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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 2012)
MUSICLISTINGS THURSDAY 12/6 AXE & FIDDLE Polecat— 8:30pm; Stompgrass, $5 THE COOLER Karaoke—10pm COWFISH 100% pop—9pm COZMIC Tomo the Samurai— 5pm; Funk, R&B, soul, pop, n/c; Farmageddon Tour 2012 Grant Farm, Huckle, Food Drive— 8:30pm; Americana, folk, rock, $8 DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Pro Funk Jam— 10pm; n/c EL DORADO Guitaraoke w/ Neriah Hart— 8pm; Karaoke, n/c GOODFELLAS Terry Lee—9pm; Country, western, rock HAPPY HOURS Karaoke— 8:30pm HOUSE CONCERT Chamber Music Amici Bach Solo Cello Suites No. 4-6—7:30pm JAZZ STATION The Halie Loren Trio w/Matt Treder & Mark Schneider—7:30pm, $5,$4 mem. JOHN HENRY’S ‘80s Night w/Chris, Dr. Ake & John—10pm; $3 LAVELLES Gus Russell & Laurie Hammond—6pm; Vocal jazz, n/c LUCKEY’S Outer Party, Security in Numbers, Bad Luck Blackout—9:30pm; Rock, $5 MAC’S Lonesome Randall—6pm; Rock ‘n’ roll, all ages, n/c MOHAWK Monolith—9pm; Old School Rock, n/c MUSIC MASTERS Open Mic— 7pm; Acoustic OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Karaoke— 9pm; n/c THE OLD PAD Karaoke—9pm OVERTIME TAVERN West Side Blues Jam—8:30pm; Open jam, n/c RESTOBAR Steven McVay—5pm THE ROK College Night w/DJ Scoot & Simon Says—10pm; DJ dance THE SHEDD A Jazz Kings Christmas 2012: Let It Snow!— 7:30pm, $32 SIXTH STREET GRILL Mark Alan—8:30pm; Acoustic, n/c SPIRITS Karaoke—9pm TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Tim McClaughlin’s Revolving Trio— 7pm; n/c THE TANKARD Karaoke—7pm VILLAGE GREEN Open Mic Night—9pm WANDERING GOAT Ground Blooms, Soccer Babes, Statue + Cowboy—9pm; Indie, don. FRIDAY 12/7 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Sonic Bent—9:30pm; 21+, n/c AXE & FIDDLE Ramana Vieira & Ensemble—8:30pm; Portuguese fadista, $10 BILLY MAC’S Christie & McCallum —7:30pm; Americana, n/c COWFISH Audio Schizophrenic—9pm; Electro COZMIC Madagascar Culture Night: An Evening of Art, Learning & Music—5pm; n/c CRESWELL COFFEE & WINE Lea Jones, John Baumann—7pm; Singer-songwriter, $3 DAVIS Olem Alves—7pm; Jazz, funk, n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB DLC Road- house Band w/Hank Shreve— 9pm; Rock, blues, 21+, n/c DOMAINE MERIWETHER WINERY Viva—6:30pm; Singer, acoustic DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Metro Retro Fridays—10pm ELDORADO Karaoke—9pm EMBERS Red Thunder—9pm; Retro, n/c EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY The Jarvis & Thomas Classical Guitar Duo—6pm; n/c FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Free Advent Organ Recital w/Dr. Julia Brown— noon; Organ, n/c JAZZ STATION Laura Kemp & The Liaisons—5:30pm; n/c; Bob Ragan’s Xmas Special w/Dana Heitman—8pm; $5, $4 mem. HAPPY HOURS Heavy Chevy— 8pm; Blues, soul, rock ‘n’ roll HARLEYS & HORSES Karaoke— 9pm HILTON HOTEL Aftermath— 7pm; Jazz, n/c JSMA Eugene Sacred Harp Singers—noon; n/c THE KEG Karaoke—9pm LEVEL UP DJ Food Stamp—9; n/c LUCKEY’S The Satin Chaps, The Up Beat!—10pm; ‘60s Mod Soul, reggae, garage, rock, $5 MAC’S The Ben Rice Band feat. Paul Biondi & Lloyd Tolbert— 9pm; Blues, rock, $5 MCDONALD THEATRE Marv Ellis, DJ Dv8, Shook Twins, Alclyon— 8pm; 18+, $10 adv., $15 door MOHAWK TAVERN The M80s— 9pm; Rock, pop, n/c MULLIGAN’S Marsgrass & Milepost—9pm; n/c THE O BAR Karaoke—9:30pm OAK ST. SPEAKEASY The Essentials, Forget One Thing— 9pm; Funk, rock, n/c O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—8pm RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm RED LION INN Karaoke—9pm ROGUE PUBLIC HOUSE Trivia Night—8pm; n/c THE ROK Dance Party hits w/DJ Scoot & DJ Pheonix—10pm; DJ dance SAGINAW VINEYARD W.J. McEachern—6pm; n/c SAM BOND’S EW’s Next Big Thing: Volifonix, Paul Quillen, Tara Stonecipher & The Tall Grass—9:30pm; CD release, $7 SAM’S PLACE Gus Russell & Rick Markstrum—8pm; Blues & soul, n/c SIDE BAR Karaoke—9pm SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie Express—7pm; n/c STRIKE CITY Karaoke—8pm S’WINE Patrick & Giri—6pm; Solo acoustic, n/c TAPATIO Karaoke—9pm TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS The Porch Band—7pm; n/c UNIVERSALIST UNITARIAN CHURCH John Nilsen—7pm; Piano, $10 VILLAGE GREEN No Way Out Unplugged—9pm; Rock, n/c WEST END TAVERN John Shipe—8pm; Acoustic, n/c WOW HALL Sara Watkins w/ Aofie O’Donovan—8pm; Americana, $18 adv., $20 door YUKON JACK’S Monolith—9pm; Old School Rock, n/c SATURDAY 12/8 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Crooked River—9:30pm; 21+, n/c ATRIUM COURTYARD 5th Element Wind Quintet—2pm; Woodwind quintet music, n/c AXE & FIDDLE Goshwood— 8:30pm; Country, bluegrass, $3 THE BEANERY The Now Brothers—7:30pm; Folk, blues, rock, n/c BREWERS UNION LOCAL 180 Little Dipper—7pm; Acoustic, fiddle THE CITY Dance Party For Women w/DJ Coco—7pm; 21+, $8, $5 stu. COWFISH “Sup!” w/Sassy Mouff, Michael Human & Guests— 9:30pm; Top 40, electro COZMIC Sugarcane, Dag Shaw— 9pm; Folk, rock, bluegrass, $8 CRESWELL COFFEE & WINE Alex Haggerty—7pm; Contemporary Instrumental Guitar, $3 DEXTER LAKE CLUB DLC Roadhouse Band w/Hank Shreve—9pm; Rock, blues, 21+, n/c DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Acoustic Minds—9pm; $5; DJ J Philly— 10pm; n/c DOC’S PAD DJ J-Will—8pm; Dance mix, n/c DUCK INN Karaoke—10pm ELDORADO Karaoke—9pm EMBERS Red Thunder—9pm; Retro, n/c EXCELSIOR Jeremy Pruitt— 7pm; Acoustic, soul, n/c HARLEYS & HORSES Karaoke— 9pm HOLIDAY MARKET Suzuki Strings Holiday concert— 11:30am; n/c HULT CENTER The Eugene Concert Choir: The Spirit of Christmas—8pm; $18-$38 JAZZ STATION Trio Artura—8pm; Contemporary piano, $5 JOHN HENRY’S SNAP!—9pm; ‘90s dance, $3 LEVEL UP DJ Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation—9pm; ‘70s & ‘80s rock, heavy metal; n/c LUCKEY’S Current Swell, The Hoons, Miles Schneider—10pm; Indie, singer/violin, $5 MAC’S The Valley Boys—9pm; Classic rock ‘n’ roll, $5 MOHAWK TAVERN The M80s— 9pm; Rock, pop, n/c THE O BAR No Way Out—9pm; Rock, dance, country, n/c OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Drop That Beat—9pm; House, n/c P H OTO BY TO D D C O O P E R MARV ELLIS GETS SHOOK Garrick Bushek, aka Marv Ellis, is perhaps Eugene’s most famous emcee. And despite a move to Portland, Ellis is once again living in Eugene and remains a popular attraction on local stages, with locals remembering his days with hometown hip-hop group Genus Pro. Eugene has stayed loyal to Ellis as he’s grown and expanded his definition of hip hop, integrating a broad range of styles into his sound, and Ellis returns the loyalty to Eugene, continuing to bring a little something special to shows in his hometown. Another favorite on Eugene stages is Portland’s twin-sister folk duo Shook Twins. Shook Twins play a quirky update on traditional roots music: sibling harmony, banjo, mandolin and guitar mixing to create something fun and modern — they sing songs about microchips, imaginary windows and the ’60s. So I let out a big “What the whaaa?!?” when I saw the Twins are joining Marv Ellis at the McDonald Theatre, the only apparent common denominator being a loyal local crowd in Eugene. Turns out the Shook Twins appear on Marv Ellis’ latest release Shadow Means Light, their angelic harmonies backing up Ellis’ rhymes and supplying the chorus hook on the album’s title track. Really this pairing shouldn’t surprise anyone familiar with Ellis’ broad appetite for music. Lyrically, Ellis is still searching: for his masterpiece, for hip hop as a true art form, interested in integrity and moody imagery. Occasionally his rhymes are a bit clumsy: “’Cause I transform like dust in the middle of a sandstorm; stand strong and be myself so I don’t get shelved like canned corn.” But in the end this unlikely pairing works, the Shook Twins’ trance-like and repetitive take on folk blending well with hip hop’s repetition and Ellis’ samples of Spanish-flavored spaghetti western acoustic guitars, like on album opener “North Wild West.” Marv Ellis and the Shook Twins play 7 pm Friday, Dec. 7, at McDonald Theatre; $10 adv., $15 door. — William Kennedy eugeneweekly.com • December 6, 2012 29
