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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 2015)
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 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 O BAR Karaoke w/Caught in the Act—9pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Bluegrass Jam—9pm; n/c SHEDD INSTITUTE Rhapsody in Blue Opening Gala Concert— 8pm; $20-$38 VILLAGE GREEN Dennis Calvino—7pm; Solo guitar; n/c WANDERING GOAT Octopus, Critical Shakes—8pm; Garage rock, $5 WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke—9pm; n/c WEDNESDAY 8/12 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke—9pm AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Lounge Jams w/Bue Brown & Chilly Soup—9pm; Jazz, funk, n/c BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/ Caught in the Act—9pm THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim Jim—9pm THE COOLER Hump Night Trivia w/DR Dumass—7pm; n/c COWFISH Hump Night—9pm; DJ review, n/c COZMIC Moonshine Bandits, Jelly Roll, Crucifix, Pruno—9pm; $15-$18 HAPPY HOURS Mama Jan’s Blues Jam w/Brian Chevalier— 8pm; n/c HI-FI X Ambassadors—8pm; $10.37-$15 JERSEY’S Karaoke—8pm; Ladies night, n/c KOWLOON Karaoke—9pm; n/c LUCKEY’S KI & the Architex— 10pm; Hip hop, $2 MAC’S Gus Russell & Paul Biondi—6pm; 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 OLD PAD Trivia Night—9pm; n/c POUR HOUSE Karaoke—9pm SAM BOND’S GARAGE Miss Lana Rebel—9pm; Americana, $6 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 WANDERING GOAT Jon Kohen, Shane Palko—8pm; $5 CORVALLIS (AND SURROUNDING AREAS) CLOUD & KELLY’S TH Infinite Improv—9pm; n/c FR Lowdown, Rainbow in the Clouds—10pm; n/c SA The Racoons—10pm; n/c BOMBS AWAY CAFE TH Buffalo Romeo—9pm; n/c FR Dr. Neon, Darian Renee, Radion—9pm; $3 WE Year of the Cobra, Mother Crone, Red Cloud—9pm; n/c THE EYES OF A POET At 24, Shane Koyczan quit his job to become a spoken-word artist full time. He had discovered his voice. And not just any voice, but a voice people stop and listen to. Koyczan moves through line by line, transitioning like the ocean, with soft articulation and a power- ful yet affable tone, speaking about the world and its shortcomings. Koyczan’s spoken-word poem “To This Day,” which went viral as a crowd-animat- ed video, spurred a nationwide conversation about bullying in schools. His harrowing piece “Troll” reflects more fixedly on cyber-bullying. The Canadian artist says he hopes that his writing strikes a chord with those who share the same struggles in life. “It offers some level of comfort to know you aren’t alone,” he tells EW. Although many of his poems reflect profoundly on the world around him — e.g., environmental neglect or institutional discouragement of “unrealistic” dreams — he sprinkles his passionate performances with humor. As a kid, humor wasn’t just a means of masking his own depression, he says, but a way to uplift those around him. “When you see a light, give it to others,” Koyczan says. “You can’t ask people to follow you down, down, down. Bring them up to a safe place.” If there is one thing Koyczan hopes people feel as they leave his show, it’s con- nection — “to yourself and everyone else,” he says. “We live in a world where you’re told not to access your emotions,” he adds. “When you come to my show, you’re allowed to laugh or cry.” Eugene’s Jorah LaFleur opens for Shane Koyczan and his band The Short Story Long 9 pm Saturday, Aug. 8, at WOW Hall; $15 adv., $18 door. All ages. — Sydney Zuelke eugeneweekly.com • A ugust 6, 2015 29
