MUSICLISTINGS
C O N T I N U E D
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
SWEET CHEEKS WINERY Kenji—
6pm
SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie
Express—7pm; n/c
THE WEBFOOT Karaoke—9pm
WHISKEY RIVER RANCH
Karaoke—8pm
MONDAY
12/31
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA David
Rogers—6pm; 21+, n/c
BILLY MAC’S Christie &
McCallum—8pm; Americana,
n/c
BLACK FOREST The Koozies—
10pm; n/c
BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm
BLAIRALLY ARCADE New Year’s
Eve 1984—9pm; ‘80s dance,
n/c
BREW & CUE DJ Brady—9pm;
n/c
BUGSY’S MondayBug—7pm;
Acoustic, n/c
DEXTER LAKE CLUB New Year’s
Eve Bash w/DLC Roadhouse
Band—9pm; 21+, $10
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Monday
Night Mics—10pm; Hip hop, n/c
EMBERS Heavy Chevy—9pm;
Blues, soul, rock & roll, $5
GOODFELLAS Karaoke—7pm
JOHN HENRY’S Hillstomp, the
Lowmen—9pm; Rock, $5
LUCKEY’S The Quick & Easy
Boys, Reeble Jar, Jesse
Meade—10pm; Funk, 21+, $10
MAC’S New Year’s Party w/
Eugene’s Blues Queens feat.
Vicki Stevens, Joanne Broh, Deb
Cleveland & An All Star Band—
9pm; $15
MCDONALD THEATRE Floydian
Slips—8pm; Pink Floyd covers,
$20/$23
OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Thieves,
Egotones, Pastor Seth—9pm;
Metal, rockabilly, n/c
THE O BAR No Way Out—9pm;
n/c
PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—
8pm
QUACKERS Kodachrome—9pm;
Classic rock, n/c
REALITY KITCHEN Acoustic
Reality—7:30pm; Open mic, n/c
SAM’S PLACE Skip Jones &
Byron Case w/Michael
Fleming—9pm New Orleans
boogified R&B
SPIRIT MOUNTAIN CASINO The
M80’s—9pm; 80’s pop
TANKARD TAVERN Karaoke w/
Sassy Patty—9pm
VILLAGE GREEN Masquerade
Black & White Party w/Free
Midnight Champagne Toast—
9pm; $5
THE WETLANDS Astrobender,
Bad Luck Blackouts, Wetsock—
9pm; Punk, n/c
YUKON JACK’S Eastman Band—
9pm; Rock, n/c
TUESDAY
1/1
BUGSY’S Karaoke—8pm
THE CITY iPod Night—6pm; n/c
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
NEW
YEAR’S EVE ROUNDUP
Dec. 21 has passed and we’re all still here! Time to celebrate another year. If you’re feeling like a funky
cowboy, head to Luckey’s for the The Quick and Easy Boys, Reeble Jar and Jesse Meade NYE show (9 pm,
$10). For a bluesier bash, Mac’s Restaurant and Bar is hosting blues queens Vicki Stevens, Joanne Broh and
Deb Cleveland (9 pm, $15). Want to sway to psychedelic reggae and jazz? Sam Bond’s has the celebration for
you with a Sol Seed (pictured) and Hot Milk show (9 pm, $5). Feeling naughty? Pop into Diablo’s
Downtown Lounge Naughty New Year’s party with Erotic City, a Prince tribute band, and party
like it’s 2012 minus 13 years (9 pm, $7). And in true Eugene fashion, celebrate the evening
organically at Cozmic’s Organic New Year’s Eve, featuring the David Jacobs Strain
Band and Timothy Michael Shaw’s My Father’s Ghost (8 pm, $12 adv., $15
door). For a classy, red carpet “Funkabration,” catch Satin Love
Orchestra at Valley River Inn (9:30 pm, $49 adv., $55 door).
Head south to the Dexter Lake Club’s New Year’s Eve
bash with their DLC Roadhouse Band
featuring special guest Chris
Ward (9 pm, $10).
Remember to drink, drive
and make New Year’s
resolutions
responsibly.
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—9pm
WHISKEY RIVER RANCH
Karaoke—9pm
WEDNESDAY
1/2
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA
Karaoke—9pm
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
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
WESTEND TAVERN Patrick &
Giri—7pm; Acoustic, n/c
ON THE ROAD
CLOUD & KELLY’S
FR Brudos & Friends—10pm;
Metal, n/c
SA El Indio & Latch-Hook
Robot—10pm; Rock & roll
KIRKS FERRY TRADING POST
(BROWNSVILLE)
M Most Wanted—9pm; Rock,
n/c
TRAVELER’S COVE
SA Peter Giri Trio—6pm; Rock,
blues, n/c
STOMP
IN THE NEW YEAR
Once upon a time, in the days when “greed was good,” anything homemade was synonymous with shabby. Growing up in the
Reagan age, a stage filled with buckets, washboards, kettles, spoons and cigar box guitars would’ve seemed more at home on a
street corner or back alley saloon.
Thankfully we’ve moved past a time dominated with men with big hair and double-necked electric guitars. The DIY heart beats
strong in the breast of young and old all over the country. Knowing how to make it yourself is in vogue, especially for musicians.
That’s not to say there haven’t always been music makers with an appreciation for the simple things. One book in the
encyclopedia of music has always been friendly to the make-your-own-instrument movement — the blues. And while some
might wonder what two bearded white guys from Portland know about the blues, I can guarantee it’s a lot more
than how to bang a drumstick on an upturned bucket.
Meet the men of Hillstomp who reunited this fall, Henry Hill Kammerer and John “Lord
Buckets” Johnson (with those names, what other venue could they play?).
While they might be just two guys with a few homemade instru-
ments, a guitar and a microphone, they’ve got the blues beaten.
Kammerer and Johnson are part preacher, part pure grit
and part mournful crooner, creating a trifecta that can’t be
defined by the word “blues” alone. Thrown in the mix is
intricate string work for the bluegrass purists, enough
thumping beats to please any Black Keys fan, a dash of punk,
a pinch of trance blues and a dollop of R.L. Burnside.
The result is a refreshing slap in the face, converting any
skeptic who’s unsure that anything homemade could sound this
good. And bring your dancing shoes, this dynamic duo induces
severe, knee-slapping, hanging-from-the-rafters dance-itis.
Hillstomp plays 10 pm Monday, Dec. 31, at John Henry’s; $5.
— Jackie Varriano
PH OTO BY T R A SK B ED O R T H A
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