OREGON MUSIC / JUNE 2001 PAN GYPSY KINK STINK SUNSHINE MANIA 333 GALLERY JenniferJennifer FolkkerFolkker photo: Pat Snyder DahliaDahlia PRODUCTION/VENUE GUIDE June Show Dates Floater Friday, June 8 // WOW Hall with DFive 9 // all ages Saturday, June 9 // WOW Hall with King Black Acid // all ages Tickets: $10 advance/door // Doors open 8:30pm // Show 9:00pm TV:616 Saturday, June 16 // The Ohm with Drumattica with Special Guests Robert Wynia and David Amador from Floater Tickets: $8 door // Doors open 9:00pm // Show 9:30pm // 21+ Blyss Friday, June 22nd // Cobalt Lounge with DFive 9 // 21+ // Blyss plays second Tickets: available at the door 2 – TWO LOUIES, June 2001 need to find the Bavarians.”Tony “IDeMicoli is a man on a mission. As I walked with him up and down Waterfront park dur- ing Thursday night’s Media Preview showcase, I realized that events like the Rose Festival are entirely dependent upon multi-skilled people like BY FORD T. PEARSON Tony. Its not just his ability to artfully craft musical sets like a NAPSTER junkie burning his own CD, I think it’s his history with the scene itself. Sure, Tony knows every single nuance of what it means to let’s see, we’d need a professional, that’s been involved TwoLouiesMagazine.com to add studio guide in June. manage an event, but he also knows just about every in Oregon’s music scene continuously for over 25 www.TwoLouiesMagazine.com act performing at the event, as well as their crew. It’s a years, has the skills required to deal with both artists The new Two Louies site went up May 8th and has received lots of praise from staff, local movers, “Tony knows every single nuance of what it means to manage and media. Over 3,100 people visited the site during the first 22 days, generating over 26,000 ad impres- an event, but he also knows just about every act performing at sions for site sponsors, and providing valuable input the event, as well as their crew.” that will be used to further enhance our web offer- ing. Back issues continued to be very popular, with rapport with the musical community few could equal, and sponsors, can manage complex events from top to over 1,100 people downloading the .pdf versions of and the Rose Festival (www.rosefestival.org) is fortu- bottom, is media savvy, and has a rarely seen rapport the most recent Two Louies Magazines. During the nate to have Tony on the job. with most of the personnel required to run an organ- month of June, TwoLouiesMagazine.com Art “I need to find the Bavarians before security ization such as the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame. Director Deb McWilliams and myself will be adding boots ‘em from the gig. They don’t have their event Sound like anyone you know? passes yet. Can you hang for a bit?” I say yes and Tony continued on page 16 escorts me to the main stage where I meet the lovely Robin Rosemond (Rosebud). Robin is running the stage activity with a precision that clearly bags her as a pro. Gear leaves stage left, gear enters stage right. Got a question? Robin’s got the answer. Tony returns, still seeking “the Bavarians”, so we walk. About every 90 sec- onds a person associated with the event stops Tony and asks something. He always has the answer, and a Bob’s Your Uncle upbeat tone with his delivery. Just as I’m about to ask who, or what, are “the Bavarians”, he spies the troupe of Shakespeare-costumed people strolling along, near the South end of the park. I fig- ure it’s about 180 degrees in their bulky clothes and that the smiles on their faces are a symptom of heatstroke. Tony gives them their passes, looks at his watch, and utters something to himself about a load-in near the main stage, so we’re off again. I actually went down to the Rose Festival to schmooze with Tony regarding the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame. The Hall Of Fame has yet to formally organize itself, and I have some experience with the non- profit sector so I offered to help with the process. I was interested in Tony’s take on the Hall of Fame and his perception of its future. It was time well spent. One of the first things the Oregon Music Hall Of Fame will probably do is hire an Executive Director. Executive Director’s are essentially the CEOs of nonprofit organ- izations. They need to be skilled at many things, and they must possess that unique ability to extract cadence from chaos. Now Two Louies’ new site goes live! www.twolouiesmagazine.com 3 – TWO LOUIES, June 2001 4 – TWO LOUIES, June 2001 Caleb Klauder; Retrograde Motion photo: Snyder HERE COME THE BRIBES Sandblast exclaimed as he searched all 15 pockets in Charlotte. So what magazine is this gonna be in?” Brief Reviews of Recent Review Lubrication Attempts his long baggy shorts for his ticket stub so he could I smiled… “Rolling Stone.” • Eyeball Keychain: Creepy, ghoulish very scary, but remember the name of one of the bands at the Lil’ always on key. EXCELLENT! Stink show. SHOW PREVIEWS • 36 cents: A little change is a good thing. With bright pink hair and a sunburned face he Land of the Blind • Styrofoam glider airplane: A little nose-heavy, but went on. “I was here to see MxPx. They were the best. www.landoftheblind.com nice graphics Killing Heidi is okay, but all of their songs sound the Oregon Country Fair July 14th 4-6PM • Tweedy Bird coffee cup: I was hoping for Bugs. same and they’re not as cool on stage.” If you’re looking for something out of the ordi- • Bag of M&M’s: The ultimate food group. The guys “Why do you like MxPx? Give me four phrases nary, as in experimental tribal-acid-trance music, then who sent it to me are famous now. that describe what you liked about their performance Portland’s “Land of Blind” may be just the thing. Their • 200 ft of flexible conduit: I think this was a UPS mistake today.” music is a free-wheeling, high spirited caravan of world beat rhythms, shivery chants, esoteric instru- “Numerous tours up and down the west coast for ‘Land of the mentation and atmospheric pop all giving chase to the soaring yet sub-orbital voice of singer Cyoakha. The Blind’ have put this amazing band on an interesting musical singing of the two time “Young Composers” ASCAP road including a respectable amount of radio airplay, movie award winner puts you at ease one moment and drills holes in your gut the next. Numerous tours up and soundtrack collaborations and more.” down the west coast for “Land of the Blind” have put this amazing band on an interesting musical road “Uh… okay.” Mitch stalled to gather his including a respectable amount of radio airplay, INCIDENTAL SHOW REVIEW thoughts.“They have a unique sound and all the songs movie soundtrack collaborations and more. “Land of Lil’ Stink–KNRK Punk concert at Oaks Park May are different. The other thing is that you can under- the Blind” plays world beat music. Pick a world any 26th: Killing Heidi, MxPX, Sum 41, Fenix TX, Good stand their lyrics and they say something important world. This is as out of the ordinary as you can get Charlotte that you can relate to. They have great stage energy. without breaking something. “Oh man I can’t find it,” concert attendee Mitch Sum 41 was really good too and so was Good continued on page 15 5 – TWO LOUIES, June 2001 other album, Pieces, as UHF, a couple of years ago. coincidentally, Nick Laird-Clowes who wrote and Lottery is the story of an American everyman sang that song took a songwriting class from Paul and his struggle to keep up with the Joneses; as well Simon.“It’s Wrong” is sad John’s story, although it is as his realization that his adolescent friendships and not altogether clear just what that story might be. youthful dreams and ambitions are deteriorating, “Camera,” “Reunion Day” and “School Days” being supplanted through the acquisition of goods center specifically on a gathering of old friends. The and the accumulation of wealth and status. While former song sounds like Badfinger doing parts of there is nothing particularly new in this premise, the Beatles’ “Dear Prudence.” Similarly, “Reunion UHF, deliver an unique and tuneful perspective, all Day” harkens to the work of Badfinger’s Pete Ham, the same. as well as XTC’s Colin Moulding. “School Days” Fronted by the brothers Leff, lead singer echoes Magic Bus period Who. Jeremy who occasionally adds organ flourishes to The next trio of songs seem to focus on the the mix, and Jordan, who contributes guitar, bass, good fortune of Smiling Joe, who appears to be liv- occasional piano and background vocals; Matt ing the good life. In “Silver Lining” we catch a Johnson adds drums and background vocals, Jeff glimpse Joe at the office in a world where the princi- Nelson, guitars and bass. Together they create a ple is: “Anyone can be famous/In a mansion so spa- sound that is reminiscent of the Who, the Beatles, cious/Success is contagious/If you try you’ll go far.” the Kinks, Small Faces, Pink Floyd, Badfinger, XTC, In “Superstar” we see Joe at home— “He reads World Party, Elliot Smith, Smithereens and later- the news/Clips out the coupons and saves a few/And period Tears For Fears.