaler, El Vaquero
3. Joey Morales, Diablo’s Downtown Lounge
Animal Farm
BEST HIP HOP ENSEMBLE
THE KIVA
GROCERS,
WINE
MERCHANTS
& BOOKSELLERS
• Specialty, Gourmet
& Organic Foods
• Fresh Organic Produce
• Bulk Foods, Herbs,
Spices, Coffees & Teas
• Earth Friendly Cleaning
Supplies and Paper
Products
• Energy Bars and
Nutritional Supplements
• Vitamins & Body Care
Products
1. Animal Farm
2. Marv Ellis
3. Medium Troy
BEST REGGAE/WORLD BAND
1. I-chèle and the Circle of Light
2. TIE: Norma Fraser / Medium Troy
3. Reeble Jar
Once you’ve seen I-chèle on stage
you can’t forget her. A petite woman with
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