K k NOVEMBER 2017 K g VOL. 29 #10 H WOWHALL.ORGk previous studio albums (151a and artistically adventurous work to Lighght), Kishi Bashi was at a date. musical impasse. There will be a complimentary “As I sat down to write songs special screening of an early cut of last summer, I went to all my K Ishibashi’s documentary film, usual conduits of creation: violin Project 9066, thirty minutes after loops, guitar, piano, and I came up doors. Project 9066 follows K Ishi- with the musical equivalent of bashi on a dynamic musical quest fumes”, says K. Ishibashi. “I tried to process his identity and the les- to create orchestral pop recordings sons learned from the Japanese In- that I assumed were my forte, and ternment. in turn I found myself standing in front of a creative wall of frighten- TALL TALL TREES ing heights.” To say that Mike Savino is an At this very same moment of innovator would be an understate- musical uncertainty, K’s personal ment. Touring under the moni- life was falling apart... He and his ker Tall Tall Trees, the banjo- KISHI wife of 13 years had briefly sepa- wielding bard has reshaped the rated and were struggling to keep possible with the instrument. their marriage together. In his own On stage and in studio, Savino words, “Touring and its accompa- breaks down the banjo into its BASHI nying lifestyle took a heavy toll on most basic iteration, reminding my soul and my family.” As an audiences that the banjo is, at root, On Thursday, November 16, Norfolk, Virginia where both of Athens. Kishi Bashi is also the outlet, K submerged himself in a a drum. Coupled with his mastery the Community Center for the his parents were professors at Old singer and founding member of new musical direction. Sonderlust of electronic effects, loops, toy ray Performing Arts and University of Dominion University. He studied the New York electronic rock out- emerged as a direct result of this guns, and heaps of spontaneous Oregon Campus Radio 88.1 FM film scoring at Berklee College of fit, Jupiter One. personal struggle taking place at creativity, Tall Tall Trees has been KWVA proudly welcome Kishi Music before becoming a renowned In 2011, Kishi Bashi started to an artistic crossroads. captivating audience members Bashi to the WOW Hall along violinist. Ishibashi has recorded record and perform as a solo art- With the help of producer worldwide with his mystifying solo with special guest Tall Tall Trees. and toured internationally as a ist, opening for Sondre Chris Taylor (Grizzly Bear), engi- shows, as well as playing alongside Kishi Bashi is the pseudonym violinist with diverse artists such Lerche, Alexi Murdoch, and of neer Pat Dillet (Angelique Kidjo, fellow innovator Kishi Bashi. of singer, multi-instrumentalist, as Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, Montreal. He is touring in sup- David Byrne) and drummer Matt Mike’s latest album Freedays and songwriter Kaoru Ishibashi and most recently, the Athens, port of his new album, Sonderlust. Chamberlain (Morrissey, Fiona is, in a way, his debut album. (born November 4, 1975). Born in Georgia-based indie rock band, of Sonderlust is an album forged Apple, of Montreal), Kishi Bashi Having recorded two previous Seattle, Ishibashi grew up in Montreal. He remains based in through heartbreak. After his two has created his most personal and CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 k INSIDE THIS ISSUE DONNA THE BUFFALO P2 BLACKLITE DISTRICT P3 THE RUSS LIQUID TEST P3 STYLUST BEATS P4 BURNT SUGAR THE ARKESTRA PROJECT P4 WALKER LUKENS P5 THE GARCIA PROJECT P6 PHANTOMS P6 THE FAMILY FUNKTION’S TRIBUTE TO THE METERS P7 MEMBERSHIP PARTY PREVIEW P7 NOCHE DE MUSICA LATINX On Friday, November 17, the Community Center for all over the world as well as the name of Cumbia/Latin/World/ Performing Arts welcomes Savila, Orquestra Pacifico R&B inspired music and visual art project by guitarist Fabiola Tropical, Taller de Son Jarocho, and UO Fandangueros to the Reyna, vocalist Brisa Gonzalez and percussionist extraordinaire WOW Hall for Noche de Música Latinx! Papi Fimbres. The night will start off with a collaboration set between Funding for this event provided in part by Lane Arts Council. Eugene musicians and fandango dancers: UO Fandangueros and Admission is $5-10 suggested donation at the door (no one PAID U.S. Postage U.S. Taller De Son Jarocho. turned away for lack of funds). Doors open at 7:00 pm, show- Permit No. 303 No. Permit Eugene, OR 97401 Eugene, Next up will be amazing eleven piece Portland based psych- time 8:00. H Nonprofit Organization Cumbia band Orquestra Pacifico Tropical. SAVILA Cumbia is the music of the southern American hemisphere. Orquestra Pacifico Tropical have taken this frenetic, addictive rhythm and accomplished what musicians across time and space have always done -- bringing dancing crowds into a frenzy. To hear the ecstatic thump, rumble and sheer brilliance of the racing rhythms of coastal Columbia side by side with the psychedelic guitar explorations of the Peruvian rain forest is to travel across continents and through time with Orquestra Pacifico Tropical as the guide. Armed with an arsenal of percussion, woodwinds, horns, accordion and guitars, these eleven friends have come together in the spirit of capturing and breathing new life into this most essen- tial of music – Cumbia – the music of the people. Featuring members of Sun Angle, Máscaras, Deer or the Doe, O Bruxo, Bitch’n, &&&, Eagle Sun King, Point Juncture WA, Modernstate, Jippedo and Quiet Countries, Orquestra Pacifico Tropical’s wall of sound is dedicated to expanding the music of RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Community Center for the Arts Performing 291 West 8th 97401 OR. Eugene, Central and South America to the people and dance floors of the Pacific Northwest. Savila is a medicinal plant that grows wild in tropical climates 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, info@wowhall. org, www.wowhall.org, Box office hours Mon-Fri Noon-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 2017 All rights reserved Notes Staff: Copy Editor & Advertising Representative - Bob Fennessy, Layout & Design - James Bateman CCPA Staff: Membership Coordinator & Publicist - Bob Fennessy, Programming Manager - Joshua Finch, Stage Manager - Justin Showker, Asst Stage Manager - Davis Koier, Robert Chappel, Office Managers - Ross Shuber, Zac Townsend, Bookkeeper - Melissa Swan, Volunteer Coordinator - Laura Farrelly, House Managers - Sam Harmon, Jaley Osuna Concessions Managers - Angela Lees, Shawn Lynch, Kambra Morris-Mitzner Custodian - Daniel Noall, Eric Herz, Lighting Director - Cody Owen, 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, Treasurer: Marjorie Bridges, Secretary: Jordan Cogburn, Members: Hannah Finley, Marlene Monette, Jim Showker, Jon Silvermoon, Daylon Sloan DONNA THE BUFFALO On Wednesday, November 15, year (vocals, electric guitar) and togetherness that bonded the peo- the CCPA and KRVM proudly Tara Nevins (vocals, guitar, fid- ple that attended. welcome back Donna the Buffalo dle, accordion, scrubboard) joined “It’s a great feeling to promote along with special guests Gabe by David McCracken (Hammond such a feeling of community, like Schliffer & The Sugar Pine String organ, Honer Clavinet & piano), you’re really part of something Band. Kyle Spark (bass) and Mark that’s happening, like a move- One of the most dynamic and Raudabaugh (drums). ment or a positive force…” says determined bands continuously “It’s been really fun with this Nevins. touring America for since 1989, lineup,” Puryear says. “You get to In the words of a longtime Donna the Buffalo has created a the point where you’re playing on fan: “Their songs are well known community environment at their a really high level, things are to contain lyrics offering poetry shows through their distinctive, clicking and it’s like turning on and sage commentary on the groove-heavy, and danceable the key to a really good car. It attractions and struggles with music. Donna the Buffalo is a just goes.” love and politics in this life.” band for the people -- accessible, Nevins adds, “both Jeb and I Recently relocated from positive, and memorable. With come from this background of Upstate New York, Gabe Schliffer roots in old time fiddle music that old-time fiddle music, which is is a singer/songwriter and multi- evolved into a soulful electric very natural, very real, very instrumentalist currently living in American mix infused with ele- under-produced, and all about Eugene. His original music spans ments of Cajun/ Zydeco, rock, coming from the gut—flying by the gaps between, folk, old-time, folk, reggae and country, Donna’s the seat of your pants. So we have bluegrass, and Americana. music often contains social and that in us, too.” “I have been playing the clas- moral responsibility as core All Music Guide says, ‘This is sical cello since I was five,” beliefs, and they are just simply what 21st Century Americana recalls Gabe. “When one day my fun to get out and celebrate life sounds like, a little bit of this and cello suddenly broke, I was des- with. that from anywhere wrapped up perate to find an instrument that “For the dizzying array of into a poignant, jamming dance I could use. Luckily my room- styles and genres with which they reel, a place where the past and mate had a fiddle laying around, work, Donna The Buffalo main- history meet easily in the immedi- and after failing to play it in the tain a surprising level of consis- ate now and everybody feels like usual way, I thought perhaps if I tency… over the course of their dancing.” held it like a mini-cello that it 25-year career, they retain a sharp Donna the Buffalo drew its might just work.