MARCH 1, 2013

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Eidolons Jazz quartet P offers fresh raises Evans LC band to its feet sound
BY CHRISTIAN FECHTMEYER
STAFF WRITER

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BY ZIBBY PILLOTE
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Ubiquitous local music blog Rip City Review is well known for being one step ahead in Portlands music scene. It is no surprise that the blog has been paying attention to Eidolons, who are quickly climbing up the local music ranks. The band is made up of five people, including Daniel Byers (13) and Ian Wollman (13), and will play at the Rip City Review showcase at Firkin Tavern tomorrow. Eidolons first full-length release, China, is an amalgam of offbeat time signatures and simple folk-esque vocals. Unlike many typical college jam bands, Eidolons distinct and contemporary sound has staying power and has earned them attention in the local scene. This summer, the band toured the West Coast with Shiner and they have been playing around town regularly. The group will play alongside A Volcano, who play selfdescribed puke rock that sounds like your dads records catapulted into a modern garage; Talkative, an ethereal vocal-heavy group reminiscent of Akron/Family; and A Happy Death, a feel-good band that would play at a zombie sock hop. With a generous spread of genre and sound, the showcase is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with what the local scene has to offer. Saturday, March 2, Firkin Tavern, 1937 SE 11th Ave., 9 p.m. 21+, FREE

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Saturday, March 2 See the Alabama Shakes with Michael Kiwanuka, Sam Doores and Riley Drowning at the Crystal Ballroom at 9 p.m. 1332 W Burnside Street Sunday, March 3 We Live in Water is the first installation in Jess Walters short fiction series about personal struggle. Join her discussion at 7:30 p.m. at Powells Books. 1005 W Burnside Street Tuesday, March 5 See Dont Look Back at the third installation of Watzek Screens at 7 p.m. in Miller 102. Tuesday, March 5 See White Lung and Iceage at Bunk Bar at 10 p.m. for $8. You must be 21 or over to attend. 1028 SE Water Avenue Thursday, March 7 Come see artist Heidi Keith, another Powells feature from the Pacific Northwest, and her display Saving Daylight at 6:30 p.m. Cassie Bishop

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Last week, in conjunction with the Portland Jazz Festival, Kurt Rosenwinkel and the New Quartet graced Evans Auditorium with a performance featuring music from Rosenwinkels newest album, Star of Jupiter. The band is made up of Rosenwinkel as leader and vocalist/guitarist, Aaron Parks on piano, Eric Revis on double bass and Justin Faulkner on drums. They are a tight-knit group who combine young talent with valuable wisdom. The musicians took the stage and immediately jumped into their first song, a mediumtempo groove with Rosenwinkels typical lyrical guitar tone taking control of the melody. Parks fleshed out the dense harmony on the piano, and Revis accentuated the chordal movement, at times walking the bass while at other moments adding lyrical, melodic lines below the harmony. Faulkner maintained understated but complex rhythms, occasionally lashing out with powerful bursts by manipulating the drums and cymbals almost as if they were instruments for melody rather than percussion. All of the band members had equally spectacular solos and displayed a kind of group interaction that can only be explained as telepathy, with Parks reacting to every rhythmic nuance put forth by Faulkner on drums. This trend continued through the rest of the performance, as the group went through burning, up-tempo tunes and slow, thoughtful ballads. The whole show maintained a high level of energy and was concluded by the epic title track of the album, Star of Jupiter, which left the audience on their feet in a standing ovation.

PHOTOGRAPH BY DEMI GLIDDEN (16)

Featuring Eden Amy

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KLC SHOW OF THE WEEK

WHOMP,
THERE IT IS
PioLog: Tell us a little bit about your show. Whomp: 4 years 4 you 4ever. P: Where did you get the name for your show? W: You know, its just one of those blanket statements we use, and its a dope song by Tag Team. P: What kinds of things do you play? W: We create a playlist every week thats themed. Weve done creepy love songs, moms choice, mighty Aphrodite, songs people lost their virginities to, be good and try hard and a full course Thanksgiving dinner. P: What would you say is your inspiration for the show? W: Friend makin and rump shakin. P: Whats one important thing you want people to know about your show? W: Were just three dudes being Joan Callamezzo. Tune into WHOMP, There It Is on Mondays at 10 p.m.

BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN
STAFF WRITER

PHOTOS BY KATHERINE JERNIGAN

Top to bottom: Sophie Trauberman (15), Jesenya Maldonado (15) and Emma Joss (15).