THURSDAY 1/19
B&B LOUNGE Karaoke—
9:30pm; n/c
THE BARNLIGHT Karaoke w/
Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c
BEERGARDEN Brews, Blues &
Chowder fest w/Buffalo
Romeo—7:30pm; n/c
BLACK FOREST The Athiarchists,
Armed For Apocalypse,
Pantheon—10pm; metal, n/c
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Karaoke w/
Jared—9pm; n/c
DRIFTWOOD BAR Karaoke w/
Slick Nick—9pm; n/c
HAPPY HOURS Crystal Harmony
Karaoke—8:30pm; n/c
JAZZ STATION Ben LaTorraca:
Septet & Trios—7:30pm, Jazz,
$10
LUCKEY'S Grateful Dead Family
Jam—10pm; dead covers, $3
MAC'S AT THE VET CLUB Door
Number Three—6pm; Swing,
n/c
MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; Hits,
old standards, requests, n/c
OLD NICK'S Order of Steel Happy
Hour Bout—7pm; n/c, & Robert
Meade, Ellis Moore, Scuz Bros—
9pm; Indie, Folk, Rock, $3-$5
SAM BONDS BREWING B.W.
Krehbiel—7pm; americana,
roots rock, n/c
SAM BONDS GARAGE Walt
Trab—9pm; Hip-hop, $3
SHADOWFOX Open Mic—8pm;
n/c
STARLIGHT LOUNGE Disney
Sing Along Night—9pm; n/c
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS The
Porch Band—7pm; Americana,
n/c
TSUNAMI BOOKS The Bills—
7:30pm; acoustic, $16.50-$18
WOW HALL The Keller William's
KWahtro w/The Kitchen
Dwellers—9pm; rock, $17-$20
MAC'S AT THE VET CLUB The
Band Ft. Darline Jackson—
8pm; Blues, funk, soul, $6
MOHAWK TAVERN 8 Balls—
9pm; rock, n/c
NOBLE ESTATES John
Baumann—6pm; Americana,
Rock, n/c
OLD NICK'S Miss Minsky
Presents The Silhouettes—
10pm; Burlesque, $8
SAM BONDS GARAGE Zach
Bryson & the Meat Rack,
Breakers Yard—9:30pm; coun-
try, western, $5
SAGINAW WINERY Peter Giri—
6pm; acoustic, n/c
STARLIGHT LOUNGE Disco
Night—9pm; n/c
SWEET CHEEKS Eddie Butler w/
Nila—6pm; acoustic, n/c
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Killer
B's—7pm; n/c
TRACKSTIRS Karaoke w/BIG
E—9pm; n/c
VALHALLA WINERY Jeremy
Pruitt—6pm; n/c
YUKON JACKS Eddie Butler &
Nighthawk—9pm rock, dance,
n/c
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN
Aloha Friday w/Dick Takei & Bill
Keale; 5pm, don. & Middle
Eastern Dance Guild of Eugene
ft. Raqs Amar—8:30pm; $5
WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke
w/KJ Mike—9pm, n/c
WOW HALL Robert Earl Keen—
8pm; singer-songwriter, $30-
$35
SATURDAY 1/21
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Banjo
Youngblood & The Long Story
Shorts—9:30pm; n/c
BEALL CONCERT HALL Albert
Tiu—7:30pm; Piano, $8-$10
BEERGARDEN Brews Blues &
Chowder fest ft. Mark
Slaymaker, NattyBone, Anya
Lecuyer & Friends—4pm; blues,
n/c
BLACK FOREST Captain Wails &
the Harpoons, Sleeping Blood,
Entreso—10pm; rock, folk
punk, n/c
BREWSTATION Corwin Bolt &
the Wingnuts—7:30pm; n/c
BRONCO SALOON Karaoke w/
Linsdey—9pm; n/c
BUGSY'S Rock 'n Rewind—9pm;
rock & soul, n/c
CITY NIGHTCLUB Crystal
Harmony Karaoke—9pm; EDM,
n/c
CUSH CAFE Open Mic, 2pm; n/c
DOC'S PAD Karaoke w/KJ
Power—9pm; n/c
DRIFTWOOD BAR Karaoke w/
Slick Nick—9pm; n/c
DUCK BAR Karaoke w/Breezy
Bee—9pm; n/c
THE EMBERS The Survivors—
9pm; 50s to 90s rock, n/c
HAPPY HOURS Ozone Baby—
8:30pm; classic rock n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE Holly Bowling—
10pm; Classical Piano $12-$15
JAZZ STATION Under The Lake—
7:30pm, Jazz, $12
KEG TAVERN Dance Music
w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c
LUCKEY'S Jaron Yancey, Taylor
Irving—10pm; blues, psyche-
delic, n/c
MAC'S AT THE VET CLUB Daddy
Rabbit—8pm; Classic Rock &
Originals, $5
MCDONALD THEATRE Hell's
Belles—8pm; AC/DC tribute,
$19
MOHAWK TAVERN Parish Gap—
9pm; rock, n/c
NOBLE ESTATES Noble Saturday
Nights, wine & music w/Peter
Giri & Lloyd Tolbert—6pm; n/c
O BAR & GRILL Timothy
Patrick—7pm; comedy, rock,
blues, n/c
OLD NICK'S Caribbean Night w/
DJ Crown—10pm; $3
RASTA PLUS Open Mic—7pm;
n/c
SAM BONDS GARAGE Red Raven
Follies, Broadway Revue's
Taylor Maiden, Phoebe Blume—
9pm; vintage variety, $8
TRACKSTIRS Karaoke w/BIG
E—9pm; n/c
TSUNAMI BOOKS Poet Clem
Starck w/musical accompani-
ment—5pm; open mic, n/c
VALHALLA WINERY Beach Party
w/DJ Nate Robertson—7pm;
$10
WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke
w/KJ Mike—9pm; n/c
YUKON JACKS Eddie Butler &
Nighthawk—9pm rock, dance,
n/c
SUNDAY 1/22
755 RIVER RD Laura Kemp
Kirtan Concert—7pm; devotion-
al, $5-$10
AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Karaoke
w/Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c
BEERGARDEN Brews Blues &
Chowder fest—3pm; n/c
COWFISH DJ Kalien’s Planet of
Pop—9pm; Hip hop, remix, n/c
CUSH CAFE Open Mic—2pm;
n/c
THE EMBERS Karaoke w/Sassy
Patty—7pm; n/c
JAZZ STATION Sunday Jam host-
ed by Josh Hettwer—2:30pm,
Jazz, $5 don.
LUCKEY'S The Broadway Revue
Burlesque Show!—10pm; $5
MOHAWK TAVERN Karaoke w/
KJ Mike—8pm; n/c
MULLIGANS Open Mic—
8:30pm; Variety, n/c
OLD NICK'S Striker,
Weresquatch, Toxic Witch,
Sanctfyre—9pm; Heavy Metal,
$12
RIVER STOP RESTAURANT River
Stop Sunday Jam—5pm; n/c
SAM BONDS GARAGE MAITA,
Ismay—9pm; Singer-songwriter,
$5
WEBFOOT Karaoke w/KJ
Power—9pm; n/c
20
TUESDAY 1/24
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Jesse
Meade w/Brian Lupton; 9:30pm,
n/c
AXE & FIDDLE Science Pub—
5pm; n/c
BEERGARDEN Trivia w/Ty
Connor—7pm; n/c
CUSH CAFE Poetry Open Mic—
7:30pm; n/c
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Acoustic
Jam w/Brian Chevalier 5:30pm;
acoustic, open mic, n/c
THE EMBERS DJ Victor—8pm;
Current hits, standards,
requests, n/c
HOT MAMA’S WINGS Open Mic—
8pm; n/c
LEVEL UP Karaoke w/Kade—
9pm; n/c
LUCKEY'S Amusedays w/Seth
Milstein!—10pm; Comedy, open
mic, n/c
MAC'S AT THE VET CLUB
Roosters Blues Jam w/Skip
Jones & Byron Case—7pm; n/c
MULLIGAN'S PUB Steve
Ibach—8pm; acoustic, eclectic,
n/c
O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm;
n/c
SAM BONDS GARAGE Bluegrass
Jam—9pm; n/c
THE SHEDD Mark Hummel's
Ultimate Harmonica Blowout—
7:30pm; $18-$36
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN
Open Acoustic Jam—7pm; n/c
WEDNESDAY 1/25
FRIDAY 1/20
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Henry
Cooper Band—9:30pm; n/c
AXE & FIDDLE The
Huckleberries—8:30pm; old
time, n/c
BEERGARDEN Brews Blues &
Chowder fest ft. Henry Cooper &
Hank Shreve Band—6pm;
blues, n/c
BLACK FOREST TBone Wheldon
& The Primecut Band—10pm;
Blues, n/c
BLAIRALLY Church of '80s w/
Chris, Jen & John—8pm; '80s
vinyl, $3
BREWSTATION Dubious Rubes—
7:30pm; Rock, n/c
BRONCO SALOON Karaoke w/
Lindsey—9pm; n/c
BUGSY'S Rock 'n Rewind—9pm;
rock & soul, n/c
COWFISH Rascal Cabaret—
8pm; $5
DOC'S PAD Karaoke w/KJ
Power—9pm; n/c
DUCK BAR Karaoke w/Breezy
Bee—9pm; n/c
DRIFTWOOD BAR Karaoke w/
Slick Nick—9pm; n/c
EUGENE ELKS LODGE Preston &
his piano—6pm; n/c
EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke w/
KJ Rick—9pm; n/c
THE EMBERS The Survivors—
9pm; 50s to 90s rock, n/c
HAPPY HOURS Justin Case—
8:30pm; classic rock n/c
JAZZ STATION Idit Shner, Poetry
of Our Time—7:30pm, Jazz,
$10
JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy
Patty—9pm; n/c
KEG TAVERN Karaoke
w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c
LAVELLE'S WINE BAR & GRILLE
Paul Biondi Jazz Trio—6:30pm;
n/c
LUCKEY'S Planned Parenthood
Benefit w/The Critical Shakes—
10pm; $5
MONDAY 1/23
AXE & FIDDLE DJ Rock n Roll
Damnation—7pm, n/c
BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/KJ
Power—9pm; n/c
CENTENNIAL STEAK HOUSE
Karaoke w/Dominic—8pm; n/c
SAM BONDS GARAGE Bingo,
9pm; n/c
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN
Muse Art Monday ft. Naomi
Ariel—6pm; paint or draw this
performer, n/c
THE
LONELY ROAD SONGBIRD
Now and then, in order to make ends meet, a musician picks up an odd job. For some, that means
waiting tables. And for others, like Phoenix-born songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews, it means singing
backup for the Belgian pop star known as Milow.
Those familiar with Andrews’ folk and alternative-country music might think singing backup for a Euro-
pop star an unlikely gig for the musician. But she made the most of it — penning the majority of her hit
2016 release, Honest Life, while on the road.
And Honest Life has received rave reviews, landing in NPR’s Heavy Rotation. Andrews tells EW she’s
grateful for the success, calling it “a long time coming.”
“As I was writing these songs, I had been on the road for so long,” she admits. “All I was thinking about
was being home and back in America. I was very homesick, going through a heartbreak. It was a very self-
reflective time.”
Words like homesick, heartbreak and self-reflective capture Honest Life’s open-road tempos, acoustic
and slide guitars and barroom piano. All this joins together behind Andrews’ rich, Joni Mitchell-like voice
— the kind of lonely American sound that makes you cry in your beer, just cry or wish you had a beer late
at night while all alone in some desolate truck stop in the heartland.
And although Andrews has a successful career as a touring backup singer, writing her own material is
a priority. “I’ve always written my own songs along the way,” she recalls, explaining that while growing
up she listened to a lot of Texas songwriters (like Townes Van Zandt or Lyle Lovett), but also “soul music,
Motown music, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin and Bob Dylan.”
Andrews says musical inspiration comes to her in different ways, but typically she likes to have a guitar
in her hand when she’s writing. “Even if I’m not using it,” she says. “Kind of as a reference. Sometimes ideas
come when you don’t have a guitar with you — just driving in the car, you hear a melody or think of an idea.”
Coming through the Eugene area this time, Andrews will definitely have her guitar — playing a solo
acoustic set at a house concert in Cottage Grove. She plays several house shows a year. “I like the
intimacy of a house show," she says, "but also full-band shows as well. I like `em all. I just like to perform.”
Courtney Marie Andrews plays the inaugural event at Cottage Grove’s Boundary House 7 pm Thursday,
Jan. 19; $15. For tickets and more information go to liveatboundaryhouse.brownpapertickets.com.
– William Kennedy
January 19, 2017 • eugeneweekly.com
5TH ST. CORNUCOPIA Karaoke
w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c
AXE & FIDDLE Comedy Open
Mic—8pm, n/c
BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/KJ
Powers—9pm; n/c
THE COOLER Karaoke w/Caught
in the Act—9pm; n/c
HAPPY HOURS Mama Jan’s
Blues Jam w/Brian Chevalier—
8pm; n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE Zoso—8pm; Led
Zeppelin tribute, $16-$20
JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy
Patty—8pm; n/c
LUCKEY'S Alvin & the Chipfunks
present: Wednesday Night
Groove Sessions—10pm; funk,
open jam, $3
MAC'S AT THE VET CLUB Shreve,
Jones, Shreve Project—6pm;
Blues, n/c
MOHAWK TAVERN Karaoke w/
Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c
MULLIGANS Open Mic—
8:30pm; variety, n/c
OLD NICK'S Magic Happy
Hour—6pm; n/c
SAM BOND'S GARAGE Daring
Greatly, Grande Rhonde String
Band—9pm; Steve Miller Band
Tribute, $10
TIME OUT TAVERN Cowboy
Cadillac Jam Session—7pm;
n/c
WILDCRAFT CIDER WORKS
Michael Conley—6pm; Singer-
Songwriter, n/c
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN Oak
Hill School Music Department's
Winter Concert—6pm; Don.
CORVALLIS
AND THE REGION
FLORENCE EVENT CENTER
ST Joe Trio—7pm; jazz, rock,
$32
SALEM'S HISTORIC GRAND
THEATRE
ST MBRASCATU—8:30pm; Italian
Indie Rock, $12-$15