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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 2012)
MUSICLISTINGS THURSDAY 12/20 BLACK FOREST Going Away Party w/Hand Gesture & Full Lush—10pm; n/c THE COOLER Karaoke—10pm COWFISH 100% pop—9pm DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Funk Jam—10pm; n/c EL DORADO Guitaraoke w/ Neriah Hart—8pm; Karaoke, n/c GOODFELLAS Black Metal Bingo—9:30pm; n/c GRANARY Open Session w/ Yamma Yamma—7pm; all ages, n/c HAPPY HOURS Karaoke— 8:30pm JOHN HENRY’S ‘80s Night w/ Chris, Dr. Ake & John—10pm; $3 LUCKEY’S Forget One Thing, Device Grips—10pm; Indie, rock, 21+, $3 MAC’S Christie & McCallum— 6pm; Americana, 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 Brooks Robertson—9pm; Acoustic, $5 SIXTH STREET GRILL Mark Alan—8:30pm; Acoustic, n/c SPIRITS Karaoke—9pm TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Breakers Yard—7pm; n/c THE TANKARD Karaoke—7pm VILLAGE GREEN Open Mic Night—9pm; n/c WESTEND TAVERN Peter Giri— 7pm; Solo guitar, n/c WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Hank Shreve’s Blues—8pm; n/c WOW HALL Kinky Friedman’s Bipolar Tour: A Fact Finding Mission w/Brian Molnar— 7:30pm; Singer-songwriter, comedy, $30/$35/$40 FRIDAY 12/21 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Patrick & Giri The End of The World As We Know It Party—9:30pm; 21+, n/c AXE & FIDDLE Maca Rey Winter Solstice Celebration—8:30pm BILLY MAC’S Christie & McCallum—7:30pm; Americana, n/c BLACK FOREST End of the World Show: Pantheon, The Purpose of Scilence, Explode a Tron, & Falkor;—10pm; n/c CORNUCOPIA BAR & BURGERS Patrick & Giri—9:30pm; Acoustic, rock, n/c COWFISH Audio Schizophrenic—9pm; Electro CRESWELL COFFEE & WINE Mike Davis—7pm; Acoustic gui- tar classics, $3 DEXTER LAKE CLUB Ben Rice Band—9pm; Blues, 21+, n/c DOMAINE MERIWETHER WINERY Tyler Morin—6:30pm; Blues, n/c DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Metro Retro Fridays—10pm, n/c ELDORADO Karaoke—9pm EMBERS Heavy Chevy—9pm; Blues, n/c FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Winterdance: Molly’s Revenge 7th Annual Celtic Christmas Celebration—7pm; vocal, dance, $14/$20 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Free Advent Organ Recital w/Julia Brown & Rachel Petty—Noon; Organ, n/c GOODFELLAS Tripwire, Tara’s Calendar Bash—9:30pm; n/c HARLEYS & HORSES Karaoke— 9pm HILTON HOTEL Aftermath— 7pm; Jazz, n/c THE KEG Karaoke—9pm LEVEL UP DJ Food Stamp—9; n/c LUCKEY’S Homeschool—10pm; Rock, pop, 21+, $3 MAC’S Ty Curtis—9pm; Rock, blues, $8 THE O BAR Karaoke—9:30pm OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Walnut Collective, Jacob Jarzemkoski, Nate Wallace—9pm; Rock, blues, n/c O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm OFF THE WAFFLE (DT) Ghillie Dhu & the Dhonts, Sweet Papa Lowdown—8pm; Celtic, gypsy jazz, n/c PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm THE POUR HOUSE Dave Garland, Acoustic Sweetness—8pm; n/c 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 The Fiddlin’ Sue Band—6pm; Bluegrass, n/c SAM BONDS Crow Quill Night Owls—9:30pm; Acoustic, old- time, $5 SIDE BAR Karaoke—9pm SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie Express—7pm; n/c STRIKE CITY Karaoke—8pm SWEET CHEEKS WINERY Michael Conley—6pm; n/c TAPATIO Karaoke—9pm TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Lonesome Randall—7pm; n/c TSUNAMI BOOKS Brian Cutean—6:30pm; Wordless sol- stice show, $5 don. VILLAGE GREEN Mr. Wizard Unplugged—9pm; n/c WEST END TAVERN Scott Austin—8pm; Acoustic, n/c WOW HALL Dawn of a New Age—9pm; DJ dance, $10 SATURDAY 12/22 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jeremy Pruitt—9:30pm; Acoustic, soul, 21+, n/c ATRIUM BUILDING Front Porch Players—2pm; Americana, n/c AXE & FIDDLE Hank Shreve Band—8:30pm; Blues, soul, jazz, $5 BLACK FOREST Live soul music: Holy child & Elena Leona— 10pm; n/c COWFISH “Sup!” w/Sassy Mouff, Michael Human & Guests— 9:30pm; Top 40, electro CRESWELL COFFEE & WINE Strange Charm—7pm; Jazz, rock, $3 DEXTER LAKE CLUB DLC Roadhouse Band w/Chris Ward—9pm; Blues, 21+, n/c DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Devils Divas Variety Show—10pm, $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 Heavy Chevy—9pm; Blues, n/c GRANARY Zera—8pm; Indie, folk, rock, n/c HAPPY HOURS Christie & McCallum—8pm; Americana, n/c HARLEYS & HORSES Karaoke— 9pm LEVEL UP DJ Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation—9pm; ‘70s & ‘80s rock, heavy metal; n/c LUCKEY’S Papa Coyote, Father Figure—10pm; Americana, rock, indie, 21+, $5 MAC’S Skip Jones & The Spirit of New Orleans—9pm; Blues, $5 OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Hamilton Beach—9pm; Rock, electronica, n/c 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 SAM BONDS Golden Motors, Ferns, Paper Foxes—9:30pm; Rock, $5 SIDE BAR Karaoke—9pm SONNY’S TAVERN Karaoke— 9pm SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie Express—7pm; n/c ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Hanz Araki & Kathryn Claire— 7:30pm; Celtic, $12 students, $10 seniors STRIKE CITY Karaoke—8pm TAPATIO Karaoke—9pm TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE DJ Crown—10pm; Hip hop, dance, n/c TSUNAMI BOOKS Caldera Songwriters Group Concert— 7pm; $5 VILLAGE GREEN Mr. Wizard Unplugged—9pm; n/c WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Michelle Drey & Branded Band—9pm; $5 WOW HALL Blind Folded Trance Dance—5pm; Dance, n/c SUNDAY 12/23 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke—9pm COWFISH Industry Night w/DJ Smuve—8pm; Hip-hop, Dutch house DEXTER LAKE CLUB Jam Night—6pm; Open mic, n/c DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Karaoke— 9pm EUGENE GARDEN CLUB, 1645 HIGH ST. Eugene Sacred Harp Singers’ annual holiday concert & sing-along—7:30pm, don. GOODFELLAS Springtucky Sunday Showdown—9:30pm; n/c GRANARY Green Mt. Bluegrass Band—6pm; Bluegrass, n/c HAPPY HOURS Karaoke— 8:30pm JOHN HENRY’S Broadway Revue—10pm; Burlesque, $5 MULLIGAN’S Open Mic— 8:30pm; n/c O’DONNELL’S IRISH PUB Guitaraoke w/Neriah Hart— 7pm; Acoustic karaoke, n/c PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Robert Meade—7pm; R&B, Americana, n/c SAM BONDS Caroline Bauer, Paul Quillen, Michael Conley— 8:30pm; Acoustic, $3-$5 SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie Express—7pm; n/c THE WEBFOOT Karaoke—9pm WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Karaoke—8pm FUNKY, FAST FINGERSTYLIN’ Fingerstyle guitar work is something I have long admired. Learning to play an instrument takes enough time as it is, but then learning to play the instrument itself and training yourself to play it in such a difficult but lively style can make the results even more impressive. Portland’s Brooks Robertson is one heck of a funky fingerstyle guitarist, and he’s bringing his act — two of them, actually — to Sam Bond’s. As anyone who has watched the videos on Robertson’s Facebook page can attest, his renditions of tracks like “Wild Turkey” are dizzying and jaw-dropping in their mastery, and he seems to play the funky, upbeat “Skippy” at the speed of light while barely breaking a sweat. Mid-tempo tracks like “Pass the Buck” prove that Robertson doesn’t just play songs at a breakneck pace, and his version of Buster B. Jones’s “A Walk in the Park” is played with all the grace, aplomb and beauty of someone doing just that. Whether performing groovy numbers like “Blues Land,” more folksy ballads like “Camille” or even hand-clapping- inducing songs like “Carol,” Robertson performs with a skill that is undoubtedly matched by a small few. And since his songs are all instrumental, Robertson’s ability to coax extra, almost-human melodies out of his guitar makes each of his tracks shine more. Robertson’s show is bound to be a lively affair. You might find yourself bobbing your head silly and tapping your feet incessantly in an effort to keep time with his faster songs. You might even feel at times like you are at a good old- fashioned hoedown. His first set will be a solo act, while the second will be Brooks and Brothers, which features Robertson and some of his friends on vocals, guitar, bass and banjo. Brooks Robertson plays 8 pm Thursday, Dec. 20, at Sam Bond’s, $5. — Brian Palmer MONDAY 12/24 BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm BREW & CUE DJ Brady—9pm; n/c BUGSY’S MondayBug—7pm; Acoustic, n/c GOODFELLAS Karaoke—7pm PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm REALITY KITCHEN Acoustic Reality—7:30pm; Open mic, n/c TUESDAY 12/25 BLACK FOREST Open Mic—9pm BUGSY’S Karaoke—8pm THE CITY iPod Night—6pm; n/c eugeneweekly.com • December 20, 2012 31
