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OREGON MUSIC / MARCH 2002 photo Pat Snyder PRODUCTION/VENUE GUIDE TWO LOUIES, March 2002 - Page 3 1989. arely a year old Nero’s Rome already had MCA and Island Records in hot B pursuit. Fronted by the handsomely charismatic singer James Angell and driven by moody guitarist Tod Morrissey, Nero’s Rome created a sensual sound that bore elements of the Doors and Simple Minds-a richly dark milieu, which allowed Angell free rein to express his direct and concise innuendoes in lyric form. The concept became very popular with female specta- tors. In those days MCA and Island Records were interested in the band’s’ten-song cassette release “Labor”, recorded on a cassette 4-track by drum- mer Tony Lash. “Labor””produced two bona fide radio hits. Over the years Nero’s Rome featured emerg- ing pop star drummers Courtney Taylor of the Dandy Warhols, Greg Eklund of Everclear, Thee Slayer Hippie from Poison Idea and musician turned record producer Tony Lash. The band’s first album in ‘92 stayed at the top of northwest charts for months and tied the band up for a year in negotiations with Capitol, which ended “When Gary Gersh came in as the new president and fired everybody”. Nero’s’second album in ‘94, “Togetherly” generated a developmental deal with Mercury Records. After a Mercury-supported west coast tour and opening slot at Lollapalooza in ’95, the band broke up. Proving it takes at least a decade to become an overnight success, this month James Angell comes out of the woods with “Private Player”(See GBU p. 6) while at the same time Tod Morrissey’s band; Man of the Year, is picked for ASCAP’s new talent sampler. (See Turntables P. 12) LL was the total jerk who caused the riots that ruined LETTERS Woodstock. Dear Editor Petrillo should get a medal. Wow. I stumbled across your web site (www Kevin McClusky .TwoLouiesMagazine.com) and I was amazed to Vancouver, Wa see Two Louies is still at it. I lived in Portland in THIS-DAY-IN-THE-LEGEND-OF-LOUIE the 80’s and followed the adventures of my starv- ing artist friends through your publication. I was Dear Editor WEB UP- DATE glad to see so many familiar names still making 38 years ago Indiana Governor declares the music there. song “Louie Louie” by the Kingsmen (currently Erin McIan #6 on the Hot 100) pornographic. He asks the Houston, Texas Indiana Broadcasters Association to ban the record. Although stations claim it’s impos- sible to accurately figure out the lyrics from HAIR’S NICE TOO “the unintelligible rendition as performed by the Kingsmen,” Governor Welsh claims his “ears Dear Editor tingle” when he heard the song. (1964) S.P. Clarke’s observation (GBU-February) Eric Predoehl that “Docile’s music isn’t great necessarily but the Santa Clara, California promo material however is excellent.” warmed my graphics artist heart. Let’s hear it for the support KARMA PIE troops! Wendy Longstreet Dear Editor, Lake Oswego Good for Richard Petrillo! That pie in Fred Durst’s face at Guitar Center was classic. (Turn- tables February) As I recall Limp Bizkit got busted for Payola right here in Portland and Fred Durst LL TWO LOUIES, March 2002 - Page 3 Page 4 - TWO LOUIES, March 2002 TWO LOUIES, March 2002 - Page 5 rittany Spears may not be a woman, but would yelp in pain, as four dressers transformed Electric. Oregon Tradeswomen, who I work with she is definitely no longer a girl. Un him into full uniform with sword and pack. Mozart on outreach programs, invited me. Darcy Varney, Bfortunately, a lot of her fans are young can really entertain. Having Eduardo Chama, the the development director at Oregon Tradeswomen pubescent girls that were described in a recent New flamboyant, Argentinean opera singer backstage and I have worked together to organize classes that York Times magazine article as mean. The slant warming up, was also extremely interesting. encourage high school and middle school children of the Times article was that recent studies have He lives in New York City, and to explore the trades. Darcy and I ended up being shown that the was previously in Portland Op- part of a ceremony on stage, before Lily’s perfor- behavior of eras The Love for Three Oranges. mance. Each recipient of a grant from the Equity He told me that he’s looking to buy Foundation stood in a receiving line to shake hands with some important people from Equity. After being briefed and trained on how to enter and exit the stage, and walk to our assigned seats, we got to enjoy the reception and mix with the mayor, Mrs. Kitzhaber (the most beautiful woman there that night), and lot’s of important people of Portland. The moon was almost full, and it was clear, cold a home outside of New York City because he’s and windy. We swept into the Tiger Woods Center been getting his hair cut in the same shop for five early and admired the theater that pays homage to middle school girls toward each other is years, and has never had the same the golfer. The manicured grounds, the art, and ar- more harmful than the playground fistfight. The barber. chitecture of the Nike campus were impressive, but article also suggests, that today’s it was a little chilly whenever PGE spokespersons girls are meaner than referred to Enron. Darcy and I discussed the di- ever. I don’t think so. I chotomy of working with non-profit organizations believe that young girls are for all the right reasons, but still having to ask for, the same as they’ve always and accept money from, sponsors who may not been, but that nobody ever have good labor practices, but have billions, and spent enough time or money give to charitable trusts. We are all connected and to research it. It’s good that sometimes the gift of giving has issues. It ended up researchers are taking an being a very entertaining evening in Beaverton, and interest in the cultural mo- I hope to be invited there again soon. rass of girls in puberty, but I’ve only heard a few things about James I can assure you, girls will be Canfield leaving Oregon Ballet Theater. I heard girls, as boys have always been that he already looks better, and that everyone, boys. My advice is to read the including James, knows it’s time for him to move Red Tent, and know that girls on. I can only say that I will miss him, and that I have always been powerful, not hope to go see OBT in New York, in August. mean. This power will never be Speaking of dance, I worked on the Hub- totally revealed, just like reality bard Street Dance from Chicago at the Arlene can’t be explained, or the mean- Schintzer Concert Hall. What a great perfor- ing of life. I know that girls, just mance! I was honored to be on the same stage like women, work in mysterious as all of the dancers, and I thought most of ways that should not be described the choreography was innovative, fresh, and as mean. Pubescent girls are pas- moving. I especially enjoyed Minus 116 by sionate. They are capable of deep Ohad Naharin. The music for the piece was love and extreme violence. We all celebratory. I want to go out and find a Dean know the story of Romeo and Juliet Martin version of Sway. and how old they were. Those two I’m getting ready to work on NSYNC. star-crossed lovers were casualties Everyone working on the show, which is of the same passion, and that was a the first stop on the tour, has to have photo iden- long time ago. I was invited to an tification above and beyond his or her employee I worked on Cosi fan tutte for evening with Lily Tomlin at the Nike Campus. She passes. They say that the boy band is getting death Portland Opera. It was a good opera, although flew up from San Francisco for one performance. threats. lengthy. Working with the operas core production crew of Bill Anderson, Laura Hassell, Eric Walstad, and Kevin Mynatt is always a pleasure. The con- ductor, Carol Lucas was great and I loved watching her every move on the back stage monitors. During the second performance, James Bobick fell off the back of the raked stage. He got his Indian style slippers caught in his hoop skirt. I was standing stage right when I heard a thud from upstage center. The Equity Foundation made her the headliner for Please write to me: [email protected] I walked up stage to get a view, but by then, two the Foundation’s Investment in Dignity Awards. stagehands were at the singer’s side. When he did The Equity Foundation also honored the winner not get up, I knew he must be hurt. He fractured of the first John Grigsby-Jim Vegher Investments an elbow, but went on to complete the run of the in Dignity Award. It was given to Fred Miller, opera in fine style. During his quick changes, he executive vice president of Portland General LL Page 4 - TWO LOUIES, March 2002 TWO LOUIES, March 2002 - Page 5 lenging approach to his craft. It is clear from the me up?” The song ends with the vaguely disquieting start that Private Player is the work of a true artist, lines: “Then you’re angry/Then you’re bored/Then exploring the intrinsic idiosyncrasies of his soul.