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AL • WE’RE OC VE L R E WE’RE SA ’R T EUGENE’S I E L BAGEL! fashion and stage design. Lead until I left for college with Carolyn W E designer Amanda Zamora spent Horn,” says Leah. “I then gradu- the past ten years as Global ated with a Jazz Piano Performance Apparel Design & Innovation degree from UC Berkeley. All LEXOn Tuesday, March 31, the Lead at Adidas, patenting fabrics that leads me back home to play Downtown West Eugene CCPA and University of Oregon and specializing in bio mechanics at the WOW Hall with this Los 810 Willamette 4089 W. 11th Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA and kinetic design. Creative Angeles based all female electron- 341-1335 868-1072 proudly welcome the Eugene Director Michelle Zamora has ic band. What a long strange trip www.bagelsphere.com debut of LEX. worked with artists such as Katy it has been (I was obviously raised Based in LA, LEX is four Perry and Har Mar Superstar. by Deadheads and darn proud of women creating fantasy synth Her knowledge of directing, fabri- it.) sounds. The women are: Alexis cation, production and kinetic “All four women in the band (vocals), LP (synth), Licia (bass) mechanisms brings Amanda come from a jazz background and J (drums). Zamora’s designs to life. Lighting (getting degrees in Jazz LEX’s album uses all analog designers Martin Phillips and Performance) and have spent the vintage synthesizers and every- John McGuire elevate the visual last year diving into the synth thing is executed live during their elements of the live show. world to create the live LEX performances – no backing tracks It must be admitted that what show. We have had a wonderful or computers on the stage. brings the LEX experience to the team of people behind us to help. Producing the project is multi- WOW Hall is a local connection. Our entire team is involved in Grammy award winning engineer Band member LP is Leah Chisholm making us who we are, and bring- Peter Franco (who worked on the – a hometown girl from Eugene! ing the LEXperience alive.” last two Daft Punk albums). “For me, this whole journey Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 Behind the music is a creative began in Eugene when I started at the door. Doors open at 7:30 team responsible for the band’s taking piano lessons in 2nd grade pm and showtime is 8:00. H OREGON COUNTRY FAIR SPRING FLING

On Saturday, May 2, the Oregon Country Fair powerful lead vocals provided by Barry Burleson. Spring Fling will be held at the WOW Hall – featur- David Bersh plays bass and guitar and can sing ing musical entertainment by The Neverever Band. everything from opera to bluegrass. He holds a Doors open at 7:00 pm and admission is free for OCF degree in music and his rich vocals and versatile Fair Family (you know who you are). instrumentation add much to this band. The Neverever Band is a group of good friends Besides being an excellent lead guitarist, Ralph who have been playing music throughout the Novak builds and sells his own line of high-end elec- Northwest for years. “We play what appeals to us, tric guitars. He has years of experience in the music putting our own twist on what we like.” business, playing everything from jazz to rock. The twins, Kathy Burleson and Kriss Crowley Gil Dunaway plays drums and percussion. He’s a played primarily with a well known group called seasoned musician and has studied his craft in the Mithrandir for fourteen plus years, but have since Caribbean. been involved with many other bands in the Eugene- Another highlight of Spring Fling is a Fundraising Springfield area and done extensive recording with Raffle For Culturejam – the OCF’s wildly successful other music artists. Kathy plays violin and mandolin summer art camp for teens. To donate a service or while Kriss covers guitar, violin, mandolin and item to the raffle, please contact norma at office@ viola. Their tight vocal harmonies complement the oregoncountryfair.org. H

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On Friday, April 3, the CCPA video for “Ex-Boyfriend” got 1 with Adolf Hitler in one of his and Dead Nation Presents proud- million hits within 24 hours of videos.” ly welcome Lil Dicky along with being posted on YouTube. He Dicky says his style is a special guest Amos Lachman. This released a new song or video once response to the excessive egotisti- on show was rescheduled from a week for five straight months. cal nature of rap today: “I really NPR KLCC September 14th due to illness. Following the release of 32 songs wanted to embody the exact Lil Dicky is the stage name of and 15 music videos, Burd opposite of that, and I think peo- American rapper and comedian launched a Kickstarter, stating, ple are appreciating it. There just For Chronically Curious Oregonians David Burd, best known for the “I’ve officially run out of money... hasn’t been a voice for that nor- viral video to his song In a nutshell, you are funding mal dude when it comes to rap.” “Ex-Boyfriend”. Burd grew up phase two of my rap career.” The From Eugene, Amos Lachman 89.7 near Philadelphia in an upper month-long crowdfunding period is a dean’s list student at the NPR for Oregonians middle class Jewish family. After began with the goal of $70,000 University of Oregon who brings school he relocated to San but well exceeded its target, rais- an intellectual twist to his raps Francisco, where he worked in ing $113,000. about the college lifestyle. account management at the adver- According to Boston maga- Born in 1993 to an American tising agency Goodby Silverstein zine, “Content-wise, Lil Dicky father and a Canadian mother, & Partners. After reimagining his comes up with his material from both professors, Amos has been monthly progress report as a rap everyday occurrences and every- steeped in academia his entire life, video, the company brought him day experiences. From there, he with the useless knowledge to to work in their creative depart- crafts his videos around those top- back it up. With slick rhymes ment, where he wrote copy for ics to create a visual narrative that that draw inspiration from the ads like the NBA’s “BIG” cam- accompanies his talent as an fun-loving spirit of ‘90s rap, paign. emcee… What followed Amos’ music will make you kick Lil Dicky says he initiated his ‘Ex-Boyfriend’ was a series of back, nod your head, and proba- rap career, “simply to get atten- other videos that covered similarly bly have to Google something. tion comedically, so I could write average everyday experiences — Tickets are $17 in advance; movies, write TV shows and act.” songs about staying in for the Meet & Greet Package (limit 50) He released his debut mixtape So night, songs about being a Jewish is $75. Doors open at 8:00 pm Hard in April 2013. His music kid — he even has a rap battle and showtime is 9:00. H

In 2012 Moving Units split up and Blake Miller began to perform shows under the band name without approval of the original members, causing a mild dis- MOVING UNITS pute. The issue having been resolved, Miller was given permission to use the band’s name with new members Mike Delgado, Boz and Danny DeLeon. DANGEROUS DREAMS Miller and the new Units released the LP Neurotic On Friday, April 17, the Community Center for the Exotic in 2013 on Metropolis Records - the best MU Performing Arts proudly welcomes Moving Units to album yet. The unique yelp of Blake’s vocals and that the WOW Hall. Moving Units is celebrating funky distorted bass are back in action, but this time Dangerous Dreams Ten Year Anniversary by perform- around the songs are more funk/disco than the post- ing their debut LP in its entirety. punk elements of Hexes For Exes. Choppy clean A dance-punk band from LA, Moving Units was guitar licks and incredible synth sequences dominate formed in 2001 by Blake Miller, Chris Hathwell and the album, making the whole record one meant to be Johan Boegli. They released their debut EP, Moving danced to. In fact, the lyrical content of the album Units, on Three One G in early 2002. Their debut focuses on dancing, late nights, parties, and frolicking full-length album, Dangerous Dreams, was released with women. The whole record kills but standout on October 12, 2004 by Palm Pictures. tracks are “Kate Moss In ‘97”, “Attack Everything” Moving Units released their second studio album, and “Bright Nights”. Hexes for Exes in 2007 on Metropolis Records. The In order to help YOU enjoy the anniversary celebra- band released an EP titled Tension War in 2011. tion, Moving Units is playing for the low, low ticket Moving Units chose to self-release the EP in conjunc- price of $5 in advance, $8 at the door. Doors open at tion with their management firm, Post Modern. 8:00 pm and showtime is 9:00. H

FIND US ONLINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/THEWOWHALL WOW HALL NOTES APRIL 2015 3 DOUG BENSON AGAIN By Bob Fennessy high elevation and has legalized recreation use of marijuana On Tuesday, April 21, Square Peg Concerts presents – all great grist for comedy. Will Doug bring us any new Doug Benson’s 5th Annual Four Twenty-One Show at the jokes with his baggage? Well, don’t touch Doug’s bags if WOW Hall. you please, Mr. Security Man. Remember that Doug Benson show you wanted to As reported in The Cannabist, the issue came up when see last year, only forgot. Or it could have been the “Last Comic Standing” champs Josh Blue and Felipe year before that, or before that. After all, Doug has Esparza joined Benson on an episode of “Getting Doug been hitting the WOW Hall on an annual basis with High.” As the three comics addressed the plethora of long enough to earn a doctorate in herbology! weed options available on the table in front of them, Blue Comedian Doug Benson’s biggest passions — who had flown in from his Colorado home — admitted are movies and marijuana, and a great deal that he had “accidentally” packed some Denver dank. of comedy is based on each of them -- from “I brought some (pot) too, actually, but mine was his film, Super High Me to his regular “I brought from Denver today accidentally,” Blue said. Love Movies” podcast. A regular con- Benson added: “You didn’t mean to bring it!” tributor to VH1 series like Best Week Blue continued: “I opened my bag and was like, ‘Oh my Ever (where he plays the “Pop Culture God.’” Bachelor”), Benson’s humor is rooted And that’s when Benson laid down the law: “The TSA, in deadpan absurdity. His silliness for the most part, does not care about marijuana.” sometimes masks a deconstruction- Blue agreed with him: “They do not. Not once have I ist intelligence in his act, meaning ever heard about anyone leaving Denver and getting busted his comedy is often way smarter for weed.” than you might initially realize. Benson retorted: “I haven’t heard of any airport weed Also, he’s hilarious. bust by an individual with whatever they had on them.” Doug will be flying into Later on in the program, Blue tells Benson that tourists Eugene from Denver (yes, he should be cautious to not take Colorado’s legal marijuana needs a plane) where he has out of the state if they’re driving back home. “But if you’re three Four Twenty shows flying,” Blue half-joked, “just bring as much as you want. scheduled at Comedy Works That’s totally fine.” (two have already sold out) Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 day of show. And a that include tapings for a new word to the wise, get a ticket from the WOW Hall or album. Denver, as you all Ticketmaster, not from the EPD. Doors open at 7:00 pm; know, is in Colorado, sits at a mile showtime 8:00. H

ty” of the days when he did nearly every- back at the hotel.” Deacon says. “On days “I started thinking about how the voice thing himself. He made plans to sequester off I’d find a studio to track vocals or mix. is an instrument that expires,” he said, “and himself in his studio and conjure an album When a studio couldn’t be found I dis- that made me want to make an album with DAN DEACON from the sketches and songs he had begun mantled a hotel bathroom, sealing the vents the voice more exposed.” On Tuesday, May 5, the CCPA and in the back of the van on the European leg with towels and using all the bedding to And that he did. While Gliss Riffer University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 of the America tour. Those plans were turn it into a control room.” contains all the instrumental layering we’ve FM KWVA proudly welcome Dan Deacon upended when he received a last-minute This is his first record to showcase his come to expect, the vocals are mixed with back to the WOW Hall along with special invitation to tour with Arcade Fire. newfound appreciation for his vocal cords, a prominence (“Feel the Lightning”, guests Prince Rama and Ben O’Brien “I was mixing and arranging in the green an appreciation he gained after going “Learning to Relax”) and, at times, a clarity With the success of Dan Deacon’s 2007 room before sound check and each night through an extended bout of laryngitis. (“When I Was Done Dying”) that have album Spiderman of the Rings came an never been heard on a Dan Deacon record opportunity for the electronic-music icono- before. All the vocals are by Deacon; even clast to increase the breadth and depth of the female voice on “Feel the Lightning” is his entire musical project. Deacon moved the product of vari-speed recording tech- from self-contained computer music to niques. orchestral epics. His interactive live show, This album also marks the first time honed in DIY spaces, was taken to muse- Deacon replaced his digitally realized parts ums and concert halls. He frequently with analog synthesizers, giving Deacon the expanded his performances to include a opportunity to experiment with synthesizers horde of side musicians. in the same way he experimented with Deacon’s 2015 release Gliss Riffer, an strings and wind instruments on America. entirely self-produced record of almost all Deacon travelled to Asheville, N.C., to electronic sounds, is a return to his record with Moog’s at-the-time-unreleased Spiderman of the Rings-era process. He Sub 37 analog synth. Gliss Riffer is the calls it “easily the most fun [he’s] ever had first record in the world to feature the making a record.” instrument. After a string of large ensemble projects Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the (including 2009’s Bromst and 2012’s door. Doors open at 8:00 pm and showtime America) Deacon longed for the “simplici- is 9:00. H

4 APRIL 2015 WOW HALL NOTES FIND US ONLINE: WWW.WOWHALL.ORG also from Venezuela, Jamaican Melodic Yoza -- collaborating on guitarist and vocalist Matthew a high energy ragga-hip-hop GUANTANAMO BACHACO Jacquette, Puerto Rican Alexander scorcher that’s going to make On Sunday, April 12, the Cruz on trombone, and Cuban- heads nod up, down and side to CCPA and KLCC proudly wel- Jamaican Alexander Coombs on side, across the Atlantic and BAYWATCH comes Bachaco along with special trumpet. The band’s diverse beyond. On Friday, May 1, University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM guest Jahdan Blakkamoore. range of nationalities makes Reminiscent of the work on his KWVA proudly welcomes Guantanamo Baywatch for the station’s Inspired by the classic sounds Bachaco a true multi-cultural Dutty Artz debut, Buzzrock annual Birthday Bash. of Bob Marley, Latin music and experience. Their music naturally Warrior, “Ting Tun Up!” shows Portland, Oregon’s Guantanamo Baywatch is a band that has built California reggae, Bachaco’s reg- flows in English and Spanish but Jahdan hasn’t lost his grip on the their reputation on wrangling up a ribald mishmash of classic surf gae rock and Latin roots sounds the true language Bachaco speaks microphone. In fact, the Grammy- instrumentation and brash garage rock. But with Darling… It’s Too perfectly blend feel-good music is the vibe they transmit: High nominated songwriter and inter- Late the band broke away from their burying-the-needle-on-the-four- with conscious lyrics and party Energy Groove! national reggae artist may have track sound and traveled down to Atlanta’s Living Room Recording jams to the beat of their own become some sort of cybernetic (Black Lips, The Coathangers, Jacuzzi Boys) to track with Ben Coleman, Afro-Caribbean roots. The band’s super Rasta delivering rhymes at Justin McKneight, and Ed Rawls. new full-length album Sunfire, superhuman pace. The track “Oldies weren’t lo-fi,” says Guantanamo Baywatch guitarist and released in March, features 12 switches every 16 bars between vocalist Jason Powell, even though people have a hard time distinguish- tracks including the singles “Good bouncing live bass lines, dubstep ing the crackle and pop of worn-out vinyl or the low bandwidth of AM Morning”, “Sunfire Girl” and womps and sub synths, driving radio from the actual production mastery of early rock n’ roll. With “Keep Your Head Up”. Every trap hi-hats and crispy snare Darling… It’s Too Late, Guantanamo Baywatch sought to harness and track flows with its own influ- drums. It delivers a hard-hitting, manipulate the sparkling sounds from yesteryear, all while staying true ences of dancehall, ska, rock, hip- playful and intoxicating alliance to the tape hiss and rough takes of analog recording. hop, dub and Latin reggae. between electronic and live per- “We really wanted a mixtape compilation sound to the record,” says Bachaco will tour the U.S. in sup- formance. Powell, and that approach can be heard in both the songwriting and the port of the album and the band’s Released in Feb 2015, production. 8th Anniversary. Blakkamoore’s 3rd solo album With its classic Motown ballad vibe, title track and lead single “Too What is a Bachaco? The word Order of Distinction is a long Late” is an enormous departure from the trashy Mummies-esque ruckus Bachaco is the name given to a awaited follow up to his 2010 of their earlier recordings. But even when Powell and bandmates leafcutter ant used by Venezuelan modern roots classic Babylon Chevelle Wiseman (bass) and Chris Scott (drums) tread on familiar ter- Indians to create a picante (hot Nightmare, on Lustre Kings ritory, there’s a newfound clarity, punch and swagger to their sound. sauce). We could say Bachaco is JAHDAN BLAKKAMOORE Productions. Distinction features Regardless of what micro-niche of Golden Oldies they tackle, a “musical picante.” Brooklyn’s 5-star general, mainly production by Paper Stars Guantanamo Baywatch serve it up with a signature flair for irreverence The band Bachaco was con- Jahdan Blakkamoore, is ready to and the prolific modern roots pro- and audaciousness that makes their sound wholly their own. ceived and founded by Venezuelan make the “Ting Tun Up!” in duction team Zion I Kings, who Darling… It’s Too Late comes out May 12, 2015 via Suicide Squeeze brothers Edilberto ‘Eddy’ Morillo 2015. This first leak from his just received iTunes album of the Records on CD, digital formats, and 1,000 copies of peaches-and-cream (lead vocals) and Jose Morillo album Order of Distinction fea- year, 2014, for Midnite’s Beauty vinyl. H (bass and vocals) in Miami, tures guest appearances from the for Ashes. Florida -- where they met the rest Birmingham bad gal, Lady Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 of the band and current lineup: Leshurr, one of the UK’s most at the door. Doors open at 7:30 Domingo Medina (drums) who is rapid-fire femcees, and Toronto’s pm and showtime is 8:00. H

It’s April - time to get down to Hall board members and/or run for the board if so the Market. The Saturday fun inspired. you’ve been missing all winter SPRING CLEANING Food and beverages will be provided. long is back in full swing - This year the annual WOW Hall Spring Cleaning The project begins at 1:00 pm and goes until 7:00 the eclectic local shopping, will cover two days: Saturday, April 25, from 1:00 to pm. Workers are asked to bring gloves and wear those plates of scrumptious 7:00 pm and Sunday, April 26, from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. appropriate clothing. The Sunday crew will take food, the music, the dancing, Volunteers, members, staff, board of directors and care of any unfinished business and put everything the general public are all invited for an all-out effort back where it should be. the people watching… (Acoustic Etouffee plays April 18) to clean, paint and spruce up the historic WOW Hall Constructed in 1932 and located at the corner of Local Crafts, Food & Music • Every Saturday • 10 AM-5 PM • 8th & Oak building, inside and out. The WOW Hall’s Annual 8th and Lincoln in Eugene, the Woodmen of the www.eugenesaturdaymarket.org Membership Meeting is being held on April 28, so World (WOW) Hall is officially designated a historic the Hall needs to be looking it’s best. landmark by the National Register of Historic Places. WOW Hall volunteers can earn credit for Pure Since 1975 the building has been operated by the Volunteer Hours. Volunteers who collect ten nonprofit Community Center for the Performing Arts become a member of the Community Center for the as an all-ages performing arts venue. Performing Arts -- eligible to vote to elect WOW For more information please call 541-687-2746. H

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FIND US ONLINE: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/THEWOWHALL WOW HALL NOTES APRIL 2015 5 SAMMY ADAMS The name Sam Adams has long been associated with Boston, patrio- tism and beer. Now Samuel Adams Wisner (born August 14, 1987), better known as Sammy Adams, has added rap and songwriting to that proud association. Appearing here on Wednesday, April 21, Boston’s Sammy Adams has been musical for most of his life. From piano improvisation to creating HYDING JEKYLL COMES OUT his own beats and melodies, Adams aspired to be a producer long before On Friday, April 24, the themselves with each new song. rock is hard to pigeonhole; he ever considered becoming a rapper. Sammy started recording songs Community Center for the “We wanna provide something Eugene Weekly called the album, on his Macbook in 2008 from his college dormitory room. He prides Performing Arts and University of for everyone with a little funk, “a collection of quiet intimate himself on being able to cross genres and experiment with other kinds Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM some heavy, some jammy spaces, songs more along the lines of of music to supplement his “hip-pop”. KWVA proudly welcome back tight hooks,” states Gillespie, Floater’s acoustic experimentation In September 2009 Adams released “I Hate College (Remix)”, a remix Hyding Jekyll with special guests “some classic, some aggressive. than their arena-rocking tenden- of rapper Asher Roth’s song “I Love College”, on YouTube. The video Axis Salvation and The Rob Give us new colors we’ll find cies.” has over 7.6 million views. He also released “Kimber”, “Poker Face Wynia. something to paint with it.” Robert Wynia has been voted Remix”, “Hard S#!t”, “Opening Day”, and “Rollin”, which combined Eugene’s own Hyding Jekyll Hyding Jekyll has been an “Favorite Male Performer” three for over 2 million views. has been carving a groovy nitch in active part of Eugene’s re-emerg- times in the annual WOW Hall 2010 was Sammy’s groundbreaking year. His debut EP, fittingly the area’s rock and metal scene. ing rock scene -- sharing the Awards and nominated as titled Boston’s Boy, nearly sent iTunes into a breakdown as it smashed Starting out in 2008 they quickly WOW Hall stage in the last 12 Performer of the Year in Portland. the Hip-Hop charts. This was fundamentally due to the success of the gained attention as a band that months with Floater, This Patch His band, Floater, has achieved single “Driving Me Crazy”, but Sammy also remixed plenty of covers. could play with anyone. Creating of Sky, Henry’s Child and more. national recognition for its solid Boston’s Boy reached #73 on the Billboard 200 and reached #1 on music from whatever influences Last September HJ opened a sold live performances, top selling iTunes. were available gave the band the out Floater show and they are albums, two preliminary Grammy Sammy’s lyrics were fun and his beats were catchy -- simple but effec- ability to form set lists that would pleased as punch to be sharing the nominations and sold out perfor- tive. Adams credits his loyal college fan base for the success of Boston’s compliment the acts they were stage once again with Rob Wynia. mances at some of the Western Boy. Having started out in the underground college scene, Sammy sharing the stage with. Best know as the hyper-talent- US’s best known concert halls. knows his roots and knows who is buying his albums, and that it is not After the Lost EP was record- ed singer/songwriter and bass Axis Salvation is a new band necessarily hardcore hip/hop enthusiasts. ed in 2009, Hyding Jekyll went player for the rock band Floater, from Eugene. Most young acts In late 2011, Adams signed with RCA Records of Sony. He released through a major lineup change; Robert Wynia made his WOW are finding ways just to fit in and the singles “Blow Up” and “Summertime” as promotional singles in once the dust settled David Hall debut as a solo performer in sound like this or that - not Axis November 2011 and March 2012 respectively. A third single, “Only Affinito, Jeremy Stafford and July 2009. Rob had a CD Release - they want their music honest, One”, was Adams’ first track to receive mainstream attention on the Greg Gillispie started work on the Show here in support of his 2011 loud, fast and heavy. These four radio. Teen Vogue quickly named Adams one of five new “Artists To concept series Chronicles of solo album, Iron by Water. Last young lads can write, play, per- Watch” in 2012 with Artist Direct giving the single 4 of 5 stars. He also Shree. Chapters 1 and 2 are out summer our homeboy came back form and deliver a message made his television debut on Conan. and have been playing in rotation to the WOW Hall to open a con- straight from the heart. They are It did take the Boston boy some time to follow up his debut album by stations and fans alike. cert for hometown girl Tracy a band to look out for as their with a scorching second record. Homecoming was released in 2013 and Currently prepping and writing Bonham. heavy, throat-pounding riffs and didn’t do as well as his debut. However hard-core fans are still turning for Chapter 3, the band is again Wynia’s debut Iron by Water lyrics tell us about our world, our up at live shows and watching him rap night after night. His music is moving into new territory with weaves a tapestry in rhythms and love and our lives. About a world more pop than other rap music. It’s more light hearted, like a Boston some of the mellowest and heavi- film-score style music, with we are striving for. produced Macklemore. est music they’ve ever written. enough pop sensibility to keep the Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Doors open at 7:00 pm They are working to keep them- listener wanting more. The fusion at the door. Doors open at 8:00 and showtime is 8:00. H selves eclectic and challenging of alt-country, pop, blues and pm and showtime is 9:00. H SUMMER CAMPS AT WOW HALL Monday through Friday, July 27-31 HOT WATER FOR THE WOW HALL Music’s Edge Summer Rock Camp 1 What would you give to have hot water in the bathroom will be completed first, if enough money bathrooms!! 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6 APRIL 2015 WOW HALL NOTES FIND US ONLINE: WWW.WOWHALL.ORG IN THE GALLERY During the month of April, the WOW Hall will proudly display “Savage” – Paintings by H. I. Rand. H.I. Rand was born in Cleveland, Ohio and moved to Oregon for the beauty and inspi- ration. The art is produced using oil paint over acrylic on canvas. For Rand, the current focus being on the animal that is the human, in the series “Savage”. An Artist’s Reception will be held on Last Friday, April 24, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The WOW Hall Lobby Art Gallery is open for viewing during office hours, noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. H REPTAROn Thursday, April 23, the STRIKESCCPA and University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly welcome Reptar with Sandy’s. Continuing their exploration of indie-electro-guitar-pop-weirdness, Reptar returns with their second full-length album, Lurid Glow. A diverse amalgamation of sounds and styles delineate the music of Reptar, culminating from the band’s disparate array of influences. Comparisons can be made to bands like The Talking Heads and MGMT, but Reptar simultaneously showcases musicianship in the heri- tage of Frank Zappa, Rush, Mike Patton and Tortoise -- creating a blend of party music suitable for music nerds. The band’s 2012 debut, Body Faucet, was characterized by Pitchfork as “Afro-tribal-electro-twee-pop” for college kids who, “seriously like nothing more than to throw the f^@k down.” Now in 2015, Reptar is back to deliver on the hype. Lurid Glow is an expansive, artful development for the band, as catchy as it is difficult to classify. Building upon their party-wielding instincts, Lurid Glow fuses arrangements of horns, keyboards, guitars and much more into compositionally-refined, booty-shaking anthems. Whether it’s the pulsat- ing “Ice Black Sand” that transforms effortlessly from droning arpeggios to gorgeous pop choruses, the simple marimba serenade of “Amanda”, or the 80s-prog-tinged “Cable”, Lurid Glow is a compelling statement from a band on their own unruly trajectory. Guitarist Frank Sprouse writes and arranges the band’s mostly original music, and his dexterous CATS UNDER THE STARS acoustic playing takes Gumbo Groove to unique places. Steve GUMBO GROOVE • ETOUFEE DUO Mosher, acoustic bass, builds his On Saturday, April 18, the Dead/Jerry Garcia experience. own instruments and speakers, CCPA and KRVM proudly wel- The Cats musical approach is all amazing to behold, and he’s come to the WOW Hall Cats to stay true to the original live just as comfortable playing four- Under The Stars, Gumbo Groove arrangements and melodies of string as six or eight. Kathy and The Etouffee Duo with lights the Dead’s amazing catalog of Mezger was part of the acoustic by Psychedelic Express. songs, while being open to “dis- group Wolf Creek and sang jazz Based in Portland, Oregon, covered moments”...where the with numerous bands in the Cats Under The Stars celebrates magic really happens. Band per- Eugene and Portland areas. Kathy and recreates the music of the sonnel are veterans of Portland’s plays mandolin and adds her Grateful Dead, including the rock/jam music scene: Brad sweet voice to the top end of Jerry Garcia Band and others in Rosen on drums; Carey Rogers Gumbo Groove’s vocal profile. their extended musical family. on bass and vocals, Jeffree White Bobby Selover plays everything Launched in early 2010 as a on keyboards and vocals, Matt from bass to banjo, mando to reboot of the then-nine year old Franzen on guitar, banjo and pedal steel, and toured with RCA Ramblin’ Rose, the Cats have vocals, and Tom Wright on gui- recording artist Ivy Somerfield. thrived on the dancing energy of tar and vocals. Relocating recently to a small the audience fueling their grooves. farm on the Row River, Bobby SANDY’S In September 2012, and again in GUMBO GROOVE brings his fiery licks to Gumbo After releasing the critically-acclaimed record Old Home Movies with 2013, Jerry Garcia Band key- Gumbo Groove’s music is an Groove. The Botticellis, San Francisco songwriter Alexi Glickman (Sandy) spent boardist Melvin Seals performed adventure in genre bending. time touring and recording with Little Wings before forming Sandy’s in full-length concerts with Cats Snatches of David Grisman-like ETOUFEE DUO 2012. Fourth Dementia, his debut album for Um Yeah Arts, features Under The Stars in the Oregon riffs give way to New Orleans Fiddler Kelly Thibodeaux of ten sun-bleached pop paens in the tradition of Chris Bell and Big cities of Applegate, Eugene and second line simmers, while shades Baton Rouge, Lousiana, with gui- Star. His live band features the talents of Jeremy Black (Apollo Portland. of the Grateful Dead can be tarist Buddy Sawyer, pump out Sunshine), Dave Muller, Nick Aives (Vetiver, Range of Light Wilderness), For most of 2014, the Cats heard wending amongst the red-hot fiddle, shufflin’ rhythm and Burton Li (Citay, The Botticellis). changed their name to Stephen’s chordal carousings. Always and blues, and kickin’ Southern “Fourth Dementia...it’s a blissful, reverb-soaked rush of feeling, all Answer as Tom co-fronted the friendly, always fun, Gumbo rock to create a brand new sound open chords and twilight madness,” says SF Weekly. band with local legend Steve Groove is a musical incident best known as Swamp Rock. “Together, they build giant sized harmonies and resonating echoed James Wright. Stevie left to tour looking for a place to happen. This is music that will roll you guitar work that sounds like it was filtered through a glorious, sunny in Jerry Joseph’s Jackmormons, The resulting amalgam is fresh down Boubon Street or lead you ’70s filter,” says New Noise Magazine. “Sometimes straight up breezy which effectively ended Stephen’s and friendly -- the name Fungrass into the darkest swamps, music California surf rock, other times venturing into more hazy psyche-pop; Answer. Fortunately, Matt comes easily to mind -- and the so eminently danceable almost no imagine if The Beach Boys recorded Pet Sounds again after listening to Franzen (Hillwilliams, Twisted good time Gumbo Groove play- one - young or old - can resist. the Polyvinyl back catalog and you get some idea of where this is Whistle) stepped in so Cats Under ing is fueled by the folks who Tickets are just $7 in advance, rooted.” The Stars could resume their evo- come to listen and dance: Folk- $10 at the door. Doors open at Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 pm lution into an all around Grateful Fueled Fungrass, y’all! 8:00 pm and showtime is 8:30. H and showtime is 9:00. H

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