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SUNDAY 1/4 AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Karaoke— 9pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE Max’s Midnight Kitchen, Cicada Song—8pm; Bluegrass, folk, n/c COWFISH Just Listen w/DJ Qamron Parq & Guests—9pm; Soul, deep house, n/c CUSH Open Mic & Jam—7pm; Variety, n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Jam Night—6pm; Open mic, n/c FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Twelfth Night Celebration—4pm; Choir, harp, chamber, $10 & canned good don. HULT CENTER Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love—2:30pm; Opera, $20-$69 LUCKEY’S Broadway Revue Burlesque Night—9:30pm; $5 SAM BOND’S GARAGE Irish Jam—4pm, n/c; Alex DiGrazia, Connor O’Shea—8:30pm; Acoustic, $5 SAM’S Open Mic Night—7pm; n/c SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie Express—7pm; n/c TRAVELER’S COVE Paul Biondi Quartet—6pm; Variety, n/c VILLAGE GREEN Dave Boch— 7pm; Guitar, n/c THE WEBFOOT Karaoke—9pm MONDAY 1/5 BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm BUGSY’S MondayBug—7pm; Acoustic, n/c COWFISH Inclusion w/Aaron Jackson & Guests—9pm; House, EDM, n/c PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm VILLAGE GREEN Neil Johnson— 7pm; Solo guitar, n/c TUESDAY 1/6 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jesse Meade w/Sean Williams— 9:30pm; n/c THE CITY iPod Night—6pm; n/c COWFISH Work-Nite Vibin’ w/ Stephen Rose & Derek Trackback & Guests—9pm; House, electro, n/c EMBERS Ladies’ Night Dance Party w/DJ Victor—8pm; n/c THE GREEN ROOM Karaoke— 9pm GOODFELLA’S Karaoke—9pm; n/c HOT MAMA’S WINGS Open Mic— 8pm; n/c LEVEL UP Ninkasi Karaoke Night w/KJ B-Ross—9pm; n/c LUCKEY’S Kasheusday w/Chad Kashuba & Lindsay LePon— 9:30pm; Comedy, variety, $2 MAC’S Roosters Blues Jam— 7pm; n/c THE O BAR Karaoke—9pm SAM BOND’S GARAGE Bluegrass Jam—9pm; n/c VILLAGE GREEN Neil Johnson— 7pm; Solo guitar; n/c WEDNESDAY 1/7 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke—9pm AXE & FIDDLE Ben Ballinger— 8:30pm; Alt folk, n/c BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim Jim—9pm THE COOLER Hump Night Trivia w/DR Dumass—7pm; n/c COWFISH “Hump Night” w/ Connor J, Club Bangers—9pm; n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Acoustic Sessions w/Morin, Sorseth & Peter Giri—7pm; Acoustic, n/c EUGENE WINE CELLARS Jeff Roberts—6pm; Oldies, variety, n/c THE GRANARY Mama Jan’s Blues Jam w/Brian Chevalier— 8pm; n/c GREEN ROOM Ghost House— 9pm; Goth, EBM dance club, n/c JERSEY’S Karaoke—8pm; Ladies night, n/c LUCKEY’S KI & the Architex— 10pm; Hip hop, $2 MAC’S Gus Russell & Paul Biondi—6pm; Jazz, variety, n/c MAX’S Lonesome Randall— 7pm; Rock & roll historian, n/c MULLIGAN’S Open Mic— 8:30pm; Variety, n/c OLD PAD Trivia Night—9pm; n/c POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm SAM BOND’S GARAGE Coty Hogue, Corwin Bolt & the Wingnuts—8:30pm; Folk, $5 TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE DJ Crown—10:30pm; Hip hop, top 40, dance, n/c TINY TAVERN Comedy Night w/ Mac Chase—9pm; n/c CORVALLIS (AND SURROUNDING AREAS) CLUB 100 YEARS FRI JAN 2, 69PM The Ready Steady Soul Club (Reggae/Soul) FREE 9PM Son Melao • $5 SAT JAN 3, 7PM ISCEE 10PM G.L.A.M night! Dance dance dance!!! $5 SUN JAN 4 Broadway Revue Burlesque Night! • $5 933 Olive St | 541-687-4643 830 Olive St | 541-343-3204 In the heart of the Barmuda Triangle Humm is more than a word. It’s even more than a sound. Humm is a vibration. Humm is the sound of happiness. Humm is music. Humm is the rhythm of the universe. FIREWORKS RESTAURANT MO Southtown Open Mic—9pm; n/c OLD WORLD DELI SU First Sunday Vocal Jam— 2pm; Improv singing, n/c hummkombucha.com CONFESSIONS IN FLANNEL Originally out of Austin, Texas, the now The Dalles-based musician Ben Ballinger says if he had to pick another artist’s song to introduce himself it would be Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” The song’s words and melancholy tone, alongside a fierce determination, resonate with him, he says. If Ballinger had to pick one of his own tunes as a calling card, it would be “One More Sad Song” from 2014’s John Prine-esque album The State I’m In, a release that The Austin Chronicle says ranks among Austin’s best Americana releases of that year. In Austin, that’s saying a lot. “At the end of the day, it’s a love song,” Ballinger says. And while the track overall recalls Otis Redding instead of Ol’ Blue Eyes, the song definitely shares the lyricism and wistfully nostalgic tone of “My Way.” Elsewhere on the record, the raffish “Natatorium” has a gently humming Cajun accordion — thick with words and Ballinger’s rich, deep and weary baritone. “Ashes to Ashes” is hard gospel, and the perfectly titled “Confessions in Flannel” is a blend of religion, faith and politics. Both songs recall the era of iconoclastic, storytelling songwriters like Kris Kristofferson and Townes Van Zandt. Ben Bollinger plays 8:30 pm Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Axe & Fiddle, Cottage Grove; free, 21-plus. — William Kennedy eugeneweekly.com • December 31, 2014 21
