THURSDAY 4/21
AXE & FIDDLE Misner &
Smith—8:30pm; n/c
B&B LOUNGE Karaoke—
9:30pm
BARN LIGHT Karaoke w/Bre—
9pm; n/c
BEERGARDEN Earth Day Party
w/Mark Slaymaker—7:30pm;
n/c
BLACK FOREST Holler House,
Gazelle(s), Crown Larks,
Spiller—10pm; n/c
BREWSTATION Flies w/Honey,
Harmed Brothers—7pm;
Americana, n/c
THE COOLER Karaoke w/
Cammi—10pm
EMBERS Coupe de Ville—
8:30pm; n/c
COWFISH Purrsday w/Kitty
Trap—9pm; Bass, trap, n/c
CUSH Guitar Club Open Mic—
8pm; Originals only, n/c
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Karaoke—
7pm; n/c
DRIFTWOOD Karaoke w/Slick
Nick—9pm; n/c
EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke—
8pm; n/c
GREEN ROOM Open Mic
Comedy—9pm; n/c
GROWLER UNDERGROUND
Acoustic Underground Open
Mic—8pm; n/c
HI-FI Head for the Hills, Pert
Near Sandstone—9pm; $10
HULT CENTER (sub)Urban
Projections—8pm; n/c
[Eugene Symphony:
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto—
8pm; $37-$68.25]
ISLAND HUT Karaoke—6pm;
n/c
JAMESON'S DJ Crown—10pm;
n/c
JAZZ STATION Dave Glenn—
7:30pm; $7-$10
LUCKEYS Grateful Jam Night—
8pm; $2
MAC’S Buffalo Romeo—6pm;
Americana, n/c
MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; n/c
MCDONALD THEATER
Blackheart Burlesque—9pm;
$25-$55
OAKSHIRE Corwin Bolt—5pm;
Folk, 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
SAM BOND’S GARAGE Vandfald,
Thom Simon—9pm; $5
THE SHEDD E=mc Swing!—
7:30pm; $17-$29
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS The
Porch Band—7pm; n/c
THELMA SCHNITZER HALL
Trombone Quartet Night—8pm;
n/c
TSUNAMI BOOKS David Jacob-
Strain w/Keith Greeninger &
Bob Beach—8pm; $15
VILLAGE GREEN RESORT
Cowboy Cadillac—7pm; n/c
UNTRUE BLUES AND
JAILBIRD LOVE SONGS
Eugene old-timey country-blues act
Breakers Yard releases its new album Tried
& Untrue April 28 at Sam Bond’s. The self-
produced record draws from traditions of
pre-WWII jazz, country and blues.
“Generally, our band pulls from that
tradition for our sound, although we each
have our own favorite genres,” says
Brandon Olszewski, Breakers Yard guitar,
harmonica and fiddle player. “In a way,
and ideally, we appeal to folks that don’t
really know the traditional canon of old
blues dudes and hot jazz bands.”
The record, which features three
originals, even references the Hawaiian
music craze of the ’30s and ’40s with the
classic “Blue Hawaiian Moonlight.” With
rare electric guitar, album-original “Next
Big Town,” written by bassist Steven
Weeks, captures that early point when
the blues started to rock ‘n’ roll. Overall
the record lacks the grit and ache of
vintage ’78s — but Breakers Yard can’t
be faulted for not having a time machine.
What Breakers Yard does capture is
authentic joy and exuberance (even
while singing the blues), reminding us
that picking acoustic instruments is at
best a populist pastime and not an
athletic competition — something many
modern string bands don’t seem to
understand.
Breakers Yard celebrate the release of
Tried & Untrue alongside Crow Quill Night
Owls 9 pm Thursday, April 28, at Sam
Bond’s; $7, 21-plus. — William Kennedy
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WANDERING GOAT Death to
Music 10: Depleted Your
Cranium, Pitbull Puppies,
WUN—8pm; noise, experimen-
tal, $5
WAYWARD LAMB Crisco Disco—
9pm; Dance, drag, dice, n/c
FRIDAY 4/22
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Dark
Buffalo—9:30pm; n/c
AXE & FIDDLE The Dopest
Matrix—9pm; Folk, n/c
BEALL HALL Oregon Composers
Forum: “New Music, New
Soundscapes”—8pm; n/c
BEERGARDEN Earth Day Party
w/Keegan Smith & The Fam—
8pm; n/c
BLACK FOREST Marc &
Horsejerks, Black Delany,
Dirtclod Fight, Miss Massive
Snowflake—9pm; n/c
BLAIRALLY ARCADE ‘80’s Night
w/Chris, Jen & John—9pm; $3
THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim
Jim—9pm, n/c
BOHEMIA PANACEA Open Mic—
6pm, n/c
BREWSTATION Steel Wool—
7:30pm; Folk, rock, n/c
COWFISH Freek-Nite w/SPOC-
3PO the Audio Schizo—9pm; $3
D’S DINER Karaoke—9pm; n/c
THE DAVIS DJ Crown—10pm;
Hip hop, dance, $5
DOC’S PAD Karaoke w/KJ
Mike—9pm; n/c
DRIFTWOOD Karaoke w/Slick
Nick—9pm; n/c
EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke w/
KJ Rick—9pm; n/c
EMBERS The Survivors—9pm;
n/c
FRIENDLY ST. MARKET John
Bauman—6pm; n/c
HI-FI Sol Seed—7pm & 9pm;
$12
HILTON HOTEL Aftermath—
7pm; Jazz, n/c
HULT CENTER HULT CENTER Kid
Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall—
8pm; $26-$62.75
JAZZ STATION Hristo Vitchev
Chamber Trio—7:30pm; $9-$12
JERSEY’S Karaoke Contest—
9pm; n/c
THE KEG Karaoke w/Cammi—
9pm; n/c
LEVEL UP DJ food stamp—9pm;
Rap, breaks, soul, n/c
LUCKEY’S Dressy Bessy. Mope
Grooves—10pm; $5
MAC’S Soul Restoration
Project—8pm; Soul, $5
MOHAWK Yard Dogs—9pm; n/c
O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm;
n/c
O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm
OLD NICK’S Sugar Tease,
Whopner County & Bajuana
Tea—7pm; Women’s Rugby ben-
efit, $7
OREGON WINE LAB Dos
Xplorers—7pm; n/c
PIZZA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Olem Alves Duo—6:30pm; Jazz,
blues, n/c
PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke—
8pm
SAGINAW VINEYARD The
Hipbillys—6pm; n/c
SAM BOND’S GARAGE Rachelle
DeBelle & The Jamfest
Miracles—9:30pm; $7
ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL The
Lasses w/Kathryn Claire—
7:30pm; $15
TAYLOR’S DJ Victor—10pm; Hip
hop, dance, n/c
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS
JoAnne Broh—7pm; n/c
TRACKSTIRS Karaoke w/
James—9pm; n/c
TSUNAMI BOOKS David Jacobs-
Strain w/Keith Greeninger, Bob
Beach & The Crunk Mountain
Boys—8pm; $15
VILLAGE GREEN RESORT
Cowboy Cadillac—7pm; n/c
WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke
w/Ted—9pm; n/c
WOW HALL Flatbush Zombies,
Remy Banks—9pm; Sold out
YUKON JACK’S Hard Drive—
9pm; n/c
SATURDAY 4/23
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Yard
Dogs—9:30pm; n/c
ATRIUM BUILDING SoulBop
Groovinators—2pm; n/c
AX BILLY GRILL Bossa Nova
Duo—7pm; Flute & guitar, n/c
AXE & FIDDLE Steve Poltz—
7pm; $12 [Dressy Bessy, Mope
Grooves—9pm; $7]
B&B LOUNGE Karaoke—
9:30pm
BEERGARDEN Earth Day Party
w/Elena Leona Project & The
Leftover—6:30pm; n/c
BLACK FOREST The Resonators,
Calisse, Community Center—
9pm; n/c
BLAIRALLY DJ Crown—10pm;
’90s night, $3
BOARD Jimmy Haggard—
9:30pm; Acoustic roots, n/c
BREWSTATION Liquid Vibe—
7:30pm; World jazz, n/c
COINER PARK Cowboy
Cadillac—3pm; n/c
COWFISH Sup! w/Michael
Human—9pm; Hip hop, pop-40,
$3
DOC’S PAD Evolve Saturdays—
9pm; EDM, hip hop, n/c
DRIFTWOOD Karaoke w/Slick
Nick—9pm; n/c
DUCK BAR Karaoke w/Bre—
9pm; n/c
DUCK INN Karaoke—10pm
EL TAPATIO CANTINA DJ &
Dance Music—9pm; n/c
EMBERS The Survivors—9pm;
n/c
FLORENCE EVENTS CENTER
E=mc Swing!—2pm; $17-$29
HAPPY HOURS Taylor’s
Crossing—8:30pm; Rock, n/c
JAZZ STATION Fred Stickley
Show—7:30pm; $9-$12
LUCKEYS La Samille, Uncle
Stumbles—9pm; Cascadia
Wildlands Project benefit, $5
MAC’S Hank Shreve Band—
8pm; Blues, $10
MOHAWK AMPT—9pm; n/c
NOBLE ESTATE Skip Jones &
Friends—6pm; Blues, jazz, n/c
OAKSHIRE Dubious Rubes—
5pm; n/c
POUR HOUSE Karaoke w/KJ
Mike—9pm
QUACKER’S Ladies Night &
DeeJay—9pm; n/c
RASTA PLUS Open Mic—7pm;
n/c
RAVEN A Karaoke w/Zach—
8pm; n/c
RIVER STOP Eddie Butler
Band—8pm; n/c
SAM BOND’S GARAGE Bleepin’
Funny—5pm; Comedy, n/c
TRACKSTIRS Karaoke—9pm;
n/c
TSUNAMI BOOKS Claudia
Schmidt w/LeMaster &
Abrams—7:30pm; $16.50-$18
VANILLLA JILLS Open Mic—
7pm; Variety, n/c