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K k FEBRUARY 2015 KWOW HALL NOTES g VOL. 27 #2 H WOWHALL.ORGk MARTIN SEXTON MIXTAPE TOUR By Zach Townsend both illuminated and ultimately On Sunday, March 1, The universal. Community Center for the Last seen at the WOW Hall in Performing Arts and KRVM 2014, when he was promoting his proudly welcome Martin Sexton Fall Like Rain EP, Martin Sexton back to the WOW Hall with spe- is touring ahead of his new full- cial guests Brothers McCann. length album, Mixtape of the Martin Sexton creates decep- Open Road, his first since 2010’s tively simple, yet intricate and Sugarcoating. The album is being beautiful songs that flitter and released on February 10th, 2015. float from genre to genre: folk, The tour begins on February 12th country, rock, blues, R&B, soul. in Louisville, Kentucky and con- The driving force behind this music cludes at Infinity Hall in Hartford, is his stunning and evocative voice Connecticut on June 6th. Known that sounds both powerful and for his dynamic live performances, vulnerable in its emotion. Sexton’s he’s sold out venues from New guitar work is understated yet York (Nokia Theatre) to Los Sexton’s 2007 LP Seeds hit #6 Worth”. Weighty ideas were Nightly News with Brian elaborate, leaving the listener nod- Angeles (House of Blues). on Billboard’s Heatseakers’ chart. mixed in with more personal state- Williams. ding their head and tapping their Born in Syracuse, New York, 2010 saw the release of ments like “Happy Anniversary Sexton has been previewing toes along with the groove. And Sexton is a self-taught musician Sugarcoating, with the title track (Six Years)” and the catchy select tracks from Mixtape of the his lyrics are instantly relatable, who obtained valuable experience addressing post 9/11 concerns. His “Burlington”. Open Road on his Facebook and spanning the human condition -- as a busker in Harvard Square in most recent release, the EP Fall Sexton’s music has been fea- via iTunes, where his album is from love songs to socio-political Boston. He recorded his first Like Rain, featured anthemic tunes tured on the TV shows Scrubs, available for pre-order. He ruminations -- and every emotion album, In the Journey, in 1991. It like the jubilant “One Voice Parenthood and Brotherhood. describes the album as a “musical in between. His lyrics lock in on sold a staggering 20,000 copies, all Together” and a topical cover of He’s worked with John Mayer and cross-country trip” and a “charm everyday topics that, through his out of Sexton’s guitar case. 1996’s Buffalo Springfield’s legendary Peter Frampton and was profiled bracelet of twelve golden gems all detail and musicianship, become Black Sheep followed. protest track “For What It’s and interviewed on The NBC Continued on Pagek 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE BANDEST OF THE BANDS P2 BROTHERS GOW H BLUE LOTUS P2 GIRAFFAGE P2 YOGA THING P2 ACRO-PDX P2 DENGUE FEVER P2 LAS CAFETERAS P2 JUNIOR REID H NATTY VIBES P2 WILD CHILD H DESERT NOISES GOODNIGHT, TEXAS P2 JUCIFER P2 THE GARDEN TOUR On Thursday, February 25, the and walked the runway at Paris Fashion the “Buzz Band of the Week” last PAID Community Center for the Performing Week, becoming the face of the 2014 February and continued the year-long U.S. Postage U.S. Permit No. 303 No. Permit Arts and Dead Nation Presents proudly campaign. Their beautiful, acidic con- praise with full page features, single Eugene, OR 97401 Eugene, Nonprofit Organization welcome The Garden to the WOW Hall coction and alien-like glory was discov- debuts and finally a glowing live review on their first U.S. headline tour. The ered by famed fashion photographer Hedi from their August sold-out show at 33 band made their WOW Hall debut in Slimane for the iconic Saint Laurent. Chatsworth Road saying, “…(twins) October in support of The Growlers. The brothers have since been flooded Shears perform a half-hour set of fero- The year 2014 was a big one for the with opportunities from both the Indie ciously paced avant-punk that has spec- lo-fi, neo-punk band, The Garden, but Music world and the international fash- tators climbing over the walls.” 2015 is looking to be even bigger. Since ion scene. 2015 will definitely be the Back home, The Garden was named the release of their debut, The Life and year of “Vada Vada.” “Best Live Band” by OC Weekly at the Times of a Paperclip in July 2013, the OC-based band, featuring identical twin “Most intriguing men on the planet... great, lo-fi, gothy garage-punk” - Noisey brothers, Fletcher and Wyatt Shears, have brought their unconventional style, Many acts try to force an image on end of 2014. This coming March, the duo and their self-inflicted ‘Vada Vada’ atti- the public, hoping that this style or that will be the acclaimed as one of the “100 tude, to the masses. attitude will catch, but that couldn’t be Bands You Need To Know” by Alternative The brothers write and perform fif- farther from the truth about The Garden. Press. The Garden is currently recording teen-second songs, speak in that secret They’ve toured Europe not once, but an album with Rob Schnapf. lingo that most twins do and were twice. They sold out every London show Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Community Center for the Arts Performing 291 West 8th 97401 OR. Eugene, plucked from the music stage by fashion booked and left the EU press clamoring door. Doors open at 7:00 pm and show- icon Yves Saint Laurent, flown to Paris for more. UK’s NME proclaimed them time is 8:00. H K k WOW HALL NOTES The Community Center for the 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], www.wowhall.org, Box office hours Mon-Fri Noon-6:00 PM. Printed monthly by Western Oregon Webpress, Circulation 3,800, General Support made possible by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support from City of Eugene Cultural Services Division, Copyright 2014 All rights reserved Notes Staff: Copy Editor & Advertising Representative - Bob Fennessy, Layout & Design - James Bateman CCPA Staff: Program Coordinator - Calyn Kelly, Membership Coordinator & Publicist - Bob Fennessy, Stage Manager - Selena Frame, Asst Stage Manager - Justin Showker, Office Managers - Donna Carbone, Ross Shuber, Bookkeeper - Jana Silver, Volunteer Coordinator - Laura Farrelly, House Manager - Sam Harmon, Concessions Manager - Angela Lees, Custodian - Shawn Lynch Volunteer Staff: Sam Hitchcock, Zac Townsend, Dan Wathen, Art Gallery Director - Sam Harmon, Poster Distribution - WOW Hall Poster Crew, CCPA Board of Directors: Chair: Aaron Dietrich, Vice Chair: Mike Janes, Secretary: Sara Shmigelsky, Treasurer: McKenzie Goodwin, Members: Sean Cannon, Mayo Finch, Jacqueline Hamer, Craig Lawrence, Mike Meyer CLOCKWISE: MELLOW YELLOW, FACE FOR RADIO, THE ZENDEAVORS, YAMA YAMA, HUMAN OTTOMAN AL • WE’RE AND DR. ROCKET (CENTER) OC VE L R E WE’RE SA ’R T EUGENE’S I E BAGEL! L W E Downtown West Eugene 810 Willamette 4089 W. 11th 341-1335 868-1072 www.bagelsphere.com BANDESTOn Friday the 13th of February, The OF Zendeavors lineupTHE is: Gui- theBANDS perfect mix. With Billy Z on Ethos Magazine hosts “The Band- tar - Andrew Rogers; Bass - An- backing vocals, Connor tooting est of the Bands 2015” -- this year drew Poletto; Drums - Jason Mill- his horn and Frank holding down featuring Dr. Rocket, Face For er; and Saxophone - Ted Schera. bass, Face For Radio is up, run- Radio, Human Ottoman, Mellow Eugene-based trio Mellow Yel- ning, and ready to rage!” Yellow, The Zendeavors and Ya- low crafts a homemade electro- YamaYama fuses a love for elec- maYama. soul / space rock blend telling sto- tronica, video game soundtracks, Five of these unlucky bands will ries of nostalgia, youth, and wild modern jazz and funk, forging a walk away disappointed. Only abandon. The band was formed sound that doesn’t let the audience one will be anointed by the crowd in a living room on Earth, but forget to dance. Since its founda- as the “Bandest of the Bands”. their sound narrates about ghost tion nearly five years ago by drum- Ethos Magazine has been host- lights in space and lovers who mer Merlin Showalter and saxo- ing this competition at the WOW are just as far away. Influenced phonist/composer Scott Mitchell, Hall since 2010. by bands like Twin Shadow, Ra- YamaYama continues to refine its Says Ethos: “Our sixth annual diohead and Foster The People, sound in the quest for groove. Bandest of the Bands is coming, Mellow Yellow writes a range of YamaYama is not only musi- with coverage from KWVA and high to low energy songs rooted cians’ music -- drawing from so- a guaranteed spot in the lineup at in spacey electric guitar loops and phisticated harmonies, diverse tex- the UO Campus Block Party 2015 soulful vocals. tures and complex time signatures for the winning band. Come join After releasing a series of live- -- their mission is to make every- us from for an eclectic mix of Eu- performance living room videos, one move their hips and tap their Every Dollar Makes a Dierence gene grooves!” Mellow Yellow collaborated with feet. The four-piece ensemble is The Zendeavors were raised videographer Tigerpup to create founded on the belief that music to Listener Supported by foxy wolves. The Zendeavors their debut music video for their can still be complex and inventive were purchased at your favorite up-beat track, “Atacama”.