ENTERTAINMENT
Saturday, September 29, 2018
BRIEFLY
First Friday features
beadworking at
Tamastslikt
MISSION — A free beadwork-
ing class is coming during the Octo-
ber First Friday at Tamastslikt Cul-
tural Institute.
In addition to free admission
throughout the day, visitors can get
creative during the session, which
begins at 10 a.m. in the museum
store. The next First Friday is Oct.
5. The museum is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and is located near Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off Interstate
84 at Exit 216, Mission.
Also, there are a couple of weeks
left to view “Beautiful Games:
American Indian Sport and Art.” The
featured exhibition highlights the
artwork, artifacts, history and more
about sports and its role in tribal life.
It closes Saturday, Oct. 13.
Regular admission is $10 for
adults, $9 for seniors, $6 for youths
6-17 and free for ages 5 and under.
Also, the Libraries of Eastern Ore-
gon has provided many area librar-
ies with family passes that can be
checked out. For more information,
call 541-429-7700 or visit www.
tamastslikt.org.
East Oregonian
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Sparse psychobilly? Progressive folk-grass?
Jonathan Warren & the
Billy Goats defy genre
in new release
By JOHNNY VINYL
Ride the vibe
L
ady, lately you’ve changed.
Your eyes are still blue, but
your face changes shape.
And the stars ain’t lined up the
same. Your fickle heart has now
found a new place. If you’re
leaving, leaving, I won’t be
reminded of you. If you’re going,
go then. I won’t be reminded of
you.”
The above chorus is from “If
You’re Going, Then Go,” one
of 10 new tracks from Boise’s
Jonathan Warren & the Billy
Goats’ latest release, “Cletus.”
The lyrics’ clever forthrightness
is representative of the entire
release and may be the most
significant connection that JW &
the Billy Goats have to bluegrass
and traditional folk.
Jonathan Warren writes most
of the songs, sings and plays
guitar, acoustic bass, piano and
percussion. David Henry provides
cello and vocals. Stephen
Morningstar provides banjo and
guitar. They have been classified
as progressive-psychobilly-folk-
grass by their own management.
Huh?
Head to the Great Pacific Wine
& Coffee Co. and catch their set
Contributed photo
Jonathan Warren & the Billy Goats will perform Oct. 6 at Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co, in Pendle-
ton. There is no cover charge for the all-ages show.
to verify the
categorization
for yourself. The
all-ages show is
Saturday, Oct.
6 at 7:30 p.m.
at 403 S. Main
St., Pendleton.
There is no cover
Johnny Vinyl
charge.
Bluegrass
and traditional folk have long
been sources of horrific tales
and events. Northampton,
Massachusetts’ criminally
underrated Cordelia’s Dad made
an entire career of mining 18th
and 19th century folk tunes
and punk rock style. Nick Cave
and the Bad Seeds used many
traditional folk or bluegrass
songs that all focused on murder
for one of his biggest selling
albums, “The Murder Ballads.”
Granted, for the most part,
the 10 tracks of “Cletus” deal
with love and loss, but so with
that same blunt, matter-of-fact
storytelling that leaves little
question as to the intent of the
singer.
Musically, the Billy Goats
leave a lot of space between
instrumentation. The music
is minimal, often only softly
strummed guitar and staccato,
plucked banjo, giving the lyrics
full focus. Less is, in this case,
much, much more.
There is a reason why folk/
traditional music has never really
disappeared from the cultural
landscape, because it’s real.
Check out Jonathan Warren & the
Billy Goats perform a little “real”
music.
■
A retired educator, Johnny
Vinyl spends his days with Luci-
fer, a 9-year-old German shep-
herd, reading and riding the vibe.
His column, Ride the vibe, focuses
on entertainment. Contact him via
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com
Contributed photo
Sundae + Mr. Goessl will
perform vintage jazz Oct. 12
at the Liberty Theater in Day-
ton, Washington.
Jazz duo dazzles
audiences
DAYTON, Wash. — A little band
with big band sound wowed audi-
ences the last time they performed
in Dayton, Washington.
Utilizing technique, technology
and unique instrumentation, Sundae
+ Mr. Goessl are described as a “pre-
mier vintage jazz duo.” In addition,
they were chosen as best Jazz Act of
2017 by Seattle Weekly.
You won’t want to miss Goessl’s
mesmerizing and dazzling fin-
ger-style guitar or Sundae’s sultry
vocal interpretations that drip with
charm and nostalgia. The perfor-
mance is Friday, Oct. 12 at 7 p.m.
at The Liberty Theater, 344 E. Main
St., Dayton. Tickets are $20.
The duo’s latest album, “When
You’re Smiling,” remained on the
jazz charts for many months. If you
like the music of Duke Ellington,
George Gershwin, Cole Porter and
similar composers, you will want
to catch this show. Sundae + Mr.
Goessl performs swing, jazz, rag-
time and more.
For more information or to pur-
chase advance tickets, visit www.
libertytheater.org. For questions,
contact info@libertytheater.org or
509-382-1380.
Songwriters take the
stage for Tunesmith Night
ENTERPRISE — A trio of orig-
inal songwriters — Carinne, Bill
Powers and Nicole Freshley — are
set to take the stage during Tune-
smith Night in Wallowa County.
A lyrical wordsmith, vocalist,
guitarist and composer, Carinne stirs
the soul with a rich and unique blend
of sophisticated groove and feel-
good originality. She drives relent-
lessly to keep her experiences rela-
tive to her songwriting — blending
soul, melody and simplicity, which
seamlessly allows the songs to tell
their side of the story.
Also a singer and multi-instru-
mentalist, Powers teaches guitar and
mandolin, is a community radio DJ
in Bend and leads Honey Don’t —
an Americana band. He has recorded
several CDs and a couple of his
tunes have been featured on NPR’s
Car Talk Program.
Freshley writes songs about
land and water, intertwining imag-
ery of changing seasons and geog-
raphy with the shifting rhythms
of human experience. Her rever-
ence for the natural world and her
desire to address environmental
issues through song are rooted in her
upbringing on the Washington coast.
The show is Saturday, Oct. 13, at
7 p.m. at Sugar Time Bakery, 107 N.
River St., Enterprise. The cost is $10
for the all-ages event. Sugar Time’s
kitchen will be open, offering soups,
sandwiches and sweet treats. There
is no adult beverage service, but
people may bring their own.
Tunesmith Night is presented
monthly by the Wallowa Valley
Music Alliance. For more informa-
tion, contact info@wvmusicalli-
ance.org or visit www.wvmusical-
liance.org.
WHAT TO DO
Festivals
Oregon’s Alpenfest
•Sept. 27-30
•Wallowa Lake, Joseph, En-
terprise
www.oregonalpenfest.com
Free/some
activities,
$15-18/session costs. The
Swiss-Bavarian festival fea-
tures food, beer and cultural
activities.
Oktoberfest Wine &
Stein
•Saturday, Sept. 29; 5:30
p.m.
•Hermiston
Community
Center, 415 S. Highway 395
$30. Presented by Altru-
sa International of Hermiston,
event features authentic dinner,
no-host bar and an auction.
Morrow County Harvest
Festival
•Saturday, Oct. 6; 9 a.m.-4
p.m.
•SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman
www.visitsage.com
Free. Features children’s
activities, wagon rides, artisan
vendors, and beer/wine tasting.
Boardman Fall Quilt
Show
•Oct. 12-13; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
•Boardman Senior Center,
100 Tatone St.
$3/good for both days. Fea-
tures quilt displays, vendors,
quilt raffles and featured quilter
Kathy Morgan. Register to en-
ter quilts by Oct. 1. (541-571-
2576 or 480-518-2642).
Oktoberfest Pendleton
•Saturday, Oct. 13; noon-
9p.m.
•Pendleton
Round-Up
Grounds, 1205 S.W. Court Ave.
$12/adults, $5/non-drinkers
& youths. Features music, food,
activities and beer.
Art, Museums &
Authors
Jack Simons Photo
Exhibit
•Monday-Thursdays;
11
a.m-7 p.m.; Friday-Saturdays;
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave.
www.hermistonlibrary.us
Free. Features the work of
retired Umatilla School District
educator. Runs through Sept.
30.
Oregon State Archives
•Saturday, Oct. 6; 10 a.m.-3
p.m.
•800 Summer St. N.E., Sa-
lem
https://sos.oregon.gov
Free. Family-friendly open
house features tours, new Or-
egon State Fair gallery exhibit,
games, puzzles, coloring and
trivia. (503-986-2361, debra.
royal@oregon.gov).
“Votive”
•Monday-Thursdays, 9:30
a.m.-1:30 p.m.
•Betty Feves Memorial Gal-
lery, BMCC, 2411 N.W. Carden
Ave., Pendleton.
Free. Opening exhibit of
2018-19 season features the
wood sculpture work by Laura
Burchan of Stevenson, Wash-
ington. Gallery also open by ap-
pointment by calling 541-278-
5952. Runs through Oct. 25.
“Beautiful Games: Amer-
ican Indian Sport & Art”
•Monday-Saturdays;
10
a.m.-5 p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
$10/adults, $9/senior citi-
zens, $6/youths. Exhibit high-
lights sports, which have played
a pivotal role in American In-
dian tribal communities. Runs
through Oct. 13.
Heritage Luncheon 2018
•Saturday, Oct. 6; noon.
•Pendleton
Convention
Center, 1601 Westgate
www.heritagestationmuse-
um.org
$50/members, $55/gener-
al. Umatilla County Historical
Society event features keynote
speaker Paul B. Green. He will
present “Umatilla County Pio-
neers: The Audacity of East-
ern Oregon Wheat Growers.”
Includes lunch served by CG
Catering. (541-276-0012).
Bonnie Zahn Griffith:
Pure Color
•Tuesday-Fridays, 10 a.m.-
4 p.m.; Saturdays, noon-4 p.m.
•Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St.
www.pendletonarts.org
Free. Exhibit features a
plein air painter and landscape
artist who mostly works in pas-
tels and oils. Runs through
Sept. 30.
Tamástslikt First Friday
•Friday, Oct. 5, 9 a.m.-5
p.m.
•Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute, near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
www.tamastslikt.org
Free. In addition to museum
admission, visitors can partici-
pate in free beadmaking class
at 10 a.m.
Free First Saturday
•Saturday, Oct. 6; 10 a.m.-4
p.m.
•Heritage Station Museum,
108 S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendle-
ton
www.heritagestationmuse-
um.org
Free. Learn about Umatilla
County history in two galleries,
then step outside and climb
aboard a fully-restored 1909
Union Pacific caboose, explore
the Pioneer Homestead, stop
in at the Fix Family Cabin and
check out the Byrd School.
Music
Cory Wilds Band
•Saturday, Sept. 29; 8 p.m.
No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Jamie & Luke
•Friday, Oct. 5; 6:30 p.m.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo
No cover. Eastern Oregon
natives Jamie Nasario & Luke
Basile perform blues and more.
Nate Botsford
•Friday, Oct. 5; Saturday,
Oct. 6; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Oldies Night in Mil-
ton-Freewater
•Saturday, Oct. 6; 7 p.m.
•Wesley Methodist Church,
816 S. Main St., Milton-Free-
water.
Free. In celebration of the
150th session of Oldies Night,
BJ the DJ spins tunes of the
Beatles, both as a group and as
solo artists. Snacks available.
Jonathan Warren & the
Billy Goats
•Saturday, Oct. 6; 7:30 p.m.
•Great Pacific Wine & Cof-
fee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pend-
leton
No cover. All ages. The Boi-
se-based group offers progres-
sive psychobilly folk grass with
a bit of gypsy and vaudevillian
style.
Sundae + Mr. Goessl
•Friday, Oct. 12; 7 p.m.
•The Liberty Theater, 344 E.
Main St., Dayton, Wash.
www.libertytheater.org
20. Described as a “premier
vintage jazz duo.
Curtis Moore & the Hon-
est Crooks
•Friday, Oct. 12; Saturday,
Oct. 13; 8 p.m. No cover
•Wildhorse Sports Bar, Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, off I-84
Exit 216, Mission.
Tunesmith Night
•Saturday, Oct. 13; 7 p.m.
•Sugar Time Bakery, 107 N.
River St., Enterprise
www.wvmusicalliance.org
$10. All ages. Wallowa
Valley Music Alliance monthly
series features three original
songwriters. Food service avail-
able; people may bring their
own adult beverages.
•Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo.
Oregon Music Hall of
Fame Induction & Con-
cert
DJ and dancing
•Saturday, Oct. 13; 7 p.m.
•Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E.
Milwaukie Ave., Portland.
www.omhof.org
$30/advance,
$35/door;
$100-$110/VIP. Features per-
formances by The Kingsmen,
Monti Amundson Trio and Ural
Thomas and the Pain.
Night life
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Fridays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
•Fridays, 8 p.m.
•The Pheasant, 149 E. Main
St., Hermiston
Karaoke
•Fridays; 9 p.m.
•Midway Tavern, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
Cimmi’s Late Night Mar-
tini Lounge
•Fridays; 9 p.m.-midnight
•Virgil’s at Cimmiyotti’s, 137
S. Main St., Pendleton
No cover. Features martinis,
mixology and music.
Games on the Patio
•Saturdays; 7 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
Free. Join the fun outside
on the patio or cornhole, Jenga,
horseshoes and more. Then,
stick around for trivia inside at
9 p.m.
Karaoke w/DJ David
•Saturdays; 8 p.m.
•Riverside Sports Bar, 1501
Sixth St., Umatilla
Comedy Night
•Saturday, Oct. 6; 5-8 p.m.
•Sub Zero Restaurant &
Lounge, 100 W. Highway 730,
Irrigon
www.eventbrite.com
$15-$18/regular,
$20-23/
VIP. Three comedians, includ-
ing headliners Tyler Boeh and
BJ Johnson. Live music with
Wade Aylett after the laughs
(541-922-4374).
Wino Wednesdays
•Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m.
•Echo Ridge Cellars, 551 N.
Thielsen St., Echo
Karaoke at the Packard
•1st/3rd Wednesday, 9
p.m.-midnight
•The Packard Tavern, 118
S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton
No cover.
Wine Wednesday
•Wednesday, Oct. 10, 5-7
p.m.
•The Gathering Place at
Bellinger’s, 1823 S. Highway
395, Hermiston
No cover. Features food
specials, wine discounts and
music by J.D. Kindle.
Thirsty Thursdays
•Third Thursday; 6 p.m.
•Midway Bar & Grill, 1750 N.
First St., Hermiston
No cover. Hosts a local
brewery offering tastings and
food pairings.
Wine tasting
•Fridays, 4-8 p.m.
Theater, stage,
film & lectures
“Mary Poppins”
•Sept. 28-29, 27-28, Oct.
5-6, 12-13; 7:30 p.m.
•Sept. 29, Oct. 6, 13; 2:30
p.m.
•Elgin Opera House, 104 N.
Eighth St.
www.elginoperahouse.com
Reserved $17/$8. Order
tickets by calling 541-663-
6324.
Manhattan Short Film
Festival
•Saturday, Sept. 29; 3 p.m.
& 7:30 p.m.
•Sunday, Sept. 30; 3 p.m. &
6:30 p.m.
•Tuesday, Oct. 2; 6:30 p.m.
•The Liberty Theater, 344 E.
Main St., Dayton, Wash.
www.libertytheater.org
$7-$9. View the nine finalist
short films and vote on best film
and best actor for the 21st an-
nual event.
Hot tickets
•Central Washington State
Fair entertainment: (Yakima):
Air Supply, $18-$24 (Sept. 29);
Fito Olivares y La Pura Sa-
brosura, $12 (Sept. 30). Tick-
ets free w/fair admission or buy
reserved seats via www.fairfun.
com
•Carlene Carter (Oct. 6,
$50-$70) Granada Theatre in
The Dalles. Buy tickets via 815-
993-6585 or www.granadathe-
atrethedalles.com
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Want to get your event
listed in our calendar? Send
information to community@ea-
storegonian.com, or c/o Tammy
Malgesini, 333 E. Main Street,
Hermiston, OR, 97838.
MOVIE REVIEW
Alaskan thriller ‘Hold the Dark’ is brutal, bleak
By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
The Alaska tourism board can’t
be all that thrilled with Jeremy Saul-
nier’s “Hold the Dark,” a grueling
but beautifully shot mystery about a
small town where it seems the very
best quality of life one can hope for
is crippling depression. That would
be at least manageable compared
to what the characters are forced to
endure in this film, which presents
a series of escalating tragedies and
atrocities with a dead-eyed nihil-
ism that should only be reserved for
first-year philosophy students.
Adapted from a novel by Wil-
liam Giraldi, “Hold the Dark” is
about the fictional village Keelut,
where wolves have been taking the
town’s children. A local mother,
Medora Slone (Riley Keogh), is
David Bukach/Netflix via AP
This image released by Netflix shows Riley Keough, left, and Jef-
frey Wright in a scene from “Hold the Dark.”
the latest to have her little boy
go missing. With her husband off
fighting in Iraq, she writes a let-
ter to a wilderness expert, Russell
Core (Jeffrey Wright), asking him
to come out to Keelut to hunt and
kill the wolf that she believes has
killed her child.
Saulnier is expert at building
tension and takes great advantage
of the sprawling canvas he’s been
given, especially welcome after
the intentionally claustrophobic
“Green Room.” But this is one
that doesn’t add up to anything
sensical despite a whole kitchen
sink of intriguing elements that
include — but are not limited
to — demonic possession, class
issues, wolf masks and a linger-
ing question about why two Nor-
dic models are living in this town.
You can see why “Hold the
Dark” might have made a compel-
ling book, but the film is one grim
and pitiless journey.
Contains disturbing images,
gun violence, blood and nudity.
One and a half stars of four.