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From Hated to Celebrated A s a m e mb e r of th e la te - ‘9 0 s L os An g e l e s p o p p u nk tr io
Bee a Good Citizen
SpunHoney is hosting
the Pocketful of Change
benefit concert at the
Vet’s Club. The event,
equipped with Ninkasi
beer on tap, raffle prizes
and guest performers, is
all for a good cause:
Proceeds go to FOOD for
Lane County (FFLC).
Pocketful of Change bene-
fits FFLC’s vehicle funds to
help ensure transporta-
tion is readily available for
delivering food around
Lane County. The benefit
also hopes to raise
enough money to distrib-
ute to the Musicians
Emergency
Medical
Association (MEMA) and
the Vet’s Club. MEMA is
the brainchild of local sax-
ophonist Paul Biondi, who
will perform in a “saxo-
phone-off” — dubbed “You Can Leave Your Sax On” — against James Green (from
Reeble Jar) during the show. MEMA is a non-profit organization founded by musi-
cians for musicians. The main goal is to provide financial resources to musicians
and their families during medical emergencies. As of now, MEMA is a local organi-
zation, but it hopes eventually to go national.
Performers for the evening include SpunHoney, I-chéle and the Circle of Light,
Jupiter Hollow, Eagle Park Slim and Tyler Spencer on didgeridoo. The Pocketful of
Change Benefit Concert starts at 6 pm Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Vet’s Club. $5 don.
— Katie Cornell
Os k e r , D ev o n Wi ll ia m s w as w e ll k n ow n fo r hi s s n ot t y a n gs t an d on s ta ge ou t s p ok e n ne s s. T he
s in g e r, gu i ta ri s t a n d f ro n tb o y (h e w a s on ly 16 w he n Os k e r f o rm ed ) o f t e n c ru ci fi ed th e p u nk
s ce n e’ s n on c on fo rm i s t c on fo rm i ty , n am el y i ts f as h io n,
an d h is f r eq u en t cr ow d -b ai ti ng e a rn e d t h e b an d t h e
la be l o f m e a ne s t a n d m os t h a te d a c t o n E p it a ph
R ec or ds . I f th at ’ s t h e c a s e, t h en wh o i s t h is s of t y
s in g in g ab ou t “ v is io n s o f l ov e ” o v e r sw e e p in g
o rc h e st ra ti on an d h on e y - e y e d h a rm o n ie s ?
O bv i ou s ly De vo n W i l li a m s h a s g ro w n u p a n d
c a lm ed d ow n , t ra di n g in th e so ap bo x fo r a st ri n g
s ec t i on . He ’s b ee n to u r in g w it h s o u th e rn C al if or n ia
so n gb ir d L a ve nd e r D ia m on d an d c o ll ab or a ti n g wi th
he r pi an is t / co m p os e r S te v e G re go ro p ou l os , an d it
sh o w s. W it h a n u n a ss u mi n g v oi c e a n d b ou n cy , s u n -
k i s s e d m el od ie s , W il li am s is n ow m or e i n l in e w i th
e a rl y Pa u l M c Ca rt n e y o r B ad ly D r aw n Bo y
t h an Ra n ci d a n d G re en D ay . O n “F ra gi le
We a po n ,” h i s v o ic e sk i ps o v e r a d e li ca t e ,
S m i t h s -e s q u e gu i ta r a nd e v en -t em p e r e d
r h y th m, w hi l e on “A Tr u ce , ” Wi ll ia m s p la ys
t ag w i t h b u s hy - t ai l e d s t ri n g s a nd hi t s
f a l s e tt o s t ha t wo ul d p ut t he d o e- e ye d
B e a tl e t o s h am e . H e ’s d ef i n it el y sw a pp e d
th e t e e n a ge s c r e e ds fo r p op py l ov e so n gs ,
bu t as fa r as t h e o n -s t a ge an t ic s , D e v o n , I s ti ll
w o u ld n’ t f l au n t th at f a u x - h aw k i f I w e r e y o u .
D e v on Wi ll ia m s pl ay s at 9 p m T h ur s d ay , D e c.
1 3 , at Sa m B on d ’s Ga r ag e ( 21 + sh o w , $ 3 -$ 5 ) an d
8 p m Th ur s d a y, De c . 2 0, a t C o zm i c P i z z a
( al l ag es , $5 ). — J e r e my O h m e s
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