Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 2012)
MUSICLISTINGS C O N T I N U E D VILLAGE GREEN Blues Daddies— 9pm; n/c WANDERING GOAT Paper Foxes & Poli-High—9pm; rock, 21 +, n/c WEST END TAVERN Christie & McCallum—9pm; Country, rock, n/c WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Jason Michael Carroll w/Jackson Michelson—8pm; $15/$40 WOW HALL Bambu Station, Inna Vision, Alcyon Massive—9pm; Reggae, $15 adv., $18 door YUKON JACK’S Monolith—9pm; Old School Rock, n/c SUNDAY 10/14 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke— 9pm BEALL CONCERT HALL Julliard String Quartet—3pm; Chamber Music, $17-$39 COWFISH Industry Night w/DJ Smuve—8pm; Hip-hop, Dutch house COZMIC Jeff Crosby & the Refugees—8:30pm; Rock, $5 DEXTER LAKE CLUB Jam Night— 6pm; Open mic, n/c DIABLO’S Karaoke—9pm GRANARY Green Mt. Bluegrass Band—6pm; Bluegrass, n/c HAPPY HOURS Karaoke—8:30pm JAZZ STATION 21+ Blues Jam— 1:30pm; Blues, $5; All-Comers Jam w/Kenny Reed—4pm; Jazz, $3-$5; Felix Martin Trio—7:30pm; Jazz, $10/$8 JOHN HENRY’S Broadway Revue—10pm; Burlesque, $5 MAX’S Steve Ibach—7pm; Solo, acoustic, n/c MULLIGAN’S Open mic—8:30pm; Variety; n/c O’DONNELL’S Guitaraoke w/Neriah Hart—7pm; Acoustic karaoke, n/c PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Robert Meade—7pm; R&B, Americana, n/c SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie Express—7pm; n/c OPPOSITES ATTRACT Some bands have epic, long careers. Some bands burn bright and fizzle quickly. Some bands build a career nibbling at the edges: consistent, successful, influential, but never quite becoming household names despite their cult following. Dinosaur Jr. is a band like that, and this career trajectory fits a bunch of guys who look like they could just as easily change your oil as be a rock band. This trio of power-punk-garage-proletariats have been at it on and off since ’84. Helping innovate the sludgy guitar and “I just put down my bong” vocal sound popularized in the ’90s, their influence can be heard in thousands of bands. If you’re wondering what their 2012 release I Bet On Sky sounds like, well, just listen to any other Dinosaur Jr. record and you’ll get the idea. These guys aren’t exactly known for range. But, despite their “We don’t give a shit” attitude, they’re tight, raucous and a guitar-lover’s rock band without succumbing to the wanker-y connotations that can imply. On the other side of the sonic spectrum is Shearwater from Austin, Texas. Compared to Dinosaur Jr., Shearwater are relative newcomers, but they’re building a cult following in their own right. Featuring former members of Okkervil River, Shearwater plays highly polished, almost operatic songs lead by vocalist Jonathan Meiburg’s strange and melodramatic voice. Their latest release, Animal Joy, is an artistically ambitious collection of songs. Where Dinosaur Jr. let the edges fray and their hair hang unkempt, Shearwater is an acquired taste, tailored and well manicured. Overall, it should make for an interesting night of opposites. Shearwater opens for Dinosaur Jr. 9 pm Wednesday, Oct.11, at WOW Hall; $18 adv., $20 door. — William Kennedy Granary Pizza Co. Live Music Nightly • Happy Hour 5-6pm Daily Bluegrass, Electronica, Grateful Dead, Poetry, Reggae 259 E. 5th Ave. Eugene, OR 541-343-8488 Open 7 Days a Week 5pm until close 26 October 11, 2012 • eugeneweekly.com
