NOT
YOUR GRANDPA’S HIP HOP
I realize I’m a little late to the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis party; I didn’t fall in love with the pair until I heard
the first bars of “Thrift Store” a month ago. It was while watching the video, when producer Lewis pulls up
wearing a fur coat in a DeLorean while MC Macklemore (also sporting a fur coat) scoots over, resting on the
arms of two Slurpee-sucking hotties, that I knew I was smitten. The lyrics are fun and smart without veering too
far into campy. They have me convinced that stealing my grandpa’s style is a strike of novel brilliance (I wear
your granddad’s clothes, I look incredible).
If there is anyone out there who is like me, woefully in the dark about this Seattle-based duo, trust me when
I say they are worth getting to know. The latest in a fairly long line of socially conscious hip-hop artists,
Macklemore doesn’t just spit game about footie pajamas (of the fleece Batman persuasion, mind you) bought
for a quarter. In other circles he’s known as Ben Haggerty, a man who has struggled with, and beat, an addiction
to OxyContin and a vocal supporter of equal rights and gay marriage. There is a “real talk” aspect to his songs
that in no way feels trite or forced.
The album that features “Thrift Store” is called The Heist. It’s Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ first full-length
studio effort and it shot to number one on iTunes within hours of being released earlier this month.
Macklemore’s quick-witted lyrics are just about the only common thread running through the 15 tracks. “Ten
Thousand Hours” has a dreamy beat that would satisfy any synth pop fan, “Neon Cathedral” is a sweet, slow
jam and “BomBom” is a beautiful, lyric-less lesson in beat building.
Above all, the album displays the sheer versatility of both gents and their ability to make listeners laugh and
think. Here’s to hoping Saturday evening will be full of opportunities to do both.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis play with DEE-1 and Luck-One 8 pm Saturday, Oct. 20, at McDonald Theatre;
Sold out. — Jackie Varriano
MUSICLISTINGS
C O N T I N U E D
HULT CENTER Cirgue de la Lune—
7:30pm
JAZZ STATION Scott Cossu—
7:30pm & 9:30pm; $12.50 adv.,
$15 door
JOHN HENRY’S G.L.A.M.—9pm;
Drag show, DJs
LEVEL UP DJ Rock ‘n’ Roll
Damnation—9pm; ‘70s & ‘80s
rock, heavy metal, n/c
LOFT AT TURTLES Inner Limits—
7:30pm; Jazz, funk, n/c
LUCKEY’S The Quick & Easy Boys,
Jon Wayne & the Pain—10pm;
Cowboy funk, rock ‘n’ roll, $7
MAC’S Karen Lovely w/Hank
Shreve—9pm; Blues, R&B, soul,
$10
MCDONALD THEATRE Macklemore
& Ryan Lewis—8pm
MOHAWK TAVERN The M80s—
9pm; ‘80s pop
MULLIGAN’S Steve Ibach—9pm;
n/c
OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Barons of
Industry, Window & the Knife—
9pm; Rock, n/c
O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm
PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—8pm
POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm
QUACKERS Karaoke—9pm
RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm
RED LION INN Karaoke—9pm
THE ROK Dance Party hits w/DJ
Scoot & DJ Pheonix—10pm; DJ
dance
RYE Invisible Arts—8:30pm; Jazz,
n/c
SAM BOND’S Fruition—9:30pm;
Bluegrass, acoustic, $5
SAM’S PLACE Skip Jones Deluxe
Rhythm Novelty—8pm; Nawlins
R&B, n/c
SIDE BAR Karaoke—9pm
SONNY’S TAVERN Karaoke—9pm
SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie
Express—7pm; n/c
STRIKE CITY Karaoke—8pm
TAPATIO Karaoke—9pm
TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE DJ
Crown—10pm; Hip hop, dance,
n/c
TINY TAVERN Long, Tall, & Ugly,
Davey Jones Locker Combo—
10pm; Rock, $3
TSUNAMI BOOKS Barefoot Leroy
Housebroken Tour—8pm; acous-
tic, $7
WANDERING GOAT Everything is
Somewhere, Hullabaloo—9pm;
Electronic, 21+, n/c
WEST END TAVERN Jeremy
Pruitt—8pm; Acoustic, n/c
WOW HALL Switchfoot w/Paper
Route—8pm; Rock, $20 adv.,, $24
door
SUNDAY
10/21
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke—
9pm
AXE & FIDDLE Cornshed—8:30;
folk, n/c
BEALL CONCERT HALL Oregon
Wind Ensemble—3pm; $7, $5 stu.
BLACK FOREST Owl Paws,
Kingdom Country—10pm
COWFISH Industry Night w/DJ
Smuve—8pm; Hip-hop, Dutch
house
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Jam Night—
6pm; Open mic, n/c
DIABLO’S Karaoke—9pm
EPISCOPAL CHURCH Evensong—
5pm; don.
VENUE GUIDE ★ = ALL AGES
AGATE ALLEY BISTRO 1461 E. 19th • 485-8887
0 AGATE HALL 1787 Agate
A TASTE GOURMET 270 W. 6th • Junction City
AX BILLY GRILL 999 Willamette • 541-484-4011 ext.231
AXE & FIDDLE 657 E. Main, Cottage Grove
B& B LOUNGE 213 Front, Creswell • 895-3952
0 BEANERY 152 W. 5th
BLACK FOREST 50 E. 11th • 686-6619
B2 WINE BAR 2794 Shadow View • 505-8909
BREWERS’ UNION PUB 48329 E. 1st, Oakridge
BUGSY’S 559 Ivy, Junction City • 998-5185
CAFÉ MAROC 28 E. Broadway • 344-6948
0 CENTRO 513 E. Main, Cottage Grove
THE CITY 2222 MLK Jr. Blvd. • 343-4734
CONWAY’S 5658 Main, Spfd • 741-6897
THE COOLER 20 Centennial Loop • 484-4355
CORNER BAR & GRILL 48292 E. 1st, Oakridge • 782-3037
CORNUCOPIA BAR & BURGERS 207 E. 5th • 485-2676
COUNTRY SIDE 4740 Main, Spfd • 744-1594
COWFISH 62 W. Broadway
0 COZMIC PIZZA 199 W. 8th
0 CRESWELL COFFEE & WINE 116 Melton, Creswell
DAVIS’ 94 W. Broadway
DEXTER LAKE CLUB 39128 Dexter Rd., Dexter • 937-4050
DIABLO’S/DOWNTOWN LOUNGE 959 Pearl • 343-2346
THE DISTRICT 1290 Oak • 434-3387
DIXIE CREEK SALOON 32994 Highway 99E, Tangent •
926-2767
DOC’S PAD 710 Willamette • 343-0224
DOWNTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB 999 Willamette St.
DRIFTWOOD BAR & GRILL 5094 Main, Spfd • 988-4384
DUCK INN 1795 W. 6th • 302-9206
EL CORRAL RESTAURANT 368 E. 40th • 485-9792
ELDORADO 3000 W. 11th • 683-4580
THE EMBERS 1811 Hwy 99 W. • 688-6564
EUGENE CITY BREWERY 844 Olive • 345-4155
EUGENE COFFEE COMPANY 1840 Chambers • 344-0002
EUGENE EAGLES 1375 Irving • 688-9471
EXCELSIOR BISTRO 754 E. 13th • 342-6963
FALL CREEK TAVERN 40144 Big Fall Creek • 937-2962
FRIENDLY ST. CAFÉ 2757 Friendly • 683-2079
THE GATHERING PLACE 230 Main, Spfd
GOODFELLA’S 117 S. 14th, Spfd • 726-9815
GOOD TIMES 375 E. 7th • 484-7181
GRIDIRON GRILL 262 Smith, Harrisburg• 995-5051
THE GUP 690 Van Buren
HAPPY HOURS 645 River • 463-7632
HODGEPODGE RESTAURANT 2190 W. 11th
HOLE IN THE WALL BBQ 1807 Olympic Ave. Spfd • 344-
0203
HOT MAMA’S WINGS 420 W 13th • 653-9999
JAMESON’S BAR 115 West Broadway • 485-9913
0 THE JAZZ STATION 124 W. Broadway • www.thejazz-
station.org
JOHN HENRY’S 77 W. Broadway • 342-3358
JUNE RESTAURANT & BAR 1591 Willamette
THE KEG 4711 W. 11th • 345-5563
KEYSTONE CAFE 395 W. 5th • 342-2075
LAVELLES 296 E. 5th • 338-9875
THE LOFT AT TURTLE’S 2690 Willamette
LONG BRANCH RESTAURANT 270 S. 5th, Monroe • 847-5686
LUCKEY’S 933 Olive • 687-4643
MAC’S 1626 Willamette • 344-8600
MAITREYA ECOVILLAGE 882 Almaden St • 968-9332
MAIZE LOUNGE 73 E. 13th • 485-3663
MAX’S 550 E. 13th • 349-8986
0 MCDONALD THEATRE 1010 Willamette
MCSHANE’S 86495 College View • 747-4031
MOHAWK TAVERN 1501 Mohawk, Spfd • 747-3211
MOON UPSTAIRS 228 Main, Spfd
MULLIGAN’S 2841 Willamette • 484-1727
OAK ST. SPEAKEASY 915 Oak • 284-4000
THE O BAR 115 Commons • 349-0707
OLD PAD 3355 E. Amazon • 686-5022
O’DONNELL’S Irish Pub 295 Hwy. 99 N. • 688-4902
OVERTIME TAVERN 770 S. Bertelsen • 342-5028
PAPA’S SOUL FOOD KITCHEN 400 Blair • 342-7500
PEABODY’S PUB 444 E. 3rd
PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE 530 Blair
PORKY’S PALACE 796 Hwy 99 N. • 463-7966
POUR HOUSE 444 N. 42nd, Spfd • 746-1337
RABBIT HOLE 126 4th, Spfd • 746-1086
RAVEN A PUB 160 W. 6th, Junction City
RED LION INN 205 Coburg • 342-5201
THE ROK 44 E. 7th • 344-1293
Ron’s Island Grill 1249 Alder St • 344 1960
SAGINAW VINEYARD 80247 Delight Valley, Cottage Grove
SAM BOND’S GARAGE 407 Blair • 431-6603
SAM’S PLACE 825 Wilson • 484-4455
THE SHEDD 868 High • 687-6526
SIDE BAR 1680 Coburg • 343-1200
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH CLC Brass Quintet—
4pm; suggested don. $10
GRANARY Green Mt. Bluegrass
Band—6pm; Bluegrass, n/c
GERLINGER ANNEX Dance African
Drum & Dance Workshops—
10am; $10, $5 stu.
HAPPY HOURS Karaoke—8:30pm
HULT CENTER Cirgue de la Lune—
2:30pm
JAZZ STATION 21+ Blues Jam—
1:30pm; Blues, $5; All Corners
Jam w/Kenny Reed—4pm; Jazz,
$3-$5; Paul Hemmings Uketet—
7:30pm; Jazz, $10, $8 mem.
JOHN HENRY’S Broadway
Revue—10pm; Burlesque, $5
MAX’S Steve Ibach—7pm; Solo,
acoustic, n/c
MULLIGAN’S PUB Open mic—
8:30pm; Variety; n/c
O’DONNELL’S IRISH PUB
Guitaraoke—7pm; Acoustic kara-
oke, n/c
PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Robert Meade—7pm; R&B,
Americana, n/c
SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie
Express—7pm; n/c
SAM BOND’S Goodnight Texas,
Tara Stonecipher & The Tall
Grass—8:30pm; Americana,
$1-$5
TAYLOR’S “Boogie Nights”—10pm;
Jam, n/c
TSUNAMI BOOKS The
Klezmonauts—4pm; Folk, $8 adv.,
$10 door
THE WEBFOOT Karaoke—9pm
WHISKEY RIVER RANCH
Karaoke—9pm
WOW HALL Mourning in America
Tour: Brother Ali, Blank Tape
Beloved, Homeboy Sandman, DJ
Sosa, The Reminders—8pm; Hip
hop, $15.
MONDAY
10/22
BEALL CONCERT HALL Albert
Tui—8pm; Piano, $10, $8 stu. &
sr.
BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm
BREW & CUE DJ Brady—9pm; n/c
BUGSY’S MondayBug—7pm;
Acoustic, n/c
EUGENE SUZUKI MUSIC ACADEMY
Irish Jam Session—7pm; n/c
GOODFELLAS Karaoke—7pm
MOHAWK TAVERN Open Blues
Jam—8pm
THE O BAR Timothy Patrick—
6:30pm, n/c
PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—8pm
REALITY KITCHEN Acoustic
Reality—7pm; Open mic, n/c
THE SHEDD Natalie MacMaster—
7:30pm; $29-$39
WANDERING GOAT Songwriters
Night—7pm; Open mic, all ages,
n/c
WOW HALL Collie Buddz, New
Kingston, Los Rakas—9pm;
Reggae, hip hop; $18 adv., $20
door
VILLAGE GREEN Tuck & Roll—
6pm; Contemporary, n/c
TUESDAY
10/23
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jesse
Meade w/Peter Wilde—9:30pm;
n/c
AXE & FIDDLE Birdhouse, Flapper
Dan—8:30pm; Country, jazz, $3
BLACK FOREST Open Mic Night,
Eugene’s Got Talent—9pm
BUGSY’S Karaoke—8pm
THE CITY iPod Night—6pm; n/c
COWFISH School Night Dance
Party w/Michael Human—9pm;
Electro, blog-house, n/c
SIDE POCKET TAVERN 846 W. 6th
SONG 588 E. 11th • 406-0456
SONNY’S TAVERN 533 Q, Spfd • 741-1953
SPIRITS 1714 Main, Spfd • 726-0113
STRIKE CITY 1170 Highway 99 N. • 688-8900
SUPREME BEAN 2864 Willamette • 485-2700
SWEET CHEEKS WINERY 27007 Briggs Hill
SWEET ILLUSIONS 1836 S. A St., Spfd. • 762-1503
THE TANKARD 330 Hwy 99 S., Junction City • 998-3123
TAPATIO 725 Gibbs, Cottage Grove • 767-0457
TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE 894 E. 13th • 344-6174
TERRITORIAL WINERY 907 W. 3rd • 684-9463
TINY TAVERN 394 Blair • 687-8383
TOMAHAWK SPORTS BAR 92178 Marcola, Marcola • 933-2245
VET’S CLUB 1626 Willamette
VILLAGE GREEN 725 Row River, Cottage Grove
VFW SPRINGFIELD 5344 Main, Spfd • 747-7564
0 WANDERING GOAT 268 Madison
Washburn Café 326 Main Street, Spfd • 746-7999
WEST END TAVERN 563 W. Centennial, Spfd • 726-7720
0 WORLD CAFÉ 449 Blair • 485-1377
0 WOW HALL 291 W. 8th • 687-2746
YUKON JACK’S 4th & W. Bdwy., Veneta • 935-1921
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