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About Eugene weekly. (Eugene, Oregon) 1993-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 2019)
music THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21 5TH STREET PUBLIC MARKET Jeremy Pruitt— 5pm; n/c B&B LOUNGE Karaoke— 9:30pm; n/c BEERGARDEN Moonlight Jubilee at Bacon, Bluegrass & Boneyard Festival—7pm; n/c COWFISH 90s Night— 9pm; n/c LISTINGS SAM BOND'S BREWING Austin Has Jazz Trio— 8pm; n/c JERSEY'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke w/Sassy Patty— 9pm; n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE Chad Kushuba, Brandon Cagle—9pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Brown Stallion—10pm; $5 SEASON'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke w/Sassy Patty— 8pm; n/c TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS The Porch Band—7pm; n/c THE BARN LIGHT Karaoke w/Breezy Bee—9pm; n/c THE COOLER BAR Country Night at The Cooler—7:30pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Crystal Harmony Karaoke—8pm; n/c HOLIDAY INN EUGENE/ SPFD S'mores and Pours— 6pm; $10-25 THE JAZZ STATION Torrey Newhart's Obsidian Animals w/Tony Glausi— 7:30pm; $12 JIMMY MAC'S OVERTIME BAR & GRILL Westside Blues Jam w/ Dave Roberts—7pm; n/c THE LOUNGE J Meast,The Clumzys & Baby Eazy E—9pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Grateful Dead Family Jam—10pm; $3 FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 MAX’S TAVERN DJ ƒVictor—10pm; n/c BRONCO SALOON Karaoke w/Lindsey—9pm; n/c MCSHANE'S Acoustic Underground Open Mic— 7:30pm; n/c COWFISH Freek Nite w/ SPOC, 3PO—9pm; $3 MULLIGAN'S PUB Karaoke—9pm; n/c OLD NICK'S PUB Hi-Fi Presents: Dead Meadow, Dallas Acid & Ferns—8pm; $15-18 RATTLESNAKE BBQ AT THE DEXTER LAKE CLUB Karaoke w/Jared—7pm; n/c DOC'S PAD Karaoke w/ KJ Power—9pm; n/c DRIFTWOOD BAR Karaoke w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c EL TAPATIO Karaoke w/ KJ Rick—9pm; n/c WILDCRAFT CIDER WORKS Daniel Romano w/ special guest—7pm; $12-15 SATURDAY MAC'S NIGHTCLUB & RESTAURANT Karen Lovely ft. Lisa Mann—8pm; $10 MOHAWK TAVERN Code Red —9pm; n/c NOBLE ESTATE URBAN Noble Friday Nights — Inner Limits—5pm; n/c FEBRUARY 23 COWFISH Sup! w/Michael Human—9pm; $5 COWFISH Frequency [Vol. 2]—9pm; n/c DOC'S PAD Karaoke w/KJ Power—9pm; n/c O BAR Karaoke w/Jared— 9pm; n/c DRIFTWOOD BAR Karaoke w/Slick Nick—9pm; n/c OREGON WINE LAB Gerry Rempel Trio—7pm; n/c HAPPY HOURS Crystal Harmony Karaoke—7pm; n/c SAGINAW VINEYARD Richieg & Ma Beat—6pm; n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE Lili St. Ann, DOINK—9pm; $5 SPFD ELKS BTM Karaoke—8pm; n/c KEG TAVERN Dance Music w/J'Lynn—9pm; n/c MAC'S NIGHTCLUB & RESTAURANT Bottleneck Blues Band—8pm; $5 TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Geoffrey Mays—7pm; n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE John Prine Sing Along— 8pm; $5 THE EMBERS The Survivors—9pm; n/c SEASON'S BAR & GRILL Karaoke w/Tobey—7pm; n/c THE JAZZ STATION Eugene Composers Big Band—7:30pm; $12 THE SHEDD The Seven Deadly Sins—7:30pm; $28- 38 THE LOUNGE Born Sick, Atharichast, Xray Vsns, R.A.D.—9pm; n/c WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/Sarah—9pm; n/c WOW HALL Hyding Jekyll, Vial...experiment, Alamance—8pm; $10-12 SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24 THE DRAKE Karaoke— 9pm; n/c THE EMBERS Karaoke w/ Sassy Patty—7pm; n/c THE JAZZ STATION Sunday Learners Jam— 2:30pm; $5 don. TRAVELER'S COVE, FLORENCE Paul Biondi Quartet—6pm; n/c WEBFOOT Karaoke w/KJ Power—9pm; n/c WHIRLED PIES Joe Craven & The Sometimers do the Garcia Songbook—8pm; $15 WILDCRAFT CIDER WORKS Jessica Malone— 4pm; n/c LUCKEY'S Naked Luck, Roger Lemstrom & Tornado Ripe—10pm; $5 AGATE ALLEY BISTRO Karaoke w/Breezy Bee— 9pm; n/c MOHAWK TAVERN Code Red —9pm; n/c COWFISH Sun Daze w/ Aaron Jackson—9pm; n/c FEBRUARY 25 NOBLE ESTATE URBAN Noble Saturday Nights— 5pm; n/c CUSH CAFE Open Mic— 2pm; n/c BUGSY'S BAR & GRILL MondayBug—7pm; n/c QUACKER'S Ladies Night & DeeJay—9pm; n/c HULT CTR. Eugene Concert Choir (Faure Requiem)—2:30pm; $25-59 THE SHEDD The Seven Deadly Sins—7:30pm; $28- 38 RATTLESNAKE BBQ AT THE DEXTER LAKE CLUB Heavy Chevy—8pm; n/c MULLIGAN'S PUB Open mic—8:30pm; n/c CENTENNIAL STEAK HOUSE Karaoke w/ Crystal Harmony & Makada—9pm; n/c WHITE HORSE SALOON Karaoke w/ KJ Mike—9pm; n/c SAM BOND'S GARAGE Inner Limits, Spiller— 9:30pm; $5 RIVER STOP RESTAURANT Open Jam Session w/ Brian Chevalier & Tim Donahue—6pm; n/c TERRITORIAL VINEYARDS Confluence (ft. Linda Kanter & Geoffrey Mays)—7pm; n/c THE EMBERS The Survivors—9pm; n/c THE JAZZ STATION Whitney Moulton Quartet— 7:30pm; $12 MONDAY CORESTAR CULTURAL CENTER Samba Ja Winter Beginner Class—7:30pm; $50 music Sinfully Delicious SIRI VIK AND COMPANY BRING THE ORIGINAL SEVEN DEADLY SINS TO LIFE AT THE SHEDD By Bob Keefer W hen Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s Seven Deadly Sins opens for a two-night run on Friday, Feb. 22, it will assemble one of the largest groups of performers ever to appear at once on stage at The Shedd’s Jaqua Concert Hall. “We’ll have five dancers, five singers and 26 musicians,” says soprano Siri Vik, who is artistic director 20 F E B R U A R Y 2 1 , 2 0 1 9 and sings the lead role of Anna I in in the show. “I can’t imagine what it’s going to feel like. I think it’s going to be thrilling, and probably a challenge, to have that many people singing with that many orchestra players on that stage.” Those musical forces, conducted by Robert Ashens, will wrestle with a nine-movement “sung ballet” composed by Weill (with libretto by Brecht) that was performed for the first time in Paris in 1933. Since then it has often been performed in a reduced version, eliminating the dancers — including the role of Anna II, a dancer who is Anna I’s alter ego in the satirical show. As Vik and Shedd Executive Director Jim Ralph discussed the possibility of doing Seven Deadly Sins over the past few years, they realized they wanted to go back to the 1933 version. “It was like, we have to do this the way it was originally done,” Vik says. “The way it’s often done, the element of dance is underplayed. That makes total sense — it’s expensive to do.” One big reason to do the original show, Vik says, in spite of the difficulty and expense of dealing with all those performers, is that eliminating the role of Anna II makes the story more psychological rather than political. The split-personality roles of Anna I and II originated when a wealthy Englishman who commissioned the work from Weill and Brecht insisted that his wife, a ballerina, be cast to dance opposite Lotte Lenya, Weill’s wife, who was to sing the lead. Only later were the two roles combined in most productions. “When it’s done that way, it’s implied that we are observing a psychological story rather than a political one,” Vik says. “And so when you separate these two sides of the story, I think it de-emotionalizes some of the character Anna but highlights other things about the progression of events. There’s just something about externalizing both sides of the personality that is important to the original intent.” Caitlin Christopher choreographs the show. Eugene Ballet dancer Sarah Stockwell plays the part of Anna II. Bill Hulings is stage director and sings the role of Anna’s mother. Cloud Pemble sings Anna’s father, and Boys 1 and 2 are sung by Dylan Stasack and Alex Mentzel. ■ Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins will be performed at 7:30 pm Friday, Feb. 22, and Saturday, Feb. 23, at The Shedd. Tickets are $28 to $38 at TheShedd.org. E U G E N E W E E K LY . C O M
