second earth theatre company’s
“bon voyage” to the fringe benefi t
friday, july 22nd 2011 | 7:00-9:00pm at the opus vii gallery
food, refreshments, prizes & performances
please join us as we depart for scottland!
Old Dreads, New Sounds
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All bands aspire to create music that will stand the test of time. This is no
simple task, as it requires a perfect storm of elements ranging from the talent of
the musicians to the time frame the band exists in. As genres grow, fragment and
die, it has become even more diffi cult to create long-lasting and telltale sounds that
persevere. Think about contemporary music and ask yourself how much of it your
kids will be listening to twenty years from now? And of the music that has been
passed down to us from prior generations, how many of those musicians can you
still go see live?
The Wailers have not only succeeded in creating music that spans decades,
they are a band whose original formation helped defi ne the one-drop Reggae
sound.
It would be sacrilege to talk about the Wailers without mentioning the late Bob
Marley. Though reggae music existed before Marley, most of the world associates the
upstrokes and lofty melodies of this genre with The Wailers and their iconic former
vocalist. Together with Marley, The Wailers sold 250 million albums internationally.
Life after Marley for The Wailers, though perhaps not as star-studded, is healthy
and fast paced. With gigs in Africa, Europe and the United States, the group remains
active. Spearheaded by Aston Barrett, an original member and close confi dant of
Marley’s, The Wailers have added the youthful Jamaican vocalist Koolant to their
legendary sound. Koolant, though aware of himself as a new generation of reggae
singer, is still very much rooted in the music that came before him.
“Bob Marley was a prophet, and it’s an honor to be a part of that,” Koolant says
of his joining The Wailers shortly after his 2006 debut in the fi lm Made in Jamaica.
The Wailers are also strong supporters of the World Food Program, the United
Nations’ primary agency for hunger solution, having contributed exclusive songs to
the benefi t album Solutions for Dreamers 3, as well as championing WFP on their
home website www.wailers.com
The Wailers play 6 pm Friday, July 22, at the Cuthbert Amphitheatre; $29-$35.
— Dante Zuñiga-West
Happy Birthday, Sam Bond’s Garage!
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26 JULY 21, 2011 EUGENE WEEKLY
Before Ninkasi and art walks, before block parties and food carts, there was Sam
Bond’s Garage. Ranked as one of America’s best bars by Esquire magazine, Sam
Bond’s Garage is one of Eugene’s most (in)famous hangouts, drinking holes and live
music venues, and this month the bar is celebrating 16 years of putting the Whit’ in
the Whiteaker. Helping with the festivities is an all-star lineup of some of Eugene’s
best musicians, including the Golden Motors, Leo London, Mood Area 52 and
more.
The Golden Motors are themselves an all-star lineup featuring veteran Eugene
songsmith Dan Jones, Scott K of the Pass Out Kings on guitar, Dan Schmid of the
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies on bass, and James West on drums. They’re a garage-rock
outfi t that explores the missing link between Guided By Voices and Neil Young’s
Crazy Horse. Leo London is a Eugene pop-songwriter in the classic sense — think
Randy Newman, Ray Davies or Brian Wilson. His songs are wry, acerbic, catchy and
tuneful. Mood Area 52 is a staple of local stages and plays a mixture of nouveau
tango, gypsy-jazz and traditional pop-songwriting — like Tom Waits meets Django
Reinhardt in New Orleans. Rounding out the lineup is the cool contemporary jazz
sounds of Voodoun Moi, with special guests promised. MCing the night is local
bartender, humorist and all-around bon vivant Ty Connor.
So order up a couple Mason jars of local brew and help celebrate Sam Bond’s
birthday. Cheers Sam Bond’s Garage — without you the Whiteaker, and Eugene itself,
would not be the community it is today.
Sam Bond’s Garage 16th Anniversary Show is 9 pm Saturday, July 23, at Sam
Bond’s Garage; $5. — William Kennedy
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