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K k FEBRUARY 2019 K g VOL. 31 #2 H WOWHALL.ORGk AQUEOUS & BIG SOMETHING On Wednesday, February 20, instrument), synths, horns and the music at www.wowhall.org. journey wandering through the Now each song carries a certain the Community Center for the alluring vocal hooks rise to the top The Otherside was recorded at night towards a desert sunrise. weight as the album features sev- Performing Arts proudly welcomes of their infectious collection of Echo Mountain Studios in The album also showcases a dif- eral of the last lyrical compositions to the WOW Hall Big Something songs and represent a sound that Asheville, NC with the help of ferent musical side of the band that Paul ever wrote for Big and Aqueous. has caught the ears of such revered Grammy-nominated producer and with a heavier, more focused and Something. It is a thoughtful and A six-piece powerhouse with a stalwarts as Umphrey’s McGee, Carolina Music Awards Lifetime soulful collection of eight songs poignant musical journey paying sound that is both unique and Moon Taxi, Galactic, moe., Achievement recipient John Custer including “Smoke Signal” -- a tribute to a lifelong friend with a timeless, Big Something fuses ele- Robert Randolph, and even The (Corrosion of Conformity), who track that was written for the stu- brilliant imagination. ments of rock, pop, funk and B52s, who have all tapped Big has produced all five of the bands dio and has never been performed Big Something is Nick improvisation to take listeners on Something as direct support. albums. live. MacDaniels (vocals, guitar), Casey a journey through a myriad of Big Something’s most recent On The Otherside, Big The project is dedicated to the Cranford (sax, EWI), Jesse Hensley musical styles. It’s no secret why album The Otherside was released Something continues to build upon memory of the band’s late lyricist (lead guitar), Ben Vinograd this group has quickly become one on April 20, 2018. The Otherside the post-apocalyptic peyote trip and friend Paul Interdonato, who (drums), Doug Marshall (bass), of the most exciting new bands to is the band’s 5th full-length studio imagery from Tumbleweed, con- tragically passed away on Dec 3, Josh Kagel (keys, trumpet) and emerge from the Southeast. Soaring album and is a follow up to 2017’s cluding the story of a nomad who 2017 -- the same day the band was Rhett Huffman (keys). guitars, E.W.I. (electronic wind Tumbleweed. Fans can check out has made it to the other side of his setting up in the studio to record. CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 K k ed, subsequently censored and held cre- INSIDE THIS ISSUE atively hostage by former punk record SUNSQUABI & YAK ATTACK P2 H KING TUFF P3 label Epitaph.” Since the release of 2001’s Mediocre Generica, and its follow EUGENE LIVE!: PUNK & HOP P4 up (2004’s classic F^ck World Trade) HYDING JEKYLL & VIAL... EXPERIMENT P6 we’ve learned we can expect more “Atheist Anthems” and “Crack Rock TAS CRU P6 H SENIOR TALENT SHOW II P6 Steady Beats” from this notorious band TERRAPIN FLYER FEAT. MELVIN SEALS P7 -- delivered in all their agitated, offensive, punk as f^ck, clamorous yet danceable LDW: THE RETURN OF STOP MAKING SENSE P7 dissonance. CHRIS WICK GALLERY EXHIBITION P7 Leftöver Crack’s most recent Fat Records release, Volume III: Constructs of the State, features a wide array of special guests -- as expected from a punk band equally influenced by Hip-Hop cul- ture as they are by Anarcho-Punk, Crust, Metal and Ska. This record brings some of their most treasured and plagiarized PAID U.S. Postage U.S. musical/lyrical sources into the studio, Permit No. 303 No. Permit Eugene, OR 97401 Eugene, including Jesse Michaels of Operation Ivy Nonprofit Organization and Penny Rimbaud. In addition, their friends from The Bouncing Souls, Dark LEFTOVER CRACK Dark Dark and Blackbird Raum inspired them to keep making music and experi- menting. With the release of their third full- & DAYS N DAZE length album in 14 years, Constructs of the State, some might think that the NOW, MORE THAN EVER stakes are high, but LöC remain unshak- en. According to Stza, “We worked on On Thursday, February 14, the sense of political purpose, this album for years and it really seemed Community Center for the Performing this NYC 5-piece has continued to bring like there was no end in sight until the Arts and University of Oregon Campus the world “That Crack Rock Steady songs, lyrics and recordings suddenly Radio 88.1 FM KWVA proudly welcome Beat” ever since the demise of the legend- snow-balled… and it became exactly Leftöver Crack’s “Still Crusty After All ary all-squat-all-stars Choking Victim. what we had been waiting to release.” These Years” Tour to the WOW Hall Leftöver Crack has taken the pulse of a LöC has taken their critically serious along with special guests Days N Daze, nation in crisis and, after almost a decade message concerning the police state, reli- Dayglo Abortions, Cop/Out and Broken of isolation, they’ve resurfaced to spit gion, political corruption and lower class Dead. and scream ‘ME TOO!’ and suffering far and wide with their often Leftöver Crack remains one of the ‘I TOLD YOU SO!’ directly into tongue in cheek lyrics and intense albeit RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Community Center for the Arts Performing 291 West 8th 97401 OR. Eugene, more mysterious collectives in the punk America’s cold, sweaty, corrupt face. wry delivery. The current band features rock universe. Fueled by a chaotic mix- According to the band, their early core members Scott “Stza Crack” ture of self-medication and an urgent days were spent being, “courted, record- CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 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], wowhall.org, Box office hours Mon-Fri Noon-6:00 PM. Printed monthly by Western Oregon Webpress, Circulation 3,200, General Support made possible by a grant from Lane Arts Council with support from City of Eugene Cultural Services Division, Copyright 2019 All rights reserved Notes Staff: Copy Editor & Advertising Representative - Bob Fennessy, Layout & Design - James Bateman CCPA Staff: Membership Coordinator & Publicist - Bob Fennessy, Programming Manager - Lori Hawley, Stage Manager - Justin Showker, Asst Stage Manager - Ed Kashin, Davis Koier, Robert Chappel, Office Manager - Danette Lamson, Bookkeeper - Melissa Swan, Volunteer Coordinator - Kaleah Bishop, House Manager - Blake Boxer Concessions Manager: Angela Lees; Concessions Staff: Marleena Pearson, Billy Ashe, Kambra Morris-Mitzner Custodian - Dave Diercks, Eric Herz, Lighting Director - Cody SUNSQUABI Owen, Volunteer Staff: Charles Peters, Dan Wathen, Poster Distribution - WOW Hall Poster Crew, CCPA Board of Directors: Chair: Aaron Dietrich, Vice Chair: Henry Weber, Secretary: Janelle Krinsky, Treasurer: Amy Sherwood Members: Kathleen Blair, Hannah Finley, Robyn Kelly, Marlene Monette, Abe Neilson-Sword, Amy Sherwood INSTINCT By Ruben Estrada to date, Instinct provides music that give the band a synthesized, On Wednesday, February 6, lovers of all ages something to be futuristic sound. The group has the CCPA proudly welcomes enjoyed. spent the last six years growing in SunSquabi to the WOW Hall along SunSquabi will be joined by popularity, touring with bands with special guests Yak Attack. special guest Yak Attack. Straight such as Phish, String Cheese Since jam bands originated out out of the Pacific Northwest, the Incident and Sound Tribe Sector 9. of jazz and rock ‘n’ roll in the Portland based band is a frequent Eugene has a history of being a 1960s, the sound has continued to visitor to Eugene, playing multiple city with some of the most evolve to this day. Few are moving shows in the city last year. passionate jam band followers the style into the future as much as Few bands could pair better around. Fans of the genre will SunSquabi. than Yak Attack and SunSquabi. have a chance to combine the old Specializing in what they call Also a trio, Yak Attack is Dave with new when SunSquabi and “electronic hydro funk”, SunSquabi Dernovsek (keys), Rowan Cobb Yak Attack visit Eugene. takes from the past while helping (bass) and Nick Werth (drums). Tickets are $13 in advance, $16 create the next wave of jam music. Without a frequent guitar player, day of show, with $1 going to the Made up of trio Kevin Donohue the band loses the traditional jam Can’d Foundation. Doors open at (guitar/keys/production), Josh sound, replacing it with lead keys 7:00 pm and showtime is 8:00. H Fairman (bass/synth) and Chris YAK ATTACK Anderson (drums), the three use creativity to form a big sound with limited numbers. Donohue and Fairman each frequently have three instruments in front of them, seamlessly switching from one to the next. SunSquabi is coming to Eugene fresh off their January 2019 release, Instinct. By far their most EDM inspired project to date, SunSquabi’s newest record is filled with electronic production. This allows guitarist Donohue to provide nearly nonstop guitar riffs, preserving the funk with his strings. Arguably their best project 2 FEBRUARY 2019 WOW HALL NOTES FIND US ONLINE: WWW.WOWHALL.ORG The ten tracks that would DAYS N DAZE eventually become The Other rep- resent a kind of psychic evolution for the King Tuff. The new songs ditch the goofy rock and roll bacchanalia narratives in favor of expansive arrangements, a diversity of instrumentation, and lyrics that straddle the fence between painful ruminations and reconnecting with that part of yourself that feels childlike and creative and not corroded by cynicism.