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FYI… PHOTOS of the SHOW at the BOTTOM

Eugene Celebration 2010 “Raise the Roof” was in full effect on Saturday.  This year’s Celebration was in a partnership with with Springfield/Eugene Habitat for Humanity and Northwest Community Credit Union to fund the construction of two houses in the Eugene-Springfield community over the next three years.

We caught some good grub, interesting people watching, scoped out the pretty damn awesome electric vehicle (the Pulse made by Arcimoto)… and some music.  The first band I saw was Upstate Trio.  They’re from New York, but now live in the Eugene area.  Great groove rock trio.  I hope to catch them again soon.

Boy Eats Drum Machine was the next major act to take in.  I saw him open for That1Guy in May (review link with photos below), and he put on a great show.  Last night’s performance wasn’t any exception.  Sax, turntable, drums, effects pad, loops, and all around great grooves from this one-man wrecking crew.  Check out the stop-animation video for “Hoop+Wire“:

You can also download the BEDM song “Hoop+Wire” on mp3 and FLAC (or other options) for FREE over at Bandcamp.  Next up…

As mentioned a little over a week ago, Beats Antique is coming out with a new album in about two weeks.  It’s called Blind Threshold.  If it’s anything like their past two albums and an EP, it’ll be great.

They hit the stage around 11pm and played a fairly percussive set.  Zoë Jakes wasn’t able to dance last night.  She hurt her knee a while ago and is on doctor’s orders to take it easy for a while.  So, we didn’t get the gorgeous dance performance that we’re used to (photos of Zoë dancing at prior events linked below).  Despite the lack of dancing by Zoë, their infectious music got the rest of the crowd to pick up some of the slack.  It was a great show, and hopefully they’ll be back soon, with Zoë in full health.

The overwhelming bass attacked our ears for both BEDM’s and Beats Antique’s sets.  It got especially painful up in the balcony; so we stayed downstairs for most of the night.  All in all, a great hour-long set from each band.  Round 2 of Celebration for me today… I hope to catch 3 Leg Torso‘s set.

many more photos below

The Appropriate Linkage:

• Upstate Trio on MySpace
• Boy Eats Drum Machine’s Site
• BEDM on MySpace
• Beats Antique’s Site
• Beats Antique on MySpace
• Zoë Jakes’ Site
• Zoë Jakes MySpace
• Prior Reviews:
  • BEDM opening for That1Guy (WOW Hall, May 2010)
  • Zoë w/ Rachel Brice & Mardi Love (Oregon Country Fair 2008)
    
  • Beats Antique w/ Zoë dancing (Faerieworlds 2009)
    
• Eugene Celebration
• McDonald Theatre

Check out more Beats Antique tour dates below.

~Dan – np: Bar Kokhba Sextet – John Zorn 50th Birthday Celebration 11

BOY EATS DRUM MACHINE & BEATS ANTIQUE PHOTOS
pictures (cc) 2010 Daniel Temmesfeld, except for Beats Antique #21-29 (cc) 2010 Margaret O’Brien, you may use freely under a creative commons attribution

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Beats Antique Tour Dates

• 8/20 – Sheldon, VT – Liberate Music And Arts Festival
• 8/21 – Stephentown, NY – Bella Terra Music Festival
• 8/28 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre
• 9/10 – Clarks Grove, MN – Harvestfest – Harmony Park
• 9/11 – Minot, ME – 1st Annual Dankfest
• 9/17 – Laytonville, CA – Earthdance
• 9/18 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
• 9/24 – Seattle, WA – Decibel Festival @ Motor
• 9/25 – Arcata, CA – Aracata Theatre
• 9/28 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium
• 9/30 – Madison, WI – Majestic Live
• 10/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Miramar Theatre
• 10/2 – Chicago, IL – Abbey Pub
• 10/3 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
• 10/6 – New Orleans, LA – Republic
• 10/9 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
• 10/11 – Mobile, AL – Alabama Music Box
• 10/12 – Birmingham, AL – Zydeco
• 10/13 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
• 10/14 – Asheville, NC – TBD
• 10/15 – Charleston, SC – The Pour House
• 10/16 – Athens, GA – New Earth Music Hall
• 10/17 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade – Hell Room
• 10/22 – Allston, MA – Harpers Ferry
• 11/11 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
• 11/12 – Edmonton, AB – The Pawn Shop
• 11/13 – Calgary, AB – Royal Canadian Legion
• 11/14 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Wood United Church