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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 2013)
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—8pm VILLAGE GREEN Larsen Jazz Productions—8pm; n/c WESTEND TAVERN Patrick & Giri—7pm; Acoustic, n/c WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Live Band Karaoke w/Star Struck— 9pm; n/c WOW HALL The Neighbourhood—8pm; Rock, $10/$12 CORVALLIS (AND SURROUNDING AREAS) OH, THE HORROR (FOLK)! A friend of mine uses “stomp/clap band” to describe the recent trend of indie folk/pop, a sound reaching both its penultimate victory and sure sign of eminent decline with The Lumineers appearing at the Grammys and Mumford & Sons’ best album win. “You won’t find any ‘hos’ and ‘heys’ in our tunes,” says Terrible Buttons vocalist and guitarist Kent Ueland, referencing the recent hit “Ho Hey” by The Lumineers. While the Spokane-based group describe themselves with the tongue-in-cheek classification “horror folk,” they’re quick to distance themselves from other bands in the recent folk revival. “When someone says ‘folk,’ The Lumineers and Fleet Foxes come to mind,” Ueland says. “That isn’t us. I feel that we come from a similar rootsy place but have a much darker tone.” Musically, Terrible Buttons do share a lot with groups like Mumford and Sons and Fleet Foxes, such as large, acoustic-based lineups featuring horns, violins and unusual percussion as well as carefully thought out male/female vocal harmonies rooted in traditional music, but the Buttons add Modest Mouse’s clamorous indie rock with the epic arc of Arcade Fire to the mix. And Ueland’s ragged snarl delves into darker territory than the band’s more radio-friendly contemporaries, like in “Divorce Papers” from their 2011 release, Plates of Ether. In it he sings: “My smiling bride learned to cry; as we grew older and learned how to die; and I swallowed all my pride; as unequally yoked I died, she died, we died.” Terrible Buttons and Felsen play 8:30 pm Saturday, Feb. 23, at Axe & Fiddle in Cottage Grove; $5. — William Kennedy BIG RIVER MUSIC SA Mark Lichenthaler Duo— 8pm; Jazz, n/c CLOUD & KELLY’S TH Dag Shaw—7pm; Solo guitar, n/c FR Jargon, Workhorse—10pm; Rock, funk, n/c SA Wild Hog in the Woods— 10pm; Stringband, n/c WE Flapper Dan—9pm; Instrumental funk, n/c FIREWORKS RESTAURANT MO Southtown Open Mic—9pm; n/c LASELLS STEWART CENTER MO OSU Chorus Festival con- cert—7pm; $5/$10 WE Moscow String Quartet— 7:30pm; $24-$27 TRAVELER’S COVE (FLORENCE) FR Peter Giri Trio—6pm; Rock, blues, n/c SA Peter Giri Trio—6pm; Rock, blues, n/c 457 River Ave. (off River Rd. & Beltline) Open 7 Days 541-688-0028 10am - 6pm THIS MONTH FEATURING: SON MELAO FEBRUARY 23 • 8 PM • $10 DONATION FEBRUARY 22 • 9 PM • $12 Vital Earth’s Liquid Grow and Bloom Fertilizers GEORGE HARRISON TRIBUTE SALSA NIGHT D ONALD D EXTER J R DMD LLC -Ralph Waldo Emerson Invest in your health, the returns are abundant. 2233 W ILLAMETTE S T , B LDG B • 541-485-6644 w w w. d r d e x t e r. c o m 28 February 21, 2013 • eugeneweekly.com MARCH 3 • 8 PM • $8 IN ADV/ $10 D.O.S. "The first wealth is health." FEBRUARY 24 • 8 PM • $10 IN ADV/ $12 D.O.S. DENTISTRY FEATURING MAYA LOVE JOE CRAVEN NAÏVE MELODIES A TALKING HEADS TRIBUTE
