THURSDAY 6/8
AXE & FIDDLE Flies w/Honey,
Go Fever—8:30pm; n/c
B&B LOUNGE Karaoke—
9:30pm; n/c
THE BARNLIGHT Karaoke w/
Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c
BLACK FOREST Rob Sozda,
Caveman Dave—10pm, n/c
COWFISH Purrsday w/Kitty
Trap—9pm; bass, house, trap,
dubstep, n/c
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Karaoke w/
Jared—9pm; n/c
FROHNMAYER MUSIC BLDG
Oregon Symphonic Band—
7:30pm; $5-$7
HAPPY HOURS Crystal Harmony
Karaoke—8:30pm; n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE Poor Man's
Whiskey—10pm; performing
Paul Simon's "Graceland," $12-
$15
JAZZ STATION Will Jakes—
7:30pm; jazz, $10
LUCKEY'S Grateful Dead Family
Jam—10pm; dead covers, open
jam, $3
MAC'S The Traceys—6pm; vari-
ety, n/c
MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; hits,
old standards, requests, n/c
MCSHANE'S Acoustic
Underground Open Mic—
7:30pm; n/c
MOHAWK TAVERN Eugene Beer
Week: Jerry Zybach—7:30pm;
blues, n/c
OAKSHIRE Olem & Micah Duo—
6pm; jazz, n/c
OVERTIME BAR & GRILL Blues
Jam w/Dave Roberts ft. Byron
Case, Loepp & Cooper—7pm;
n/c
POKER LOUNGE Karaoke w/
Sassy Patty—7pm; n/c
SAM BOND'S GARAGE Busted
Monks, Dick Dagger—9pm; $5
SHADOWFOX Open Mic—8pm; n/c
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Tim
McLaughlin & friends—7pm; n/c
WOW HALL Brokeback w/Fell
Runner—8pm; instrumental
rock, $8-$10
FRIDAY 6/9
5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Sarah
Burkhart—9:30pm; n/c
ALTON BAKER PARK Beats,
Brews & BBQ—5pm; various
musical acts throughout the
day, $12-$25
BLACK FOREST Peter Jong (of
EMERGE), Bodhis Zafa—10pm;
n/c
BLAIRALLY Church of the 80s
w/Chris, Jen & John—8pm; 80s
vinyl, $3
BREWSTATION Gumbo Groove
plays Fungrass—7:30pm; n/c
BRONCO SALOON Karaoke w/
Lindsey—9pm; n/c
CLAIM 52 AT ABBEY The
Brothers Reed—5pm; original,
pop, folk, indie, n/c
COWFISH SPOC-3PO—9pm;
dance-pop, underground, $5
THE 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 Mike
Davis—6pm; acoustic guitar,
n/c
HAPPY HOURS Hard Drive—
8pm; classic & oldies rock'n roll,
n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE Shwar Town
Presents: Magic w/Miles Airon,
Sara Z, Spectrometer—10pm;
DJ dance party, $5-$7
JAZZ STATION Jarrett Cherner
Trio—7:30pm; jazz, $12
JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy
Patty—9pm; n/c
KEG TAVERN Karaoke
w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c
LAVELLE WINERY Coupe De
Ville—6pm; n/c
LUCKEY'S Thom Simon,
Spaceface, VCR—10pm; rock,
garage, $5
MAC'S Ty Curtis Band—8pm;
rockin' blues, $10
MOE'S Stone Cold JAZZ w/Kenny
Reed—6pm; jazz jam, n/c
MOHAWK TAVERN Done Deal—
9pm; rock, n/c
NOBLE ESTATE URBAN Henry
Cooper & Friends—6pm; blues,
n/c
O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm;
n/c
OAKSHIRE Brothers In Law—
5pm; americana, n/c
OREGON WINE LAB Llarona—
7pm; n/c
PUB AT LAURELWOOD Mike
Denney Trio—6pm; n/c
SAGINAW VINEYARD RIFFLE—
6pm; classic rock, blues, n/c
SALSEROS DANCE STUDIO Live
Salsa music w/Pura Vida—
10pm; $12
SAM BOND'S GARAGE Mood
Area 52, Heavenly Oceans, Deer
Souls—9:30pm; indie, $5
SARVER WINERY Blues Club
Project—6pm; blues, n/c
SPFD ELKS BTM Karaoke—8pm;
everyone welcome, n/c
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS
Manouche Au Spencer—7pm; n/c
VANILLA JILL'S Josh Caraco &
his Kora—6:30pm; West African
harp, don.
WAYWARD LAMB Glamazons
Drag Show —10pm; burlesque,
cabaret, $5
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN
Whirled Music Series ft. Shaun
Currin—6pm; folk, blues, jazz,
funk, n/c
WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke
w/KJ Mike—9pm; n/c
WOW HALL Jah9 & Mellow
Mood—8pm; $14-$16
SATURDAY 6/10
5TH ST CORNUCOPIA
Rocktopia—9:30pm; n/c
ALTON BAKER PARK Beats,
Brews & BBQ—noon; various
musical acts throughout the
day, $17-$25
THE ATRIUM The SoulBop
Groovinators—2pm; jazz, n/c
AXE & FIDDLE Something Like
Seduction, the Resinators—
8:30pm; n/c
BLACK FOREST Right Lane
Ends, Mathew Frantz, Rock
Forming Minerals—10pm, n/c
BREW & CUE Sassy Patty, BTM
Karaoke—9pm; 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
DRIFTWOOD BAR Karaoke w/
Slick Nick—9pm; n/c
DUCK BAR Karaoke w/Breezy
Bee—9pm; n/c
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
UO Ensemble Early Music
Concert—7pm; classical, n/c
FROHNMAYER MUSIC BLDG UO
Women's Choir & Repertory
Singers—7:30pm; $5-$7
HAPPY HOURS Christie &
McCallum—8:30pm; ameri-
cana, n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE Yak Attack—
10pm; electronica, trip hop, $10
JAZZ STATION Jack Radsliff &
Friends—7:30pm; jazz, $10
KEG TAVERN Dance Music
w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c
LUCKEY'S 2nd Nature presents:
Samantha Schoffner,
Undermind, Sammy Warm
Hands, Incite, ThatKidCry, Dzo &
Analog Monday—10pm; hip-
hop, rap, $5
MAC'S Tommy Hogan—8pm;
blues, rock, $7
MOHAWK TAVERN Eugene Beer
Week: Hip Billys—7:30pm;
americana, n/c. Done Deal—
9pm; rock, n/c
NOBLE ESTATE URBAN Skip
Jones & Friends—6pm; blues &
boogie, n/c
OAKSHIRE Jake Martini—6pm;
n/c
POWERS AUDITORIUM Midnight
Darlins, Xtra-Mile, Little Sisters,
McKenzie Express, David
Lomond—5:15pm; americana,
country, rock, gospel, hawaiian,
$3-$8, kids under 7 n/c
SAM BOND'S GARAGE Muscle
Beach Petting Zoo, Surfs Drugs,
Jargon—9:30pm; instrumental
post-progressive hardcore,
math rock, $5
TSUNAMI BOOKS Kenny Reed &
Stone Cold Jazz—7pm; jazz,
open mic poetry, $5-$15
QUACKER'S Ladies Night &
DeeJay—9pm; n/c
UNITY OF THE VALLEY CHURCH
In Accord Annual Spring
Concert: Bridging Troubled
Waters, A Capella Secular
Community Choir—7pm;
$7-$10 sug. don.
VANILLA JILL'S Honk! Fest
Eugene: Samba Ja,
Environmental Enchroachment,
Beatcrunchers, Bandamonium,
Kef, Bloco, Jefferson St. Parade
Band—6pm; don. or n/c
WAYWARD LAMB Unveiled—
8pm; queer burlesque, $6
WEBFOOT DJ Crown—10pm;
hip-hop, dance, trap, n/c
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN
Eugene Chautauqua - A
Progressive Artists Event ft. Eric
Richardson (NAACP President &
his jazz band), Bandemonium,
Euphonics, & comedians Leigh
Anne Jashaway & Isaac Paris—
3:45pm; $5 sug. don.
WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke
w/Sarah—9pm; n/c
COUNTRY
MAN CAN SURVIVE
Critically acclaimed songwriter Cory Branan has the
stuff of a Nashville country music mega-star: stuff like
a twinkle in his eye and a Southern drawl, boyish good
looks made rugged by a three-day beard, and a chesty
baritone — equally suited for hold-me-close dance
numbers as well as arena-ready anthems.
Nevertheless, Branan says: “My sensibilities don’t
go with what country radio is these days. There’s a
great tradition of writers that have written for country
radio, but everyone was always trying to cross over in
country music. Pop was better!”
After spending several years in Nashville, Branan is
back in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.
Branan’s pop sensibilities are showcased on his latest
release, Adios, out now on stalwart “insurgent country”
record label Bloodshot Records. Adios, described by
Branan as a “loser’s survival kit,” is a collection of songs
that twist and turn through many styles: from country
music to power pop to Springsteen-esque anthems like
“Blacksburg,” complete with a saxophone solo that would
make Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band proud from
beyond the grave.
“When I write the songs they just sort of sound
a way in my head,” Branan says. “I usually let them
dictate where they want to go.”
Adios is also notable for against-genre guest
appearances from artists such as Laura Jane Grace of
punk band Against Me as well as James Crowell on drums
(formerly of cow-punk band Deertick) and Amanda Shires
on fiddle and vocals — known for her work with another alt-
country connoisseur’s favorite songwriter, Jason Isbell.
Branan explains: “I can always hear whose voice will
sound good on things. I try not to have guests just to have
guests. I’m just lucky enough to have been doing this for
so long I know some really, really talented people.”
Cory Branan makes a rare West Coast tour stop at
8 pm Sunday, June 11, at Hi Fi Music Hall Lounge; $10
advance, $12 door, 21-plus. — Will Kennedy
PHOTO BY TODD COOPER
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