SAMANTHA CRAIN
B BACK B
Like much of the Willamette
Valley, the month of January
can be tough in Eugene. Most
evenings, the wet-cold combo
draws one to the comforts of
home instead of out on the
town to shows.
But buck up, Eugeneans —
throw on your polar fleece, put
on your Wellies and get thee to
some live music. There are
MUSIC NEWS &
loads of great concerts coming
NOTES FROM
up this week.
DOWN IN THE
First off, at 9:30 pm Friday,
WILLAMETTE
VALLEY
Jan. 22, Car Seat Headrest
hits Sam Bond’s Garage. The
recently relocated Seattleites are touring in
support of 2015’s Teens of Style — a record
packed with staticky indie rock, compelling
melodies, Beach Boys-style vocal harmony and
just enough punk-rock angst to get you pogo-ing
along. Eugene’s beloved indie-poppers Pluto the
Planet support; $8 door, 21-plus.
Perhaps jam rock flavored with jazz, boogie
blues and New Orleans-style piano is more your
thing. If so, check out Andy Frasco the next night,
9:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 23, also at Sam Bond’s.
Eugene’s groove-rock outfit Dubious opens; $8
door, 21-plus.
Downtown’s Hi-Fi Music Hall has a weekend
ahead jammed with musical options to make your
head spin. At 8 pm Saturday, Jan. 23, Hi-Fi
welcomes the neo-classical Portland Cello Project,
followed by an 11 pm Encore Lounge performance
from Seattle’s Black Keys-esque indie-blues band
Stubborn Son; $12 and FREE, respectively.
Not enough to do on Saturday night? Consider
Kentucky’s hyper-quiet indie-folk artist Royal
BEAT
Holland appearing alongside Eugene’s Entresol 8
pm at Wandering Goat; $5, 21-plus.
Also downtown, instrumental jazz-rock band
Sound Tribe Sector 9 appears 8 pm Friday, Jan. 22,
at McDonald Theatre. Later in the week, The Bright
Light Social Hour brings its groovy classic rock to
WOW Hall along with James Supercave; 8 pm
Wednesday, Jan. 27. All ages.
A short drive away, indie-folk singer-songwriter
CAR SEAT HEADREST
Samantha Crain appears 8:30 pm Thursday, Jan.
21, at Axe & Fiddle, Cottage Grove; FREE
(unbelievably, so there’s really no excuse),
21-plus. Also at the Fiddle, indie rockers Golden
Boy perform 8:30 pm Friday, Jan. 22; $5, 21-plus.
In the world of classical music, University of
Oregon School of Music vocalists present “Singing
Shakespeare” 6 pm Thursday, Jan. 28, at the
downtown public library; FREE. — William Kennedy
JAMES SUPERCAVE
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January 21, 2016 • eugeneweekly.com