K k MARCH 2019 K g VOL. 31 #3 H WOWHALL.ORGk ONE EYED JACK BENEFITING THE RESTORATION OF THE ORIGINAL FURTHUR BUS FURTHURMORE ZAHIRA On Friday and Saturday, March Head. As described in Hittin’ the 29 and 30, Lee Frankel presents “The bus came by and I got on, that’s when it all began, there was cowboy Note Magazine, “There are many FURTHURMORE featuring One Neal at the wheel of the bus to never never land,” – The Other One groups that call themselves jam- Eyed Jack, Kesey & The Merry bands, but these guys are true musi- Pranksters and special guests Zahi- inently in Tom Wolfe’s 1968 Jack has dropped four original repertoire doubled and the sound cians who know what jamming ra & Rising Buffalo Tribe (3/29) book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid albums and has a fifth in the gained increasing power. The driv- really is. One-Eyed Jack learned and Eugene’s own Soul Vibrator Test.” works. Formed by champion gui- ing rhythm section has Vincent from the best, and Keep Your Head (3/30). Also featuring Live Painting “In 1990 Kesey created a second tarist Gary Gallagher as a psyche- Smith on drums; his gift of playing shows they have put their education with Ellie Paisley and Aaron Brooks, Further/Furthur, this one from a delic garage band performing in goes beyond technical expertise into to good use.” and Visuals by The Psychedelic 1947 International Harvester bus.” Grateful Dead parking lots during deeper transcendent spaces. The As successful as their recording Express Light Show. “In November 2005 the original the 90’s -- though various lineup wild wizardry of Tim McCullion career has been, One-Eyed Jack are According to Wikipedia, “Fur- 1964 Further was dragged out of and style changes the original sound on keyboards sends the music and equally known for their thrilling thur is a 1939 International Har- the swamp with a tractor and now has remained. The band’s powerful listener on a colorful voyage. live shows. A place to dance and vester school bus purchased by resides in a warehouse at Kesey’s psychedelic rock & roll mixes dual Topping it all off, vocalist/lyricist “Freak Freely” has always been the author Ken Kesey in 1964 to carry farm in Oregon, alongside the guitars with heartfelt, soulful lyrics Rosie Lazroe brings her dynamic atmosphere created. With a vibrat- his ‘Merry Band of Pranksters’ 1990 Further.” that touch on both the spiritual and voice and songwriting, as well as a ing and pulsating light show set to cross-country, filming their counter- the surreal. stage presence filling with fire and cosmic jams and dancing souls, culture adventures as they went… ONE-EYED JACK With the arrival of guitarist/lyri- lightning. their psychedelic blend of rock and the footage of their journey was For over two decades One-Eyed cist Joe Boris came brilliant song- One-Eyed Jack’s four original roll transforms the audience to never released as a movie until the Jack has been entertaining crowds writing described as “Dylanesque” albums have all been well received, higher levels of groove and con- 2011 documentary film Magic Trip throughout the USA as NJ’s longest by Relix Magazine. Once bassist/ especially Sunlight Blue Madness sciousness. — although the bus featured prom- running top jam band. lyricist Adam Riley joined, the song and their last album Keep Your CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 MOON HOOCH P2 H MAX ROMEO P3 H THE GARCIA PROJECT P3 H DIMOND SAINTS P4 H EUGENE LIVE! P4 INSIDE THIS ISSUE SPAFFORD P5 H THAT 1 GUY P5 H REBIRTH BRASS BAND P6 H WOW AWARDS P6 H ALO & SCOTT PEMBERTON P7 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING APRIL 3 This year’s WOW Hall Annual Membership Meeting is on go to www.wowhall.org. Wednesday, April 3. Doors will open at 6:30 pm for a recep- Following the meeting, stick around for a reception in the PAID tion (featuring food and beverages) and the meeting is sched- basement. H U.S. Postage U.S. uled to run 7:00 – 10:00 pm. Permit No. 303 No. Permit Eugene, OR 97401 Eugene, CCPA members meet annually to approve a policy state- Nonprofit Organization CCPA Membership Meeting Agenda ment, a budget for the upcoming year and to elect members to Wednesday, April 3rd, WOW Hall the WOW Hall Board of Directors. 6:30 Social and Snacks. Meeting 7pm-10pm. This year the membership can elect up to five board mem- bers, four for two year terms and one for one year. I. Call to Order Completing their terms are board members Aaron Dietrich, II. Welcome and Introductions (10 minutes) Hannah Finley and Marlene Monette. Two board members a. Board b. Staff resigned and board members Amy Sherwood and Robyn Kelly c. Ground Rules were appointed to fill those seats. According to the by-laws, i. Members to be heard appointed board members serve until the next annual meeting, ii. Respect peoples’ time and follow limits when they have the option to stand for election. iii. Chair will call out dialog & out of order Continuing CCPA Board members are Abe Nielsen-Sword, III. Reading of CCPA Mission Statement (3 minutes) Henry Weber, Janelle Krinsky and Kathleen Blair. Their terms IV. Committee, Staff and Financial Reports (30 minutes) a. Committee Reports (10 minutes) end in 2020. b. Staff Reports (5 minutes) More members are needed to serve on the Board of c. Financial Report (5 minutes) Directors. CCPA members who can devote time and skills to V. Membership Input (20 minutes) the organization are encouraged to run. To qualify to serve on VI. Vote on General Policy Statement (5 minutes) the board of directors, one must have been a CCPA member VII. Vote on the Proposed Budget (15 minutes) VIII. Nominations for Board of Directors* (45 minutes) for at least 30 days prior to the election. a. Board Member Nomination and Acceptance This meeting is open to the public but only members may b. Nominee statement & questions (5 minutes each) vote. A person can become a member by paying membership IX. BREAK/Caucus (Ballot Formation) (20 minutes) dues ($15-30 sliding scale) or by donating ten hours of non- X. Ballot Distribution - Vote (15 minutes) show volunteer time. XI. BREAK/Votes Tallied (15 minutes) XII. Introduction of new Board (2 minutes) RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Community Center for the Arts Performing 291 West 8th 97401 OR. Eugene, If you are not a member and want to become one, or wish XIII. Adjourn to check your membership status, please call 541-687-2746 or *A person must have been a CCPA member for 30 days to run for the board stop by the WOW Hall office. To join or renew via PayPal, K k The Community Center for the WOW HALL NOTES Performing Arts is located in the Historic Woodmen of the World Hall (W.O.W. Hall), 291 W 8th, Eugene, Or 97401, (541)687-2746, [email protected], wowhall.org, Box office hours Mon-Fri Noon-6:00 PM. Printed monthly by Western Oregon Webpress, Circulation 3,200, General Support made possible by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support from City of Eugene Cultural Services Division, Copyright 2019 All rights reserved Notes Staff: Copy Editor & Advertising Representative - Bob Fennessy, Layout & Design - James Bateman CCPA Staff: Membership Coordinator & Publicist - Bob Fennessy, Programming Manager - Lori Hawley, Stage Manager - Justin Showker, Asst Stage Manager - Ed Kashin, Davis Koier, Robert Chappel, Office Manager - Danette Lamson, Bookkeeper - Melissa Swan, Volunteer Coordinator - Kaleah Bishop, House Manager - Blake Boxer Concessions Manager: Angela Lees; Concessions Staff: Marleena Pearson, Billy Ashe, Kambra Morris-Mitzner Custodian - Dave Diercks, Eric Herz, Lighting Director - Cody Owen, Volunteer Staff: Charles Peters, Dan Wathen, Poster Distribution - WOW Hall Poster Crew, CCPA Board of Directors: Chair: Aaron Dietrich, Vice Chair: Henry Weber, Secretary: Janelle Krinsky, Treasurer: Amy Sherwood Members: Kathleen Blair, Hannah Finley, Robyn Kelly, Marlene Monette, Abe Neilson-Sword, Amy Sherwood MOON HOOCH HOOCHIE KOO KENNETH KEARNEY PHOTO: On Tuesday, March 12, the now. That evolution expresses ments to consciousness and envi- CCPA and KLCC proudly welcome itself as focus, and through focus ronmentalism and veganism and Moon Hooch to the WOW Hall comes our energy.” philosophy and peace aren’t sepa- along with special guests Elena Mon Hooch turned heads in the rate from their commitment to Shirin (of Aramboa) and Kulululu. music industry as relative unknowns music, but actually integral parts of If any band is a poster child for with a charismatic, unconventional it. turning the power of positive sound (they play with unique thoughts and intention into reality, tonguing techniques and utilize KULULULU it’s the explosive horn-and-percus- found objects like traffic cones “What Kulululu is for sure is an sion trio Moon Hooch. In just a attached to the bells of their horns). insanely fun, joyously weird, omni- few short years, the group —Wil- In concert, they now play through genre collective, splitting time bur, fellow horn player Wenzl what they call a Reverse DJ setup, between Portland and occasionally McGowen, and drummer James in which the live sound from their Tucson, Arizona,” notes Eugene Muschler — has gone from playing horns runs through Ableton soft- Weekly. “There are elements of on New York City subway plat- ware on their laptops to process Devo, and Oingo Boingo in the forms to touring with the likes of recorded effects onto the output. In sound. But there’s also ska-punk, Beats Antique, They Might Be addition, to flesh out their sound pop-punk, Zappa-style revelry, and Giants and Lotus, as well as selling on the road, the band began utiliz- even hardcore punk.” out their own headline shows.