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Soul
Journey
Gillian
Welch soars on golden wings.
BY
VANESSA SALVIA
It was 1996 when I first saw and heard Gillian Welch.
I was intrigued by the cover of the CD that came that month with one
of my music magazines — the sepia-toned photograph of a waif-like
creature wearing a vintage polka dot dress, a half smile and a yearning
look like she was escaping the dustbowl but leaving her family behind.
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| Gillian
Welch. 8 pm, Wed., 10/12. McDonald Theatre, $20 adv/$25
dos. 344-4442. |
Welch debuted with Revival that year, a Geffen
release featuring the wonderful song "Paper Wings." As her career charted
skyward so did renewed affection for Americana. Welch introduced mainstream
America to "Paper Wings" on the Hope Floats soundtrack, "Leaving
Train" on the Horse Whisperer soundtrack and sang a siren song
with Allison Kraus and Emmylou Harris in O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Her latest release is Soul Journey, a 2003 album, so fans
are probably already familiar with it. For those who aren't, Welch has
described this CD as representative of the most personal songs she has
ever written. Produced by her songwriting partner David Rawlings —
he pair met while schoolmates at Boston's Berklee — Soul Journey
is Welch's fourth album.
As usual, Welch's voice is as tattered as the American
heartland, emotive and expressive in a sparse palette. Along with her
guitar and some of the best backing musicians around, Welch has carved
the landscape of country music to suit her plain-spoken, refreshingly
unglamorous nature. In some ways, Welch's voice is pure country, or
at least what pure country should be, and you can tell she's trying
to be traditional.
Born in Manhatten in 1967 but raised in Los Angeles
where her parents wrote material for The Carol Burnett Show,
she's listened to Neil Diamond as much as Willie Nelson and her interpretation
of country is necessarily cracked. She says on her website (www.gillianwelch.com)that
Soul Journey's songs are "closer to the kind of music I really
like than anything else I've put out." She explains she recorded the
traditional tunes "Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor," "I Had A Real Good
Mother and Father" and "One Little Song," for herself, not intending
to release them. Welch must be growing more comfortable in her intimacy
with fans because on Soul Journey, she allows her first
completely unaccompanied performances.
Irish
Eyes are Smilin'
Luck
brings Flogging Molly to the WOW.
BY
TIM O'ROURKE
Around 35 million Americans claim Irish heritage. On
St. Patrick's Day the 156-mile Chicago River gets dyed green and it
seems every other corner bar is an "Irish pub." So it isn't hard to
see why an Irish/American, punk/folk band with a habit of downing Guinness
onstage has a rabid fan-base here in the States.
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| Flogging
Molly. 8 pm, Wed., 10/12. WOW Hall, $18 stu/ $20 adv/$23dos.
18+. |
But it isn't just an Irish heritage gimmick that makes
Flogging Molly one of the most successful bands touring today. These
guys (and a gal on the fiddle and tin whistle) put on one hellofa stage
show and play music that makes you want to pick a fight with a bouncer
one minute and has you crying in your stout the next.
This seven-piece outfit is known for raucous shows fueled
by beer, loud guitars, beer, fiddles, flailing body parts, beer, accordions,
banjos, beer and a unique combination of sound and energy that is both
feverish punk and traditional Irish. But the message isn't really unabashed
excess in that stereotypical Irish way. "Screaming at the Wailing Wall"
is a critique of Bush's warmongering and "Tobacco Island" speaks of
17th century Emerald Isle residents who were shipped to Barbados and
forced into slavery.
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave King is the undisputed
leader of Flogging Molly and the source of the band's Irish roots. Born
in Dublin, King's childhood was filled with music — his parents
and their friends used to return from the pub and fire up traditional
Irish instruments like the fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle and spoons.
But King needed to rock, and the spoons and fiddle weren't
cuttin' it. "As you get older, you want to pick up electric guitars
and play loud. You rebel against those traditional elements," King said
in a press release. Yet he and the band haven't abandoned those elements,
and that's what makes this music special.
Yes, they're special, and yes, they're busy. A year
after releasing their third studio album, Within a Mile of Home,
King and his mates are jumping the ponds in both directions for a tour
that started in California, moved on to Japan, comes back to the U.S.
(including a stopover here at the WOW Hall). It culminates in Ireland
and other European stops.
Far
from Dreadful
John
Brown's Body: reggae, roots and all
BY
DAVE CONSTANTIN
The all-American members of the all-reggae band John
Brown's Body are proof that you don't need to come from Jamaica to lay
down solid reggae — not that their fans ever had any doubt.
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| John
Brown's Body, The Easy Star All-Stars. 9 pm, Thur., 10/6.
The Jungle, $13 adv/$15 dos. |
Among the faithful, the East Coast band has enjoyed
a decade-long, nearly unchallenged reign as one of the top reggae bands
in the U.S. That's because, unlike many contemporary reggae acts, JBB's
music is utterly without pretense. A song like "New Blood" for instance,
with its vaguely disco feel and insanely catchy vocals probably would
have ended up a watery crossover disaster in the hands of lesser talent.
But not here.
The band shows a strong devotion to the classic '70s
era roots sound and instrumentation, while always maintaining a current
feel. "Pressure Points [their latest release] is a contemporary
modern album," says trombonist Alex Beram. "We don't really play roots
reggae per se. Our last two records were a very modern take on roots
music. The four-part vocal harmony is based on the Motown sound."
Sure, the harmonies ring of Motown, but they just as
easily evoke images of Bob Marley at his peak. Especially on songs like
"Heart and Soul" and "Not Enough," which showcase not only backup vocal
artistry, but also the devastatingly tight, mid-tempo rhythmic control
of bassist Scott Palmer and drummer Tommy Benedetti.
Pressure Points has been on
Billboard's reggae charts for almost 20 straight weeks since its release.
Some of the credit for that has to go to Easy Star Records — a
year ago the band signed with the label to produce Pressure Points.
Their tour is named the "Easy Star Pacific Jam Down," and will see JBB
sharing the bill with Easy Star Record's own pet outfit, the Easy Star
All-Stars. This is the band, in case you don't know, who made it big
with Dub Side of the Moon, a true crossover success story that
featured the All-Stars reinventing Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the
Moon as a reggae album.
"This is a tour featuring two cutting edge Reggae bands,
who have played with everyone from Dave Matthews to Jurassic 5 to Moby,"
says Beram. "There's not a lot of bands nationally that do what we do."
And the simple truth is, there's not a lot of bands that can.
THURSDAY
OCT. 6
BLUE LUNA CLUB Inner Limits
THE COOLER Caught-in-the-Act Karaoke
COUNTRYSIDE The Zulu Alliance—8; Blues
COZMIC PIZZA Madgesdiq, White Jesus, DJ Underwater—8;
Hip hop
DISH The Leopold Quartet—7:30; Jazz
DIABLO'S La80s night—10; '80s and requests
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Open turntables—10; Funk,
R&B, hip hop
DUCK INN Ben Coleman's Karaoke—9
JO FEDERIGO'S Jo Fed's All Star Jazz Jam Session—9
JOGGER'S Karaoke w/ DJ Bond—9:30
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| SUSAN
GIBSON PLAYS AN EARLY SHOW THURSDAY AT JOHN HENRY'S. |
JOHN HENRY'S South Austin Jug Band,
Susan Gibson—7; '80s Night w/Chris, Jenn and John—10
THE JUNGLE John Brown's Body, Easy Star All-Stars—9
LAVELLE'S Paul Biondi—5:30; Jazz
LUCKEY'S Disco Organica—10; Funk
LUNA Toby Koenigsberg Trio Jazz Jam—6:30;
The Ills with visual artist Emmanuelle Brochier—10; Drum &
bass
MAC'S AT THE VET'S Mac's & Mo's Jamm
O'DONNELL'S DJs-B-Us: Tim—9
OVERTIME GRILL West Side Blues Jam—8
PERUGINO Old-time jam—7:30; Appalachian
ROCK 'N' RODEO Ladies' Night w/ DJs Jon-Michael
& Tony T—9; Country, rock, top 40
SAM BOND'S The Gore Gore Girls, Kiki—9;
Rock
SAMURAI DUCK Human Certainty, Ninth Moon Black,
Visit Me in the Frozen Torso Heap
TAP 'N' KEG DJ Rick—9:30; Hip hop
TAYLOR'S Ladies' Night w/ DJ Tekneek & Friends
TINY TAVERN Open mic w/ Adam, Evil Eve and Jesse—9
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ACCORDIONIST JASON WEBLEY PLAYS THURSDAY AT THE WOW HALL. |
WOW HALL Jason Webley—7:30;
Martin Sexton, Chris Trapper—10:30; Singer-songwriters
FRIDAY
OCT. 7
BADA BING'S Rocket—9:30
BLUE LUNA CLUB Eagle Park Slim
CHARLIE MAC'S Lost Highway—9; Country, oldies
COUNTRYSIDE Bob Manning & Nashville West—9
COUNTRYSIDE PIZZA Music Alliance Showjam—9
COZMIC PIZZA Sambusa—9; Fresh groove
DIABLO'S DJ Gen.Erik & Supa J—10; Hip
hop
EMBERS Michael Anderson Trio feat. Diana Harris
JAXX LOUNGE The Brothers of Beat—10; Funk,
soul, R&B, hip hop
JAZZ STATION Eva Bagno Quartet—7:30; Jazz
vocals
JO FEDERIGO'S Skip Jones Spirit of New Orleans—9
JOGGER'S Motion Nightclub—9:30; Hip hop,
house, 80s disco
JOHN HENRY'S Swing Shift—7; Michale Graves
(of the Misfits), Sawyer Family, PB Army—10
LAVELLE'S Gus Russell—5:30; Jazz
LUCKEY'S Chris Tsefalas, Book of Maps, 937—10;
Indie
LUNA The Essentials—9:30; Funk, jazz
MAC'S AT THE VET'S The Valley Boys—9:30;
Rock & roll
MCSHANE'S Reeble Jar—10; Jazz, jam, rock
O'DONNELL'S DJs-B-Us: Tim—9
QUACKERS Silas—9; Rock, blues
ROCK 'N' RODEO DJs Jon-Michael & Tony T—9;
Country, rock, top 40
SAM BOND'S Cabinessence—9:30; Rock
SHER'S ELDORADO Caught-in-the-Act Karaoke
TAP 'N' KEG DJ Isaac—9:30; Retro
TRACKSTIRS Caught-in-the-Act Karaoke
WORLD CAFÉ The Conjugal Visitors
WOW HALL Reignition Vol. 9: This Day's End, 800
Octane, A Mind Like Yours—7:30; Rock
YUKON JACK'S Paul Biondi
SATURDAY
OCT. 8
AX BILLY Carl Woideck—8
BADA BING'S Rocket—9:30
BLACK FOREST On the First Day ... They Were
Kittens (CD release), The Mothers Anger, The Peach Would Someday Scream—9:30
BLUE LUNA CLUB DJ Kal-El
CLUB TSUNAMI DJ Tekneek—10:30; Hip hop,
R&B
COUNTRYSIDE Bob Manning & Nashville West—9
COUNTRYSIDE PIZZA Paradox—9
COZMIC PIZZA Tango Eclectica w/ Mood Area 52,
Vega—8:30
DIABLO'S The Vinyl Pimpz—10; House
DUCK INN Ben Coleman's Karaoke—9
EMBERS Michael Anderson Trio feat. Diana Harris
JAZZ STATION Paul Saffell Quintet—7:30
JO FEDERIGO'S JC Rico—9
JOGGER'S Motion Nightclub—9:30; Hip hop,
house, 80s disco
JOHN HENRY'S Freaks in the House w/ the Audio
Schitzophrenic and special guests The JIRCS—10
LAVELLE'S Gus Russell—5:30; Jazz
LONE STAR Caught-in-the-Act Karaoke
LUCKEY'S Come and Go, Deke Falcon, The Henry Miller
Sextet—10; Indie, rock
LUNA Americanistan—9; Middle Eastern
MAC'S AT THE VET'S Peter Giri Project—9:30;
Rock & blues
O'DONNELL'S DJs-B-Us: Tim—9
ROCK 'N' RODEO DJs Jon-Michael & Tony T—9;
Country, rock, top 40
SAM BOND'S Genus Pro—9:30; Hip hop
TAP 'N' KEG DJ Dana—9:30; Hip hop
WETLANDS A Mind Like Yours, Mourning After, ((The
Crash Engine)), Savannah—10; Post-hardcore, emo, rock
WOW HALL Manifest II: Tormentium, Necryptic, Rutah,
World of Lies—7:30; Metal
YUKON JACK'S Paul Biondi
SUNDAY
OCT. 9
BLACK FOREST Caught-in-the-Act Karaoke—9:30
BLUE LUNA CLUB John Fiori—1; Fantasy Men—8;
All-male revue
COUNTRYSIDE Karaoke with Kim
COZMIC PIZZA Athena Reich, Ginger Hustlers, Todd
Tucholke—8
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Texas hold 'em—3; Kung Fu
Karaoke—10
JAZZ STATION Willamette Jazz Society jam session—1
JO FEDERIGO'S Mark Alan—8:30
JOHN HENRY'S John Henry's Broadway Revue—10;
Burlesque, variety
MULLIGAN'S Music jam/open mic w/ Keith Harrison
O'DONNELL'S DJs-B-Us: Tim—9
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DAN BERN PLAYS SUNDAY AT SAM BOND'S. |
SAM BOND'S Dan Bern, Garrin Benfield—9;
Songwriters
TAYLOR'S Texas hold 'em—5:30
MONDAY
OCT. 10
BLACK FOREST Caught-in-the-Act
Karaoke—9:30
BLUE LUNA CLUB Acoustic Arts with Nathaniel—5;
Acoustic
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE DJ Diablo & DJ Turbo—10;
Funk, rock, requests
JO FEDERIGO'S Skip Jones—8; Hammond organ
JOGGER'S Karaoke w/ DJ Bond—9:30
MCSHANE'S Bar Triathalon (after Monday Night Football)
ROCK 'N' RODEO Kick'n Karaoke
SAM BOND'S Scrambled Ape—9; Ottoman cartoon
jazz
TAYLOR'S DJ Tekneek & Friends
TUESDAY
OCT. 11
BADA BING'S Paul Biondi, Blake Padilla, Scott
Bossina & Friends—6:30
BLUE LUNA CLUB Belly dancing exhibition—8
CHARLIE MAC'S Acoustic Tuesdays w/ Niel Henderson
COZMIC PIZZA Open mic—7
GOOD TIMES Rooster's Blues Jam—8
JAXX LOUNGE Drummers' Lounge—9
JO FEDERIGO'S Adam Bro & Friends—8:30
JOE'S VJ Justin-Michael—10; Hip hop/R &
B videos
JOGGER'S Karaoke w/ DJ Bond—9:30
JOHN HENRY'S Default—10; Improv hip hop
LUCKEY'S C-4 Sound System—10; Hip hop
MCSHANE'S Tricycle Races—9
THE O BAR Caught-in-the-Act Karaoke
O'DONNELL'S DJs-B-Us: Tim—9
PEABODY'S Patrick & Giri—7:30; Acoustic
variety
PERUGINO Tango night w/ Andrew McCullough—7:30
QUACKERS Karaoke with Jon-Michael—9
ROCK 'N' RODEO DJ Tony T—10; Hip hop
SAM BOND'S Sam Bond's Bluegrass Jam—9
TAYLOR'S Karaoke
TINY TAVERN CD Club—7; Listen, share, discuss
WEDNESDAY
OCT. 12
BADA BING'S Paul Biondi, Blake Padilla, Scott
Bossina & Friends—6:30
BLUE LUNA CLUB 3 Blind Mics
COUNTRYSIDE DJ Jeff Richey—9; Hip hop &
ladies' night
COZMIC PIZZA Spinbox—8
DOWNTOWN LOUNGE Texas hold 'em—7
JO FEDERIGO'S Kristen Chandler—8:30
JOE'S VJ Justin-Michael—10; Club classics
videos
JOGGER'S Motion Nightclub—9:30; 80s, house,
hip hop
JOHN HENRY'S DJ Kal El vs. DJ Tekneek—10;
Reggae vs. hip hop
LUCKEY'S The Quick & Easy Boys—10
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ANTI-HERO PLAYS WEDNESDAY AT LUNA. |
LUNA 2Mex, Resident Anti-Hero—10:30;
Hip hop
MAC'S AT THE VET'S Christie & McCallum—8
MCDONALD THEATRE Gillian Welch—8
MULLIGAN'S Music jam/open mic w/ Keith Harrison
PERUGINO Irish jam—7:30; Celtic
QUACKERS Blues Jam—8:30
SAM BOND'S Haiku Showdown—9
STACY'S COVERED BRIDGE Open Mic Night w/Ron O'Keefe—8:30
TAP 'N' KEG Tricycle Races—9
TAYLOR'S Android Ethic
TINY TAVERN DJ Secret Hippie's Punk Rock Jukebox—9
WOW HALL Flogging Molly—8; Irish punk
CORVALLIS
BOMBS AWAY CAFE
2527 Monroe Ave. • 757-7221
TH John Bliss Xtet—7:30; Jazz
FR Women in Music Showcase—10
SA Melodious Funk—10
WE Dan Bregar—7:30
FOX & FIRKIN
202 SW. 1ST ST. • 753-8533
SA Amish Love Child
IOVINO'S RISTORANTE
126 SW 1st St. • 738-9015
FR DJ Lunitin—10:30
SA Ben Muchler & Steve Willis—8; Jazz
duo
WE Poetry Slam w/ Michael Faris—9:30
PLATINUM NIGHT CLUB
126 SW 4th
TH DJ Hes—9
FR Salsa music and dancing—10
SA DJ Hes—9
SU No Limit Texas Hold 'em Tournament—5:30
MO Karaoke night w/ Patches—9
TU DJ Joeymeister—9; Metal
WE DJ Taj Peterson—9
Club
Guide
AX BILLY GRILL & SPORTS BAR 999 Willamette
• 484-4011
BADA BING'S 440 Coburg Rd. • 338-9094
BLACK FOREST 50 E. 11th Ave. • 686-6619
BLUE LUNA CLUB 1280 Willamette •
484-BLUE
CLUB TSUNAMI 2222 Centenial Blvd.
THE COOLER 20 Centenial Lp. • 484-4355
•CORNUCOPIA 295 W. 17th St. • 485-2300
COUNTRYSIDE 4740 Main St., Spfd. • 744-1594
•COUNTRYSIDE PIZZA 645 River Rd. •
463-7632
•COZMIC PIZZA 199 W. 8th Ave. • 338-9333
•THE CROW'S NEST 519 Main St., Cottage Grove
DISH COMFORT CUISINE 959 Pearl St. •
393-0158
DIABLO'S/DOWNTOWN LOUNGE 959 Pearl St. •
683-3855
DUCK INN 1795 W. 6th Ave. • 302-9206
FLAMINGO'S 164 W. Broadway
GOOD TIMES 375 E. 7th Ave. • 484-7181
INDIGO DISTRICT 1290 Oak St. • 434-6553
JAXX LOUNGE 1010 Oak St. • 485-4695
•THE JAZZ STATION 68 W. Broadway •
349-1384
JO FEDERIGO'S 259 E. 5th Ave. • 343-8488
JOE'S BAR & GRILLE 25 W. 6th
Ave. • 221-3360
JOGGER'S BAR & GRILL 710 Willamette •
343-0224
JOHN HENRY'S 77 W. Broadway • 342-3358
THE JUNGLE 23 W. 6th Ave. • 338-9000
KELYNSKI'S 1712 Ivy St., Junction City •
998-5688
LAVELLE'S WINE BAR & BISTRO 5th
St. Public Market • 338-9875
LONE STAR BAR & GRILL I-5 at Coburg •
686-8686
LUCKEY'S CLUB CIGAR 933 Olive St. • 687-4643
LUNA 30 E. Broadway • 434-5862
MAC'S AT THE VET'S 1626 Willamette • 344-8600
MAX'S 550 E. 13th Ave. • 349-8986
MCSHANE'S 86495 College View Rd. • 747-4031
MULLIGAN'S PUB 2841 Willamette • 484-1727
THE O BAR 1 Commons Way • 349-0707
O'DONNELL'S IRISH PUB 295 Hwy. 99 N. •
688-4902
•OREGON ELECTRIC STATION 27 E. 5th Ave.
• 485-4444
OVERTIME GRILL 770 S. Bertelsen • 342-5028
PEABODY'S 444 E. 3rd Ave. • 484-2927
PERUGINO 767 Willamette • 687-9102
QUACKERS 2105 W. 7th Ave. • 485-5925
ROCK 'N' RODEO 44 E. 7th Ave. • 344-1293
SAM BOND'S GARAGE 407 Blair • 431-6603
SAM'S PLACE 825 Wilson St. • 484-4455
SAMURAI DUCK 980 Oak St. • 345-6577
SHER'S ELDORADO 3000 W. 11th Ave. •
683-4580
SPIRITS 1714 Main St., Spfd • 726-0113
STACY'S COVERED BRIDGE 401 E. Main St., Cottage
Grove • 767-0320
TAP 'N' KEG 1704 E. Main St., Cottage Grove •
942-8713
TAYLOR'S BAR & GRILL 894 E. 13th Ave. •
344-6174
TINY TAVERN 394 Blair Blvd. • 687-8383
TRACKSTIRS Shilo Inn, 3350 Gateway St., Spfd.
• 726-1262
WETLANDS 922 Garfield St. • 345-3606
•WORLD CAFÉ 449 Blair Blvd. •
485-1377
•WOW HALL 291 W. 8th Ave. • 687-2746
YUKON JACK'S 4th & W. Broadway, Veneta •
935-1921
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