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K k MARCH 2016 K g VOL. 28 #3 H WOWHALL.ORGk “The Colorado folk group pulls together so many elements of American music that summing up its sound in just a few words is bound to prove inadequate.” - NPR Music Nashville, TN with American roots music as it Petals was produced by Sam does with indie rock. The songs Kassirer (Josh Ritter, Lake Street on Petals touch on themes of love, Dive, Langhorne Slim) and record- overcoming loss and following ed at the Great North Sound your own path while remaining Society in Parsonsfield, ME and connected to others. Bandmates The Studio at eTown Hall in Bridget Law, Dango Rose and Boulder, CO. Charlie Rose add beautiful harmo- Elephant Revival’s music main- nies and superior musicianship, tains its roots in American and creating an ensemble of guitar, Celtic songcraft, but on Petals, fiddle, washboard, cello, bass, they achieve a compositional horns, pedal steel, mandolin and maturity that in moments can banjo. evoke the modern classical ensem- Since the 2008 release of their ble. Spare, almost conversational first album, Elephant Revival has strings punctuate the rhythmic been making an impact on all who momentum in songs like the title hear them and experience their track and the almost archetypical- intimate and lively performances. ly stark Celtic narrative, “Furthest Elephant Revival has toured exten- Shore” -- a continuation of the sively since their inception, garner- story told in the song “Currach” ing a large and loyal fanbase. The from their first 2008 self-titled ELEPHANT REVIVAL RELEASES PETALS band headlines major venues and release. On Tuesday, April 5, the Revival is known for their thought- that has continuously evolved into has performed at over 30 festivals Community Center for the ful, literary inspired lyrics com- a signature sound. That sound each year, including Newport Folk MANDOLIN ORANGE Performing Arts and KRVM bined with an eclectic blend of has never been stronger than on Fest, Bumbershoot, Telluride After the breakout critical suc- proudly welcome to the WOW arrangements performed with tra- their fourth and finest offering, Bluegrass, High Sierra, All Good cess of Mandolin Orange’s 2013 Hall Elephant Revival and ditional folk instrumentation. The Petals. and many more. On May 22, Yep Roc debut, This Side of Mandolin Orange. five songwriters and multi-instru- Guided by the songwriting and Elephant Revival will headline the Jordan, you’d be forgiven for Elephant Revival is celebrating mentalist’s approach is unique and haunting vocals of Bonnie Paine legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre expecting the classic “road record.” the release of their new album fearless as they create genre-defy- and Daniel Rodriguez, Elephant in their home state of Colorado Instead, the North Carolina duo of Petals. Formed in 2006, Elephant ing, yet highly accessible, music Revival has as much in common for the first time. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 k INSIDE THIS ISSUE FREDDIE GIBBS P2 THE SLANTS P3 DENZEL CURRY P4 B. DOLAN P4 SAMMY J & TENELLE P5 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR P5 PELL P6 WOW HALL AWARD WINNERS P6 ANDREA GIBSON P7 mc chris: the force awakens by Bob Fennessy per from the Libertyville, Illinois, a sub- came on Wednesday, May 18, 2005. The PAID On Friday, April 1, the CCPA and urb of Chicago. He was one of the first tour coincided with the debut of Star U.S. Postage U.S. Permit No. 303 No. Permit University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 rappers to focus solely on nerd life, rap- Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Eugene, OR 97401 Eugene, Nonprofit Organization FM KWVA proudly welcome mc chris ping about Star Wars, Harry Potter, and mc chris had vowed to watch the back to the WOW Hall along with come- ninjas and unrequited love, instead of the film every night of his tour. Chris asked dian Nathan Anderson. usual hip hop fare. He’s just as likely to the WOW Hall to do something unprec- When the new Star Wars movie came make an appearance at Comicon as he is edented – rent an entire movie theater so out, I made the offhand remark, “Where’s at SXSW. that he AND the audience could watch mc chris? Wouldn’t this be the perfect “mc got his start as an animator on Star Wars together after the show. time for a show here?” many of the shows you see on Adult Somehow, our booking manager, Abe “Funny you should say that,” came Swim. He was writer, actor, songwriter Nielsen, was able to pull it off. The Calyn Kelly’s voice from the Booking and animator for Sealab 2021, The Brak WOW Hall bought out the entire Regal Office, “because I just confirmed mc chris Show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast and Theater at Valley River Center for a mid- for April Fools Day!” Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He has voiced night showing of the film. Fans had the If some of you readers don’t know characters on several Adult Swim pilots opportunity to come to the show and, for what we’re talking about, it’s probably such as Welcome to Eltingville, Cheyenne an extra $10, watch the movie with mc because the last time mc chris played the Cinnamon, Your Pretty Face is Going to chris. WOW Hall was back in 2010, although Hell and Tight Bros. He was also a pro- In 2006 mc chris returned here on his the events referenced took place a long, ducer of on air content for over a year “Dungeon Master of Ceremonies” Tour. long time ago in a place far, far away. before leaving Williams Street to pursue a Then, in 2007, lightning struck twice. RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Community Center for the Arts Performing 291 West 8th 97401 OR. Eugene, First, (here’s his bio) “mc chris (always career in music.” The July 3 mc chris show here was on the spelled in all lower case letters) is a rap- The WOW Hall debut of mc chris CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 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], www.wowhall.org, Box office hours Mon-Fri 12:00-6:00 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 2016 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 Managers - Jason Bailey, Chris Evans, Davis Koier, Lighting Director - Sebastian Letelier, Office Managers - Donna Carbone, Ross Shuber, Bookkeeper - Melissa Swan, Volunteer Coordinator - Laura Farrelly, House Manager - Sam Harmon, Concessions Manager - Angela Lees, Shawn Lynch Custodian - Jona Waterstone Volunteer Staff: 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: Robert Kelsey, Treasurer: McKenzie Goodwin, Members: Jacqueline Hamer, Steve Lasky, Mysti Rose Frost, Terri Wilson Gibbs sees the city as a crucial part of his process: “I didn’t have See what you’ve been missing! CAMPUS anybody in L.A., didn’t know 343-3333 anybody,” he says. “It’s like God 732 E. 13th just dropped me off somewhere FREDDIEOn Saturday, April 2, the awaited, GIBBS critically lauded collabo- where I didn’t have anything and WESTSIDE 343-5555 CCPA and University of Oregon ration with the Los Angeles-based I had to make something out of 1740 W.18th Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA producer Madlib. nothing. That city motivates me proudly welcomes Freddie Gibbs “Piñata was a turning point in to make anything and everything SHELDON “Shadow of a Doubt” Tour with my career,” Gibbs says, citing the happen.” 484-9999 special guest ILLFIGHTYOU. doors it opened up after years of And that he does. The songs 2540 Willakenzie Freddie Gibbs doesn’t exhale. being ostracized by an increas- on Shadow run the gamut from The Gary, Indiana native has ingly political record industry. heartbreaking confessionals — spent the better part of the last “It’s like I went in the gym with Gibbs says he can barely listen to decade vacuum sealing the gritti- Madlib to train,” he says, “and “Forever and a Day” in mixed est, most unflinching gangsta rap now I’m clean and cut, ready to company — to dead-eyed self- in America. The mixtape domi- box like Apollo Creed.” preservation. If his life story nance is thorough and well-docu- That album saw him at his didn’t seem stark enough already, mented: The Miseducation of most daringly technical, deploy- two events have shifted its course Freddie Gibbs, midwestgang- ing both a singing voice and nev- in the past year — an attempt on staboxframecadillacmuzik, Str8 er-before-heard cadences over his life in New York last fall, and Killa No Filla, Cold Day In some of Madlib’s most challeng- his daughter’s birth earlier this Hell, and Baby Face Killa all hit ing instrumentals. Piñata com- year. (The Roots’ Black Thought in a three-year window, and col- manded respect; now Gibbs is invokes the intersection of those lectively they established him as ready to use those tools he honed two events on ”Extradite” say- an unapologetic realist, a specter on the LP. As he says: “It’s liber- ing, “Crossfire missed my little lurking in the shadows of the ating, man.” daughter by inches.”) The hour- industry, waiting for you to slip.