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COMFORT IN EVERY STEP Footwise carries Men’s and Women’s Samuel Hubbard shoes THE GGOOLLDD STANDARD Margaret Butler, singer with Milwaukee-based electropop act GGOOLLDD, VISIT FOOTWISE FOR A PROFSSIONAL FITTING calls her band’s music “dungeon disco glam.” (Pronounced “gold,” the unusual spelling of the band name comes from Butler’s trying to differentiate her band in Google searches. Entering “Gold band” into Google brought up a bunch of wedding rings.) I ask Butler if she can define such an unusual description any further, and she playfully says, “No, not really.” But those three words do convey GGOOLLDD’s blend of danceable dream pop, theatrical stage shows and the synth-goth grooves of Depeche Mode, as well as a charismatic lead singer and a Midas touch with pop hooks. GGOOLLDD is releasing a new EP, Teeth, in December, and although it features the shimmering and airy single “Excelsior Springs,” Butler calls Teeth grittier than GGOOLLDD’s past few releases. “It’s a slightly new concept for us that we’re trying out,” she says. “It’s just the four of us, and we write when the spirit moves us. We try not to write the same sort of thing twice.” “Excelsior” starts with the crack of a snare drum leading into a cascading guitar hook that recalls Beach House. Soon Butler chirps in a breathy soprano: “Like bourbon in my lemonade, you were all I want.” The grit Butler refers to shows up elsewhere on the slightly industrial, very ’80s vibe permeating “Secrets,” also off the upcoming EP. Butler writes all the lyrics but can’t point to any specific influence or inspiration. “It’s generally from my own experience. It’s subconscious.” GGOOLLDD plays 10 pm Thursday, Sept. 28, at Hi-Fi Music Hall Lounge; $10 advance, $12 door, 21-plus. — Will Kennedy Downtown Eugene • 181 E Broadway • 541.342.6107 Footwise.com • Mon-Sat 10-6 & Sun 11-5 On Sale fri 10:00AM march 8 mcdonald TheaTre 1010 Williamette st · eugene, Or 8:00Pm sHOW · all ages tickets at all ticketsWest lOcatiOns cHarge By PHOne 800-992-8499 tickets alsO availaBle at tHe mcDOnalD tHeatre BOx Office & broTher roy wiTh brain & brewer FIRST NATIONAL TAPHOUSE Open Mic—8pm; n/c OLD NICK'S Irish Jam—6pm; n/c. Layden & The Lion—9pm; punk, folk punk, acoustic, $5 SPFD GRIDIRON BTM Karaoke— 8pm; n/c WANDERING GOAT Songwriters Night (originals only)—7pm; n/c TUESDAY 10/3 5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Jesse Meade w/Rachel Hoffman— 9:30pm; n/c COWFISH Trap-House Tuesday w/ Wes Light—9pm; n/c CUSH Poetry Open Mic—7:30pm; n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Acoustic Night w/Brian Chevalier—6pm; n/c THE EMBERS DJ Victor—8pm; current hits, standards, requests, n/c LEVEL UP Karaoke w/Kade— 9pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Amusedays w/Chaz Logan Hyde!—10pm; comedy, open mic, n/c MAC'S Roosters Blues Jam w/ Skip Jones & Byron Case—7pm; blues jam, n/c MOE'S Stone Cold Jazz w/Kenny Reed—6pm; n/c MULLIGAN'S PUB Steve Ibach— 8pm; acoustic, n/c O BAR Peter Giri—5:30pm; rock- in' acoustic, n/c. Karaoke w/ Jared—9pm; n/c OLD NICK'S Weirdo's Experimental Open Mic w/ Jevon—9pm; n/c ROARING RAPIDS Jack Radsliff Quintet—7:30pm; n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE Bluegrass Jam—9pm; n/c THE SHEDD BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet—7:30pm; $29 WHIRLED PIES Acoustic Jams— 7pm; n/c WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c WEDNESDAY 10/4 5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Karaoke w/ Slick Nick—9pm; n/c AXE & FIDDLE Aaron Lee Tasjan—8pm; $12 BLACK FOREST Karaoke w/KJ Powers—9pm; n/c THE COOLER Karaoke w/Caught in the Act—9pm; n/c COWFISH Local DJ Review—9pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Mama Jan’s Blues Jam w/Brian Chevalier—8pm; n/c HI-FI LOUNGE Funk Night— 10pm; funk jam, n/c HI-FI MAIN HALL Lil Peep—9pm; hip-hop, $20-$25 ISLAND HUT Karaoke w/Jared— 5pm; n/c JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy Patty—8pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Wednesday Night Groove Sessions w/The Sunday Bump!—10pm; funk, jazz, open jam, $3 MAC'S Gus Russell & Paul Biondi—6pm; jazz, variety, n/c MOHAWK TAVERN Karaoke w/ Caught in the Act—9pm; n/c MULLIGAN'S Open Mic—8:30pm; variety, n/c OLD NICK'S Screature, Stariana— 9pm; post punk, darkwave, goth, $5 SAM BOND'S GARAGE Pretty Drunk—9pm; trashgrass, $3-$5 SIDELINES SPORTS BAR Karaoke w/Mike—9pm; n/c VANILLA JILL'S Open mic—8pm; poetry, music, n/c WAYWARD LAMB Lipsync Battle—9:30pm; n/c WEST END TAVERN BTM Karaoke—9pm; n/c WHIRLED PIES Whirled Music Series ft. Cubbage & Patrick Feng—6pm; singer-songwriter, pop, folk, n/c. Grateful Wednesdays, films of Grateful Dead shows from the past— 8pm; n/c WOW HALL Gryffin, Autograf, ayo- kay—9pm; EDM, $15-$18 saTurday ocTober 7 w.o.w. hall ocTober 5 w.o.w. hall 291 W 8tH ave · eugene, Or 8:00Pm sHOW · all ages tickets at all ticketmaster lOcatiOns cHarge By PHOne 1-800-745-3000 alsO availaBle at WOW Hall BOx Office 291 W 8tH ave · eugene, Or · 8:00Pm sHOW · all ages tickets at all ticketmaster lOcatiOns cHarge By PHOne 1-800-745-3000 alsO availaBle at WOW Hall BOx Office friday november 3 elsinore TheaTre 1010 Williamette st eugene, Or 8:00Pm sHOW all ages tickets at all ticketsWest lOcatiOns cHarge By PHOne 800-992-8499 tickets alsO availaBle at tHe mcDOnalD tHeatre BOx Office 170 HigH st se salem, Or 8:00Pm sHOW all ages tickets at ticketsWest lOcatiOns cHarge By PHOne 800-992-8499 alsO at elsinOre tHeatre ticket Office Only Western OregOn PerfOrmance! november 14 elsinore TheaTre 170 HigH st se salem, Or 8:00Pm sHOW all ages tickets at ticketsWest lOcatiOns cHarge By PHOne 800-922-8499 tickets alsO at elsinOre tHeatre BOx Office & madame Gandhi friday nov 10 mcdonald TheaTre 1010 Williamette st · eugene, Or 8:00Pm sHOW · all ages tickets at all ticketsWest lOcatiOns cHarge By PHOne 800-992-8499 tickets alsO availaBle at tHe mcDOnalD tHeatre BOx Office CORVALLIS Only OregOn Date! & THE REGION INTERZONE — Corvallis TH Tenement, Dumb Luck, Abolitionist—7pm; punk, $5 november 6 mcdonald TheaTre friday january 12 elsinore TheaTre On Sale fri 10:00AM friday nov 17 mcdonald TheaTre 1010 Williamette st · eugene, Or · 8:00Pm sHOW · all ages tickets at all ticketsWest lOcatiOns · cHarge By PHOne 800-992-8499 tickets alsO availaBle at tHe mcDOnalD tHeatre BOx Office 170 HigH st se · salem, Or 8:00Pm sHOW all ages tickets at ticketsWest lOcatiOns cHarge By PHOne 800-922-8499 tickets alsO at elsinOre tHeatre BOx Office eugeneweekly.com • September 28, 2017 33
