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February 2009 Schedule |
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No Cover! Kitchen open until 1:15 a.m. on Friday-Saturday nights, full menu available Sunday.
Also Oregon lottery, pool and pinball with the best view on the Coast. For more information, call 541-547-5459 |
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| Thursday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m. |
KARAOKE with JOY Every Thursday night A Japanese drummer invented the karaoke machine in 1971 and it spread to the far corners of the earth by the end of the 1990s. The inventor failed to patent his invention, however, and lost out on the millions to a Filipino rival. At The Landmark, the entertainment has come and gone and come and gone. It is currently under the direction of Joy, who loves the music and has rounded up lots of oldies and newies for you to sing, so step up. |
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JUPITER HOLLOW Jam rock, roots and fusion This band pulled a reverse Kesey and drove a hippie bus across the Rockies to Eugene. The group started in 1992 in Missouri, originally known as Sojourn. It built a following playing at festivals, performing a play list of original music written by Randy Probst. Eight years later, around the turn of the century, Randy, Heather Lamb and Jake Killingsworth moved west, the bus broke down in Eugene and the rest is history. They play a rock fusion/jam style that puts a big ol' smile on everybody's face. Heal on, brothers and sisters! |
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| Saturday, Feb. 7, 9 p.m. |
SOULICIOUS
Funk and rock: Janis Joplin meets Mavis Staples Led by Paula Vaden on vocals, rhythm guitar and percussion, the band includes Gerry Rempel on lead guitar, Sharon Greve on drums, Cheryl Camelio on vocals and percussion, JoAnne Lutz on keyboard and Jamie Porter on bass. They call their sound "Mo-funkin' Motown" but to some people it's good old R&B from a bunch of experienced musicians who know how to get the club rockin'. |
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| Sunday, Feb. 8, 3 p.m. |
Accoustic Sunday! Blues from Lincoln County, with a dose of the Dead We kickoff a new Sunday afternoon series with a local duo who know there way around the Landmark. Expect a range of well-played acoustic and electric tunes from the large song bag of Gary Brooker and Vallorie Hodges. Influences include Hunter/Garcia, Dylan, Phil Ochs and the old blues. Welcome to the non-smokers. |
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| Friday, Feb. 13, 9 p.m. |
KEVIN SELFE & THE TORNADOES
High-energy blues from a Muddy Award nominee Before moving to Portland two years ago from Roanoke, Va., this master bluesman played over 1,500 gigs in 15 states, conquering a wide circle of East Coast venues. But his new start in the Northwest has given him a fresh outlook, a boatload of new fans and a deep appreciation from the blues community, so much so he's been nominated for six Muddy Awards including Best New Act, Best Contemporary Blues Act and Best Electric Guitar. He's become something of a mainstay at the Landmark, giving a variety of performances, suitable to the crowd, the weather, the whatnot. |
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| Saturday, Feb. 14, 9 p.m. |
THE JERRY ZYBACH BAND Groovy blues and rock with one of the Northwest's top bluesmasters Accomplished singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, arranger, and band leader, Jerry Zybach does it all. Thirty some years into it, he's at the top of his game and just keeps growing as an artist. Classical voice training as a young man gives him a unique take on the songs he loves. He has a great ability to project emotion whether he's playing his Gibson 135, his Harmony H50, his collection of resonators or acoustics, finger style and slide. He's ripped up the Landmark on many occasions and is one of the coast's favorite performers. |
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| Sunday, Feb. 15, 3 p.m. |
Accoustic Sunday! Blues from Lincoln County, with a dose of the Dead Expect of a range of well-played acoustic and electric tunes from the large song bag of Gary Brooker and Vallorie Hodges. Influences include Hunter/Garcia, Dylan, Phil Ochs and the old blues. |
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| Friday, Feb. 15, 9 p.m. |
THE PURPLE CATS
Hot blues, R&B, cajun and country - originals and covers from Seal Rock The current project of poet, raconteur and bluesman Lozelle Jennings brings together a crew of veteran players for a wide range of stylings. Jennings has been playing music for 45 years, telling stories, performing vocals, playing the harp and the accordion. He's joined by fellow travelers Dave Franklin on guitar and vocals, Leonard Maxson on drums and Richard Silens on bass. Jennings has two CDs including "Raconteurism," recorded in 2007 after he moved to the coast, which got pretty good reviews for its "swampy Louisiana style" and "clean guitar work." Enjoy the night before President's Day, and hey, celebrate the President. |
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| Friday, Feb. 20, 9 p.m. |
LISA MANN BAND
Blues and rock in the style of Morrisette, Sheryl Crow and Joan Osborne Lisa Mann is a life-long bass player and budding singer/songwriter. Before forming her own group in 2007, she backed Portland blues greats Sonny Smokin Hess, Paul DeLay, Margo Tufo and Duffy Bishop. She has her own CD of original rock, pop and blues and in just her second year with her own band she got a Vocalist of the Year nomination from the Cascade Blues Association. She got a good welcome last time out at the Landmark, good to have her back. |
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| Saturday, Feb. 21, 9 p.m. |
DIGGABONE
Rock and groove with a Portland experiment The band stays true to the artisan spirit of its northwest home. The Portland-based quartet's repertoire is made up mostly of original songs, drawing on the band's diverse influences in bluegrass, jazz, and funk, intermixed with an occasional eclectic cover tune. Diggabone performs as a true ensemble, trading off lead vocals and solos throughout its performances. It has three songwriters and presents an evening soaked in originality. |
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| Sunday, Feb. 22, 3 p.m. |
BRIAN EGAN Solo acoustic folk and pop guitar Brian Egan is a singer/sogwriter based in the Pacific Northwest. For 15 years he has been performing his blend of folk and pop music throughout the western U.S. as guitarist and co-founder of the group Thinking With Sand. His Landmark show will present tunes from his favorite songwriters, as well as his own music. |
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| Friday, Feb. 27, 9 p.m. |
BOLT UPRIGHT
Three-piece blues band brings in the R&B and funk from Portland This group is the child of Ashbolt Stewart, a 35-year veteran drummer. Born in Detroit, Ash grew up in Milwaukee and in 1972 moved to California in a purple school bus, where he spent about 20 years gigging. Since leaving Sonoma County for Portland in the 90s, he worked with several local bands, coming to be the driving force behind the Norman Sylvester Band for 10 years. His wife, Susie, plays electric bass and has been writing some tunes, like "Hot Shot Blues." They are joined by guitarist Ken Brewer, fresh from a stint in the Robbie Laws band, Hoodoo Nation. |
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| Saturday, Feb. 28, 9 p.m. |
T. RAY & THE SHADES
Rock and blues from a band with roots on the Oregon coast and New York T. Ray, the lead singer, and Matt Murray, the drummer, are South County locals who moved to Portland, started a band, got a lot of gigs and are coming off an all-time performance on Halloween. The others in the group bring musical influences from around the country -- New York, San Francisco and Portland -- that make a funkified rock style that rips through the covers and originals alike. T. Ray's style has evolved over the years and she's in the best voice of her career. |
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| Sunday, Mar. 1, 3 p.m. |
Accoustic Sunday! WALKER T/PAPA SOUL! 100% pure Delta stomp A meeting of a finger picking bluesman with a lightning-fast washboard player isn't something you see in these parts too often. But here comes a Eugene blues legend joined up with the man behind Papa's Soul Food Kitchen. Walker T. Ryan has taken a hiatus from performing for the last couple of years, doing bookings, lessons, making a living. But Papa Soul was too much for a bluesman like Walker to resist. Don't miss this one, it will be a unique show. |
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Looking Ahead!
Future Attractions
Tuesday,
March 17,
9 p.m
St. Patrick's Day!
HOOKAH STEW
Garage, soul, powerpop -- John Michael Young can play them all -- and does
Hookah has evolved. And like all evolution, the progress is sometimes hard to see until ... a CD -- "Hits from the Hookah," puts the Stew in a new niche, that of tribal hook masters, rattling the bones of the 80s. John Michael Young formed this band over 10 years ago and gave it a crash course of Cherry Poppin' Daddies, Aquarium Release and the Five Fingers of Funk. Now playing on the van stereo: Oingo Boingo, Nirvana, Run DMC, The Subways, Anti-Flag, Kings of Leon, Mac Dre, Fat Boys, Rollins band, Weezer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Jd Hardy, Human Rights, Van Halen. The riff is hotter than it was; the energy is jacking up. Evolution at work.
Saturday,
March 21
9 p.m.
W.C. Handy Nominee for Best Artist
THE INSOMNIACS
Blast off with the jump blues from award-winning Portland outfit
The Insomniacs are one of the hottest bands on the West Coast. They walked all over the 2007 Muddy awards in Portland with six nominations and the prize for "Best Contemporary Act" for 2007. They were nominated for a Blues Music WC Handy award in the Best New Artist category for the 2007 release, "Left Coast Blues" and made it to No. 5 on the blues charts with "Crime Scene." The band lays down a groove layered with taste, soul, and an authentic style melded with a traditional blend of jump blues and roots rock. The band is fronted by Vyasa Dodson, 25, one of the hottest young players to emerge from the Portland scene.
Saturday,
March 28,
9 p.m.
THE DIMES
Some of the best indie rock the Northwest has to offer
The Dimes have been getting a lot of good press these days, with a great feature in SPIN magazine, a piece on NPR and a bushel basket of positive reviews for the CD "The Silent Generation." Frontman Johnny Clay keeps on writing, finishing some new songs in just the past couple of months, including one called "Celia's Garden," based on the paintings of Childe Hassam, a 19th Century impressionist from Boston, who spent his summers in Maine, in Celia Thaxter's garden. Johnny wrote an earlier song about Winslow Homer. He's into it.
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