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SMALL HOUSES, BIG SOUNDS Philly-based musician Jeremy Quentin is one of those guy-that’s-a-band/band-that’s-just-one-guy types. He performs under the name Small Houses. The album art for Small Houses’ 2013 release Exactly Where You Wanted to Be shows Quentin standing alone, suitcase in his hand, staring into the middle distance, mustachioed like your dad in 1978. He could be laid-over at a Greyhound station — on his way to somewhere he’s dreading. Much of the record sounds that way: lonely, lo-fi, heartbroken and introspective indie folk. “I call it alternative country,” Quentin tells EW. That sound is summed up perfectly with track “I Saw Santa Fe,” a literate, mournful and beautiful piano ballad that would fit nicely on Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska. “It’s kind of a get-even song,” Quentin says, adding it was written in Michigan at a time of personal heartbreak for the musician. Small Houses’ upcoming 2015 release Still Talk; Second City carries on in much the same vein, this time perhaps with more maturity and teeth. Track “Staggers and Rise” fleshes out the lo-fi sound, taking Quentin’s alt country from the bedroom to the barroom. “Seventeen in Roselore” pairs rough, acoustic guitars with Quentin’s gravelly tenor and Samantha Crain’s ghostly soprano. “I’ll do anything once,” Quentin sings, serenading Crain, “Push your hair back with my thumb/ I’ll do anything, love/ Heard your name came from a song.” So if Small Houses finds fame and fortune, will he retain the Small House moniker while living in a mansion? “I think I’d buy myself a small house,” Quentin says, laughing, “and all my friends a big fucking house.” Small Houses plays with The Harmed Brothers 9:30 pm Friday, Jan. 23, at Sam Bond’s; $7. 21-plus. — William Kennedy LUCKEY’S Matt Lindley, The Zendevors, The Great Hiatum— 10pm; $5 MAC’S Red Thunder—8pm; Rock, $5 MCDONALD THEATRE Wale, Audio Push, Bizzy Crook, Metric—9pm; Rap, $25 adv., $30 door NOBLE ESTATE WINERY Soup du Jour—5; Blues, jazz, n/c O BAR Peter Giri—6pm; Variety, n/c POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm QUACKER’S Ladies Night & DeeJay—9pm; n/c RAGOZZINO HALL Oregon Jazz Festival—7:30pm; $10-$20 RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm SAM BOND’S GARAGE Willie Watson, Mikaela Davis— 9:30pm; Old time, $10 SPRINGFIELD VFW Mckenzie Express—7pm; n/c TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE DJ Crown—10:30pm; Hip hop, dance, n/c TRACKSTIRS Karaoke—9pm; n/c WANDERING GOAT Entrail, A Volcano, Moan—9pm; Rock, experimental, don. WESTEND TAVERN Karaoke— 9pm; n/c WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke; Code Red—9pm; n/c WOW HALL Ya Mon! Birthday Party w/710 Ashbury, Wet Spot, Ya Mon!—7:30pm; $5 SUNDAY 1/25 AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Karaoke— 9pm; n/c BEALL HALL Shai Wosner— 3pm, piano, $17-$39; UO Flute Studio—8pm, $5-$7 COWFISH 20th Century Soul w/ Qamron Crooks—9pm; Pop, deep house, n/c COZMIC Open Bluegrass Jam— 2pm, n/c; Old-Time Jam—4pm, n/c CUSH Open Mic & Jam—7pm; Variety, n/c JAZZ STATION All-comers Jam w/Kenny Reed—4pm; Jazz, $3 LUCKEY’S Broadway Revue Burlesque Night—10pm; $5 SAM’S Open Mic Night—7pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Rosie & the Barnstormers—8:30pm; Square dance, benefit for Burrito Brigade, 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 WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH King of Instruments— 3pm; Organ recital, n/c WOW HALL RL Grime, Lunice, Tommy Kruise—9pm; EDM, $18 adv., $20 door MONDAY 1/26 BEALL HALL William Ludwig w/ Steve Vacchi & David Riley— 7:30pm; Bassoon, piano, $8-$10 BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm BUGSY’S MondayBug—7pm; Acoustic, n/c COWFISH Inclusion w/Aaron Jackson & Guests—9pm; Bass- house, electro, n/c MAC’S Hank Shreve & Friends— 6pm; Blues, n/c MULLIGANS’S The Allegations & Special Guests—8pm; Oldies, n/c PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm SAM BOND’S GARAGE Bingo— 9pm; n/c SPRINGFIELD ELKS Blue Skies Big Band, Fabulous Jewel Tones—2pm; Swing dance, $8 VILLAGE GREEN Neil Johnson— 7pm; Solo guitar, n/c TUESDAY 1/27 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jesse Meade w/Girin Guha—9:30pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE Science Pub— 5pm; n/c BLACK FOREST The Lowmen, Pirate Radio, Mercy Music, No Red Alice—10pm; n/c THE CITY iPod Night—6pm; n/c COWFISH Work-Nite Vibin’ w/ Stephen Rose & Guests—9pm; House, hip hop, n/c COZMIC Nappy Roots—8pm; Hip hop, $12 adv., $15 door 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 JAZZ STATION Advanced Jam w/ Adam Harris—7:30pm; Jazz, $3 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 WANDERING GOAT Cleopatra— 8pm; Americana, folk, don. WEDNESDAY 1/28 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke—9pm AXE & FIDDLE Theo Czuk—8pm; Singer/songwriter, n/c BEALL HALL Tai Hei Ensemble— 8pm; 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 Rotation Live w/ Connor Jay & Guests—9pm; Hip hop, indie dance, n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Acoustic Sessions w/Morin, Sorseth & Peter Giri—7pm; Acoustic, n/c ELK HORN BREWERY Cross Current—5:30pm; Acoustic folk, n/c GRANARY Mama Jan’s Blues Jam w/Brian Chevalier—8pm; n/c THE GREEN ROOM Karaoke— 9pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Grateful Dead Wednesday—9pm; Dead con- cert vids, n/c HOP VALLEY BREWING Buffalo Romeo—6pm; Acoustic Americana, 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 MCDONALD THEATRE G. Love & Special Sauce, Matt Costa— 8pm; Blues, $25 MULLIGAN’S Open Mic— 8:30pm; Variety, n/c NEW MAX’S TAVERN Lonesome Randall—7pm; Rock & roll his- torian, n/c OLD PAD Trivia Night—9pm; n/c POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm SAM BOND’S GARAGE Left Coast Country, Betty & the Boy, Kory Quinn—9pm; Americana, $6 TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE DJ Crown—10:30pm; Hip hop, top 40, dance, n/c CORVALLIS (AND SURROUNDING AREAS) FIREWORKS RESTAURANT MO Southtown Open Mic—9pm; n/c MJM Law Office, pc CLUB 100 YEARS FRI JAN 23 $5 10PM TASTE... SMOOTH SOUL MUSIC 11:30PM THE UPSTATE TRIO SAT JAN 24 • $5 10PM MATT LINDLEY • 11PM THE ZENDEVORS 12AM THE GREAT HIATUM SUN JAN 25 • $5 BROADWAY REVUE BURLESQUE NIGHT! 933 Olive St | 541-687-4643 DUII & Criminal Defense • (541)505-9872 • mjmlawoffice.com 830 Olive St | 541-343-3204 In the heart of the Barmuda Triangle eugeneweekly.com • January 22, 2015 29
