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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 . 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 now I’m clean and cut, ready to company — to dead-eyed self- in America. The 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’ 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. From the first song, Shadow long effort is Gibbs at his most Now Freddie Gibbs is back chronicles the long, twisted road human, his most vivid, his most with Shadow of a Doubt, a new Gibbs has taken to the top of rap. potent. mixtape issued through his own There’s the loudspeaker from “I don’t care about being the ESGN and executive produced by LAX on “Rearview”; the Midwest realest—cause I know nobody as Gibbs, Ben “Lambo” Lambert native has spent the last decade in real as me,” states Freddie. and Sid “Speakerbomb” Miller. Los Angeles, first moving West as Tickets are $20 in advance, Shadow comes a year and a part of an ill-fated deal with $23 at the door. Doors open at half after Piñata, Freddie’s long- Interscope. 8:00 pm and showtime is 9:00. H IN THE GALLERY For March, the Lobby Art Gallery of the WOW Hall will display “Portraiture Fantasy Art” by DeeDee Draz Barreras. DeeDee Draz Barreras was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. In 1992 she graduated with a BFA in Illustration, Painting and Fine Art from Minneapolis College of Art & Design. Barreras began working at NBC in 1995, and joined the Scenic Artist Guild. After working as a scenic artist paint- ing sets, murals and props for several Hollywood studios, TV networks and feature films, she landed her dream job at Walt Disney Studios painting murals. She worked her way up to Senior Show Artisan in the Figure Finishing Division of Theme Parks. There she specialized in anima- tronic character figures -- painting, furring and feathering the characters for theme park attractions as well as design- ing and creating their props and accessories for installation in Disney Theme Parks Worldwide. Now relocated with her family to Eugene, DeeDee is working in the field of Children’s Book Illustration and Adult Coloring Books. She recently created the cover art for the Fantasy Tween Book Starwalker and the Fairy Queen -- the first in a four book series by Alyson Budde. DeeDee loves crafting in all mediums. Her unique style can be defined as “portraiture fantasy art” with a whimsi- cal flair that is all her own. There will be an opening reception on First Friday, March 4, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. The Lobby Art Gallery is open noon to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday. H

2 MARCH 2016 WOW HALL NOTES FIND US ONLINE: WWW.WOWHALL.ORG “OUR BATTLE FOR FREE SPEECH WAS LISTED AS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TRADEMARK LAW CASE OF 2015.” FB.ME/4VUOLNP6L

BANDTHE WINS MOSTSLANTS SIGNIFICANT TRADEMARK PREVAIL LAW CASE OF 2015 On Saturday, March 12, the -- is propulsive, cinematic and of a protracted legal battle. After CCPA and University of Oregon impossible to ignore.” the band’s request to trademark Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA By 2009, The Slants had been its name was denied, they took proudly welcome The Slants back featured in over 1,200 magazines, the issue to court. In December to the WOW Hall along with radio stations, websites and tele- 2015, a federal appeals court special guests 9 Dice and vision shows including a feature overturned a pervious ruling that Octonaut. on NPR’s All Things Considered. upheld the United States Patent Portland’s The Slants are the The following year, The Slants and Trademark Office’s rejection first and only all-Asian American headlined a SXSW showcase, of the band’s application by strik- dance rock band in the world. launched several more tours ing down part of a law that They offer up catchy dance beats, spanning North America, and allowed the government to reject strong hooks, and a bombastic released a dance remix album trademarks it deemed offensive or live show that is “not to be entitled Slants! Slants! Revolu- disparaging to others. missed” (The Westword). tion -- donating 100% of the The majority opinion stated, The Willamette Week says, proceeds to benefit cancer in part, that “[w]hatever our per- “While the band may well be best research affecting Asian Ameri- sonal feelings about the mark at experienced live, Slants releases can women. 2010 saw the release issue here, or other disparaging always promise a few blistering, of The Slants’ third album, Pag- marks, the First Amendment for- note-perfect singles.” The music eantry. In 2012, The Slants bids government regulators to is the perfect combination of 80’s released The Yellow Album. A deny registration because they driven synth-pop with hard-hit- new album, Something Slanted find speech likely to offend oth- ting, floor-filling beats -- which This Way Comes, will be released ers.” fans affectionately dub as “China- April 5, 2016. explained that town Dance Rock.” Each of the band’s last nine while the First Amendment should Formed in 2007, The Slants music videos has gone viral, gain- protect the band’s right to use the are a four-piece outfit featur- ing tens of thousands of views name regardless of their reasons, ing Kenshin Shima as lead sing- within days. Two recent music they had chosen the name, “to er, Simon Young on bass, guitar- videos feature martial arts chore- undercut slurs about Asian-Amer- ist Joe X. Jiang, and Tyler ography by Sammo Hung (The icans that band members heard in Chen playing drums. They soon Matrix, Ip Man, Enter the Drag- childhood, not to promote them.” found themselves on tour and in on) and feature international stars Writing for the opinion, Judge demand worldwide performing at Daniel Wu and Shu Qi. Kimberly Moore stated, “Courts music halls, colleges and anime In addition to the music, the have been slow to appreciate the conventions. Within months, band is actively involved with expressive power of trademarks… they released their debut album helping marginalized communi- Words — even a single word — Slanted Eyes, Slanted Hearts -- ties, leading discussions on race can be powerful. Mr. Simon Tam winning multiple awards from the and identity, and raising aware- named his band The Slants to likes of Willamette Week, Rock- ness of social justice issues. make a statement about racial wired, AsiaXpress and the Port- The band name, The Slants, and cultural issues in this coun- land Music Awards. was derived from three sources. try. With his band name, Mr. The Willamette Week sum- The first is the band members’ Tam conveys more about our marizes The Slants’ history: “It’s perspective or ‘slant’ on life, the society than many volumes of a great story: All-Asian synthcore second, as a musical reference. undisputedly protected speech.” troupe lands anime festival, The founder/bassist, Simon David Rogers, Executive achieves instantaneous notoriety Young, stated: “It actually sounds Director for the ACLU of Oregon from overpacked fireball-laden like a fun, 80s, New Wave-kind has stated, “This case calls for an maelstrom, inspires John Woo of band. And it’s a play-on- end to a law that is being used to and Dragon Ball Z fans toward words. We can share our personal suppress minority voices.” And aggro electro and -- just months experiences about what it’s like in its Pacific Citizen Magazine, after its first practice -- books gigs being people of color — our own the Japanese American Citizens across the globe. As shadow- slant on life, if you will. It’s also League wrote, “The long-held warriory as The Slants’ rise has a musical reference. There are racial slur against Asian Ameri- been, it’s still all about the tunes, slant guitar chords that we use in cans is now a source of empower- and the band’s debut -- floor-fill- our music.” ment and change.” ing synth pop bristling with all The third source of their Tickets are $10 in advance, the menace and grandeur of its band’s name — a reference to $12 at the door. Doors open at oft name-checked cultural icons their ethnicity — was the subject 8:00 pm and showtime is 9:00. H

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DENZEL CURRY: BIG BAD THE ULT EXPERIENCE On Wednesday, March 30, the CCPA and University of Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly welcome Denzel Curry’s 2055: The Ult Experience Tour with special guests and JK B. DOLAN The Reaper. On Thursday, March 31, the ously thought possible in a B. Kuti, down to jazz hero’s from Denzel Curry, who performed here last June in support of Joey CCPA and University of Oregon Dolan record; bringing the best Sun-Ra to Ornette Coleman -- all Bada$$, is an emerging emcee, producer and former member of Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA techniques from his catalogue serendipitously created a recipe SpaceGhostPurrp’s Raider Klan from Carol City, Miami (he also goes proudly welcome B. Dolan “Kill into a new era of production for the modern producer/musi- by Aquarius’Killa and Raven Miyagi). Since appearing on Lil Ugly The Wolf” World Tour to the value by fusing live guitars, ana- cian. Mane’s 2012 single “Twistin’”, his rep has been getting bigger and big- WOW Hall with special guest log synths, violins and upright With an intense turntable tech- ger. In 2013 he released his debut album Nostalgic 64, appeared on FelixFast4ward. Opening are bass with formidable vocals and nique and musical intuition -- MTV’s Rap Fix, and performed at Coachella and on BBC Radio. Eugene acts Sammy Warm Hands intricate lyrics. coupled with juxtaposing obscure “South Florida rapper Denzel Curry has been on the way up for half & Ogar Burl and Plaedo. Five years after shaking the records that seemingly do not fit a decade now, and truly burst onto the scene with his 2013 B. Dolan’s latest record is the foundations of underground rap together -- Fast4ward creates lush album Nostalgic 64, one of the year’s best rap projects,” reports con- self-produced Kill the Wolf, a with his Fallen House, Sunken and soulfully imaginative impro- sequenceofsound.net. “Now, two years later, he’s dropped his new sweeping, powerful opus five City LP, B. Dolan emerges from vised compositions. Using a ‘double EP’ 32 Zel/Planet Shrooms, a tonal scattershot from a young years in the making. The album the earth, battle-tested, clear- Looper and various other instru- artist who has yet to commit to a direction for his music. The concept reinforces Dolan’s status as a eyed, and sharper than ever. ments (flute, guitar, harmonica, of a double EP is an unusual one, but Curry defines it by having clear complex lyricist and introduces melodica, keyboards) and topping distinctions between the angry Denzel and the trippy Denzel. him as an ambitious, versatile FELIX FAST$4WARD it off with his voice (both singing “The trippy side of Denzel, the Planet Shrooms version, is an upbeat producer -- dedicated as ever to Turntablist/multi-instrumen- and ) Fast4ward reinvents and intellectual fan with one of the better stream of conscious- concept and vision over fleeting talist/vocalist Felix Ayodele aka the “One-Man Band” format and ness flows in rap… The angrier Denzel, the 32 Zel version, puts out hip-hop trends. FelixFast4ward was born in Evan- creates a whole new framework songs with more immediacy and aggression, with ‘Ultimate’ and ‘Chief This sophomore studio effort ston, Illinois in 1982. Moving to -- allowing the audience to influ- Forever’ standing out as two of the best tracks here.” on Strange Famous Records / Houston in the early 90’s, he ence and see his music being cre- Curry emerged with a vintage sound similar to the Memphis’s Speech Development features a began to display an interest in art ated piece by piece. With a underground scene of the early/mid 90’s. The young emcee studied supporting cast of talent from a and music after seeing the “DMC quirky and unique blend of avant- martial arts as a kid and picked up the pen at age 12. He attended wide range of musical back- U.S. Finals of 1998” on VHS. He pop sensibilities and a wildly Design & Architecture High his first two years of high school (he grounds, including Aesop Rock, began putting together “battle vivid musical pallet to draw from, designs all of his own artwork), then, at age 16, released his first mix , , Cecil Otter routines” he developed and com- FelixFast4ward delivers a rare tape and began building his following online. (Doomtree), Kathleen peted using his idiosyncratic breed of contemporary artistry Stubelek (Circle Takes the Square) prowess with vinyl scratching and and musicianship. ALLAN KINGDOM DS3K, Peace, and the late composition. Handed down Ogar Burl and Sammy Warm Allan Kingdom makes music that feels right to him. It’s that dedica- David Lamb (Brown Bird). records from his parents (who Hands released Break The Bank tion and signature sound that recently caught the interest of world It would be easy for an album both immigrated to the U.S. from in 2013. A second album, Rare renowned producer and rapper Kanye West, who requested his vocals to go astray amidst such varying Nigeria) provided him with a Form, is due this year. for “All Day”. Soon after Kingdom found himself on the world stage styles and contributors, but Dolan wealth of music education; these Fresh off the release of his performing the track live with Kanye at the Brit Awards, England’s stays in firm command as an records would later be injected magnum opus 2015 release, Trib- equivalent to the Grammys. expert conductor, driving the interestingly into his creation pro- al Hop Raptivism, Plaedo is gear- Although the Kanye song collaboration was a key moment for Allan, album’s layered and visionary cess. The records and people -- ing up for an exciting 2016! there were years of dedication leading up to it. Born in Winnipeg sound. Kill the Wolf sets out from prog-rock including Yes, Tickets are $12 in advance, Canada, his mother is Tanzanian and father is South African. He grew with a goal of demolishing the King Crimson and Camel to $15 at the door. Doors open at up as an only child with his mom, a pharmaceutical scientist, who boundaries of what was previ- Afrobeat, Sunny Ade and Fela 8:30 pm and showtime is 9:00. H moved to Canada after receiving an academic scholarship to study there. Her career eventually led her to another university job in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Allan grew up -- speaking Swahili as the pre- dominant language at home. Kingdom self produced and released a project entitled Talk to Strangers in 2013. At 17, he took his pursuits to , where he caught the interest of Kanye West producer Plain Pat and industry management and A&R veteran Jonathan Kaslow. Soon after he released his first project with the duo, Future Memories, and in 2014 was named “Best Hip-Hop Artist of 2014” by Minneapolis’ City Pages and was listed on Complex’s “Top 25 Rappers to Watch.” “What’s missing in hip-hop for me a little bit is the human aspect.” says Kingdom. “The fact that we all go through the same things, even though we all come from different places. Everyone cries and everyone laughs. We can feel alone, but at the end of the day we’re not alone, we are all together.” Allan has just self-released his third album, Northern Lights, to much fanfare and acclaim. The album is a marked sonic departure from his previous releases and includes notable guest artists such as Chronixx, D.R.A.M. and Jared Evan. The result sees Kingdom devel- oping a fuller, richer and more expansive sound. Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 pm and showtime is 9:00. H

4 MARCH 2016 WOW HALL NOTES FIND US ONLINE: WWW.WOWHALL.ORG workshops wherever I can during the day and then put on an eve- ning show -- I have been touring SAMMY J & TENELLE like that since July.” On Wednesday, March 23, the can play anywhere to anyone, CCPA and University of Oregon and not have to turn it off when TENELLE Campus Radio 88.1 FM KWVA your parents are around.” Tenelle Christine Luafalemana proudly welcome Sammy Johnson The Australian-based artist has been described as, “a breath back to the WOW Hall along was plucked from obscurity when of fresh air.” Her natural beauty with special guests Tenelle and a Hawaiian saw and wholesome smile permeates BLOOD ON THE The Late Ones. the work he was doing with on stage as she captivates listen- Sammy Johnson aka Sammy J troubled youths. ers with her soulful sultry sound. made his WOW Hall debut in “I’m a social worker so I was As a child, Tenelle recalls lis- October supporting Common running a music therapy pro- tening to artists such as Lauryn Kings. Johnson embraces his gram, and we were recording the Hill, Betty Wright, and Gwen DANCEOn Friday, March 11, the CCPA FLOOR and University of Oregon Campus Maori and Polynesian heritage to workshops,” he recalls. “I think Stefani, while watching films Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly welcome Blood on the Dance Floor. create his own blend of reggae, for any Maori or Polynesian, such as the original Sparkle, Blood on the Dance Floor is an electronic music duo from Orlando, soul, ska, jazz, R&B and pop music is a good tool, because it’s dreaming of the big stage. Years Florida, currently consisting of Dahvie Vanity and Jayy Von Monroe. influences. This Brisbane based something they can relate to.” later she would find herself on The group has released seven studio , an EP and a remix album. singer has had no shortage of hit Johnson landed a record deal that stage performing her #1 hit A “scene” act known for mixing electro-pop, emo, hardcore-influ- songs including “Wishing On and started releasing tracks singles “Flava” and “Get Some” enced screaming, and outlandish hair and fashion, Blood on the Dance Your Love”, “Fall In Love”, throughout the globe. Yet despite in front of hundreds and thou- Floor is primarily the project of Dahvie Vanity. Inspired by Jeffree “Give Me All”, “Don’t Say new found fame he remains true sands of people all over the Star’s flamboyant look and sound, Vanity (who is also a Tigi-trained Goodbye” and “No ”. to his passion for therapy through Zealand, Australia, the Pacific hairdresser and “ Hair God”) started Blood on the Dance Floor in Sammy exploded onto the music and continues that work in Islands, and the U.S. 2007 and self-released Let’s Start a Riot on New Year’s Day 2008. Pacific/Californian reggae-roots- schools. Tickets are $17 in advance, While touring in support of the album, Vanity met Garrett Ecstasy, soul scene in 2013 with his hit “Most artists tour and only $20 at the door. Doors open at who joined Blood on the Dance Floor as the group’s screamer; the pair collaboration “Give Me All” with perform at night, but I run these 8:30 pm and showtime is 9:00. H began recording soon after meeting and the second BOTDF album, It’s Hawaiian reggae star . After Hard to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World, arrived in September releasing his debut EP Prelude TENELLE 2008. Vanity and Ecstasy continued to perform and record, releasing a worldwide in 2013, Sammy of EPs -- I Scream I Scream, OMFG Sneak Peak!, and Extended Johnson has gone on to secure #1 Play -- in 2009. airplay in both and When Ecstasy left Blood on the Dance Floor Vanity recruited new -- with the lead single off screamer Jayy Von Monroe. Epic arrived in October 2010, and after the album Don’t Say Goodbye the album’s release, the duo wasted no time getting back in the studio. topping the charts in both territo- In 2011, they released singles “My Gift & My Curse” and “Happy ries and raking up over 1.5 mil- Violentines Day” in advance of their fourth album, All the Rage. The lion views on YouTube. appropriately titled Bad Blood followed in 2013, with songs like There’s more to Sammy “Crucified by Your Lies” attacking the band’s critics. The Bitchcraft Johnson than sweet sounding EP followed in 2014, featuring the single “WeTakinOver”. pop tunes -- the hardworking Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8:30 pm singer is dedicated to making and showtime is 9:00. H music with a fresh, upbeat influ- ence. “I come from a fairly religious background and I think there are so many songs out there with messages that are not necessarily positive; they might not swear, but it’s not positive,” he says. “I wanted to do something that you IT MUST BE SPRING (CLEANING) TIME This year the annual WOW Hall Spring Cleaning Food and beverages will be provided. will cover two days: Saturday, March 19, from 1:00 to The project begins Saturday at 1:00 pm and goes 7:00 pm and Sunday, March 20, from 3:00 to 7:00 pm. until 7:00 pm. Workers are asked to bring gloves and Volunteers, members, staff, board of directors and wear appropriate clothing. The Sunday crew will the general public are all invited for an all-out effort pick up where the Saturday crew left off at 3:00 pm. to clean, paint and spruce up the historic WOW Hall No classes will be bumped. Come enjoy Dance building, inside and out. This year we have a special Empowered, West African Dance, Coalessence and project that needs some muscle – installing the new Eugene Community Ecstatic Dance and, if you coolers in the basement concessions area. haven’t had enough of a workout, we can find WOW Hall volunteers can earn credit for Pure another exercise for you! Volunteer Hours. Volunteers who collect ten become Constructed in 1932, the Woodmen of the World a member of the Community Center for the Performing (WOW) Hall is officially designated a historic land- Arts -- eligible to vote to elect WOW Hall board mark by the National Register of Historic Places. members and/or run for the board if so inspired. For more information please call 541-687-2746.

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ONLY IN YOUR by Bob Fennessy voted Favorite Male Performer for this first time but The Community Center for the Performing Arts is took home his 4th award for Best Instrumentalist. The pleased to announce the official winners of the 22nd WOW Hall Membership party took home its 3rd DREAMS TOUR Annual WOW Hall Awards for 2015. Begun in 1994, award over the past four years. PELL:On Thursday, March 10, the CCPA and University of Oregon Campus the WOW Awards are designed to honor the public’s Congratulations to first time winners Kimya Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly welcome Pell’s “Only In Your Dreams” favorite performers of the past year. A ballot was Dawson and Pigs on the Wing and Best New Band Tour to the WOW Hall with special guests Daye Jack and J.I.D. of published in the January issue of the WOW Hall Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Spillage Village. Notes and a ballot box was available at the WOW Congratulations to Karen Januszewski for winning With Pell’s new album LIMBO picking up steam it only makes sense Hall through February 18. the $30 gift certificate. Karen’s choices were Steel for the New Orleans native to hit the road. And that’s exactly what he’s The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies took home the prize Wool, Peter Wilde, Nikki Lane, Paul Biondi, Robyn doing with the Only In Your Dreams tour. for Favorite Local band for the 5th time. The Daddies Hitchcock, WOW Hall Membership Party, CaraVan “Last year, Pell’s Floating While Dreaming knocked our collective won this award when it was offered for the first time and Dandy Warhols, respectively. feathers off. It’s the definition of a breakout release, full of melodic, in 1994 – twenty-two years ago! They also won their So here are the winners; each receives a certificate charged raps from a fresh young voice,” reports pigeonsandplanes.com. second award for Best Band Name. That 1 Guy was from the WOW Hall suitable for framing. H “Today, we get the follow-up. LIMBO was produced with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, and it’s a match made in heaven. Pell’s tool belt of Favorite Local Band: Best Instrumentalist: 2. GRRRLZ Rock talents goes hand-in-hand with Sitek’s seasoned sound library, and there’s 1. Cherry Poppin’ Daddies 1. That 1 Guy (magic pipe) 3. (tie) Bass Camp a little bit of everything as a result: the dance floor (“Almighty Dollar,” 2. Blue Lotus 2. Melvin Seals (keys) Doug Benson “Queso”) and introspection (“The Wild,” “Sandlot”) are given equal time 3. (tie) Bustin’ Jieber 3. Paul Biondi (sax) 4. Music’s Edge Rock Camp and care.” Pluto the Planet 4. Fiddlin’ Big Sue This Patch of Sky Best New Act: With the independent release of his debut album Floating While 5. Doug Martsch (guitar) 1. Unknown Mortal Dreaming, Pell (Jared Pellerin) established himself as a force in the music Favorite Male Performer: Best Musical Performance: Orchestra world. The first major statement of a serious artist, Floating While 1. That 1 Guy 1. Pigs on the Wing / 2. Meg Myers Dreaming garnered ecstatic press across the board, including FADER, 2. Melvin Seals Weld 3. (tie) Human Ottoman Billboard, Complex, and many others. 3. Dan Deacon 2. Moon Taxi Though he hails from N’awlins, Pell’s sonics are more of an eclectic 4. Rob Wynia 3. Blackalicious barrage of ethereal grooves than the raw bounce hallmark of the region. 4. (tie) Built to Spill Best Band Name: Hurricane Katrina forced Pell’s family to move to Jackson, Mississippi, Favorite Female Performer: Dan Deacon 1. Cherry Poppin’ Daddies when Pell was only fourteen. 1. Kimya Dawson Terrapin Flyer 2. Guantanamo Baywatch “All I was able to take with me from New Orleans was the musical 2. Laura Kemp 3. (tie) Jucifer culture I grew up in, not my possessions, only memories and life lessons,” 3. Syd the Kyd Best Non-Musical/Variety Event: Sidewalk Chalk he says, “creating a new life from scratch teaches you resilience.” 4. Brandelyn Rose 1. WOW Hall 4. (tie) Dandy Warhols That spirit of resilience took Pell from his day job at the Dollar Store 5. Meg Myers Membership Party Face For Radio to a nationwide tour, including shows at SXSW in Austin as well as the Here’s a review of the winners of past twenty-one years: BUKU Music + Art festival in his hometown of New Orleans. The mas- Favorite Local Band: 1998 Steve Perry (Cherry 2010 That 1 Guy (magic 1997 The Skatalites / The Project sive touring allowed Pell to hone his already-impressive live show, a deli- 2014 Medium Troy Poppin’ Daddies) pipe) Toasters 2008 The T Club cate balance of laid-back singing and passionate rapping that hits both the 2013 Blue Lotus 1997 Steve Perry (Cherry 2009 That 1 Guy (magic 1996 Sky Cries Mary / 2007 Devil Makes Three 2012 Sol Seed Poppin’ Daddies) pipe) Floater 2006 Band of Horses mind and the heart with equal force. As a writer, rapper, and singer, 2011 Medium Troy 1996 Rob Wynia 2008 Buckethead (guitar) 1995 Pennywise 2005 Reeble Jar Pell’s talent is formidable. Having already landed spots on Complex’s 2010 Medium Troy (Floater) 2007 Steve Kimock (gui- 1994 Floater 2004 Xiu Xiu 2009 Medium Troy 1995 Steve Perry (Cherry tar) 2003 The Ovulators Top 25 Rappers To Know in 2014, Pigeons & Planes Top 10 Rappers to 2008 Cherry Poppin’ Poppin’ Daddies) 2006 Buckethead (guitar) Best Non-Musical or 2002 Hell’s Belles Know Before They Blow, and Spotify’s Predicted Music Stars of 2015, Pell Daddies 1994 Artis the Spoonman 2005 Dick Dale (guitar) Variety 2001 Dave Carter & 2007 Medium Troy 2004 Walker T. Ryan Performance: Tracy Grammer is poised to surpass even his wildest dreams. 2006 Reeble Jar Favorite Female Performer: (guitar) 2014 Doug Benson 2000 Guitar Following up on his independently released debut Hello World, Daye 2005 Eleven Eyes 2014 Babes With Axes 2003 Dick Dale (guitar) 2013 WOW Hall Trio 2004 StopSignGo 2013 Brandelyn Rose 2002 Dick Dale (guitar) Membership Party 1999 MeShell Jack is touring his sophomore release Soul Glitch, released in 2015 on 2003 The Sugar Beets (Blue Lotus) 2001 Chick Corea (key- 2012 WOW Hall Ndegeocello Warner Brothers. Soul Glitch is a soulful showcase of the songwriter’s 2002 The Sugar Beets 2012 Norma Fraser board) Membership Party 1998 Soul Function 2001 Abakadubi 2011 Lynx 2000 Mike Watt (bass) 2011 Doug Benson 1997 Young Women’s sage wisdom and remarkable versatility. Be it snarling raps or soaring 2000 Abakadubi 2010 Frazy Ford 1999 Vassar Clements 2010 Yard Dogs Road Ritual Theatre melodies, the hip-hop vocalist continually finds new ways to express his 1999 Habaneros 2009 Katherine Whalen (fiddle) Show 1996 Ben Harper 1998 The Varicoasters (Squirrel Nut 1998 Mike Watt (bass) 2009 GRRRLZ ROCK 1995 Trillian Green exploration of both the world’s oldest truths and its newest technologies. 1997 Cherry Poppin’ Zippers) 2008 Buckethead Guitar 1994 Floater Pronounced dah-yay, Daye Jack was born in Nigeria before moving Daddies 2008 The Blow Best Musical Hero Challenge 1996 Floater 2007 Juliette Lewis Performance/Show: 2007 MC Chris & Best Band Name: to at the age of six. He credits the slow, soulful vibe of Atlanta’s 1995 Cherry Poppin’ 2006 Neko Case 2014 Bohemian Dub Ball Transformers 2014 The Cunninlynguists suburban sprawl for the genesis of his sound, but also fled its boundaries Daddies 2005 Yako Onuki (Melt 2013 STRFKR 2006 Yard Dogs Road 2013 Conjugal Visitors 1994 Cherry Poppin’ Banana) 2012 Cherry Poppin’ Show 2012 Bad Mitten the minute he was of age. New York City became the destination — by Daddies 2004 Bitch Daddies / Medium 2005 Star Wars III with Orchestre way of Computer Science studies at NYU — and blossomed into an 2003 Jennifer Folker Troy MC Chris 2011 Nashville Pussy Favorite Male Performer: (Drumattica) 2011 Medium Troy / 2004 Suicide Girls 2010 Devil Makes Three inspiration for Daye’s music. 2014 Aaron Carter 2002 Shelley Doty Synyrgy 2003 Chuck Palahniuk 2009 The Cunninlynguists Daye Jack’s debut mixtape, Hello World, collected his first four years 2013 Karl Denson 2001 Laura Kemp 2010 Edward Sharpe & 2002 (Tie) Monsterama 2008 The Circle Jerks 2012 Alcyon Massive 2000 Laura Kemp the Magnetic Zeros Rummage Sale 2007 Conjugal Visitors of material, taking its name from a computer program. The Village Voice 2011 1999 Iris Dement 2009 Medium Troy 2001 Young Women’s 2006 Three Blind Mics said his, “experimental hip-hop will make you swoon,” while THE 2010 Hank Williams III 1998 Carrie Akre 2008 Floater Theater Collective 2005 !!! 2009 Jason Webley (Goodness) 2007 Ratatat 2000 Bindlestiff Family 2004 StopSignGo FADER announced that Daye Jack, “defies the traditional boundaries of 2008 Bassnectar 1997 Shelley Doty 2006 Built to Spill Cirkus 2003 Eat !@#$ %^&*face genre.” 2007 Jason Webley 1996 Lynette Knackstedt 2005 Flogging Molly 1999 Young Women’s 2002 Blasphemous 2006 Andrew Bird (Skankin’ Pickle) 2004 Rock ‘n’ Roll Theatre Collective Abnormality Even as major labels came calling, he focused instead on his studies at 2005 Jello Biafra 1995 Shelley Doty Soldiers / White 1998 Jello Biafra 2001 Abakadubi NYU and the inspiration provided by his first winter in an actual winter 2004 Marty Larsen-Xu (Jambay) Hot Odyssey 2000 Sugar Beets (RnR Soldiers) 1994 Laura Kemp 2003 Floater Best New Act: 1999 Moth climate. The resulting Soul Glitch continues his quest to create worlds 2003 Rob Wynia 2002 GWAR 2014 Garcia Birthday 1998 Cherry Poppin’ and listening experiences that demand top-to-bottom immersion — and (Floater) Best Instrumentalist: 2001 Floater / King Black Band Daddies 2002 Greg Brown 2014 That 1 Guy (magic Acid 2013 Shook Twins 1997 (tie) Big Bad finally became enough to put school on hold and focus solely on 2001 Rob Wynia pipe) 2000 Sugar Beets / Nectar 2012 Blue Lotus Voodoo Daddy music. (Floater) 2013 Felix Blades (guitar) Way 2011 Sol Seed Save Ferris 2000 Mike Watt 2012 Chris Wood (bass) 1999 Floater 2010 Ivan Neville’s 1996 Trillian Green Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 pm 1999 Rob Wynia 2011 Jason Webley 1998 The Skatalites / Dumpstaphunk 1995 Sweaty Nipples and showtime is 9:00. H (Floater) (accordion) Let’s Go Bowling 2009 Portland Cello 1994 Sweaty Nipples

6 MARCH 2016 WOW HALL NOTES FIND US ONLINE: WWW.WOWHALL.ORG ANDREA MANDOLIN ORANGE GIBSON AND SOAK

“GIBSON IS AMONG THE NATION’S MOST ADMIRED AND EMULATED POETS. THEIR VERSE IS AT ONCE PERSONAL AND POLITICAL, FEMINIST AND UNIVERSAL, FILLED WITH INCINERATING VERBS AND METAPHOR, AND DELIVERED WITH GUT PUNCHING URGENCY.” — METAPHOR MEDIA ELEPHANT REVIVAL FROM PAGE 1 Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz have crafted Such Jubilee, a gor- geous, deeply moving album about home. On Wednesday, March 9, the second syndicated book of poems, sexuality is rarely a major factor in “When you’re gone so much, you start realizing what you have and Community Center for the was published in 2011. her songs, despite the attention it what’s waiting for you,” explains Marlin. “You realize there’s this place Performing Arts and KRVM Andrea has released six record has received in the press.) to come back to at the end of the journey.” proudly welcome Andrea Gibson albums of spoken word poet- Monds-Watson soon adopted The road has been good to Mandolin Orange since releasing This back to the WOW Hall along with ry. Yellowbird, Gibson’s third the alias SOAK (which she notes Side of Jordan. NPR called the album “effortless and beautiful,” nam- special guest SOAK. Following the album, incorporates music and spells “kaos” in reverse) and start- ing it one of the year’s best folk/Americana releases, while Magnet show, there’s an After Party at The song throughout. Andrea profess- ed playing solo shows. With the dubbed it “magnificent.” It earned them performances everywhere Wayward Lamb. es that they always write to music support of her mother (who drove from the iconic Newport Folk Festival to Pickathon, as well as tours Andrea Gibson is touring in and so it was natural to put music her to her gigs, since she was too with Willie Watson, Gregory Alan Isakov, The Wood Brothers, and support of Pansy, their third pub- together for the album. The most young to drive herself), SOAK more. lished book of poetry. Known for recent album, Truce, was released began developing a following on For the Such Jubilee sessions, Marlin and Frantz set up facing each their poignant live performances in October 2013. the lively Derry music scene. other in Asheville’s Echo Mountain studio to capture the undeniable and six full-length spoken word Andrea’s work has been fea- In 2012, SOAK released her chemistry of their live performances. On “Settled Down”, Marlin looks albums, Andrea Gibson’s third tured on the BBC, Air America, debut EP, Trains, and a second at what it takes to find that nearly telepathic level of comfort in a book is a testament to the fact that C-SPAN, Free Speech TV and in release, Sea Creatures, soon fol- relationship, while “Daylight” looks for peace in long-term companion- their words are just as capable of 2010 was read by a state represen- lowed. invited SOAK to , and “That Wrecking Ball” meditates on the sometimes ravaging finding power on paper. tative in lieu of morning prayer at record an EP for their Goodbye passage of time. Not all of the songs are purely introspective, though, Based in Boulder, Andrea the Utah State Legislature. Records label, and they issued as “Jump Mountain Blues” brings to life a haunting Native American Gibson is an award-winning poet Blud in 2014. By that year’s end, legend, and the ambitious “Blue Ruin” was penned in response to the and activist whose poetry focuses SOAK SOAK had signed a deal with horrific violence at Sandy Hook. on gender norms, politics, social Irish singer/songwriter SOAK Rough Trade Records, and the Such Jubilee is a record about home, both the place and the idea. reform and the struggles LGBTQ says her stage name came from BBC had put her on their Sounds Some days it’s a safe, warm, loving refuge from the world outside. people face in today’s society. In combining “soul” and “folk”, and of 2015 longlist, an annual year- Other days it’s cold and empty and too quiet. Either way, it’s always addition to using poetry to express while she doesn’t believe either end tally featuring 15 artists waiting for you at the end of the road. what they feel and provide social word accurately describes her expected to break through in the Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Doors open at 7:00 pm and political commentary on real music, her breathy, emotionally year to come. and showtime is 8:00. H issues, Gibson is involved with revealing songs and spare, power- The Wayward Lamb is many activist groups, often per- fully evocative performing style are located at 1550 W. Broadway, forming at Take Back the Night certainly soulful and folk-influ- just two and ½ blocks from the events, LGBTQ events, pride enced, though there’s just as much WOW Hall. Inspired by pubs events, trans events, anti-war ral- in her musical formula. in London and the Pacific NW, mc chris FROM PAGE 1 lies, peace rallies, organizations SOAK was born Bridie Monds- the Lamb strives to create a same night as the world premiere of the first Transformers movie. against the occupation of Palestine, Watson in Derry, Ireland in warm and community based WOW Hall booking manager Mike Hergenreter secured the Cinemark and groups focused on examining 1997. Monds-Watson was always space for the queer community Theater at the Springfield Gateway Mall. Tickets for the concert only the wrongs of capitalism, patriar- a tomboy with an active imagina- of Eugene. The Wayward were $15 and $30 tickets included admission the midnight show. chy and white supremacy. Andrea tion, and as a youngster she took Lamb is open for lunch, dinner, Back to the bio: “mc has since crossed America countless times tour- also works with a group called inspiration from her parents’ Joni drinks and more. The pub fea - ing as a headlining act, as well as opening for bands like Pinback and Vox Feminista whose model is to, Mitchell, ABBA and Floyd tures a private event space Reggie and the Full Effect. He’s collaborated with Talib Kweli, Andrew “comfort the disturbed and disturb albums. When she was 13, called The Den that hosts night- WK, Cee-Lo and Childish Gambino. His music has been featured in the comfortable,” on all these Monds-Watson began playing the life content, unique dedicated Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Jay and Silent Bob’s Super issues. guitar, and a year later she’d queer programming and is also Groovy Cartoon Movie and he has composed several themes for Andrea Gibson also goes by formed a band with some open for private bookings. Smith’s Smodcast podcast network. mc’s song “hoodie ninja” was fea- Andrew. They use singular they friends. (That same year, Monds- Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 tured in both a Honda commercial and America’s Funniest Home pronouns, and they have written Watson came out to her parents as at the door. Doors open at 7:00 Videos. Other songs have been featured in Comedy Central’s Broad many poems about gender identity, a lesbian, though she insists her pm and showtime is 8:00. H City and Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance? mc most recently starred such as “Swing set” and “Andrew”. in the pilot Bunny and Frog for Disney and a national commercial for SOAK Gibson grew up in Calais, Fiat. , in a Baptist home. A four- “mc raises money to fight Cystic Fibrosis. Inspired by his nephew time Grand Slam who has CF, mc chris and his fans have raised over $150,000 for the Champion, Andrea finished fourth Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through eBay sales and donations collected at the 2004 National Poetry Slam, at live shows. and finished third at both the 2006 “mc kickstarted “the mc chris cartoon” an animated extension of the and 2007 Individual World Poetry skit universe featured on his records. Thanks to donations from his fans, Slam. In 2008, Gibson became the he raised $60,000 and produced a six minute pilot presentation with the first poet ever to win the Women animation company Titmouse Inc. mc is currently shopping the project. of the World Poetry Slam “mc chris lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.” (WOWps) in Detroit. There are no plans to rent a theater this time around, but the force In 2009, Write Bloody pub- will be with us when mc chris returns to the WOW Hall stage. If you lished Gibson’s first syndicated want to come dressed in character, no one is going to stop you. work, Pole Dancing To Gospel Tickets are $16 in advance, $18 at the door. Doors open at 8:00 pm Hymns. The Madness Vase, her and showtime is 9:00. H

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