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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 2012)
Covering local music in Eugene for a few years now, I’m frequently gob-smacked by the amount of talent in this town. And coming up at Sam Bond’s on Dec. 23 is a bill that showcases three of the city’s finest up-and-coming young songwriters: Michael Conley, Paul Quillen and Caroline Bauer. While each has distinct differences, they all play what could be considered folk music, and that night will present their acoustic-based songs in the round. Some artists bristle at being pigeonholed a folk singer, but Bauer doesn’t mind. “I do like being called a folk singer,” Bauer says. A native of Eugene, Bauer began playing guitar at a very young age but only began performing a few years ago while in school at Portland State University. “I started playing covers just like anybody else,” Bauer says, joking that she wrote her first original songs about pets and Barbie dolls. Inspired by big names in folk music like Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, her songwriting quickly developed, soon integrating the indie edge of contemporary artists like Cat Power, Joanna Newsom and Mirah. Bauer’s voice is a raw, sparse and sweet instrument. It’s a more subdued sound than Mitchell’s, combining the sprightliness of Newsom with the world-weary burden of Cat Power. Her guitar playing is simple, gentle arpeggios mixing with a rootsy Patsy Cline saunter, and her lyrics expose a wisdom seemingly beyond the years of the fresh-faced musician. In “If You’d Like,” she sings, “Love is a place where two people live in separate rooms,” but it’s not all heartbreak for Bauer: “If you’ll have me I will marry you,” she sings in the sweetly romantic “Marry You.” Bauer is working on her debut album and has just finished her first music video, which can be viewed on her ReverbNation page, so expect to hear a lot more from this talented young songwriter. Caroline Bauer, Michael Conley and Paul Quillen play 8:30 pm Sunday, Dec. 23, at Sam Bond’s Garage; $3-$5. — William Kennedy VENUE GUIDE ★ = ALL AGES 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA 207 E. 5th • 485-2676 AASEN-HULL HALL 190 Frohnmayer Music Building, UO AGATE ALLEY BISTRO 1461 E. 19th • 485-8887 ★ AGATE HALL 1787 Agate AMICI RESTAURANT 919 Kruse Way, Spfd ATRIUM BUILDING 10th & Olive AX BILLY GRILL 999 Willamette • 541-484-4011 ext.231 AXE & FIDDLE 657 E. Main, Cottage Grove BEALL HALL Frohnmayer Music Building, UO ★ BEANERY 152 W. 5th BLACK FOREST 50 E. 11th • 686-6619 B2 WINE BAR 2794 Shadow View • 505-8909 CAMPBELL CLUB 1670 Alder St. THE CITY 2222 MLK Jr. Blvd. • 343-4734 CONWAY’S 5658 Main, Spfd • 741-6897 THE COOLER 20 Centennial Loop • 484-4355 COUNTRY SIDE 4740 Main, Spfd • 744-1594 COWFISH 62 W. Broadway ★ COZMIC 199 W. 8th ★ CRESWELL COFFEE & WINE 116 Melton, Creswell DAVIS’ 94 W. Broadway DEXTER LAKE CLUB 39128 Dexter Rd., Dexter • 937-4050 DIABLO’S/DOWNTOWN LOUNGE 959 Pearl • 343-2346 DIXIE CREEK SALOON 32994 Hwy. 99E, Tangent • 926-2767 DOC’S PAD 710 Willamette • 343-0224 DOWNTOWN ATHLETIC CLUB 999 Willamette St. DRIFTWOOD BAR & GRILL 5094 Main, Spfd • 988-4384 DUCK INN 1795 W. 6th • 302-9206 ELDORADO 3000 W. 11th • 683-4580 THE EMBERS 1811 Hwy 99 W. • 688-6564 EUGENE CITY BREWERY 844 Olive • 345-4155 EUGENE EAGLES 1375 Irving • 688-9471 EUGENE HILTON 66 E. 6th EXCELSIOR BISTRO 754 E. 13th • 342-6963 FALL CREEK TAVERN 40144 Big Fall Creek • 937-2962 FIRST UNITED METHODIST 1376 Olive GOODFELLA’S 117 S. 14th, Spfd • 726-9815 GOOD TIMES 375 E. 7th • 484-7181 THE GREEN ROOM 710 Willamette HAPPY HOURS 645 River • 463-7632 HARLEYS & HORSES 2816 Main, Spfd HODGEPODGE RESTAURANT 2190 W. 11th HOLE IN THE WALL BBQ 1807 Olympic, Spfd • 344-0203 HOLIDAY MARKET Lane County Fairgrounds, 796 W. 13th ★ HOT MAMA’S WINGS 420 W 13th • 653-9999 HOUSE CONCERT Info at jacobs.strain@gmail.com JAMESON’S BAR 115 West Broadway • 485-9913 ★ THE JAZZ STATION 124 W. Broadway • thejazzstation.org JOHN HENRY’S 77 W. Broadway • 342-3358\ JUST BREATHE YOGA 2868 Willamette THE KEG 4711 W. 11th • 345-5563 KEYSTONE CAFE 395 W. 5th • 342-2075 LAVELLES 296 E. 5th • 338-9875 LEVEL UP 1290 Oak • 654-5632 THE LOFT AT TURTLE’S 2690 Willamette LUCKEY’S 933 Olive • 687-4643 MAC’S 1626 Willamette • 344-8600 MAX’S 550 E. 13th • 349-8986 ★ MCDONALD THEATRE 1010 Willamette MOHAWK TAVERN 1501 Mohawk, Spfd • 747-3211 MULLIGAN’S 2841 Willamette • 484-1727 MUSIC MASTERS 380 E. 40th OAK ST. SPEAKEASY 915 Oak • 683-2000 THE O BAR 115 Commons • 349-0707 OLD PAD 3355 E. Amazon • 686-5022 O’DONNELL’S IRISH PUB 295 Hwy. 99 N. • 688-4902 OFF THE WAFFLE (DT) 840 Willamette • 654-4318 OVERTIME TAVERN 770 S. Bertelsen • 342-5028 PAPA’S SOUL FOOD KITCHEN 400 Blair • 342-7500 PEABODY’S PUB 444 E. 3rd PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE 530 Blair PORKY’S PALACE 796 Hwy 99 N. • 463-7966 POUR HOUSE 444 N. 42nd, Spfd • 746-1337 QUACKERS 2105 W. 7th RABBIT HOLE 126 4th, Spfd • 746-1086 RAVEN A PUB 160 W. 6th, Junction City RED LION INN 205 Coburg • 342-5201 RESTOBAR 1285 Bay, Florence THE ROK 44 E. 7th • 344-1293 SAGINAW VINEYARD 80247 Delight Valley, Cottage Grove SAM BOND’S GARAGE 407 Blair • 431-6603 SAM’S PLACE 825 Wilson • 484-4455 THE SHEDD 868 High • 687-6526 SIDE BAR 1680 Coburg • 343-1200 SIDE POCKET TAVERN 846 W. 6th SONNY’S TAVERN 533 Q, Spfd • 741-1953 SPIRITS 1714 Main, Spfd • 726-0113 STRIKE CITY 1170 Highway 99 N. • 688-8900 ★ SUPREME BEAN 2864 Willamette • 485-2700 ★ SUZUKI MUSIC ACADEMY 170 W. 12th • 285-6655 SWEET CHEEKS WINERY 27007 Briggs Hill SWEET ILLUSIONS 1836 S. A St., Spfd. • 762-1503 THE TANKARD 330 Hwy 99 S., Junction City • 998-3123 TAPATIO 725 Gibbs, Cottage Grove • 767-0457 TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE 894 E. 13th • 344-6174 TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS 907 W. 3rd • 684-9463 THELMA SCHNITZER HALL Frohnmayer Music Bldg. 163, UO TINY TAVERN 394 Blair • 687-8383 TOM & JOHNNY’S 471 S. A St., Spfd • 357-5022 TOMAHAWK SPORTS BAR 92178 Marcola, Marcola • 933-2245 ★ TSUNAMI BOOKS 2585 Willamette • 345-8986 VET’S CLUB 1626 Willamette VILLAGE GREEN 725 Row River, Cottage Grove VFW SPRINGFIELD 5344 Main, Spfd • 747-7564 ★ WANDERING GOAT 268 Madison WASHBURN CAFÉ 326 Main Street, Spfd • 746-7999 THE WEBFOOT 770 WESTEND TAVERN 563 W. Centennial, Spfd • 726-7720 ★ WORLD CAFÉ 449 Blair • 485-1377 WHISKEY RIVER RANCH 4740 Main, Spfd • 731-7641 ★ WOW HALL 291 W. 8th • 687-2746 YUKON JACK’S 4th & W. 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Tuesdays 6 – 9 pm, January 8 – March 12 Classes in The Studio, at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts $125 registration fee s Info: 541-682-5000, HultCenter.org Offered by the City of Eugene’s Cultural Services Division in cooperation with Lane Community College. Taught by Dan Schmitt. eugeneweekly.com • December 20, 2012 33
