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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (July 30, 2015)
THURSDAY 7/30 AXE & FIDDLE Whitherward— 8:30pm; Power folk, n/c B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm BARN LIGHT Karaoke—9pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Screamin’ Lizards, Coyote Bred, Hologram Pants—9pm; Punk, n/c THE BOREAL No Flow, Black Delaney, Tyranno Tut, Critical Shakes—7pm; Punk, ska, reg- gae, $5 THE COOLER Karaoke—10pm COWFISH Bass-Nite w/Aaron Jackson & guests—9pm; EDM, bass-house, n/c EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke— 8pm; n/c GREEN ROOM Open Mic Comedy—9pm; n/c GROWLER UNDERGROUND Open Mic—6:30pm; n/c KOWLOON’S Karaoke under the Stars—10pm; n/c LEVEL UP Quizzo Pub Trivia w/ Dr. Seven Phoenix—9pm; n/c LUCKEY’S Funk Jam—10pm; $2 MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; n/c OAKSHIRE Corwin Bolt—5pm; Folk, n/c OLD NICK’S Casa Negra, What a Funk—9pm; pfunk metal, n/c THE OLD PAD Karaoke—9pm; n/c OVERTIME TAVERN West Side Blues Jam—8:30pm; Open jam, n/c REALITY KITCHEN Acoustic Reality—5pm; Open mic, n/c RESTOBAR Steven McVay—5pm ROARING RAPIDS Sarah Burkhart—7pm; n/c ROUTE 5 Jessie Marquez— 6pm; Latin jazz, n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Possessed by Paul James— 9pm; $10 TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Patrick & Giri—7pm; n/c WEBFOOT DJ Sauce—10pm; n/c FRIDAY 7/31 AXE & FIDDLE Scratchdog Stringband, Steven Graves Band—9pm; Roots, free BLACK FOREST Edewaard— 10pm; Soft rock, n/c BLAIRALLY ARCADE Circus Emporium Roadshow—8pm; $5 THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim Jim—9pm COWFISH Freak-nite w/Spocter Shmock—9pm; EDM, juke, house D’S DINER Karaoke—9pm; n/c EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke w/ KJ Rick—9pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Heavy Chevy— 8:30pm; n/c HILTON HOTEL Aftermath— 7pm; Jazz, n/c J. SCOTT CELLARS Jesse Mead—5pm; Soul, country, n/c JERSEY’S Karaoke—9pm; n/c LEVEL UP DJ food stamp—9pm; Rap, breaks, soul, n/c LUCKEY’S Hello Dollface, Tyler Spencer, The Experimentals— 10pm; $5 MOHAWK TAVERN The Eddie Butler Band—9pm; Rock, n/c NOBLE ESTATE Peter Giri & Lloyd Tolbert—6pm; n/c OAKSHIRE Fiddlin’ Sue Band— 4:30pm; Western swing, n/c O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm OLD NICK’S Red Raven Follies— 5pm; Burlesque, $5-$10 PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Olem Alves Duo—6:30pm; n/c PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm ROUTE 5 Taste—6pm; Soul, n/c SAGINAW VINEYARD Cascade Rye—6pm; Roots, pop, n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE The Harmed Brothers, Alder Street— 9:30pm; Americana, $6 TAYLOR’S DJ Victor—10pm; Hip hop, dance, n/c TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Butterchuck—7pm; n/c TRACKSTIRS Karaoke—9pm; n/c WANDERING GOAT Lostodyssey, James Danglish, Failreset— 8pm; Ambient electronic, $5 WOW HALL Music’s Edge Student Recital—7:30pm; $5 WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke—9pm; n/c SATURDAY 8/1 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jeez AGRARIAN ALES Tatiamo—5pm; n/c AMBROSIA Kenny Reed & Stone Cold Jazz—8pm; n/c ATRIUM BUILDING New Folksters—2pm; n/c B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm BLACK FOREST In Letter Form— 10pm; n/c COWFISH Sup! w/Michael Human—9pm; Trap, hip hop, twerk DOC’S PAD Evolve Saturdays— 9pm; EDM, hip hop, n/c DUCK BAR & GRILL Karaoke— 9pm; n/c DUCK INN Karaoke—10pm EL TAPATIO CANTINA DJ & Dance Music—9pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Beau Teak— 8pm; Rock, soul, n/c LEVEL UP DJ Rock ‘n’ Roll Damnation—9pm; ’70s & ’80s rock, heavy metal; n/c OAKWAY CENTER HERITAGE SQUARE Olem Alvez Quintet— 5pm; Jazz, n/c POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm QUACKER’S Ladies Night & DeeJay—9pm; n/c RAVEN A PUB Karaoke—9pm ROUTE 5 Beth Wood—6pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Ferns, The Kelps, Mood Area 52—8pm; Art rock, $5 TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Music’s Edge, Soul Vibrator, The Miller Brothers, Eleven Eyes— 3pm; Whiteaker before, during & after party, n/c TRACKSTIRS Karaoke—9pm; n/c VANILLA JILL’S Spiderwolf// Deathhorse, Children, Maca Rey, Lisa Vazquez, Elena Leona Project, Samba Ja, Era Coda, Beat Crunchers—2pm; n/c Louise—9:30pm; n/c WANDERING GOAT The Plurals, Bad Luck Blackouts, Xboyfriends—8pm; Punk, $5 WEBFOOT DJ BiGG—10pm; n/c WESTEND TAVERN Karaoke— 9pm; n/c WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke—9pm; n/c SUNDAY 8/2 AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Karaoke— 9pm; n/c AGRARIAN ALES Sol Seed— 4pm; n/c THE BOREAL Matt Pless, Crime Lab, Dick Dagger—7pm; Rock, surf, $5 COWFISH Deep Sunday w/ Qamron Parq—9pm; Deep house, tropical, n/c JAZZ STATION All-Comers Jazz Jam w/Kenny Reed—4pm; Jazz, $3 SAM’S Open Mic Night—7pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Irish Jam—7pm; n/c TRAVELER’S COVE Paul Biondi Quartet—6pm; Variety, n/c VILLAGE GREEN Dave Bach— 7pm; Guitar, n/c THE WEBFOOT Karaoke—9pm MONDAY 8/3 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Quizzo Pub Trivia w/Dr. Seven Phoenix—9pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Karaoke—9pm BUGSY’S MondayBug—7pm; Acoustic, n/c COWFISH Future Mondays w/ Erthbound—9pm; Future-beat, trap, n/c DUCK BAR & GRILL OFY Bingo— 8:30pm; n/c OLD NICK’S Irish Jam, Punk Rock DJs—6pm; n/c PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm SAM BOND’S GARAGE Bingo— 9pm; n/c WEBFOOT Twisted Trivia & Beer Pong—7pm; n/c TUESDAY 8/4 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jesse Meade w/Brad Erichsen— 9:30pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE TNT Trivia— 8:30pm; n/c THE CITY iPod Night—6pm; n/c COWFISH Work-Nite Vibin’ w/ Stephen Rose & Guests—9pm; House, hip hop, n/c CUSH Open Mic—8pm; Variety, n/c EMBERS DJ Victor Plays Requests—8pm; n/c GRANARY Christ Stubbs—6pm; Piano, n/c THE GREEN ROOM Karaoke— 9pm GROWLER UNDERGROUND Trivia w/Mr. Bill—6pm; n/c HI-FI Langhorne Slim & the Law—8:30pm; $15 HOT MAMA’S WINGS Open Mic— 8pm; n/c LEVEL UP Ninkasi Karaoke Night w/KJ B-Ross—9pm; n/c LUCKEY’S Kashuesday w/Chad Kashuba—9pm; Comedy, vari- ety, $2 MAC’S Roosters Blues Jam— 7pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Bluegrass Jam—9pm; n/c VILLAGE GREEN Dennis Calvino—7pm; Solo guitar; n/c WANDERING GOAT Ekstasis, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Entrail, Rav—8pm; Neo folk, experimental, $5 A You LIFE IN SONG love Jackson Browne. I guarantee it. Forget about his most recognizable soft- rock radio staples (though, like any self-respecting listener, I’d always prefer Browne’s “Take It Easy” over that “More Than Words” song). Forget even Browne’s tries at activism. Lives in the Balance, his 1986 album condemn- ing U.S. policy in South America, is a strikingly admirable use of his talent, but this con- sciousness of the greater good is only a symptom of an even more powerful quality. Browne has one thing few artists do: humility. Sure, he’s famous, at least among the multitudinous ’70s folk fanatics still fawning over his classic period. But in many ways he isn’t half as famous as he should be. For one, Browne did some of his best songwriting for other artists. Does anyone ever talk about the fact that neither Nico nor Gregg Allman wrote “These Days”? That even “Take It Easy” is more commonly associated with The Eagles than with its primary author? But Jackson Browne doesn’t care. So unlike the shamelessly self-promotional artists of the SoundCloud generation, Browne chose to make music his livelihood simply because he loves it. “My attraction to playing guitar in the first place was that it was something I could do by myself,” Browne tells EW. “And now I care more that it’s something I can do with other people. I think that both things are true.” Again and again, Browne expresses gratitude for the artists he’s been able to play alongside lately — flamenco greats Raimundo Amador and RaÚl RodrÍguez among them, interestingly — and how happy it makes him when others add new perspectives to his songs. And though Browne, a representative of the relatively purist genre that is Americana, admits that electronica “tends to repeat itself too much,” he even has sweet things to say about the electronic music that his son Ethan, an aspiring DJ, makes. “I see my life in songs I’ve written,” Browne says. “Well, this is music he wrote. It’s very profound.” Browne’s graceful simplicity is underlined in the way he presents himself during performances — the bulk of it is him and a guitar, eyes closed, toe tapping. “What kind of legacy would you like to leave behind, as an artist, as a person?” I ask. “The songs,” he says. “It’s all in the songs.” Jackson Browne plays 7:30 pm Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Cuthbert Amphitheater; $42-$62. — Isabel Zacharias eugeneweekly.com • July 30, 2015 21
