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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (July 14, 2016)
FRIDAY 7/15 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Cardboard THURSDAY 7/14 5TH ST. PUBLIC MARKET Taste— 6pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE The Pearls, Chad Bault—8:30pm; n/c B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm BARN LIGHT Karaoke w/Bre— 9pm; n/c BEERGARDEN Shreve, Jones & Shreve Experiment—7:30pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Four Score Hero, Mackin Carroll—10pm; n/c BLAIRALLY DJ Crown—10pm; Hip hop, $3 THE BOREAL Embodied Torment, Face of Oblivion— 7pm; $5 THE COOLER Karaoke w/ Cammi—10pm COWFISH Purrsday w/Kitty Trap—9pm; Hip hop, trap, edm, n/c CUSH Guitar Club Open Mic— 8pm; Originals only, n/c CUTHBERT AMPHITHEATER Die Antwoord—7pm; $38-$43 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 HAPPY HOURS Crystal Harmony Karaoke—8:30pm; n/c HI-FI Jonathan Warren & The Billy Goats—9pm; $5 ISLAND HUT Karaoke—6pm; n/c JAZZ STATION Jesse Cloninger Quartet—7:30pm; $7-$10 LUCKEY’S Grateful Dead Jam— 10pm; $2 MAC’S Peter Giri & Lloyd Tolbert—6pm; n/c MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; n/c OLD NICK'S Green Jelly, Headless Pez, Wade Graham & Deathbed Confessions—8pm; $10 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 Sage Gentle Wing, Grant Sabin—9pm; $5 TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Olum & Friends—7pm; n/c VANILLA JILL’S Honey Mountain Do Dos—8:30pm; Sillycana, $1-$5 WANDERING GOAT /root_Dir, Teeph, Entrail, Facing Extinction—8pm; $5 WHITEAKER COMMUNITY MARKET Open Mic w/Honey Mountain Do Dos—4pm; n/c Caravan—9:30pm; n/c 16 TONS CAFE The Traceys— 6pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE Sara Tone— 8:30pm; n/c BILLY MAC'S Christie & McCallum—7:30pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Fortune’s Folly w/The Resinators & Finally North—9pm; n/c BLAIRALLY ARCADE ‘80’s Night w/Chris, Jen & John—9pm; $3 THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim Jim—9pm, n/c BREWSTATION 3 Man Slam— 7:30pm; n/c COWFISH Freek-Nite w/SPOC- 3PO—9pm; Hip hop, juke house, $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 HI-FI Tripolee & Lawrence— 10pm; $7 HILTON HOTEL Aftermath— 7pm; Jazz, n/c GROWLER UNDERGROUND Sarah Burkhardt Trio—8:30pm; n/c JAZZ STATION Alvin & The Chipfunks—7:30pm; $7-$10 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 MAC’S The Hank Shreve Band— 8pm; Blues, $8 MATTHEW KNIGHT ARENA James Taylor—8pm; Yogurt rock, $68-$88 MOHAWK Parish Gap—9pm; n/c O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm; n/c O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm OLD NICK'S Holy Grail, Exmortus, Spellcaster, Sanctifyre, Toxic Witch— 7:30pm; $12-$15 PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm SAGINAW VINEYARD The Huckleberrys—6pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Paula Boggs Band, T-Bone Weldon & The Prime Cut Band—9:30pm; $5 SCOBERT PARK Geo 4—7pm; n/c TAYLOR’S DJ Victor—10pm; Hip hop, dance, n/c TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Bill Beach Duo—7pm; n/c TRACKSTIRS Karaoke w/ James—9pm; n/c VANILLA JILL’S Tangor, Katie & Nirmala Supreme—8pm; $2-$5 WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/Ted—9pm; n/c SATURDAY 7/16 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Gumbo Groove—10pm; n/c ATRIUM BUILDING Theo Czuk— 2pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE Jake McNeillie & Co.—8:30pm; n/c B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm BEERGARDEN Peter Giri & Lloyd Tolbert—7:30pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Davy Jones Locker Combo, The Von Howlers, Sacred Trees—10pm; n/c BREWSTATION Jeri James— 7:30pm; n/c CITY NIGHTCLUB Crystal Harmony Karaoke—9pm; n/c COWFISH Sup! w/Michael Human—9pm; Hip hop, edm, $3 CUTHBERT Eugene Symphonic Band—6:30pm; n/c DOC’S PAD Evolve Saturdays— 9pm; EDM, hip hop, n/c MUSIC THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE NOODLY Two music writers sound off on the legacy of James Taylor J ames Taylor is still going strong 46 years after he released the single “Fire and Rain.” In fact, it wasn’t until 2015 that a Taylor album placed number one on the Billboard 200 chart with Before This World. He’s one of the world’s top-selling musicians, but that doesn't mean he’s got a friend in everyone. On the eve of his show Friday, July 15, at Matthew Knight Arena (it will cost you: $68-$88), music writers Andy Valentine and William Kennedy expound on the soft-rock guru. SWEET BABY JAMES If storied careers are your bag, you’re already a James Taylor fan. When the single “Fire and Rain” dropped in 1970, it is possible that nobody understood what the Boston-born singer-songwriter and multi-platinum artist was alluding to. After all, a human who writes his first song at 14 is a natural chaser of stories, and Taylor’s tale — through depression, self-help, institutions and modesty — is one for the ages. Of course, that introspective, noodling classic begat a sensation, but does anyone know the real James Taylor? Can we ever truly admit to ourselves that heartbreak, loss, peril and denial belong in this world alongside success? Have we seen fire? Have we seen rain? More importantly, have we ever stopped to consider the meaning? In the year 2000, Taylor was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the year 2016, he is blessing Eugene with his presence. If you bleed red blood, this is not a show you’ll want to miss. — Andy Valentine HOW SWEET IT ISN’T I’m sure you spent many lovely evenings, reclined on the hood of your Dodge Dart, smoking joints and listening to James Taylor, wondering what 1980 was going to look like. You go ahead and cherish those memories. You go right ahead. I’m not here to stand in judgment of those who have sentimental attachments to James Taylor. I’m sure I have sentimental attachments to bad things, too. I just can’t think of any right now. All this being said, James Taylor is perfectly pleasant, and I suppose he deserves some credit for longevity and having an impact on those who find him meaningful. It’s just that in the ’70s era of safe, tapioca pudding-voiced singer-songwriters, James Taylor is the puddin’-est. He bleaches out all of ’60s-era folk and country-rock’s danger and excitement. Like a sexless marriage or a shopping mall, the ’70s gave us punk rock, but they also gave us James Taylor. Give me Cat Stevens. Give me Paul Simon. Hell, in a pinch give me Gordon Lightfoot or John Denver. But halt, you say. This is just another hipster poo- pooing an artist from before his time. “With a slight shift in the breeze,” you exclaim, “Taylor’s sound could return to vogue like Townes Van Zandt or Kris Kristofferson, and this bespectacled phony will clutch onto his vinyl copy of Mud Slide Slim and The Blue Horizon like it’s gold. ” On the contrary! Most mainstream music I hear these days (that bothers with a guitar) sounds just like James Taylor: Jason Mraz, Cody Simpson and Mat Kearney, to name a few. Taylor’s sound never went out of style; it became the style for a lot of dopey guys with guitars, and it never went away. Tune into NPR at any point, and you’ll hear a long succession of James Taylor sound-a-likes. Led Zeppelin has many moments of beastly greatness and maybe James Taylor does, too. But Led Zeppelin also inspired Winger. And yes, I do hold Zep personally responsible for that. So listen up, James: Jack Johnson is your fault, and I’m not letting you off the hook so easily. — William Kennedy eugeneweekly.com • July 14, 2016 23
