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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
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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 •
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