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August 2007 Schedule |
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No Cover! Open Jam every Thursday starting at 6 p.m. For more information, call 541-547-5459
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| Friday, Aug. 3, 9 p.m. |
KEVIN SELFE & THE TORNADOES
High-energy blues from electric Chicago to Texas swing Selfe, who earlier this year moved to Portland from his base in Roanoke, Va., has played over 1500 gigs in 15 states over the past 10 years, conquering a wide circle of East Coast venues. Here is a veteran player with something to prove. He's out to show the Northwest he has the chops to step up in the Portland scene. He's motivated and he's dedicated to the blues. His first Landmark performance showed that dedication. His music passes through Chicago down to Texas and up through the Delta. |
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| Saturday, Aug. 4, 9 p.m. |
DIGGABONE
Jam doodling in a fusion groove from a Portland experiment Eric Bohne is back with the latest incarnation of a hard-working project in originality. His label is called Made to Sound Pro Records and he lists is band as E.B., Doe Eye, J. Mac and Just B. The audience can be identified as Dig N. It. During a finger snapping return to the Landmark a couple of months ago, the band managed to throw a spell over the crowd. Not your usual bar band. |
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| Sunday, Aug. 5, 9 p.m. |
DEEP WOODS BAND
Americana jam band in the "altered native" genre The Deep Woods Band was formed in the winter of 1999 deep in the woods around Blodgett, Oregon, a where-in-the-hell kind of place where bands usually aren’t found at all. But here is one, a psychedelically-inclined group listing influences like The Holy Modal Rounders, Mingus, and The Mugwumps, to which they add after seven years The Dead, String Cheese Incident, and Widespread Panic. This kind of thinking leads to set lists that can include "Season Of The Witch" and "Zip A Dee Doo Da." The band is made up of the gruff, blues-tinged vocals and guitar of Bobby Shade, the Pixaelated Piano Players twisting on the keyboard, the harmonica of The Rev. A. J.Studly., drummer B.G. Shade and Issac Jones on bass. |
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| Friday, Aug. 10, 9 p.m. |
THE SUMMIT UNDERGROUND Mike Riley brings in the blues from up the mountains Riley is a consistent and generous blues player who has lived the life all his life. This band is 15 years old, a testament to the mellow style and the depth of appreciation its members have for the music. The blues lives because musicians live the blues. Mike is backed by Vegas and LA session harp player Kooch Kucera, with Young Pappy Boynton on bass and Bongo Bob Pettit on drums. |
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| Saturday, August 11, 9 p.m. |
THE SURFONICS
Surf music ala the Ventures from Springfield The Surfonics have been treating Eugene-Springfield fans to their own western-flavored brand of "old-testament" surf rock since 1993. Fronted by the infamous "Captain Reverb" (Mike Graves) with Kenny Sokolov: on drums and Trey Longstreth on bass The Surfonics recently self-released their first full-length CD of original surf music. The Surfonics were also the subject of a critically acclaimed piece produced for National Public Radio, and were featured in a video which aired on community access television. |
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| Sunday, Aug. 12, 9 p.m. |
SILAS
Rising new jam band from Eugene, with a rockin' style This five-piece band features a noticeable twang through its rock and jam groove. Its brand of alt country evokes the likes of Robert Earl Keen, Whiskeytown, Phish and Steely Dan. There is also an Americana sense about this band and here they conger up Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle. "WWJD?" and "A Thousand Children", songs from the Silas CD, are among the top song picks on Neil Young's web site. The band is made up of Todd Dennis, guitar and lead vocals; Steve Arriola, lead guitar, lap steel, vocals; Scott Dillinger, keyboards and accordion; Joey Croce, alembic bass; Sean Brennan, drums and percussion. |
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| Friday, Aug. 17, 9 p.m. |
THE DEAD AMERICANS Male/female vocal harmonies sung over driving, psychedelic guitar-driven rock This Eugene five-piece strolled into the Landmark on a February night and lit the place up. It was one of those kismet things you've seen in the movies. No covers, no messing around between songs, just hard-ahead rock for 36 straight originals. Zak Johnston is all energy, ripping his lead guitar from the New York clubs of the late 1970s. Kyra Kelly fronts and harmonizes, playing with various props, a toy guy, Monopoly money, little flags. The three rhythm players back in on vocals as well as the beat and the whole thing comes out as one, reminding listeners of Blondie or the more current Daddy Warhols. Whatever it takes to make music the Dead Americans are alive with the magic. And don't settle for the just the live show, the CD "The Boy Who Shot Out the Sun" is just as solid as the performance. |
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| Saturday, Aug. 18, 9 p.m. |
VIBE NATION Evolutionary reggae with danceable originals and much-loved covers Led by the musical and spiritual energy of veteran Rastafari players Jahfree-I and Sister Susannah here is another of Oregon's growing community of reggae bands. This is a large group, also featuring April Scott on vocals, Scott Valpey on drums, Trey Logstrethe on bass, Ras T on keys and Roger McConnell on guitar. Vibe Nation has played at Sam Bond’s, John Henry’s and other Eugene clubs and has opened for the Mighty Diamonds, Isreal Vibration and the Mediations. Welcome to the ocean! |
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| Sunday, Aug. 19, 9 p.m. |
DAVID TILLER & ENION PELTA-TILLER
World folk, jazz and classical Gypsy -- from the leaders of Taarka David Tiller on mandolin, guitar, and vocals, and Enion Pelta-Tiller on violins and vocals, began playing and writing together in the spring of 2001. They met through a Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based band called Brooklyn Browngrass, then moved to Oregon, and most recently moved to Colorado. David began playing guitar at age 8, and shared stages with the likes of the Dave Matthews Band, Sheryl Crow, Ricki Lee Jones, Blues Traveler, String Cheese Incident. Enion Pelta-Tiller began classical violin studies at age 3, but her education was always supplemented by improvisation lessons from her jazz guitarist father. By 16 she had taught herself to compose impromptu melodies in styles from classical sonatas to East Indian ragas and jazz standards. She attended Peabody Institute in Baltimore, eventually landing in NYC, where she performed cutting edge music straddling punk, free jazz, and classical with various local musicians. Enion has shared stages with Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bob Weir and Vince Welnick of the Grateful Dead, Darol Anger of fiddle fame, and many others. |
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T. RAY & the SHADES Rock and blues from a band with roots on the Oregon coast and New York T. Ray and the Shades got a great shot in the arm this year with the addition of Matt Zekala, a guitar player from New York who learned his licks in the heady 1990s eastern jam atmosphere sparked by Blues Traveler. He provides a great counter-point to former South County resident T. Ray, the singer and shaker on the stage. And there is also Scott Johnston on the sax, transplanted from San Francisco. And pulling it all together is drummer Matt Murray, who grew up in Waldport. |
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| Saturday, August 25, 9 p.m. |
J. R. SIMS & TEXAS SPECIAL
From SRV to Hendrix - those rippin' blues from the south J.R. is the consummate blues guitar player who can recreate the sound of the tradition as well as anyone. Stevie Ray rewrote the Texas blues of the 40s and 50s into the high-flying guitar styles that last today. J.R. was there when Stevie Ray invented this stuff and J.R. brings it right into the Yachats living room for your listening pleasure. |
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| Sunday, August 26, 9 p.m. |
Special national attraction! Five-time winner of best blues harp in New Orleans Think Paul Butterfield meets the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Then toss in an Emerile-sized portion of cajun spice. Rockin' Jake moved from Connecticut to New Orleans in 1990 and lived there until forcibly removed by the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina. Always a lover of the road, Jake continues to tour from his new base in St. Louis, traveling across the county to bring his sound to big and small venues. It's a sound developed in a South Louisiana stew that includes blues diva Marva Wright, Mem Shannon, Coco Robicheaux, Little Freddie King, Tommy Ridgley, Eddie Bo and other local legends. He's soaked up the best. Jake is a five-time winner of Off Beat Magazine's coveted "Best of the Beat" award for best harmonica player. |
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| Friday, August 31, 9 p.m. |
I-CHELE & the CIRCLE OF LIGHT Reggae from the heart - feel the love! The drifting rhythms of reggae groove are hard to find in the land of the big trees, but they are there... or in this case, here. I-chele has put together a sensuous unit of sound and built it carefully over the years, never losing the spark. Vince Black adds that true Jamaican feel, songmate Julie provides the icing and a large and talented percussion section weaves that tropical balance. With Roger McConnell on guitar. |
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Looking Ahead!
Saturday,
Sept. 1,
9 p.m.
SEA-TOWN RHYTHM & BLUES PLAYERS
One of Seattle’s leading blues bands brings in some big city funk
This veteran group has been a mainstay of the Seattle blues scene for decades and has recently started venturing out of the home town into neighboring states. We are lucky to be close by because this is a group not be overlooked. The band members encompass five decades of blues, heading back to the 60s. The leader is singer C.T. Thompson from Monroe, La., who been playing music since age 9. He moved to Seattle when he was 18 and while in college his influences were Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, Parliament and Earth Wind and Fire. He moved to Chicago and played with Little Milton, The Dells, Clarence Carter and many others, returning to Seattle to help build the blues scene. On guitar is Steve Black, a native of southern Illinois who has played with, Otis Rush and funk bands like Confunkshun, and Lakeside and the Bar-kays. . On the Hammond B-3 is Roger Filgo, a longtime force in the Seattle who He has opened for groups such as Earth Wind and Fire, John Lee Hooker, The Stylisties and Otis Rush. On drums, it’s Vernon Petry "Cool V”, originally from Spokane, with 30 years experience with rhythm & blues
Sunday,
Sept. 2
9 p.m.
THE DIMES
From the Beatles to the present, hard-working indie rock
The Dimes are an up-and-coming band from Portland, masters of the indie rock style that lets the story be told without drowning in sound. Johnny Clay cut his licks in the Austin, Texas, club scene but is happy he made the move to Portland. He runs his band around the country seeking a full-time living from his music. He's close to making that happen. The dust hasn't settled on The Dimes.
Tuesday,
Sept. 25,
9 p.m.
Special national attraction!
MEM SHANNON
One of New Orleans' hottest performers, funk dug from deep in the French Quarter
For 15 years, Mem Shannon drove a cab in the French Quarter of New Orleans. In 1995 he turned the experiences into "A Cab Driver’s Blues," a record that launched a career. Shannon has put out four more albums and solidified a place in the top strata of the New Orleans scene. The Washington Post called him "the blues field's finest social commentator." He had a hit record with "S.U.V." in 2002, earning Living Blues Magazine's Critics Poll Best Song of the Year. He has expanded the definition of the blues with performances at the King Biscuit Blues Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival. He's shared the Kennedy Center stage with Gregg Allman, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor and John Hiatt. He's performed with Robert Cray, Karl Denson, Taj Mahal, Toots & The Maytals, and RL Burnside. And for 14 years in a row he has performed at the invitation-only New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
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