K k APRIL 2014 KWOW HALL NOTES g VOL. 26 #4 H WOWHALL.ORGk hop. You may catch an essence of Biggie in those slow bobbing, sharp biting bars CCPA Annual on tracks like Setbacks’ “#BETiGOTSUMWEED” but it’s hard to pin down his sound when tracks like Membership Oxymoron’s “Los Awesome” hold such a unique bounce to both the vocals and the beats. Meeting Agenda Top Dawg Entertainment’s freshest member, Isaiah Rashad (McClain) hails Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from the projects of Chattanooga, Time: 7:00 pm (Social at 6:30) Tennessee. The 22-year-old Southerner Place: WOW Hall, grew up in a single mother household with intentions of being a preacher, but fell into 291 W. 8th Ave. the wonderful world of hip-hop when he Eugene, Oregon : was introduced to Outkast’s ATLiens. Schoolboy Q Isaiah spent his remaining tenth grade days Call to Order recording raps on the school’s band I. Welcome and Introductions equipment. He went on to record with his The Q Sell Out cousin on better-equipped college campus II. General Policy Statement gear until he quit school. III. Review of the Year By Amanda Day “Schoolboy” had been a combined-product When TDE brought on R&B female a. Management Report The Community Center for the of Quincy’s impressive performance in vocalist SZA, president Dave Free and b. Financial Report Performing Arts, Top Dawg Entertainment class, but it had also been the name of a Isaiah Rashad were connected through a c. Facilities Committee and University of Oregon Campus Radio local pimp. His road to rapping began in mutual friend. Isaiah signed with TDE in d. Fund-Raising / Education 88.1 FM KWVA proudly welcome the the year 2008 when ScHoolboy switched March of 2013. He stayed under the radar Committee Oxymoron World Tour with ScHoolboy his focuses to music and released beautifully until closely before the release e. Personnel Committee Q, Isaiah Rashad and Vince Staples for ScHoolboy Turned Hustla, his first of his Civilia demo just this year. The IV. Approval of the Budget two shows on Saturday, April 12. mixtape. In 2009 the mixtape Gangsta impressive rookie album is a soul-bearing, V. Public Comments/Open Forum Flash back to an earlier time: circa ’93, and Soul was released but it wasn’t until lyrically inclined rap ballad -- peacefully VI. Election of Board of Directors a time when Los Angeles ruled the West 2011 when Setbacks came out that he weaving the trivial joys of a 22-year-old a. Nominations* Coast rap scene and labels like Death Row began to reach the masses. The fifteen- while delving into the harsh realities of Records pumped smooth, OG rhythms track studio album features members of bodies in the streets, unstable incomes and b. Speeches that dominated the streets. These were the the TDE crew on a majority of the songs, an abandoning father. c. Recess streets and sounds that would breed a and a bonus track with the whole Black Easy, melodic beats carry Civilia from d. Election second-generation gangsta rapper like Hippy collective. Members ScHoolboy Q, start to finish but it is Isaiah’s playful vocal VII. Adjournment ScHoolboy Q. Born in Germany to a Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul flow and understated southern-drawl that military family, ScHoolboy Q (aka Quincy make up the collective, each donating a grips your attention on all fourteen tracks. *A person must have been a CCPA Matthew Hanley) was relocated and raised lyrical swagger of their own. When tickets to ScHoolboy Q SOLD member for 30 days to run for the on 51st and Figueroa in the bosom of LA. Stylistically, ScHoolboy Q has a heavy OUT over a month in advance, the CCPA board. As he slipped into the surrounding world gangster-infused influence, with hard- and TDE Presents worked to schedule two of drugs, jail time and frequent violence, hitting bass lines and lethargic, smoky performances. Tickets to the early show growing up on Figueroa could have been lyrics. Referencing influences like 50 Cent are $25 advance, $32.50 VIP OXY (includes the demise of young Quincy. Instead, with and members of Tha Dogg Pound in his album download) and $100 for VIP Meet the positive support of fellow TDE songs, the soulful, snare-coated sounds & Greet and are available only at WOW members, he rose up to represent his street that accompany his smooth vocals become Hall. Doors open at 6:00 pm and INSIDE THIS ISSUE on microphones around the globe. accounted for. Vocally ScHoolboy has a showtime is 7:00. VIP Meet & Greet will Kvelertak H Fortunate Youth Appropriately, the nickname style that reflects the greats of early hip- be at 9:00 pm for both shows. H Lynx H Concert Production Workshops K k Sila that it will no doubt have you dancing through each and Doug Bensen H CunninlynGuists every listen. DEAD MEADOW H Bruce Cockburn Sila will also be releasing a comic book titled SuperAfrican, Tribal Seeds H Moshe Kasher which visually explores many of the same themes and ideas that are woven throughout his album. The comic book, written by Polish Ambassador H Steeldrivers Eric K. Arnold, focuses on a young African superhero who takes Mobb Deep H Garcia Birthday Band on villains in African settings, from refugee camps to diamond Bear Hands H Megan Nicole H Odesza mines. Sila’s’s goal is to offer youth in Africa a superhero who not only looks like them, but also fights the evils they know all too well. All net proceeds from the sale of the comic book will go to onemama.org, a non-profit organization that provides a self- sustaining medical clinic that promotes safe birthing environ- ments; family and financial planning; and trade, craft and agri- cultural education in Kirindi, Uganda. OneMama’s goal is to raise funds to build a library for its community center, where PAID youth and adults can obtain books and other reading materials U.S. Postage U.S. Permit No. 303 No. Permit not only for entertainment but also for education and health- Eugene, OR 97401 Eugene, Nonprofit Organization related information. The Kenyan-born artist Victor Sila, who has lived in San Francisco for the last decade, harked back to his childhood in a Sila rural village near Nairobi for inspiration while making the new album. The result is a twelve-track offering that shimmers, Approval pulses and throbs with earnest and heartfelt expressions of American pop, R&B, soul and funk, filtered through an Afropop prism. SuperAfrican features all live instrumentation and show- On Saturday, April 26, the CCPA and KRVM’s Sounds cases the contributions of world-class Bay Area musicians, Global proudly welcome Sila along with Eugene’s own Eleven including members of Santana, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Eyes. Sting, and Jazz Mafia, among others. Hailed as “Africa’s James Brown,” Sila has made an immedi- With SuperAfrican, Sila has made an album suitable for ate and lasting impact on the music world. As a 2010 NAACP making love, wrestling lions, or enjoying a night out. It’s the Award winner for his last record, Sila has delved deep into his latest step in a journey that has taken him from Africa to the soul, taking cues from his musical idols Fela and Bob Marley to United States to Europe, and back again, while allowing him to create a fiery new record that resounds with inspiration and share his own story with the world. positivity while speaking to issues of adversity and struggle. Tickets are $15 advance, $17 door. Doors open at 7:00 pm RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Community Center for the Arts Performing 291 West 8th 97401 OR. Eugene, KSuperAfrican boasts rhythms and grooves that are so uniquely and showtime is 8:00. H 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 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 - Jason Schroeder, Office Managers - Donna Carbone, Ross Shuber, Booking Asst - Katy Vizdal, Bookkeeper - Kimberly Johnson, Volunteer Coordinator & House Manager - Kayte McDonald, Volunteer Coordinator - Laura Farrelly, House Manager - Sam Harmon, Concessions Manager - Jessica Syverson, Angela Lees, Custodians - Richard A., Shawn Lynch 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: Cayle Chisholm, Secretary: Sara Shmigelsky, Treasurer: Craig Lawrence; Members: Sean Cannon, Mayo Finch, Mike Meyer sonally invited by Mastodon to support them in Bergen, Norway, to Dave Grohl presenting them with their first gold discs at a sold-out Foo Fighter’s show, Kvelertak this Scandinavian sextet have already circled the globe, On Wednesday, April 30, the CCPA and Dead hitting every fest from the UK to Australia, including Nation proudly welcome Norway’s Kvelertak to the a gig in Singapore that finished out on the street, stop- WOW Hall. ping traffic and ending up as a viral hit on YouTube. Kvelertak is Erlend Hjelvik (vocalist), Vidar Landa At the core of it, though, is the music – a brew of • WE’ (guitars), Bjarte Lund Rolland (guitars), Maciek rock, punk and metal so infectious it should carry a AL RE OC VE Ofstad (guitars), Marvin Nygaard (bass) and Kjetil warning label.