Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 2017)
THURSDAY 12/21 B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm; n/c THE BARNLIGHT Karaoke w/ Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c BEERGARDEN Rob Tobias & Friends celebrate winter sol- stice—7:30pm; n/c COWFISH 90s Night!—9pm; n/c DEXTER LAKE CLUB Karaoke w/ Jared—9pm; n/c THE DRAKE 80's Night—10pm; live DJ, n/c HAPPY HOURS Crystal Harmony Karaoke—8pm; n/c HI-FI LOUNGE Thelem & Secret Recipe w/Spelunker & Pizzabowl—10pm; bass music, $7-$10 JAZZ STATION PDX Jazz Series: Christopher Brown Quartet— 7:30pm; jazz, $12 LUCKEY'S Grateful Dead Family Jam—10pm; dead covers, open jam, $3 MAC'S Harpdog Brown & The Travelin' Blues Show - Canada's Best Classic Blues Band—6pm; $10 MAX’S DJ Victor—10pm; hits, old standards, requests, n/c MCSHANE'S Acoustic Underground Open Mic— 7:30pm; n/c MULLIGAN'S PUB Karaoke— 9pm; n/c OLD NICK'S Eugene Order of Steel Happy Hour Bout—7pm; n/c OVERTIME BAR & GRILL Blues Jam w/Dave Roberts ft. Ricky Johnson—7pm; n/c SHADOWFOX Open Mic—8pm; n/c FRIDAY 12/22 5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Beef Bottom—9:30pm; n/c BLAIRALLY Church of the 80s Night w/Chris, Jen & John— 9pm; DJ, $3 BREWSTATION Blue Flags & Blackgrass—7:30pm; blue- grass, n/c BRONCO SALOON Karaoke w/ Lindsey—9pm; n/c COWFISH Freek-Nite w/SPOC- 3PO—9pm; underground, pop, remix, $3 DAVIS DJ Crown—10:30pm; hip- hop, dance, reggaeton, $5 DOC'S PAD Karaoke w/KJ Power—9pm; n/c THE DRAKE Dancing—10pm; live DJ, n/c DRIFTWOOD BAR Karaoke w/ Slick Nick—9pm; n/c EL TAPATIO CANTINA Karaoke w/ KJ Rick—9pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Heavy Chevy— 8pm; blues, soul & zydeco, n/c HI-FI LOUNGE A Night of Burlesque w/The June Bugs— 10pm; burlesque, pop-folk, $5 HOLIDAY MARKET Jim Crabbe— 10:30am; n/c. Olem Alves— 11:30am; n/c. Jerry Zybach— 12:30pm; n/c. Rudolf Korv— 1:45pm; n/c. The Huckleberrys—3:15pm; n/c. Gumbo Groove—4:45pm; n/c JAZZ STATION Q Morrow— 7:30pm; jazz, $12 JERSEY'S Karaoke w/Sassy Patty—9pm; n/c KEG TAVERN Karaoke w/Caught in the Act—9pm; n/c MAC'S Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes - "Blues at its best!"—8pm; $6 MOE'S JAZZ Comedown ft. Barbara Dzuro w/poetry—6pm; n/c MOHAWK TAVERN Guilty Pleasures—9pm; rock, n/c NOBLE ESTATE URBAN Noble Friday Nights—6pm; n/c O BAR Karaoke w/Jared—9pm; n/c OLD NICK'S An Evening w/The Viper Cats—9pm; rockabilly, $5 SALSEROS DANCE STUDIO Descarga 54—10pm; Salsa,$10 SAM BOND'S GARAGE Wreck The Hallz!, The Elena Leona Project, Walt Trab, Jacob Smythe— 9:30pm; hip-hop & R&B show- case, warm clothing & goodies drive, n/c SPFD ELKS BTM Karaoke—8pm; everyone welcome, n/c WAYWARD LAMB Glamazons Drag Cabaret—10pm; burlesque, cabaret, $5 WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/KJ Mike—9pm; n/c SATURDAY 12/23 5TH ST CORNUCOPIA Baked Daily—9:30pm; n/c BEERGARDEN Goshwood— 7:30pm; bluegrass, n/c BREW & CUE Sassy Patty, BTM Karaoke—9pm; n/c BREWSTATION Liquid Vibe & David Larsen—7:30pm; holiday favorites w/a jazz twist, n/c COWFISH Sup! w/Michael Human—9pm; hip-hop, electro, top 40, $5 CUSH CAFE Open Mic—2pm; n/c DAVIS DJ Crown—10:30pm; hip- hop, dance, reggaeton, $5 DOC'S PAD Karaoke w/KJ Power—9pm; n/c THE DRAKE Dancing—10pm; n/c DRIFTWOOD BAR Karaoke w/ Slick Nick—9pm; n/c HELP THE HOOPLE Years before this little band called Nirvana suddenly put Seattle on the glittery transcontinental map PHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL P. SHEAHAN, ESQ. of rock music, a cornball clutch of great local outfits were plying their own inbred brand of Northwest cool, playing for peanuts in small joints to an incestuous tribe of passionate geeks and plaid-clad oafs. In the early ’80s, the foremost purveyor of portside garage pop was The Young Fresh Fellows, whose savvy pop licks and aw-shucks antics captured the insouciant side of punk rock’s flippant howl. If you don’t know the Fellows, you don’t really know Seattle music — where it all came from, what it means, what it used to be and is. Fellows front-guy Scott McCaughey — he of the perpetual smile, permanent Ray-Ban sunglasses and ever-straggly long hair — is a straight-up Northwest legend. Where so many of his contemporaries fell away, died off or quit, McCaughey kept plugging away, applying a non-stop work ethic to his significant songwriting genius and his pure joy for performing. When all of us in Seattle who had been enjoying — nay, standing in awe — of McCaughey’s talent saw him playing with R.E.M. for the second half of that great American band’s career (from 1994 until 2011), we weren’t surprised. It felt like a vindication, a triumph. All of which leads to this: Last month, while on tour with Alejandro Escovedo in San Francisco, McCaughey suffered a stroke. Reports are he’s recovering rapidly but it’s going to be a long haul, so folks in Portland have organized a two-night benefit, “Help the Hoople,” to help with medical expenses. Let’s get this guy back on stage ASAP — the world needs him. The shows take place Jan. 5 at the Star Theater and Jan. 6 at the Wonder Ballroom, both in Portland, and will include musical appearances from a long list of luminaries: Mike Mills and Peter Buck of R.E.M.; Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney; James Mercer of The Shins; Patterson Hood of Drive By Truckers; Alejandro Escovedo, Count Kellam, Fernando, Justin Townes Earle, M. Ward, The Decembrists, Casey Neill, Kurt Bloch of the Fellows and the Fastbacks and a special appearance by ’90s Portland legends The Dharma Bums; and probably a whole lot more special appearances. Both shows have two ticket options ($50 general admission, and VIPs for $100); for tickets and further info, visit helpthehoople.org. — Rick Levin CLUB 100 YEARS 10PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23: THE RESINATORS AND CHIEFED HOMECOMING SHOW WITH SPECIAL GUESTS RAINWALKERS ($5) (ROCK REGGAE) 933 Olive St | 541-687-4643 830 Olive St | 541-343-3204 luckeysclub.com • In the heart of the Barmuda Triangle eugeneweekly.com • December 21, 2017 21