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THURSDAY 8/18 5TH ST. PUBLIC MARKET Gumbo Groove—6pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE Olivia Aubrey, Sneaky Bones—8:30pm; Folk, n/c B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm BARN LIGHT Karaoke w/Bre— 9pm; n/c BEERGARDEN Still Thinking Trio—7:30pm; n/c THE BOREAL Boy on Guitar, The Lucid Trees, Self Proclaimed Nercissist, Tijuana Ty, Axis Salvation—7pm; Pop, $8 COBURG CITY PARK Riffle— 6pm; n/c THE COOLER Karaoke w/ Cammi—10pm COWFISH Purrsday w/Kitty Trap—9pm; Hip hop, trap, edm, n/c COZMIC Upstate Rundown— 9pm; Americana, $8-$10 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 LOUNGE Daryl Hance Powermuse, T-Bone Waldon & The Prime Cuts—10pm; $5 JAZZ STATION The World’s Finest Apples—7:30pm; $9-$12 THE LOUNGE Karaoke w/Sassy Patty—8pm; n/c MAC’S Shreve Jones Shreve Project—6pm; n/c MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; 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 BREWING Chibuku—6pm; African guitar, n/c TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS The Porch Band—7pm; n/c VANILLA JILL’S Ryan Kwan— 7pm; Mystic folk, $5 sug. don. FRIDAY 8/19 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA The Klezmonauts—9:30pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE LeMaster & Abrams—8:30pm; n/c BILLY MAC’S Christie & McCallum—7:30pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Eugene Metal Celebration—9pm; Rock, n/c BLAIRALLY ARCADE ‘80’s Night w/Chris, Jen & John—9pm; $3 THE BLIND PIG Karaoke w/Jim Jim—9pm, n/c COWFISH Freek-Nite w/SPOC- 3PO—9pm; Hip hop, juke house, $3 COZMIC Aloha Friday: Neal Chin & Friends—6pm; n/c D’S DINER Karaoke—9pm; n/c DOC’S PAD Karaoke w/KJ Mike—9pm; n/c SEATTLE SLUDGE REVIVAL Sometimes a band’s strength lies not in its particular sound but in each player’s ability to unite fully behind the sound, to present a single battlefront, to commit individual expression to one common purpose — to communicate, combust and even, at times, self-immolate as a whole. Hard-hitting Seattle trio So Pitted does just that on its impressive Sub Pop Records debut Neo. Guitarist-vocalist Nathan Rodriquez tells EW his band is “very much a punk band” in the vein of Bleach-era Nirvana. Neo’s sound also references the myriad side projects of legendary producer and musician Steve Albini. DOMAINE MERIWETHER Heavy Chevy—6pm; n/c DRIFTWOOD Karaoke w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke w/ KJ Rick—9pm; n/c EUGENE WINE CELLARS Plays Well w/Others—6:30pm; n/c GROWLER UNDERGROUND You & I, Elizabeth Cable, Jarod Jackson—8:30pm; n/c HI-FI Battle of the Bands: Spectrum Lake vs. Hyding Jekyll—7pm; $5 HI-FI LOUNGE Bustin Jieber, Astro Tan & Thom Simon— 10pm; $5 HILTON HOTEL Aftermath— 7pm; Jazz, n/c JAZZ STATION Noel Jewkes— 7:30pm; $9-$12 JERSEY’S Karaoke—9pm; n/c THE KEG Karaoke w/Cammi— 9pm; n/c LAVELLE VINEYARDS Mike Brewer & Brewketts—6pm; n/c LEVEL UP DJ food stamp—9pm; Rap, breaks, soul, n/c MAC’S The Ty Curtis Band— 8pm; $10 MOHAWK Country Wide—9pm; n/c NOBLE ESTATE Skip Jones & Friends—6pm; n/c O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm; n/c OAKSHIRE Walker T. Ryan— 5pm; Blues, n/c O’DONNELL’S Karaoke—9pm OLD NICK’S Crimson Altar, Gorgon Stare, White Wall— 6:30pm; Doom metal, $5 PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm SAGINAW VINEYARDS Coupe De Ville—6pm; n/c SAM BOND’S BREWING Will Carpenter—6pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Tracy Bonham Fine, Dale Bradley— 9:30pm; $10 SPRINGFIELD CRUISE-IN Taylor’s Crossing—6pm; Rock, country, n/c TAYLOR’S DJ Victor—10pm; Hip hop, dance, n/c TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Lonesome Randall—7pm; n/c TRACKSTIRS Karaoke w/ James—9pm; n/c VANILLA JILL’S Heir to Heartache—8pm; Whimsey & woe, $5 sug. don. WANDERING GOAT PhiloPhobia, Impulse Control, Purple Frankie—8pm; $5 WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/Ted—9pm; n/c WOW HALL Music’s Edge Summer Rock Camp Show— 7:30pm; $5 SATURDAY 8/20 5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Tripolee— 9:30pm; n/c 16 TONS CAFÉ The Traceys— 6pm; Soul, n/c ATRIUM BUILDING Blue Crew— 2pm; n/c AX BILLY GRILL Peter Giri & Lloyd Tolbert—7pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE The Bougies, The Big Poppies—8:30pm; Garage rock, blues, n/c B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm BARN LIGHT EAST Lori Jean— 3pm; Alt-rock, n/c BEERGARDEN Spectrum Lake— 7:30pm; n/c BLACK FOREST Eugene Metal Celebration—9pm; Rock, n/c CITY NIGHTCLUB Crystal Harmony Karaoke—9pm; n/c And Rodriguez even cites the unlikely influence of Janet Jackson and what he calls the “hard, industrial R&B” of the new jack-swing era. Each member of So Pitted has “different ideas of what a song can sound like,” Rodriguez explains, but the final product is sludgy, grimy, brutal and doomy with a sly wink, as if to say, “Look out: We’ve arrived to tear shit up and have fun while doing it.” Guitarist Jeannine Koewler supplies guitar lines on a nasty low-end, acting almost like a bass. Drummer and vocalist Liam Downey is a passionate lover behind the kit. So Pitted are most formidable when Koewler and Downey lock together in mosh-inducing, militaristic grooves, such COWFISH Sup! w/Michael Human—9pm; Hip hop, edm, $3 CUSH CAFE Open Mic—2pm; n/c DOC’S PAD Evolve Saturdays— 9pm; EDM, hip hop, n/c DRIFTWOOD Karaoke—9pm; n/c DUCK BAR Karaoke w/Bre— 9pm; n/c DUCK INN Karaoke—10pm EL TAPATIO CANTINA DJ & Dance Music—9pm; n/c EUGENE WINE CELLARS Guy Russell & Lyn Burg—6:30pm; n/c GROWLER UNDERGROUND Steve Goodbar—8:30pm; n/c HI-FI Battle of the Bands: The Architex vs. Met Diggy—7pm; $5 HI-FI LOUNGE Broncho—10pm; $7-$10 JAZZ STATION Dawn & Hawkes—7:30pm; $9-$12 MAC’S Coupe De Ville—8pm; $5 MOHAWK Goshwood—9pm; 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 SAM BOND’S GARAGE Fresh Inc.: Cypher Fresh, The Reward System, Stryk-9 & 28 the Native, The Cave Dwellers, Fahari Classix—9:30pm; $5 SARVER VINEYARD Mike Brewer & Brewketts—5pm; n/c TRACKSTIRS Karaoke—9pm; n/c VANILLA JILL'S Open Mic—7pm; n/c WESTEND TAVERN Karaoke— 9pm; n/c WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/Ted—9pm; n/c SUNDAY 8/21 AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Karaoke w/Bre—9pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE Out to Lunch— 8pm; Electrosoul, n/c THE BOREAL Glass Cat, Amelie Prime, Lord Becky—7pm; Post rock, $5 COWFISH Los Domingos Calientes—9pm; Latin, n/c CUSH CAFE Open Mic—2pm; n/c THE EMBERS Karaoke—7pm HAPPY HOURS Crystal Harmony Karaoke—7pm; n/c ISLAND HUT Karaoke—2pm; n/c MOHAWK Karaoke—8pm; n/c QUACKERS Karaoke—9pm; n/c RIVER STOP Open Jam Session w/Brian Chevalier—6pm; n/c SAM BOND’S GARAGE Carissa Johnson, Ellis Moore, Songs by Thom—8:30pm; n/c VILLAGE GREEN Dave Bach— 7pm; Guitar, n/c WEBFOOT Karaoke—9pm; n/c WOW HALL Sean McConnell w/ Andy Davis—8pm; $12-$20 MONDAY 8/22 BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/ Cammi—9pm BUGSY’S MondayBug—7pm; Acoustic, n/c COWFISH Gourmet Monday w/ Chef Baoteng—9pm; Trap, n/c FIRST NATIONAL TAPHOUSE Open Mic—8pm; Rock, n/c GRIDIRON Karaoke—8pm; n/c PORKY’S PALACE Karaoke— 8pm ROARING RAPIDS Sean Peterson, Jason Palmer, Tony Glausi, Josh Hettwer & Torrey Newhart—6:30pm; n/c WANDERING GOAT Singer Songwriter’s Open Mic—7pm; Originals only, n/c as on “Holding the Void.” Throughout, Rodriguez gulps, gargles and barks like a young Kurt Cobain, somehow always managing to stay tuneful. Rodriguez says signing to Sub Pop still “has a lot of prestige in this [Seattle] area.” He adds quickly that So Pitted is still a small band, committed to the DIY ethos of all-ages venues like The Boreal, where So Pitted play this time through Eugene. Rodriguez says he discovered music in venues like The Boreal, which unfortunately have become all too rare around Seattle. So Pitted plays alongside Chastity Belt, VCR and iLee 7 pm Tuesday, Aug. 23, at The Boreal; $10, all ages. — William Kennedy eugeneweekly.com • A ugust0 18, 2016 29
