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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (April 23, 2015)
EMO AT HEART Salt Lake City’s Heartless Breakers play a brand of bombastic, overwrought rock ‘n’ roll popularized at the turn of the millennium — a style known as emo. Vocalist Chase Griffis’ expressive voice sits alongside post-hardcore screaming vocals. Beneath it all, aggressive guitars and a clamorous rhythm section intertwine, creating an auditory manifestation of adolescent tension and release. But Heartless Breakers also blend elements of hard and abrasive music with a pop sheen, a defining characteristic of emo. “Many of the bands we’ve been compared to were bands we listened to in high school,” guitarist Matt Mascarenas tells EW, including bands like Thrice, Taking Back Sunday, The Juliana Theory and Brand New. “Though we’ve never had a specific sound in mind,” Macarenas explains, “our writing process isn’t planned out. Our music is simply a product of what we are collectively feeling at the time we are writing.” Heartless Breakers are touring in support of their debut full-length album, The Great Give Back, out now on Animal Style Records. The group put out an EP in 2013. “We chose to write The Great Give Back with the expectation of being over any problems or subjects expressed on the Prescriptions EP,” Mascarenas says, “and kept our minds moving forward.” “Most of us have played in Eugene in previous bands,” Mascarenas continues, “though this will be our first time there as Heartless Breakers. We are touring with Sundressed, who has played Eugene in the past, and they’ve had nothing but great experiences to share. We are excited.” Heartless Breakers play with Sundressed and Eugene’s Bending and Feeling of Home in their debut gig 8 pm Sunday, April 26, at The Boreal, 450 W. 3rd Ave.; $5. All ages. — William Kennedy MELISSA COHN OLD PAD Trivia Night—9pm; n/c POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm SAM BOND’S GARAGE Young Buffalo, Pluto the Planet—9pm; $7 STARLIGHT LOUNGE Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven Phoenix— 9pm; n/c TAYLOR’S BAR & GRILLE DJ Crown—10:30pm; Hip hop, top 40, dance, n/c VILLAGE GREEN Natty-O & Gaye Lee—7pm; n/c WANDERING GOAT Visigoth, Dark Confidant, Septic Burial— 8pm; Thrash, death, $5 WOW HALL Jeff Austin Band w/ Danny Barnes, Ross Martin & Eric Thorin, Alder Street—8pm; Bluegrass, $17 adv., $20 door CORVALLIS CLOUD & KELLY’S FR Lowdown Dance Party— 10pm; n/c SA The Deep Woods Band— 10pm; Blues, rock, n/c FIREWORKS RESTAURANT MO Southtown Open Mic—9pm; n/c (AND SURROUNDING AREAS) BIG RIVER RESTAURANT SA The Bush Pilots—8pm; Bluegrass, n/c 1 0 1 0 W I L L A M E T T E S T R E E T • D OW N T OW N E U G E N E • M C D O N A L DT H E AT R E .C O M APR 23 7:00PM DRS / 8:00PM SHW GIBBZ & RUSS LIQUID & GREAT DANE opening MUST BE 16+ TO ATTEND + APR 24 7:00PM DRS / 8:00PM SHW w/ AU5, RANDY SEIDMAN & TOΧIK opening MUST BE 16+ TO ATTEND TIX AVAIL. BY CALLING 1-800-992-TIXX. also avail. at the EMU or online MAY 07 7:00PM DRS / 8:00PM SHW with THE FLOOZIES & MUZZY BEARR MUST BE 16+ TO ATTEND .......... Karaoke—9pm AXE & FIDDLE The Handsome Family, Wildewood—8:30pm; Americana, $10 BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim Jim—9pm LUCKEY’S KI & the Architex— 10pm; Hip hop, $2 MAC’S Gus Russell & Paul Biondi—6pm; Variety, n/c MOHAWK TAVERN Karaoke— 9pm; n/c MULLIGAN’S Open Mic— 8:30pm; Variety, n/c NEW MAX’S TAVERN Lonesome Randall—7pm; Rock & roll his- torian, n/c OAKSHIRE PUB The Killer Bs—5pm; n/c .......... WEDNESDAY 4/29 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA THE COOLER Hump Night Trivia w/DR Dumass—7pm; n/c COWFISH Rotation Live w/ Connah Jay & Guests—9pm; Hip hop, indie dance, n/c GRANARY Mama Jan’s Blues Jam w/Brian Chevalier—8pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Grateful Dead Wednesday—9pm; Dead con- cert vids, n/c JERSEY’S Karaoke—8pm; Ladies night, n/c .......... VILLAGE GREEN Neil Johnson— 7pm; Solo guitar; n/c eugeneweekly.com • A pril 23, 2015 21
