INTERPLANETARY
ESCAPE VEHICLE
Electronic music is criticized for using cold and soulless sounds made by
machines. It’s often dismissed as falling in one of two camps: sleep-inducing new-
age soundscapes or frantic beats for sleepless day-glo ravers. Sound Tribe Sector 9
(STS9) is here to prove both of those assumptions wrong.
They call their music “jamtronica,” a descriptive way of saying that their
electronica features rich, worldly beats, melodies and harmonies. Their five members
create layers of sound that you can escape into; synth-heavy bass lines slink over
sounds at home in jazz, funk or reggae. They’re actually playing their instruments
— and well — not just turning knobs, though they do use technology to enhance
their creativity.
STS9’s 1998 debut, Interplanetary Escape Vehicle, and their next two recordings,
were released on another label. Since 2002, their music has been released on their
own 1320 Records imprint. Though they haven’t released anything since 2011’s
When The Dust Settles, they have plenty of material to pull from their 14 recordings,
and their 12th studio album will be released later this year. Joining them on their
Northwest tour dates is 1320’s newest talent find, Russ Liquid. His website says he
“brings a much-needed injection of melody and emotion to the thriving dance floor
community.”
Maybe it’s that floor-rocking groove that draws crowds to STS9 shows, but it could
also be that they’ve turned their concerts into food drives for the nonprofit
Conscious Alliance, and they’ve donated generously to Hurricane Katrina relief
(they’re from Georgia). Since 2006, they’ve toured the country in a carbon-neutral
tour bus and utilized renewable energy. STS9 is not only electronic music with soul,
it’s got heart too.
Sound Tribe Sector 9 and Russ Liquid play 8 pm Saturday, Feb. 23, at McDonald
Theatre; $27.50 adv., $30 door. — Vanessa Salvia
MUSICLISTINGS
C O N T I N U E D
JOHN HENRY’S Koozies,
Truckstop Darlin, Pastor Seth—
9pm
LEVEL UP DJ Rock ‘n’ Roll
Damnation—9pm; ‘70s & ‘80s
rock, heavy metal; n/c
LUCKEY’S Volifonix, Rare
Monk—10pm; Rock, indie, $5
MAC’S Parish Gap—9pm;
Classic rock, $4
MCDONALD THEATRE Sound
Tribe Sector Nine—8pm; Post-
rock, dance, $27.50/$30
MOHAWK TAVERN The Koz Rock
Show—9pm; n/c
MULLIGAN’S Van Wenda,
Milepost, By-tor-—9pm; Punk,
rock, n/c
OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Beef
Bottom, the Space Goat Band—
9pm; Rock, funk, n/c
PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—
8pm
POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm
QUACKERS Karaoke—9pm
RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm
RED LION INN BigFootLane—
5pm; n/c
THE ROK Dance Party hits w/DJ
Scoot & DJ Pheonix—10pm; DJ
dance
SIDE BAR Karaoke—9pm
SONNY’S TAVERN Karaoke—
9pm
SPIRITS Michele Lee & the Local
Monsters—9pm; Classic rock,
n/c
SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie
Express—7pm; n/c
STRIKE CITY Karaoke—8pm
TAPATIO Karaoke—9pm
TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE DJ
Crown—10pm; Hip hop, dance,
n/c
VILLAGE GREEN No Way Out—
9pm; Unplugged, n/c
WANDERING GOAT Reptilian
Shape Shifters, Soccer Babes—
9pm; Garage, don.
WESTEND TAVERN Jesse
Meade—8pm; Acoustic, n/c
WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Bump
in the Road—9pm; $5
WILD DUCK CAFE Duck-O-
aroke—10pm; Karaoke, n/c
WOW HALL Con Bro Chill,
Wallpaper—9pm; Rock,
$10/$12
SUNDAY
2/24
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA
Karaoke—9pm
BEALL HALL Oregon String
Quartet—3pm; Classical,
$10/$8; Trombone Choir—7pm;
Classical, n/c
COWFISH Dance Video
Flashback—9pm; Service
industry night, n/c
COZMIC Old Time Music Jam—
4pm; n/c; Joe Craven—8pm;
Americana, folk, $10/$12
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Jam
Night—6pm; Open mic, n/c
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Karaoke—
9pm
GRANARY Green Mt. Bluegrass
Band—6pm; Bluegrass, n/c
HAPPY HOURS Karaoke—
8:30pm
JAZZ STATION All comers jazz
jam w/Kenny Reed—4pm; All
ages, $3-$5 don.; International
String Quartet—7:30pm; Jazz,
$4/$5
JOHN HENRY’S Broadway
Revue—10pm; Burlesque, $5
PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Robert Meade—7pm; R&B,
Americana, n/c
SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie
Express—7pm; n/c
SWEET CHEEKS WINERY Kenji
Ota—2pm; n/c
TSUNAMI BOOKS Mitsuki
Dasai—4pm; Japanese tradi-
tional, $5-$10 don.
UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH
Lute & Early Guitar Recital w/
David Rogers—3pm; $10/$5
VILLAGE GREEN Paul Safar &
Nancy Wood—7pm; Jazz piano,
n/c
THE WEBFOOT Karaoke—9pm
WOW HALL Delhi 2 Dublin w/DJ
Anjali & the Kid—8pm; World,
$12/$14
MONDAY
2/25
ASTORIA BAR Karaoke—9pm;
n/c
BEALL HALL UO Jazz
Ensemble—7pm; Jazz, $7/$5
BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm
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