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
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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
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Fri. March 29 • 8 pm
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