THURSDAY 8/24
5TH ST PUBLIC MARKET Kareem
Kandi Band—6pm; jazz fusion,
n/c
AXE & FIDDLE The Baron Ward,
Kongregation—8:30pm; ameri-
cana, n/c
B&B LOUNGE Karaoke—
9:30pm; n/c
THE BARNLIGHT Karaoke w/
Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c
BEERGARDEN Howlin' Dogma
Blues—7:30pm; blues, n/c
BLACK FOREST Digisaurus,
Harmonia Mundi, Rhizome—
10pm; electro, indie pop, n/c
COWFISH Dirty Thursday w/
Diemos—9pm; dirty-house,
electronic, n/c
DEXTER LAKE CLUB Karaoke w/
Jared—9pm; n/c
EMERALD PARK Taki Chayay—
6:30pm; Pan-Andean music, n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE The Heavy Pets
w/Hello Dollface—10pm;
$8-$10
HULT CENTER PLAZA
Inspirational Sounds Gospel
Choir—5:30pm; n/c
LUCKEY'S Grateful Dead Family
Jam—10pm; dead covers, open
jam, $3
MAC'S Peter Giri & Hank
Shreve—6pm; acoustic/electric
guitars, harmonicas, 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—5pm; folk,
n/c
OLD NICK'S Eugene Order of
Steel Happy Hour Bout—6pm;
n/c. Drowse, Wilt, Entresol,
YouVees—9pm; dream pop,
experimental rock, indie, $5
OVERTIME BAR & GRILL Blues
Jam w/Dave Roberts ft. Danielle
Ward—7pm; n/c
SAM BOND'S BREWERY Plastic
Shadow—6pm; n/c
SAM BOND'S GARAGE Ellis
Moore—9pm; alternative rock,
acoustic, $3
SHADOWFOX Open Mic—8pm; n/c
STARLIGHT LOUNGE Disney
Singalong w/Ty Connor—9pm; n/c
TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS
Lonesome Randall—7pm; n/c
VANILLA JILL'S An Evening w/
TDAWGKORG—7pm; electronic,
don.
WAYWARD LAMB Throw Back
Thursday—10pm; mix of dance
hits across the decades, n/c
WHIRLED PIES DOWNTOWN
Whirled Music Series ft. Robert
Meade—6pm; singer songwriter,
n/c
FRIDAY 8/25
5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Robert
Meade & Mick Dägger—
9:30pm; n/c
AGRARIAN ALES Hop Harvest
Festival: The Red Horse Band—
2pm; n/c
BLACK FOREST Pale People,
Boomchick, Coldfire—10pm;
piano-prog, rock, n/c
BLAIRALLY Church of the 80s
w/Chris, Jen & John—8pm; 80s
vinyl, $3
BREWSTATION Corwin Bolt &
The Wingnuts—7:30pm; n/c
BRONCO SALOON Karaoke w/
Lindsey—9pm; n/c
CITY NIGHTCLUB Crystal
Harmony Karaoke—9pm; n/c
COWFISH Freek-Nite w/SPOC-
3PO—9pm; underground, pop,
remix, $3
CUTHBERT AMPHITHEATER
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night
Sweats & Lake Street Drive—
7:30pm; $39-$44
DAVIS DJ Crown—10:30pm; hip-
hop, dance, reggaeton, $5
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
EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke w/
KJ Rick—9pm; n/c
EMBERS The Survivors—9pm;
50s to 90s classic rock/variety,
n/c
HAPPY HOURS Heavy Chevy—
8pm; blues, soul & zydeco, n/c
HI-FI LOUNGE Filthy Friends—
10pm; $15
HOUSE CONCERT NEAR SOUTH
EUGENE The Vicki Brabham
Combo w/Don Elkington & Nate
Waddell—5:30pm; dinner &
music, RSVP to choir@eugene-
concertchoir.org, $75
JAZZ STATION Jessika Smith
Composers Big Band—7:30pm;
jazz, $10
JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy
Patty—9pm; n/c
KEG TAVERN Karaoke
w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c
KESEY SQUARE Grand Ronde
String Band—4pm; bluegrass,
old timey, n/c
LAVELLE VINEYARDS RIFFLE—
6pm; blues, R&B, rock, n/c
LUCKEY'S Ready Steady Soul
Club Whole Lotta Soul Dance
Party!–10pm; rare soul djs, $5
MAC'S The Tyler Morin Band—
8pm; blues, $6
WITCHY
BLUES
The experimental blues of Hello Dollface
puts listeners under a spell. In true witch
fashion, Ashley Edwards (front woman and
creature of the night) is on a spiritual journey
to bring women closer together with the
power of song and energy.
“Sound travels very quickly; we
understand sound. It’s a fundamental nature
to understand light and sound and what it
does to our body,” Edwards explains.
She began performing in 2009 in Colorado,
where she met current partner and bandmate
Jesse Ogle. The two joined a local band that
sought a blues singer and a bassist.
“Trying to get serious about a project
naturally weeds people out,” Edwards says.
By 2013, she and Ogle found themselves as
the last members standing, a turning point
that ignited their thirst to create.
Edwards picked up the synth, keys and
guitar along the way, and she and Ogle have
meshed together their roles, the lioness and
the lamb, to create something fluid on stage
and in the studio. “Each night, in different
environments, we chameleon ourselves into
the room,” Edwards says.
“If I’m performing at a wine bar on a
Tuesday, I’m still coming with that same
energy; I just won’t be throwing myself
around. I’m going to tailor to the taste of
the environment. I think that’s a quality of
being a dynamic human: You’re yourself
everywhere you go, but you’re going to dress
the part.”
This approach makes Hello Dollface a
cup of tea for everyone’s taste buds. Right
now, Edwards emphasizes, people need a
catharsis they can tune into.
From blues to funk, ambient hip hop
and a dash of Fiona Apple, the duo dabbles
across genres to make a unique brew.
Mysticism, the divine feminine and tarot
are the band’s latest influences, which is
something Edwards attributes to her growing
connection with women while on tour.
Come explore melodic energy and sway to
bluesy tunes with Hello Dollface along with
The Heavy Pets 10 pm Thursday, Aug. 24, at
Hi-Fi Music Hall; tickets $8 in advance, $12 at
the door. — Kelsey Anne Rankin
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