INDIE
ROCK PROBLEM CHILD
Imagine the burgeoning ’90s-era Pacific Northwest indie rock scene as
a classroom. Then imagine former Cottage Grove resident Isaac Brock of
Modest Mouse as the hyperactive, erratic yet undeniably brilliant kid at the
back of that classroom — the kid who, despite expectations, goes ahead
and produces an indie rock masterpiece in the form of 1997’s The Lonesome
Crowded West.
That record is what Modest Mouse does best: simple and raw, mysterious
and knowable, grooves both angular and danceable. And Brock — a little
Black Francis, a little Kurt Cobain, but mostly just his gloriously weird,
abrasive self — acting as a shouting carnival barker, curating a show of his
own making, riding his squealing guitar work into the sunset.
In 2004 Modest Mouse scored a bona-fide mainstream hit with the
infectious single “Float On.” But it wasn’t until ’07 that they earned their
true rock ’n’ roll stripes, enlisting The Smiths’ Johnny Marr for We Were
Dead Before The Ship Even Sank — itself a masterpiece of indie rock gone
mainstream, on par with crossover attempts from legends like REM and U2.
At first blush, Marr seemed like an unlikely ally for Modest Mouse. But
both Brock and Marr have guitar sounds unquestionably their own, and Marr
added some gravitas to Brock’s inability to musically sit still.
In the end, life’s greatest offense for the smart kid at back of the class is
for the subject to grow dull, and 2015’s Strangers to Ourselves shows Brock
not just mellowing out but — despite some of the old magic showing up on
tracks like “Lampshades on Fire” — growing disinterested in the riotous
dumpster fire he creates so naturally.
Modest Mouse plays with Mattress 8 pm Wednesday, May 24, at Cuthbert
Amphitheater; $45 advance, $50 gate, all-ages. — Will Kennedy
THURSDAY 5/18
AXE & FIDDLE A-Mac & the
Height—8:30pm; folk, reggae,
hip-hop, n/c
B&B LOUNGE Karaoke—
9:30pm; n/c
THE BARNLIGHT Karaoke w/
Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c
BEERGARDEN Aaron
Crawford—7:30pm; country,
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
HI-FI LOUNGE Jargon, The
Critical Shakes, The
Beepsters—10pm; $5
JAZZ STATION Koko & Karma
Duo—7:30pm; jazz, $12
LUCKEY'S Grateful Dead Family
Jam—10pm; dead covers, open
jam, $3
MAC'S Makindu Children's
Program Bunko Night—5:30pm;
fundraiser, sug. don. $30
MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; hits,
old standards, requests, n/c
MCSHANE'S Acoustic
Underground Open Mic—
7:30pm; n/c
OAKSHIRE Corwin Bolt & The
Wingnuts—5:30pm; total mind
folk, n/c
OLD NICK'S Eugene Order of
Steel Happy Hour Bout—6pm;
n/c. Rainwalkers, Manchino—
9pm; rock, southern rock, $5
OVERTIME BAR & GRILL Blues
Jam w/Brian James, Dave
Roberts, Leopp & Cooper—7pm;
n/c
POKER LOUNGE Karaoke w/
Sassy Patty—7pm; n/c
SAM BOND'S GARAGE Caitlin
Jemma, Bart Budwig, Rebecca
Connor—9pm; acoustic, singer-
songwriter, $7
SHADOWFOX Open Mic—8pm; n/c
THE SHEDD My Lucky Star: Nacio
Herb Brown & Arthur Freed—
7:30pm; Emerald City Jazz Kings
2016-17 season, $18-$30
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS The
Porch Band—7pm; n/c
WAYWARD LAMB EDM In The
Den—10pm; DJ, dancing, n/c
before 11, after $3
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN
Whirled Music Series ft. Rick
Zar—6pm; 12-string finger-style
guitarist, n/c
FRIDAY 5/19
AXE & FIDDLE The Midnight
Darlins, The Poorhouse
Millionaires—8:30pm; doo wop
twang, roots, $5
BLAIRALLY Church of the 80s
w/Chris, Jen & John—8pm; 80s
vinyl, $3
BREWSTATION men from surf—
7:30pm; surf, rock, n/c
BRONCO SALOON Karaoke w/
Lindsey—9pm; n/c
CLAIM 52 ABBEY Monday
Morning Denial—5:30pm; n/c
COWFISH SPOC-3PO—9pm;
dance-pop, underground, $5
DOC'S PAD Karaoke w/KJ
Power—9pm; n/c
DOUGHERTY DANCE THEATRE
Dema African Dance &
Drumming Ensemble—8pm;
$12, n/c for UO students
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
THE EMBERS The Survivors—
9pm; 50s to 90s classic rock,
variety, n/c
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH On The
Rocks Spring Alumni Show ft.
Peter Hollens—7:30pm; UO
Acapella group, $5-$10
FRIENDLY ST MARKET Loftan
Duo—6pm; n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE Cedar Teeth,
WORTH—7pm; $8-$10. Shwar
Town, Michael Orbit, Chris
Undermind, Ceez, Schlep—
10pm; $5-$7
JAZZ STATION Smokin' Jukebox
w/Dona Clarke & Ryan Nason—
7:30pm; jazz, $10
JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy
Patty—9pm; n/c
KEG TAVERN Karaoke
w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c
LAVELLE WINE BAR Coupe De
Ville—6:30pm; n/c
LUCKEY'S The Great Cover-Up!—
9pm; GTFF benefit, rotating
bands & covers all night, $5
MAC'S My Band ft. Darlene
Jackson—8pm; variety, $6
MOHAWK TAVERN Racetrack
Romeos—9pm; rock, n/c
MULLIGAN'S Daddy Rabbit—
9pm; rock & roll, originals, cov-
ers, n/c
NOBLE ESTATE URBAN Peter Giri
& Lloyd Tolbert—6pm; classic
rock, n/c
O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm;
n/c
OREGON WINE LAB Richie G &
MA Beats—7pm; n/c
SAGINAW VINEYARD Blue Light
Special—6pm; n/c
SALSEROS DANCE STUDIO Live
Salsa music w/Salsa Nova—
10pm; $12
SAM BOND'S GARAGE GRRRLZ
ROCK SHOWCASE—9:30pm; $5
SPFD ELKS BTM Karaoke—8pm;
everyone welcome, n/c
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Jobe
Woosley & Co—7pm; n/c
UNITY OF THE VALLEY Holly Near
Trio w/Jorah LeFleur—7:30pm;
benefit for Womenspace, $25-$28
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN
Aloha Friday—6pm; Hawaiian
open mic, presentation, n/c
WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke
w/KJ Mike—9pm; n/c
SATURDAY 5/20
755 RIVER RD Moody Little
Sister w/Sandy Holder & Percy
Franklin—8pm; $10-$12
AXE & FIDDLE KIDZ ROCK—
5pm; $1-$20 don.
BEALL CONCERT HALL Women's
Choral Society presents "Sail
Away!"—3pm; $6-$20
BEERGARDEN The
Stringbreakers—7:30pm; blue-
grass, n/c
BREW & CUE Sassy Patty, BTM
Karaoke—9pm; n/c
BREWSTATION Tatiamo—
7:30pm; rock & ballad covers,
n/c
CITY NIGHTCLUB Crystal
Harmony Karaoke—9pm; EDM,
n/c
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
DOUGHERTY DANCE THEATRE
Dema African Dance &
Drumming Ensemble—8pm;
$12, n/c for UO students
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 classic rock,
variety, n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE Kikagaku Moyo,
Sugar Candy Mountain, Snow
White—10pm; $10-$12
HULT CENTER University Spring
Concert at the Hult—7pm;
$5-$10. Soromundi: Lesbian
Chorus of Eugene spring con-
cert—7:30pm; choral, $22
JAZZ STATION Chris Orsinger
Trio—7:30pm; jazz, $10
KEG TAVERN Dance Music
w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c
THE LOUNGE Eugene Warm Up
Party—9pm; special perfor-
mances, special DJ, $7
LUCKEY'S Jack McNeil & Co.,
Esoterik, Espermachine—
10pm; gothic, darkwave, $5
MAC'S RIFFLE—8pm; blues,
rock, R&B, $5
MOHAWK TAVEN Rock &
Rewind—9pm; rock, n/c
NOBLE ESTATE URBAN
Llorona—6pm; Meximericana,
R&B, n/c
OAKSHIRE Just Duet—6pm;
folk, n/c
OLD NICK'S Women & Children
First benefit for Planned
Parenthood, The Libertine
Belles, Norma Fraser Reggae
Band, Martita Santiago
Flamenco Troup & Miss
Minsky's Burlesque Troupe—
6pm; sug. don. $10-$30
RIVER RD BAPTIST CHURCH
Inspirational Sounds Gospel
Choir—4pm; n/c
SAM BOND'S GARAGE Abandon
Shoe, Black Delany, Rachelle
Dechelle—9:30pm; indie-rock,
acoustic, $5
SATURDAY MARKET Aruna Beth
Miriam Rose—10am; n/c. OCC
Prelude Choir—11am; n/c. The
Alves Brothers—noon; n/c.
Richie G. & MaBeat—1pm; n/c.
The Dirty Dandelions—2pm;
n/c. Jerry Zybach & The Blues
Kats—3:30pm; n/c
QUACKER'S Ladies Night &
DeeJay—9pm; n/c
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