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MUSICLISTINGS C O N T I N U E D TUESDAY 3/26 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jesse Meade w/Scott Austin— 9:30pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Guitaraoke w/ Neriah Hart—9pm; Live band karaoke, n/c 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 DOC’S PAD—Karaoke—9pm DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Open Mic—6pm; n/c; Karaoke—9pm GOODFELLA’S Karaoke—9pm; n/c GRANARY S.I.N. Night & Karaoke w/Nick—9pm; n/c HOT MAMA’S WINGS Open Mic— 8pm; n/c IZAKAYA MEIJI CO. Cowboy Karaoke—10pm; n/c LUCKEY’S Private Stock w/KI & the Architex—10pm; Hip-hop, ladies night, $2 MAC’S Roosters Blues Jam— 7pm; n/c THE O BAR Karaoke—9:30pm OAK ST. SPEAKEASY Karaoke— 9pm, n/c SAM BONDS Bluegrass Jam— 9pm; n/c VILLAGE GREEN Dylan James— 7pm; Contemporary guitar, n/c WHISKEY RIVER RANCH Karaoke—9pm COZMIC Open mic—7pm; Pojama People w/Ike Willis— 8pm; Frank Zappa tribute, n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Acoustic Sessions w/Morin, Sorseth & guest—6pm; Acoustic, n/c DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Bikes, BBQ & Blues Jam—8pm; n/c GOODFELLA’S Karaoke—9pm; n/c GRANARY Jazz jam w/Gerry Rempel, Bruce Cole & Thierry Renoux—7pm; n/c THE GREEN ROOM Karaoke— 9pm; n/c WEDNESDAY 3/27 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke—9pm AXE & FIDDLE The Monday After—7:30pm; Singer- songwriter, $5 BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim Jim—9pm COWFISH “Hump Night” w/ Connor J, Club Bangers—9pm; n/c JAZZ STATION Smokey Beau’s Cafe—7pm; Jazz, $5 JERSEY’S Karaoke—8pm LUCKEY’S Alicia Molin—10pm; Singer-songwriter, $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 THE PUSH OF MEN If you want to get creative, sometimes you have to isolate yourself. At least that’s what the Seattle-based indie rock band Ivan & Alyosha did when creating their full-length debut, All the Times We Had. “We demoed these songs in a cabin an hour north of Seattle where we could get away and have really bad phone service,” bassist Pete Wilson says with a laugh. “Once it stops being annoying that you can’t check Facebook, the isolation becomes nice. We need to detox every once in a while from all that.” The process produced 11 tracks of notable variety. Sonically, they include forays into rock, dream pop and Americana, among others. And lyrically, they talk about everything from loving someone (“Easy to Love”) to overcoming struggles (“Falling”) to thinking about eternity (“Don’t Wanna Die Anymore”). Their first single, “Running for Cover,” is a response to questions posed in another musician’s songs. “We’d been listening to a lot of David Bazan,” Wilson says. “He released a couple songs dealing with the fall of man and how we ended up being how we are now, with darkness and light in our lives. Did God have something to do with that? Did God push us when we fell into depravity? Those were his questions, and my answer was no; we pushed ourselves when we fell.” But a difference in points of view does nothing to damper Wilson’s respect for other artists. “I completely disagree with what some of my favorite bands write about,” Wilson says. “But they do it in such a compelling, artistic, honest way that I can’t deny they’re doing a great job.” Ivan & Alyosha play with Tyler Fortier 9:30 pm Saturday, March 23, at Sam Bond’s; $8. — Brian Palmer CLUB TH 3/21 Kokobola 100 YEARS [World Beat] BENEFIT FOR BOB WILLIAMS SAT 3/23 In the heart of the Barmuda Triangle proudly presents POJAMA PEOPLE FEATURING IKE WILLIS THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA PAUL BIONDI & GUS RUSSELL WITH LAURIE HAMMOND & CHRIS HAYES Swingin’ sax and vocals! Thurs. March 21 • 7:30 pm MERCURY’S REFRAIN SEXTET WITH PIANIST JOHN & VOCALIST NANCY HAMILTON CRIDER Beautiful ballads, swing & Latin jazz! Sat. March 23 • 8 pm MARCH 29 • 9 PM • $12 MARCH 28 • 8 PM • $6 830 Olive St | 541-343-3204 933 Olive St | 541-687-4643 THE HELIGOATS WITH ENGRAVED ACOUSTIC Sam Hahn [Singer/Songwriter] Smokey Beau's CAFE CONCRETE LOVESEAT MARCH 27 • 8 PM • $12 IN ADV/ $15 D.O.S. MARCH 22 • 8 PM • $10 FR 3/22 Eleven Eyes [Funk/Progressive] WEAR YOUR BEST ‘40’S THREADS JOIN US FOR A MUSICAL FEAST WED, MARCH 27TH 7 PM - 10 PM $5 / $4 MEMBERS FRUITION WITH THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS Featuring Vocalist DONA CLARKE & Guest Song Server RANDY ROE PICK FROM A MENU OF UNIQUE SWINGIN’ VINTAGE TUNES... SERVED HOT FOR YOU! DANCE FLOOR OPEN! WHITNEY MOULTON QUARTET LADY BASSIST & COMPOSER Fri. March 29 • 8 pm 124 W EST B ROADWAY , E UGENE www.Th eJazzStation.org eugeneweekly.com • March 21, 2013 27
