MUSICLISTINGS
THURSDAY
12/13
BLACK FOREST Singer-
Songwriter Showcase w/Paul
Quillen, Paul Disconnected,
Mike & Katelyn—10pm; n/c
THE COOLER Karaoke—10pm
COWFISH 100% pop—9pm
DEXTER LAKE CLUB DLC 1st
Anniversary Unplugged Jam—
7pm: open mic, 21+, n/c
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Funk
Jam—10pm; n/c
EL DORADO Guitaraoke w/
Neriah Hart—8pm; Karaoke, n/c
GOODFELLAS Terry Lee—9pm;
Country, western, rock
GRANARY Torrey Newhart—
7pm; Piano, n/c
HAPPY HOURS Karaoke—
8:30pm
JAZZ STATION Steve Owen
Quartet—8pm; $5, $4 mem.
JOHN HENRY’S ‘80s Night w/
Chris, Dr. Ake & John—10pm; $3
LUCKEY’S Sol Seed, Arden Park
Roots—10pm; Reggae, 21+, $5
MAC’S Fiddilin Sue—6pm; Swing,
jazz, country, all ages, n/c
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
SAM BONDS Battleme, Heavenly
Oceans—9pm; Rock, $5
SIXTH STREET GRILL Mark
Alan—8:30pm; Acoustic, n/c
SPIRITS Karaoke—9pm
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS The
Porch Band—7pm; n/c
THE TANKARD Karaoke—7pm
VILLAGE GREEN Open Mic
Night—9pm; n/c
WESTEND TAVERN Timothy
Patrick—7pm; Acoustic humor-
ist, n/c
WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Hank
Shreve’s Blues—8pm; n/c
FRIDAY
12/14
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Pantsless
Comedy Night w/Mike
McGowan—9:30pm; 21+, n/c
16 TONS CAFE Satori Bob—
6:30pm; Acoustic, contempo-
rary Americana, n/c
BLACK FOREST Sunpillar & Mike
Surber—10pm; n/c
COWFISH Audio
Schizophrenic—9pm; Electro
COZMIC Fruition—9pm;
Bluegrass, folk, rock, $10 D.O.S.,
$8 adv.
CRESWELL COFFEE & WINE Tula
Kane, Richie G, & MA Beat—
7pm; Americana, Hawaiian con-
temporary, $3
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Otis Day—
8pm; 21+
DOMAINE MERIWETHER
WINERYJen Sennett—6:30pm;
Acoustic, n/c
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Metro
Retro Fridays—10pm
ELDORADO Karaoke—9pm
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH Free Advent Organ
Recital w/Dr. Barbara Baird—
Noon; Organ, n/c
GRANARY Craig Chee & Jeremy
Pruitt—7pm, Acoustic, n/c;
Marko & Scott Free w/the
Escort Service Band—10pm;
Hip-hop, reggae, $3-$5.
HAPPY HOURS Monolith—
8:30pm; Old school rock, n/c
HARLEYS & HORSES Karaoke—
9pm
HILTON HOTEL Aftermath—
7pm; Jazz, n/c
JAZZ STATION Lyn Berg—8pm;
Vocal Jazz, $5, $4 mem.
JOHN HENRY’S Dropp Dedd
Dollies Holly Folly—9pm;
Burlesque, rockability, $9
THE KEG Karaoke—9pm
LEVEL UP DJ Food Stamp—9; n/c
LUCKEY’S Forgotten Works,
Orchard Lounge, Family
Dynamic—10pm; Rock, garage,
indie, 21+, $5
MAC’S Candy Apple Bleu—9pm;
Hits of the ‘70s & ‘80s, $5
MOHAWK TAVERN Michael
Anderson Trio w/Stan Becraft &
Pete Berger—9pm; Rock, blues
THE O BAR Karaoke—9:30pm
OAK ST. SPEAKEASY The
Corrosion of Conformity,
Saviours, YOB—9pm; Metal, $15
O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm
PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—
8pm
RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm
REALITY KITCHEN Eugene Peace
Choir—7:30pm; don.
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
SAM BONDS Corb Lind & the
Huntin’ Albertans, The Tumpike
Troubadours—9:30pm;
Americana, $5
SAM’S PLACE Peter Giri, Mike
Brewer & Rick Markstrom—
8pm; n/c
SAGINAW VINEYARD The
Huckleberrys—6pm; 21+, n/c
SIDE BAR Karaoke—9pm
SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie
Express—7pm; n/c
STRIKE CITY Karaoke—8pm
SWEET CHEEKS WINERY Kenji—
6pm; n/c
TAPATIO Karaoke—9pm
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Buddy
Sawyer Duo—7pm; n/c
TINY TAVERN Christie &
McCallum—9:30pm; Americana,
n/c
VILLAGE GREEN Natty Bone—
9pm; Blues, n/c
WANDERING GOAT Pretty
Bathtub/Sad Bathtub, The Black
Hand—9pm; 21+, n/c
WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Bump
in the Road—9pm; $5
WOW HALL Horse Feathers w/
Frank Fairfield—9pm; Neo-Folk,
Bluegrass, $14 door, $12 adv.
SATURDAY
12/15
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Miles
Schneider & Yama Yama—
9:30pm; 21+, n/c
AXE & FIDDLE REFA: Toys for
Tots Benefit—8:30pm;
Progressive, toy donations
AX BILLY RESTAURANT The
Gerry Rempel Trio—7pm; Soul
Jazz, contemporary; n/c
BLACK FOREST Pirate Radio,
Bad Luck Blackouts, & The Big
Small—10pm; CD release, n/c
COWFISH “Sup!” w/Sassy Mouff,
Michael Human & Guests—
9:30pm; Top 40, electro
COZMIC Sean’s Music Study—
2pm; Acoustic, variety, n/c
CRESWELL COFFEE & WINE
Betty & The Boy—7pm;
Minimalist Folk, $3
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Otis Day—
3pm & 8pm; 21+
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE
U.G.D.BALL, Nemesis
Underground—9pm; $7
DOC’S PAD DJ J-Will—8pm;
Dance mix, n/c
DUCK INN Karaoke—10pm
ELDORADO Karaoke—9pm
EXCELSIOR Gus Russell &
Laurie Hammond—7pm; Vocal
Jazz, n/c
FRIENDLY ST. CAFÉ Dylan &
Anthony—6pm; Acoustic
Americana, n/c
GRANARY Robert Meade—7pm,
n/c; King Toby & Alcyon
Massive—9:30pm; Reggae, n/c
HARLEYS & HORSES Karaoke—
9pm
THE
TIMELY AND TIMELESS HORSE FEATHERS
If Cormac McCarthy rewrote Little House on the Prairie, Horse Feathers could provide a perfect soundtrack to
the many film adaptations sure to follow. Bleak lyrics are nestled among a bevy of folk instruments, including
plucky strings, driving cello and a particularly feisty banjo. With song titles like “Dust Bowl,” “Hardwood Pews”
and “Curs in the Weeds” it’s easy to get lost in the old-timey feel of this seemingly simplistic folk group.
Horse Feathers was founded by singer/songwriter Justin Ringle in 2004. A native Idahoan who previously
gigged with rock bands, Ringle moved to Portland to pursue a more acoustic sound. Ringle met
instrumentalist Peter Broderick, and in 2006 Horse Feathers released their first album, Words Are Dead. Now,
two albums and a whole new lineup later, Ringle’s guitar and unique vocals are still leading the way on the
band’s most recent release, Cynic’s New Year.
Layers upon layers of folk instrumentals often disguise the stark tension in Ringle’s lyrics. On the surface
you hear pure, string-driven Americana with a pleasant, lilting voice that dips and soars among the
instruments. Actively listen to the lyrics, and certain phrases will come to the surface that underscore the
frivolity, grounding the ethereal lullabies in gritty reality and drawing attention to the minor key.
The most upbeat track on Cynic’s New Year is “Fit Against the Country,” on the surface a plucky folk ballad
that might play while Laura Ingalls chases her stray bonnet down the dusty wagon train. The chorus,
however, reveals some strife: “Every night we all go to a house we’ll never own/every night we are tired,
we’ve been worked to the bone.” Whether it’s a timeless reference or a timely one, Horse Feathers and their
intra-band struggle between sound and content might take you by surprise.
Horse Feathers with Frank Fairfield play 9 pm Friday, Dec. 14, at WOW Hall; $12 adv., $14 door. — Natalie Horner
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