CHARLY BLISS: ALL ABOUT EVA “Infectiousness” He Was Initially on Saturday, October 5, the Something I Ever Plan Out
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K k SEPTEMBER 2019 K g VOL. 31 #8 H WOWHALL.ORGk respite, and, eventually, of redemp- tion. “You go through experiences of loss or extreme pain and you just keep moving,” Eva says. “You look around and wonder, how has the world not stopped? But it’s also powerful. I’m still here, I’m not a person who is ruled by pain; I still like who I am.” If the singer had any lingering doubts about her craft, they’re gone now. “For a long time I understood my ability to write songs as like, OMG another one just fell from the sky what luck – another one will never come again!” Eva says. “Now I know, I’m meant to be doing this. And I accept and honor that.” After penning 20+ songs, Charly Bliss solicited the input of producer Joe Chiccarelli (the Shins, White Stripes). For Chiccarelli, the CHARLY BLISS: ALL ABOUT EVA “infectiousness” he was initially On Saturday, October 5, the something I ever plan out. In my cess -- is the story of the band’s For Eva, the path to these drawn to when he heard the band CCPA and UO Campus Radio 88.1 opinion, the two best emotional evolution from the scrappy upstarts moments of exaltation was fraught. play live in early 2017 was more FM KWVA proudly welcome releases are crying and dancing, so who made 2017’s brash punk Many of the singer’s Young apparent than ever. Charly Bliss to the WOW Hall. it makes sense to me to marry the LP Guppy, to the confident, Enough lyrics were inspired by a “There is a high level of energy Opening the show are Eugene’s two.” assured artists behind the compar- past abusive relationship, one that in the vocal delivery, there is a very own The Shifts. That combination is the core of atively dynamic, unapologetically had Eva – as such relationships are sophistication and musicality in the “I don’t know why it’s easiest Charly Bliss. Challenging each pop Young Enough. designed to do – doubting herself guitar parts, the rhythm section for me to frame the darkest lyrics other to be exposed, to be seen for “We definitely go to different on many levels. Songwriting, just works,” he says. “It’s all the in the context of upbeat songs,” who they really are as people -- places on this one,” says bassist which “wasn’t something that I elements that make a great band.” says Charly Bliss’ Eva Hendricks. and then to double down on the Dan Shure. “But it still sounds like grew up thinking I could do,” as “I want people to feel strong “It’s completely instinctual and not sound that emerged from that pro- us. It’s still fun.” she puts it, became a new source of when they CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE MELVINS X REDD KROSS P2 NOVACANE & DREAM WULF P3 STEVE HOFSTETTER P4 JACKIE GREENE P4 H REPTALIENS P5 SONGHOY BLUES P6 WOW RUMMAGE SALE P6 MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR HUMANS P6 MERSIV & MR. BILL P7 H HYPER SLOTH P7 PAID U.S. Postage U.S. Permit No. 303 No. Permit Eugene, OR 97401 Eugene, Nonprofit Organization CHERUB’S BABY ANGELS On Friday, October 4, the CCPA and UO Campus Radio Jordan was crafting what would become known as their first 88.1 FM KWVA welcome Cherub’s “Baby Angels Tour” to the album, Man of the Hour. WOW Hall. A few years later, it was the song “Doses & Mimosas” that Beyond the fog of burning blunts, the sea of whiskey and for- caught the attention of the public and gained the interest of est of empties, you’ll find two sweethearts in a Nashville garage. Columbia Records, who signed the duo in 2013. Their four year Just as they were yesterday, the day before that, and years prior. major label run brought their fans two LP’s, Year of the Caprese Searching for the perfect combination of string plucking, button and Bleed Gold Piss Excellence, while also sending them around pushing and knob turning to craft the ideal sound to make you the world playing festivals such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, forget your world and step into theirs. The aforementioned Glastonbury, Outside Lands, Osheaga, Summer Camp, Summer sweethearts are Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber; known to most Sonic, and headlining four US tours. Now, a gold record and 130 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Community Center for the Arts Performing 291 West 8th 97401 OR. Eugene, as “Cherub.” million Spotify streams later, the bond between them remains It all began in 2010 at Middle Tennessee State University. The “unf^ckwithable,” as they construct their newest batch of genre- two met as Jason was playing around town with local bands and defying anthems. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 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, Ronald Perko Custodian - Dave Diercks, Eric Herz, Lighting Director - Cody Owen, Volunteer Staff: Charles Peters, Poster Distribution - WOW Hall Poster Crew, CCPA Board of Directors: Chair: Robyn Kelly, Vice Chair: Mike DeLuise, Secretary: Kathleen Blair, Treasurer: Amy Sherwood, Members: Sam Harmon, Janelle Krinsky, Dan Nathan, John Henry Weber MELVINS X REDD KROSS On Tuesday, September 10, 1991’s Bullhead, the Melvins two bassists on the album Pinkus the Community Center for the trademark gargantuan sound was Abortion Technician (with J.D. Performing Arts and University of firmly in place.) Pinkus returning to the bottom Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM While the Melvins were as end along with Steve McDonald KWVA proudly welcome the Mel- recognizable as any band of their as Buzzo and Crover took their vins and Redd Kross to the WOW day, they also proved to be more usual places on guitar and drums). Hall along with special guest creatively flexible than nearly all Toshi Kasai. Dale Crover and their peers, which helped the band REDD KROSS Steven McDonald will be doing remain productive and prolific Redd Kross is Steven double duty with both Melvins more than three decades after it McDonald (bass/vocals), Jeff and Redd Kross, so this tour will launched. McDonald (vocals/guitars,) Dale be two times the fun! The band formed in Aberdeen, Crover (drums) and Jason Shapiro Amphetatmine Reptile Records Washington, the same town that (guitars/vocals). recently posted a test press of the produced Nirvana’s Cobain and Like fellow legendary Great upcoming split release they’re put- Krist Novoseic. The Melvins American John Waters, Redd ting out with the Melvins and sludge was inspirational. Young- Kross have devoted their career to Flipper. Buzz Osborne talked er bands took their heaviness, making subversive entertainment about that and other things in an adding a pop song structure, and in a high pop celebrity style, rein- interesting interview with Coach- became famous. Melvins did earn troducing in their especially gold- ella Valley Weekly. a major-label contract with Atlan- en late ’80s/early-’90s period such “We always have records. tic, but after releasing three forbidden classic-rock tropes as We’re recording all kinds of records for the label, they were melodies, harmonies, ripping things. We have a split-EP with dropped in late 1996 and the musicianship and primary colors the Flipper guys coming out. We group returned to indie status. -- stuff that had (largely) been have an EP with a band from The late ‘90s and early 2000s saw ditched in the underground rock’s Sweden called ShitKid coming out a flurry of releases by the post-punk, No Wave, hardcore, soon. We have a Melvins project band: most were issued on Mike and sensitive-egghead scenes. with me, Dale and the original Patton’s Ipecac label. (Buzz and Their self-aware pre-spandex drummer that we’re working on. I Patton released several albums Glam bubblegum garage psyche- also have a solo acoustic album together with the band Fantomas.) delic Cheap Trick/Kiss/Revolver I’m finishing. We have another One of the few things the Mel- post-Kim Fowley rock and roll is album that I can’t really let the vins hadn’t done was release a known for degenerate, sweet, cat out of the bag on that one yet double album, but finally they tongues in cheek, song-long that we’re working on. It’s a ton were able to cross that off their winks. of stuff. I think in the last two list in 2017 with the 23-track A Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 months we’ve recorded 35 songs.” Walk with Love and Death. In day of show. Doors open at 8:00 No other band to emerge from 2018 they used a lineup featuring pm and showtime is 9:00. H the punk/alternative underground would mine Black Sabbath’s slow, monolithic roar with greater effect than the Melvins, and they proved to be wildly influential despite barely breaking out of cult status.