WOW Hall

This reminds me that I never posted my Q&A with her! Dang.

Singer Janis Ian has cancelled her Sept. 25 appearance at the WOW Hall due to illness.

Talk to yr place of purchase for refunds.

Cellphone pic of SNZ by James Bateman

If you were gasping for a breeze at last night's Squirrel Nut Zippers show at the WOW Hall (where even the band admitted it was hotter up on stage), stay tuned. On the way out of the door, WOW Hall volunteers were reassuring attendees that they were working on installing A/C, and would have it operational soon. For those scorching summer shows, this is good news. Also good news: the A/C comes with heat, so classes at the WOW Hall in the winter won't be chilled to the bone.

Perennial favorites, the Squirrel Nut Zippers wash ashore in Eugene tonight at the WOW Hall. If you're sort of clueless as to what to expect, first read the story in last week's issue, then take a look and listen to the YouTube clips below. The first is the music video for SNZ's "Ghost of Stephen Foster," animated by folks from The Simpsons. The second clip is a short film a friend of mine put together back in 2001, using various SNZ songs (including "Ghost of Stephen Foster").

Squirrel Nut Zippers with Swing Dance Lesson
WOW Hall
Doors 6pm; lesson 6pm-7pm, showtime 7pm
Tickets are $22 at the door

The Sir Mixalot show at Taboo is being rescheduled. No word yet when exactly. & I was really geeked to show hop to Mixalot after The Roots next Wednesday. Guess I will have to wait to hear "Buttermilk Biscuits" live.

Leslie & the Lys are playing John Henry's on June 26. I will no doubt be there ... camera in hand. She's about as bizarre as it gets (in the best kinda way - see video below.) The show should be entertaining to say the least. & if you get a chance, look out for Yo Gabba Gabba's "Scary" episode (with a dancey dance guest appearance by Ms. Hall) on Nick Jr. Guaranteed to razzle and dazzle you.

It's always good to see local hip hop getting some shine. Animal Farm's featured in URB's Next 1000. Congrats fellas.

Here's a track from their debut album The Unknown: "Peace" (featuring KRS-ONE)
& don't forget to hit up their CD Release Party (with ME.LT, The Style Molesters, Serge Severe, ENDR-1, and live painting by Marlis) this Saturday at the WOW Hall.

Check out more photos from last night's show
or click any image to see the complete gallery.