Energetic
Expression
Huckabay,
Cabinessence offer spirited sounds.
BY
VANESSA SALVIA
Acoustic guitar virtuoso Scott Huckabay's name
is familiar to many around these parts, as he's played Country Fair
and other festivals and shows many times, but perhaps his story is less
familiar.
Huckabay, who takes the stage at Cozmic Pizza on Friday,
July 23, is descended from the Chiricahua, or Apache, tribe in southern
Arizona. During the August 1987 Harmonic Convergence weekend there,
Huckabay was involved in a near-fatal motorcycle accident. He struggled
with doctors' diagnoses that he would never walk or use his right hand
again.
Unwilling and unable to accept that future possibility,
Huckabay turned to music. He picked up the acoustic guitar as therapy,
and the sounds of music began filling his life. Letting the musical
inspiration flow, Huckabay spent a year in Hawaii, recuperating on the
beach and surrounding himself with the healing influence of the water
and its creatures, especially dolphins and whales. Over time, he healed.
The doctors' original diagnoses vanished into thin air as Huckabay healed,
and today his fingers fly over the keys and his body expresses every
emotion with strength.
The experience of being renewed by the sea and by dolphins
is a gift Huckabay freely gives his audiences every time he plays. His
shows are filled with boundless energy and an unusual style of playing
(for one, he uses a meteorite as a guitar pick) that has won him many
awards and admirers from Joe Satriani to Ram Das. Huckabay uses a violin
bow, an E-bow, percussion styling and many other effects including his
own inspired methods to create music that sounds born of the sea, inspired
as much by the fluid grace of dolphins as by the guitar genius of Jimi
Hendrix.
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| Cabinessence
play Sam Bond's Anniversary Party, Saturday, July 24. |
On Saturday, July 24 Sam Bond's Garage is holding its
9th Anniversary, welcoming to the stage local acts Cabinessence,
Los Mex Pistols, Manischewitz (a Henry Mancini tribute
band), Klaire and the Chairs, Bloody Castles and more.
Cabinessence has roots in the popular band Marigold.
In its time, Marigold was on the verge of major-label big-time stardom.
Four boys from Springfield High School, including guitarist and vocalist
Bruce Arnold and drummer Nathan Maricle, wowed Outpost Records, a subsidiary
of Geffen with a 1999 album. Merely two weeks before the CD was to be
released, a bitter label merger between Interscope and Geffen left Marigold's
CD languishing on a storage shelf somewhere, never to see the light
of day.
"Now I can look back and think of it as a real wild
learning experience. I have some bitterness when I realize we put so
much time and effort into it and nothing ever came out," says Arnold.
"That jadedness and the bitterness factor pushed Marigold so that we
couldn't even play anymore. We didn't understand what the point of it
was."
Coupled with Maricle's desire to switch to guitar, the
death knell had sounded for Marigold. At that point, Maricle and Arnold
recorded a couple tunes together at Arnold's home studio, "but didn't
think too much of it."
A little more than a year ago, Arnold and Maricle once
again began collaborating. "By nine months ago we had accumulated an
album's worth of tunes that were mostly finished," reveals Arnold.
Friend David Pulliam was enlisted to help out on keys
and guitar on a couple tracks and Marigold bassist Adam Henderson was
tapped to play bass. Both Henderson and Pulliam have little time to
devote to the band and only contributed on a handful of tracks. Everything
else was written and played by the core of the group, Maricle and Arnold
and recorded in Arnold's extra bedroom.
Dandy Warhols' producer and friend of the band, Greg
Williamson, mixed the final self-titled record. "We'd really like to
get a solid band and go into the studio and get a real live-sounding
record, because we put our CD together piece by piece, one track at
a time," says Arnold.
Cabinessence has the same pop sensibilities that Marigold
did, but played in a different style. Marigold's music started out as
Weezer/Green Day pop with a Euro influence. As the players matured,
the music got "much louder and swirlier." Arnold and Maricle later discovered
Bob Dylan, The Byrds and other folk, and "before we knew it we were
writing these slightly country-ish tunes and doing our best attempt
at faux-pedal steel stuff."
Arnold says Cabinessence has "a soul vein as well, slanted
into a country soul style, definitely late '60s, early '70s pop, and
tons of harmonies." The anniversary party would be a blast anyway, but
with music from Cabinessence on the agenda, it's a sure thing.
The WOW Hall welcomes The 77's and special guests
The Strawmen on July 24. Over The 77's 20-year career, guitarist/vocalist
Michael Roe, bassist Mark Harmon and drummer Bruce Spencer have been
the nucleus of the group. On this night David Leonhardt will rejoin
the band.
In the mid-'80s, The 77's made a splash with energetic
garage-y rock, especially with their radio single "Can't Get Over It."
The group went through a period of dormancy until the early '90s, then
began releasing musically independently, 12 albums' worth. The Strawmen
are brothers Bill and Mark Harmon on vocals, guitars and bass and Leonhardt
on guitar and keys. The Strawmen's most recent release, Saving Faded
Dreams, which also features 77's drummer Spencer, is described as
"absolutely fantastic jangle pop" and a "pop diary about love, God,
desperation and hope" with "an army of melodic hooks and thought-provoking
lyrics."
Bill Harmon once had the opportunity to pitch some self-penned
tunes to Johnny Cash himself. While The Man In Black didn't record any
of Harmon's songs, he became a fan and encouraged Harmon to "never put
that guitar down." Harmon never has. Enjoy!
BEANERY
5TH ST. 344-0221
FR: Gordon David Kaswell--7; Fingerstyle blues
BLACK FOREST
50 E. 11TH ST. 686-6619
TH: Angry Foreign Roommate, The Yawns--9:30; Alt.
FR: Captain Punk, Dirty Rigs, The Defecators--9:30;
Punk
SA: Ovulators, The Shudders--9:30; Rock
SU: Pale Room--9:30; Rock
MO: Karaoke--9:30
WE: The New Death Show--9:30; Rock
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| THAT
1 GUY PLAYS SATURDAY AT CAFE PARADISO. |
CAFE PARADISO
115 W. BROADWAY 484-9933
TH: Gamelan Sari Pandhawa--8; Javanese gamelan
FR: Vanessa Lowe Band--9; Acoustic
SA: That 1 Guy--7; Futuristic funk, Martha's Trouble-8
MO: Jon 7--9; Groove
TU: Acoustic Open Mic--7:30
WE: Ila Kreigh--9
CLUB TSUNAMI
2222 CENTENIAL BLVD.
FR: DJ Rolo--10; Hip hop, R & B
SA: DJ Rolo, DJ Tekneek--10:30; Hip
hop, R & B
COFFEE GROVE COOPERATIVE
510 E. MAIN ST., COTTAGE GR. 942-8847
FR: Prarie Dawgs--8; Bluegrass, folk rock
SA: Blue Road--8; Folk rock
THE COOLER
20 CENTENNIAL LOOP.
TH: Christie & McCallum--9; Honky tonk
COUNTRY SIDE RESTAURANT
4740 MAIN ST. 744-1594
TH: Jeff Richey--8; DJ country
FR & SA Fenceline--9; Country
SU: Ralph & Pam--8; Karaoke
MO: Pam--8; Karaoke
TU: Larry Sievers--8; Karaoke
WE: Jeff Richey--8; DJ country
COZMIC PIZZA@THE STRAND All
Ages
8TH AVE. AND CHARNELTON ST. 338-9333
FR: Scott Huckabay--9; Rock, blues, jazz, fusion,
Ginger Hustlers--10
SA: Kudana, Asara Mbira Group--9; Benefit for
Zimbabwe
SU: Variety--9; Benefit for Ecuador
MO: Nice Soft Pants--8:30
WE: Tempermental--9
DIABLO'S
959 PEARL ST. 683-3855
TH: DJ Jon Smith--10; '80s through today
FR: Big Beats with Supa J and gen.erik--10; Hip
hop
SA: House Nights with Howie and Anmar--10
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| ALTEREGO
PLAYS SATURDAY AT THE DOWNTOWN LOUNGE. |
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE
959 PEARL ST. 343-2346
TH: Latin Ballroom--7; Dance, Devil Brothers--10;
R & B, funk
FR: Deke Falcon, Hot for Chocolate, Ed Cole and
the College Girls of Tora Bora--10; Rock
SA: Ten Minutes Down, Speedshift, AlterEGO, The
Sweater Club--10; Pop-punk
SU: Kung Foo Karaoke w/DJ Jeremy--9
MO: The Joint is Jumpin'--6; Swing dance, Mix
Down Monday DJs--10; Variety
TU: West Coast Swing--7; Dance, Kenny Reed and
Stone Cold Jazz--10
WE: Zydeco--7, gen.eric and guests--10; Hip hop
DUCK INN
1795 W. 6TH AVE.
TH: Ben Coleman's Karaoke--8
SA: Ben Coleman's Karaoke--8
EARLY RISE CAFE
485 COBURG RD. 868-1261
SA: Open mic--7
EL REY'S
38382 DEXTER DR.
TH: Christie & McCallum--9; Honky tonk
EMBERS SUPPER CLUB
1811 HWY. 99 N. 688-6564
TH: Billy McCoy--9; Country
FR: Michael Anderson Trio—9; Variety, country
SA: Michael Anderson Trio—9; Variety, country
WE: Billy McCoy—9; Country
GOOD TIMES
375 E. 7TH AVE. 484-7181
TU: Rooster's Blues Jam--8
JAKE'S PLACE
605 W. 19TH AVE. 431-0513
TH: Steven McCallum--6; Piano jazz, rock
JOE'S BAR & GRILLE
21 W. 6TH AVE. 338-9000
TH: Grateful Dead Night--9
MO: Brothers of Beat--8; Soul
TU: DJ Tekneek--9; Hip hop
WE: DJ Tai--9; '80s
JO FEDERIGO'S
259 E. 5TH AVE. 343-8488
TH: Jo Fed's Jazz Jam Session--9
FR: Dahman Beck Band--9
SA: Jake the Cat--9
SU: Mark Alan--9
MO: Funky Monday open mic--7, Skip Jones Hammond
Organ Trio--8:30
TU: Barbara Dzuro Jazz Piano--8:30
WE: Jacob Pavlak Duo--9
JOGGER'S BAR & GRILL
710 WILLAMETTE ST. 343-0224
TU-FR: Karaoke w/DJ Bond--10
JOHN HENRY'S
77 W. BROADWAY 342-3358
TH: '80s Night w/Chris, Jenn and John--10
FR: Miss Hawaiian Tropic Pageant--9
SA: DJ Steve Sawada, The Audio Schizophrenic,
DJ J.Ray--10; House, electro dance-party
SU: Broadway review--10; Burlesque
MO: Marvin Jenkins and the Big Booty Beats, Hills
City Bus, The Crash Engine--9
TU: The Kandy Shazz, Unkle Nancy--9
WE: DJ Kal El vs. DJ Tekneek--10; Dance hall
reggae, hip hop
JUANITA'S HIDEAWAY
6451/2 RIVER ROAD 463-7632
SA: The Peter Giri Project w/Kelly Thibodeaux
and Skip Jones--9:15
LAVELLE'S WINE BAR & BISTRO
5TH ST. PUBLIC MARKET 338-9875
TH: Lyn Burg and Gus Russell--6
FR: Gus Russell--5
SA: Gus Russell--5
LONE STAR BAR AND GRILL
I-5 AT COBURG 686-8686
TH: Girls get wild--9; DJ dancing
FR: Guys get wild--9; DJ dancing
SA: Karaoke--9
WE: Coyote Ugly--8
LUCKEY'S CLUB CIGAR
933 OLIVE ST. 687-4643
TH: Unkle Nancy, Warsaw Poland Bros--10; Indie
FR: Lymbic System, The Trio Grande--10
SA: 2 am Orchestra, Shatter Signal, a/r--10; Rock
TU: C-4 Sound Complex--10; Hip hop
WE: Wasteband Tuck--10
LUNA
30 E. BROADWAY 434-5862
TH: Grasshopper--8; Rootsy folk rock
FR: Erik Muiderman--7; Singer/songwriter, Deb
Cleveland Band--9:30; Soul, R & B
SA: Erik Muiderman--6; Singer/songwriter, Mary
Kadderly--8:30; Jazz vocals
MAC'S AT THE VET'S
1626 WILLAMETTE ST. 344-8600
TH: Thursday Night Blues Jam--9
FR: Juke Joint Bue--9:30; Blues
SA: 2 for 5--9:30; Blues
WE: Christie & McCallum--7; Honky-tonk
MCDONALD THEATRE
10TH & WILLAMETTE
WE: Weird Al Yankovic--7
MORNING GLORY CAFE
450 WILLAMETTE ST. 687-0709
WE: String Theory Band--7; Jazzy country
MULLIGAN'S PUB
2841 WILLAMETTE NO PHONE
SA: Wink Winslow--9; Rock
THE O BAR
155 COMMONS WAY 349-0707
TH: Thirsty Thursdays: DJ Johnny--9;
Hip hop
OREGON ELECTRIC STATION
27 E. 5TH 485-4444
FR: Don Latarski Trio—8; Jazz
SA: Don Latarski Trio—8; Jazz
OUR PLACE TAVERN
HWY. 99 & ROYALE AVE.
FR & SA: Clyde Baxter--8; Karaoke
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| TIM
PATRICK (LEFT) AND PETER GIRI PLAY TUESDAY AT PEABODY'S. |
PEABODY'S
444 E. 3RD AVE. 484-2927
TH: Ali Losik, Straight No Chaser--8; Vocals
FR: Sounds & Fiori--9; Vocals, piano
SA: Ronny Turrell--9; Karaoke
MO: Jam Night w/Kenny Reed--8
TU: Acoustic Open Mic w/Tim Patrick, Peter Giri--8
WE: John Crider Jazz Singers Showcase--8
PERUGINO
767 WILLAMETTE ST. 687-9102
WE: Irish Jam--7; Celtic
PLANET GOLOKA
679 LINCOLN ST. 465-4555
TH: Spiritual film--6:30
FR: Guy Ridely--7; Sitar
SA: Hare Krishna chanting--5
MO: Open mic--6:30
TU: Poetry night--6:30
WE: Kava circle--6:30
QUACKER'S
2105 W. 7TH 485-5925
MO: Karaoke--9; Variety
WE: Blues Jam--8:30
RAMADA INN
225 COBURG 342-5181
FR & SA: Mixed Blood--9:15; Rock
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| DEKE
DICKERSON PLAYS WEDNESDAY AT SAM BOND'S. |
SAM BOND'S GARAGE
407 BLAIR 431-6603
TH: The Bingo Band, The Ginger Hustlers--9
FR: Mare Wakefield, Dan Jones--8; Americanna
SA: Kathryn Claire and the Chairs, Ty Connor,
Cabinessence, Captain and Neil, Manishevitz and more--9; Sam Bond's
Anniversary show w
SU: Bingo w/Tom and Scott--9; Games, chuckles,
prizes
TU: Bluegrass Jam--9
WE: Deke Dickerson--9; Rock
STACY'S COVERED BRIDGE
401 E. MAIN ST., COTTAGE GROVE 767-0320
WE: Open Mic Night w/Ron O'Keefe--8:30
SWEETWATER'S
VALLEY RIVER INN 687-0123
FR: Sound & Fiori--8:30; Swing jazz
SA: Metro--8:30; Blues
TAP 'N' KEG
1704 MAIN ST., COTTAGE GROVE 942-8713
WE & TH: DJ Rick--9
FR & SA: DJ Rick--9:30
TAYLOR'S BAR AND GRILL
894 E. 13TH AVE. 554-5320
FR: DJ Tekneek--10; Hip hop, R & B
TINY TAVERN
394 BLAIR BLVD. 687-8383
FR: Uncle Stumbles--9; Americana, blues, rock
WETLANDS
922 GARFIELD ST. 345-3606
SA: Monkee Torture, PB Army, The Anxieties, No
Cash Value, The Perverts--10; Punk rock
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| THE
77S PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT AT WOW HALL. |
WOW HALL All Ages
291 W. 8TH AVE. 687-2746
FR: Day of Danceability--4, Abakadubi--8:30; Danceability
reggae, funk concert
SA: The 77s, The Strawmen--8; Pop, rock
CORVALLIS
FOX 'N' FIRKIN
202 SW. 1ST ST. 753-8533
SA: Mare Wakefield, Laura Kemp--9:30
WE: TenPas' Tricky Trivia--8:30
MURPHY'S
3740 SE 3RD ST. 758-9000
SA: Summit Underground--8:30; Blues, funk
SU: Nairobi Bois--6; Jazz covers
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