December Food Drive
MUSICLISTINGS
C O N T I N U E D
COWFISH School Night Dance
Party w/Michael Human—
9pm; Electro, blog-house, n/c
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Jam
night—7pm; Open mic, n/c
DOC’S PAD—Karaoke—9pm
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Open
Mic—6pm; n/c; Karaoke—9pm
GOODFELLAS Karaoke—7pm
GRANARY S.I.N. Night &
Karaoke w/Nick—9pm; n/c
MAC’S Rooster Blues Jam—
7pm; n/c
THE O BAR Karaoke—9:30pm
OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Karaoke—
9pm, n/c
POUR HOUSE Guitaraoke w/
Neriah Hart—8pm
SAM BONDS Bluegrass Jam—
9pm; n/c
TAYLOR’S Karaoke—10pm
WHISKEY RIVER RANCH
Karaoke—9pm
WEDNESDAY
12/26
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA
Karaoke—9pm
For the month of December any individual or business who donates three or more cans of food at
the Ninkasi Tasting Room (272 Van Buren in Eugene) will not only receive a sassy Ninkasi Holiday
Ornament, but will also have their name featured on a keg sleeve that will go on the Ninkasi Tasting
Room Holiday tree! Perpeutate Better Living and help us give the gift of nourishment with the help
of our friends at FOOD For Lane County.
Seasons Greetings and Cheers,
from your friends at
Ninkasi Brewing Company
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BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm
COWFISH “Hump Night” w/
Connor J, Club Bangers—9pm;
n/c
COZMIC Open mic—7pm; n/c
DEXTER LAKE CLUB
Songwriter’s Night—7pm;
Open mic, n/c
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Bikes,
BBQ & Blues Jam—8pm; n/c
GOODFELLAS Karaoke—7pm
GRANARY Jazz jam w/Gerry
Rempel & Thierry Renoux—
7pm; n/c
THE GREEN ROOM Karaoke—
9pm; n/c
HAPPY HOURS Guitaraoke w/
Neriah Hart—8pm; Karaoke,
n/c
JOHN HENRY’S Bounce with DJ
Sassy Mouff—9pm; Dance, n/c
LEVEL UP 80s Music Videos w/
VJ Ferris—9pm; n/c
LUCKEY’S The Paul Orbell
Trio—10pm; Jazz, 21+, $3
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
MUSIC MASTERS Bluegrass
Jam—7pm
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 Brewketts—6pm; n/c
THE ROK Karaoke—9pm
SPIRITS Karaoke—9pm
THE TANKARD Karaoke—9pm
VILLAGE GREEN Larsen Jazz
Productions—8pm; n/c
WESTEND TAVERN Patrick &
Giri—7pm; Acoustic, n/c
ON THE ROAD
CLOUD & KELLY’S
TH Gina Machinova—8pm;
Classical guitar, n/c
FR Radeon & Friends
Apocalyptic Show!—10pm;
Rock
SA Sumbitch, All Night Juan,
Tex Wayside—10pm; Country
GET KINKY
Kinky Friedman is back in the saddle again and he’s blazing trails. The self-proclaimed
“cowboy philosopher” will be completing a busy year when he rolls into town with his
“Bipolar Tour: A Fact Finding Mission”: He released a live solo album, Live from Woodstock,
he collaborated with his Texas pal Willie Nelson on the new book Roll Me Up and Smoke Me
When I Die, he started hawking his own Kinky Friedman Cigars and Man in Black Tequila
and he’s testing the waters (OK, he’s practically swimming in them) for a 2014 run for
governor of Texas.
“Running in the Democratic primary is really smart — if I’m going to do it — because
Jesus Christ could not get elected as an independent in Texas,” Friedman tells EW. “I’m the
only Democrat who could win independent and Republicans’ votes.”
But enough about politics, let’s talk about music because the Kinkster has a lot to say.
“Country music, as I know it, is kind of a lost art,” he says. “Everyone has their own CD
release party, everyone’s got a band ... there don’t seem to be any heroes anymore.” He
continues, “Writing and music — they are acts of truth, it’s a high calling.” The Bipolar tour,
which includes 27 shows in 26 days (the last show is in Eugene) “runs on adrenalin” and
has the spirit of “Townes Van Zandt and Woodie Guthrie and a little bit of Judy Garland.” He
will be playing some of his classics: “Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the
Bed” and “They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore.”
The last time Friedman came through Eugene was so long ago it was when “Christ was
a cowboy.” Come 2014, maybe you can tell your friends that the governor of Texas
serenaded you.
Kinky Friedman plays with Brian Molnar 8 pm Thursday, Dec. 20, at WOW Hall; $30 adv.,
$35 door. — Alex Notman