CORVALLIS, ETC
SUNNYSIDE UP CAFÉ
SA Second Saturdays Benefit
Concert Series w/Sid Beam, Joe
Casprowiak, & Barbara Barry-
Doyle—6pm; suggested don.
$5-$10
ARCADE THEATRE (COTTAGE GROVE)
SUN Oliver Franklin & Aaron J.
Shay w/special guests—5:30pm;
$3-$7
CLOUD & KELLY’S
TH The Van Meyers—7:30pm;
Atmospheric, groovy, exploratory,
improv-jazz
MEMORIAL UNION LOUNGE
FR Vanguard University Classical
Guitar Ensemble—Noon; n/c
THE TROUBADOUR MUSIC
CENTER
SA Dale Russ, Paddy O’Brien, &
Nancy Conescu—8pm; Irish
Traditional Music, $10
YACHATS
FR 11th Annual Yachats Celtic
Music Festival—8pm; $43 door,
$40 online
STILL
TAKING ‘EM DOWN
Whether you view the Dropkick Murphys as purveyors of pub house punk, bagpipe
rock or some other form of raucous Celtic music, one thing is certain: These guys know
how to party. For well over a decade they’ve been belting out one spirited anthem after
another, and whether they have been giving a collective finger to the establishment or
riding high on the simple joys of drinking with your mates or cheering on the Boston Red
Sox, their fans have pumped their fists in agreement every step of the way. Now it’s
Eugene’s turn to join in the fun.
Their last release, Going Out in Style, was viewed by some as a softening of the band’s
sound and content, though you would be hard-pressed to completely agree with this
notion after one listen to the uproarious title track — talk about a classic drinking song!
For every dirge like “1953” or the almost bluegrass sound of “Take ‘Em Down,” there is a
driving fight song like “Deeds Not Words” or a rousing chorus like “Climbing a Chair to Bed”
on the album to more than even the score. Maybe the band isn’t as hardcore as they were
in the beginning, but who can truly maintain that image for sixteen-plus years anyway?
As the Murphys roll into town it is worth highlighting the band’s sense of camaraderie
with their fans. Their music is meant to inspire solidarity, lift your spirits and encourage
you to live for the moment with all the gusto you can manage because it might be your
last. Eugene is about to get a heavy dose of the Murphys, and who knows? With their
forthcoming record Signed and Sealed in Blood due out Jan. 8, maybe they’ll play some
tracks to give us a taste of what’s yet to come.
Dropkick Murphys play 8 pm Friday, Nov. 9, at
McDonald Theater; $25, all ages.
— Brian Palmer
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MAC’S Wine, Jazz & Variety Show
w/Gus Russell & Paul Biondi—
6pm; Jazz, blues, n/c
MAX’S Lonesome Randall—7pm;
Rock & roll historian, n/c
MULLIGAN’S Open Mic—8:30pm;
n/c
OLD PAD Trivia night—9pm; n/c
POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm
QUACKERS Open jam—7:30pm;
Blues, n/c
RED LION HOTEL Mike Brewer &
the Brewkettes—6pm; n/c
THE ROK Karaoke—9pm
SAM BOND’S YamaYama—9pm;
Jazz, $1-$5
SCHNITZER HALL Chamber Music
on Campus—7:30pm; n/c
SPIRITS Karaoke—9pm
SA Zero Season & The Big Small—
10pm; Rock & Roll
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THE TANKARD Karaoke—9pm
VILLAGE GREEN Larsen Jazz
Productions—7pm; n/c
WESTEND TAVERN Patrick & Giri—
7:30pm; Acoustic, n/c
WHISKEY RIVER RANCH
Karaoke—9pm
WOW HALL Emmitt Nershi Band &
Head for the Hills—9pm;
Americana, bluegrass, $18 adv.,
$22 door
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