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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 2007)
LIVE MUSIC (Blues, Rock, R&B & Swing) FULL BAR • VIDEO POKER No Cover Wednesday or Thursday! EVERY WEDNESDAY: Irish Session Band EVERY THURSDAY: Open mic with Eric & Nathan DECEMBER DJ Layla DJ KaatSkratch FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 TH Deb Cleveland Band • $4 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 TH Christmas With Henry Cooper w/Eugene’s All-Star Blues Band • $6 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 ST The Vipers w/Deb Cleveland • $4 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 RD West Coast Rhythm Kings • $4 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 TH The Valley Boys • $4 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 TH The Insomniacs • $5 DJ Moonvoid 1626 Willamette, Eugene • 344-8600 Heeey, Ladies! “If you’re new, good luck.” So says DJ KaatSkratch, one half of the Total Knockout Sound team and one of four women DJs in the Sarasvati DJ showcase. She’s speaking of how hard it is for female DJs to break into the scene, but her words could just as well apply to male DJs. “The places that have DJs are real entrenched with their own DJ. The clubs have their DJs, and that’s who they call.” ‘H op e f ul ly , w e’ l l do t h e s ho w a n d s o m e o th e r l ad y D Js w il l be t h er e a n d si g n u p fo r ne x t t i me . ’ —DJ Kaatskratch DJ KaatSkratch, who will MC the Sarasvati showcase, has been fortunate to find slots at WOW Hall — but even then it’s only when someone else doesn’t show up. “I’ve done a lot of shows on 10 minutes notice!” she laughs. DJ KaatSkratch doesn’t limit herself to one genre. She reads the crowd to play what they want to hear, but THE it’s always the “stuff that people like to move to.” She describes Sarasvati’s headliner Moonvoid as “amazing.” On the rave music circuit for years, Moonvoid is “a master of beat mixing and knob twisting sound manipulation. She is as much fun to watch as she is to listen and dance to.” DJ Layla, who frequently spins for bel- lydancers, often adds the flavor of Middle Eastern tribal music to her sets. And DJ LeluLaserlight has “a whole performance art show going on,” not just music, says DJ KaatSkratch. Lelu calls her self-made genre “Outer Space Love Rock,” and overlays her live performances with guitar and “fembot vocals with self-recorded backing tracks from her digital 8-track machine.” DJs rely on networking to find gigs. DJ KaatSkratch is hoping that Sarasvati will help create a network of female DJs and provide more opportunities. “Hopefully, we’ll do the show and some other lady DJs will be there and sign up for next time.” Sarasvati DJ Showcase takes place at 9 pm Thursday, Dec. 13, at Diablo’s Downtown Lounge. 21+ show. $3 — Vanessa Salvia 18+ to party 21+ to drink STATUS THURSDAY! FRIDAY NIGHT SPARXX SATURDAY NIGHT DJ TEKNEEK 23 W. 6th (across from the Hult Center) 338-8787 • www.tabooeugene.com LANDMARK An Ocean view from every table 111 Hwy 101 in YACHATS • 541-547-5459 www.landmark-yachats.com Live at the Coast FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 9PM Diggabone Jam doodling in a fusion groove from a Portland experiment SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 9PM Hooka Stew John Michael Young can play them all... and does: funk, blues and rock Fresh Fish/Italian - Authentic Oregon since 1911 • Open Jam every Thursday 6:30pm • DECEMBER 13, 2007 43
