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
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