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THURSDAY 4/27 AXE & FIDDLE DJ Rock & Roll Damnation—8pm; n/c B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm; n/c THE BARNLIGHT Karaoke w/ Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c BEALL CONCERT HALL UO Symphony Orchestra—7:30pm; $5-$7 BEERGARDEN Haywire— 7:30pm; unplugged country, n/c BLACK FOREST Black Delany, The Ghost Town Rebellion, The Brass, Baise Moi—10pm; punk, n/c COWFISH Purrsday w/Kitty Trap—9pm; bass, house, trap, dubstep, n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Karaoke w/ Jared—9pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Crystal Harmony Karaoke—8:30pm; n/c JAZZ STATION Portland Jazz Series: Beekman—7:30pm; jazz, $12 LUCKEY'S Grateful Dead Family Jam—10pm; dead covers, open jam, $3 MAC'S Soul Restoration Project—6pm; classic soul, n/c MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; hits, old standards, requests, n/c MCSHANE'S Acoustic Underground Open Mic— 7:30pm; n/c OAKSHIRE Hipbilly—5:30pm; classic tunes, n/c OLD NICK'S Eugene Order of Steel Happy Hour—6pm; n/c. The Blind Spots, Mirror Cats, Axis Salvation, Holler House— 9pm; rock, pop, indie, $5 OVERTIME GRILL Blues Jam w/ Dave Roberts on drums ft. Jerry Zybach—8pm; n/c POKER LOUNGE Karaoke w/ Sassy Patty—7pm; n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE Los Cumbiamberos—9pm; cumbia, salsa, merengue, $5 SHADOWFOX Open Mic—8pm; n/c TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Steve Ariola & Skip Jones—7pm; n/c TSUNAMI BOOKS Claudia Schmidt—7:30pm; folk, $16.50 WAYWARD LAMB EDM In The Den: Clouded—10pm; dj, danc- ing, $3 WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN Karaoke Party hosted by Full Access, a support agency for adults w/disabilities—5pm; n/c FRIDAY 4/28 5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Patrick & Giri—9:30pm; acoustic rock, blues & americana, n/c AXE & FIDDLE Provolotus— 8:30pm; americana-ish, n/c BEALL CONCERT HALL Master Class Trotter Visiting Professor Jon Nakamatsu—10am; piano, n/c BLACK FOREST Lojia, Feel Connected—10pm; prog, rock, n/c BLAIRALLY Church of the 80s w/Chris, Jen & John—8pm; 80s vinyl, $3 BREWSTATION Flies w/Honey— 7:30pm; rock originals, n/c BRONCO SALOON Karaoke w/ Lindsey—9pm; n/c COWFISH SPOC-3PO—9pm; dance-pop, underground, $5 CRESWELL COFFEE David Rogers—7pm; solo guitarist, $4 DAVIS DJ Crown—10pm; hip hop, dance, reggaeton, $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 EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke w/ KJ Rick—9pm; n/c FRIENDLY ST MARKET Paul Prince—6pm; n/c HI-FI LOUNGE Shwar Town Presents: NightOwlz & Booty Snatchers—10pm; dj dance party, $5-$7 HI-FI MUSIC HALL World's Finest & Hot Buttered Rum— 8pm; amereicana world blue- grass fusion, $15-$18 JAZZ STATION U of O Jazz Party—5pm; jazz, n/c. U of O Jazz Party—7:30pm; jazz, $10 JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy Patty—9pm; n/c KEG TAVERN Karaoke w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Whole Lotta Soul Dance Party w/the Ready Steady Soul Club—10pm; rare soul djs, $3 MAC'S Karen Lovely ft. Ben Rice—8pm; cd release party, $8 MAVEN Howlin Dogma—7pm; blues & rockin boogie, n/c MOHAWK TAVERN Haywire— 9pm; country, n/c NOBLE ESTATE URBAN TBA— 6pm; n/c O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm; n/c OAKSHIRE Fiddlin' Sue Band— 4:30pm; bluegrass, folk, n/c OLD NICK'S Miss Minsky Presents: The Best in the West—10pm; burlesque, vari- ety, $10 OREGON WINE LAB A Side of Beets—7pm; n/c RIVER STOP RESTAURANT Pik Six—8pm; n/c SAGINAW VINEYARD Jackie & Jason Cowsill—6pm; acoustic folk-rock, n/c SAM BOND'S FOUNDARY Grande Rhonde String Band—6pm; old- timey, bluegrass, n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE Glowstik Willy, Flow Poetry—9:30pm; jazz, funk, $10 THE SHEDD Siri Vik—7:30pm; cabaret, classical, jazz, $16- $34 TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Atmo Jazz—7pm; n/c VANILLA JILL'S YARD Crystal Bop—7pm; improvised elec- tronic music, don. WAYWARD LAMB Dance! In The Den—11pm; dj, dancing, $3 WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN Whirled Music Series ft. Dan Cioper—6pm; singer-songwriter, n/c WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/KJ Mike—9pm; n/c WOW HALL Kehlani, Ella Mai, Jahkoy, Noodles—9pm; pop, sold out YUKON JACK'S Hard Drive— 9pm; classic & oldies rock'n roll, n/c VALHALLA WINERY Heavy Chevy Lite—6pm; acoustic blues & soul, n/c SATURDAY 4/29 5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Dark Buffalo—9:30pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE The New Up, Down North—8:30pm; n/c BEALL CONCERT HALL In Beall w/Brahms—3pm; $8-$10 BEERGARDEN Firestarters— 7:30pm; americana, n/c BLACK FOREST Open Fate, Sifting—10pm; alt rock, hard rock, n/c BREWSTATION Peter Giri— 7:30pm; rock covers, n/c CITY NIGHTCLUB Crystal Harmony Karaoke—9pm; EDM, n/c COTTAGE GROVE ARMORY Spring Music Fest: Windy Ridge & Flies w/Honey—6:30pm; $8-$10 COWFISH Michael Human— 9pm; hip-hop, electro, $5 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 EAGLE Bret Evans & Diamondbacks—6pm; $2 FROHNMAYER MUSIC BUILDING (AASEN-HULL HALL) Music Today Festival: Ova Novi Ensemble: Music by Women Composers—8pm; n/c HI-FI LOUNGE Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons—10pm; funk, $7 HI-FI MUSIC HALL Joseph— 9pm; indie rock, $20-$22 JAZZ STATION Heather Keizur & Steve Christofferson—7:30pm; jazz, $12 KEG TAVERN Dance Music w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Blue Lotus, High Council—10pm; americana, bluegrass, $5 MAC'S Tyler Morin Band—8pm; blues, R&B, $5 MOHAWK TAVEN Party Sharks— 9pm; rock, n/c NOBLE ESTATE URBAN John Baumann—6pm; americana, folk, n/c OAKSHIRE High Tolerance— 5pm; jam, folk, n/c OLD NICK'S Echavox, Lostodyssey, James Danglish—9pm; indie, experi- mental electronic, $5-$7 SAM BOND'S GARAGE Red Raven Follies—9:30pm, bur- lesque, variety, $8 SATURDAY MARKET David Rogers—10am; n/c. Eugene Bhangra—11am; n/c. Rick Leighton—12pm; n/c. Osprey Flies The Nest—1pm; n/c. Oak Hill School Jazz Band—2pm; n/c. Maya Love Band—3:30pm; n/c THE SHEDD Siri Vik—7:30pm; cabaret, classical, jazz, $16- $34 TSUNAMI BOOKS Celtic Fiddle Festival—7:30pm; $25.50 QUACKER'S Ladies Night & DeeJay—9pm; n/c WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN Beat Crunchers—9pm; fusion, world music, $5 WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/Sarah—9pm; n/c YUKON JACK'S Hard Drive— 9pm; classic & oldies rock'n roll, n/c SUNDAY 4/30 AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Karaoke w/Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons—8pm; n/c BEALL CONCERT HALL Hal Grossman—7:30pm; violin, $8-$10 COWFISH Aaron Jackson—9pm; bass-house, club, n/c CUSH CAFE Open Mic—2pm; n/c THE EAGLE Bret Evans & Diamondbacks—6pm; open jam, $2 THE EMBERS Karaoke w/Sassy Patty—7pm; n/c FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sandy Holder, piano & Jeffrey Allen, cello—3pm; sug. don. $10 & canned goods for Food for Lane Country HI-FI LOUNGE FUTUREBIRDS— 8:30pm; psychedelic country, $10-$12 JAZZ STATION Sunday Learners Jam hosted by Torrey Newhart—2:30pm; jazz, $5 don. MOHAWK TAVERN Rock the Hawk Karaoke competition Finals—7pm; n/c. Karaoke— 10pm; n/c MULLIGAN'S Open Mic— 8:30pm; variety, n/c OAKSHIRE Chad Kushuba— 4pm; singer-songwriter, n/c OLD NICK'S Hindsight Hotel, Beady Moonlight—9pm; indie, alt rock, $3-$5 RIVER STOP RESTAURANT River Stop Sunday Jam—6pm; n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE Northern Exposure—9pm; n/c THE SHEDD Siri Vik—2pm; cab- aret, classical, jazz, $16-$34 TSUNAMI BOOKS The T Sisters— 3:30pm; $15.50-$17 UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH Oregon Bach Collegium: Music for Men's Voices—3pm; classi- cal, $5-$15 WEBFOOT Karaoke w/KJ Power—9pm; n/c WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN The Secret Hippy presents Dirty Rotten Imbeciles (DRI)—7pm; punk, crossover thrash, $15- $18 MONDAY 5/1 BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/KJ Power—9pm; n/c BUGSY'S MondayBug—7pm; acoustic, n/c CENTENNIAL STEAK HOUSE Karaoke w/Dominic—8pm; n/c COWFISH Motown Monday w/DJ Kingsley Strangelove—9pm; soul, n/c EMBERS Karaoke w/Jim Jim & Sassy Patty—8pm; n/c BIG EYES, BIG SOUND Singer-guitarist Kait Eldridge is the epitome of a dedicated bandleader. She’s prevailed through various line-up changes and relocations across the country, all while remaining the sole songwriter of the band Big Eyes. But Eldridge still butts up against the macho BS that exists within music scenes — especially due to the fact that she’s the only woman in the group. “There’s definitely been a good handful of times when we play somewhere and [the person at the door] will ask everyone for their IDs and then try to charge me an entry fee,” says Eldridge. “They just assume that all the men are in the band.” She adds: “It’s 2017. Things are getting better, but every once in a while I still get that sound guy that tries to teach me how to use my amp.” But Eldridge, also a past member of indie-pop- punk band P.S. Eliot, is knowledgeable, and she’s experienced. She started New York-based Big Eyes in 2009 but had been playing music years before that. “I started playing guitar in seventh grade, when I was 12, and I started having bands when I was about 14,” she says. Big Eyes shows the focus of someone who’s been around the musical block a few times. Eldridge says the band is influenced by the likes of Cheap Trick and The Ramones as well as poppier acts like Fleetwood Mac. A precise mash-up of PHOTO BY JOHN O'CALLAGHAN genres, Big Eyes fills the space between pop, punk, power-pop and hard rock with the help of raucous distortion, a ton of palm muting and Eldridge’s anthemic vocals. The band is touring with a full four-piece lineup for the first time since the release of Stake My Claim, its third studio album, on which Eldridge says she worked hard to “trim the fat” and make more cohesive than previous works. “The longer that we play, the tighter we get and the more comfortable we get,” she says. “We’re just a loud band having a lot of fun.” Big Eyes is playing an all-ages show 7:30 pm Mon- day, May 1, at Interzone in Corvallis with support from Corvallis band Dumb Luck and Eugene band The Shifts. $5 at the door. — Meerah Powell eugeneweekly.com • A pril 27, 2017 23
