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Steve Child and Gloria Reynolds are members of the rock band ‘Mars Grass’. That go by the name satellite gypsies when performing acoustically. Steve is a song writer and guitar player, Gloria is a percussionist. Both are vocalists.

Petty Thievery is: Bret Levick, Alice DiMicele, Gene Black, Matthew Kriemelman, Jeff Addicott, and Mark Thomas. This is a band of veteran musicians who have joined together to honor the music of Tom Petty. Each bring their love for Petty’s songs and the music of the Heartbreakers to this fun rock and roll tribute.

In the late 90’s Bret Levick co-created and fronted L.A. indie breakout band Gifthorse. His hooky songs have appeared in hundreds of trailers, commercials, video games, feature films and TV shows including Sons Of Anarchy, Lucifer and Shameless. He currently writes, produces and mixes music out of his Talent, Oregon studio and performs live with his original rock/americana band, LEFT.

Alice DiMicele has had a 30+ year career as a singer/songwriter and troubadour known for her moving songs, emotive, soulful voice and groovy guitar stlyle. Having released 14 albums on her indie label Alice Otter Music, she continues to tour as a solo artist and with her band Force of Nature.

Ohio native Gene Black first made a name for himself in Detroit rock clubs and recording studios. While still in his teens, he recorded with Chicago blues legend Luther Allison, at Motown’s iconic facility: Hitsville USA.  Highlights include 15 years as Joe Cockers lead guitarist, multiple recording sessions with Tina Turner and co writer on top 10 hit songs for Rod  Stewart and Heart. His searing guitar solos honor the music of Petty and the style of Mike Campbell while being authentically Gene.

Matthew Kriemelman is most prominently known as a veteran drummer for the blue man group in Las Vegas from 2000-12, and has performed in the New York and Chicago productions. Matthew honed his skills in NYC’s downtown club scene for 10 years beginning at the age of 18 at iconic clubs such as CBGB’s, China Club, Limelight and the Marquee. Since moving to the Rogue Valley Matthew has become the go-to first-call drummer for studio sessions, local musicians, and producers like Jeff Pevar and Sylvia Massey.

Jeff Addicott is one of the region’s busiest freelance musicians. He studied popular music performance at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta before moving to Oregon in 1996. He currently performs with a wide variety of artists, including: Sage Meadows, Jimmy Pinwheel, The Muskadine Blues Quartet, Modern Prometheus, Salsa Brava, Gayle Wilson, The Djangoholics, The Blue Notes, The Wild Goose Chase Trio, Paul Turnipseed, Danielle Kelly and The Sultans. In addition to his busy music schedule, Jeff is also a full-time glassblower.

Mark Thomas is a “meat and potatoes” kind of keyboardist: piano, electric piano, and B3 organ. Formal training in piano wasn’t as fun as gigging, so Mark has been on a quest to experience the energy of live performance as much as possible both on keys and as a live sound engineer and recordist. Mark has been on stage and in the studio with many of his musical heroes including: Craig Chaquico, Justin Hayward, John Mayall, Stanton Moore, Leon Russell, The Subdudes, Robin Trower, Jeff Pevar, Alice DiMicele, and Bret Levick to name a few.  Mark brings a soulful sense of rock and blues keyboards to Petty Thievery that harkens the style of Benmont Tench.

Mo Lowda & The Humble

Mo Lowda began with 3 high school kids. Those kids all ended up at the same college in Philadelphia, PA where other kids wanted them to play at their basement parties all the time. So, they did. All the time. They are no longer kids. Two full-length albums (2013, 2018) and an EP (2016) later, Mo Lowda & the Humble now average 100+ tour dates a year, nationally and internationally, including festivals like Firefly, Peach Fest, Mountain jam, and more. When they are not on stage, they are laughing. Sometimes even when they are on stage, they are laughing. The band is slated to release their third full-length in early 2020.

DESERT NOISES

Hailing from Provo Utah, Desert Noises has been touring extensively throughout the years playing major festivals and venues of all sizes. After a brief hiatus, the band is back on the road, in the studio, and ecstatic to continue their journey that started over a decade ago. This extended break led the band into individual artist projects and tours with other groups such as Cage the Elephant, RayLand Baxter, Liz Cooper & the Stampede, Wild Child, Harpooner, Dove & the Wolf, and Microwave Mountain.

They are in the final process of a new full length album that they recorded in their relocated home of Nashville, TN with Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses). It’s a new and yet familiar sound, echoing the spatial landscapes of ‘Mountain Sea’ and the visceral growl in ‘27 Ways’ but with obvious tales of change and growth from singer-songwriter Kyle Henderson. There’s no telling how high this mountain is that they are climbing, but for three friends from the desert, climbing is what makes them feel at home. 

Desert Noises is Kyle Henderson (vocals, guitar), Tyler Osmond (bass, vocals), and Brennan Allen (drums, vocals)

Family Friendly New Year’s Eve Party!

Mike Clark – Drums and Vocals

Anthony Forcellini – Guitar and Vocals

Ryan Galas – Bass and Vocals

Dylan Shock – Guitar and Vocals

Contact us at booking @ unclestumbles.com

Since their beginnings in 2003, Eugene’s Uncle Stumbles have grown beyond the “first impression” of their name… over ten years later, the name Uncle Stumbles reminds us that each of us stumbles and trips every once and a while-and your friends cover your back. Uncle Stumbles plays late ’60’s style rock and roll with an Americana tinge. An honest exploratory music that draws from influences as broad as Frank Zappa, to Stravinsky to the Grateful Dead, Uncle Stumbles continues to impress and win over crowds wherever they play. Uncle Stumbles plays to the moment, whatever that may be, often surprising themselves in the process.

Drummer Mike Clark cut his teeth playing in Eugene back in the 90’s. Clark is one of those rare drummers that plays to the front of the music ala Elvin Jones and the Meters’ Joseph Modeleste.
Drums are a solo instrument in Mike’s playing, the beat and groove are trusted and implied in this unique style.

Anthony Forcellini has written the lion’s share of original material for Uncle Stumbles. Forcellini studied saxophone for 13 years including studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston before switching to guitar for the Detroit area band Resurgency in the late 1980’s. Anthony is also the lead guitar player in the Garcia tribute band Cap’n Trips.

Ryan Galas studied music at LCC as well as playing in Figure It Out and Innerstate. Ryan’s bass playing is heavy on “linear” line playing in the style of Phil Lesh. He also plays upright bass in the roots group the Wainwright Brothers.

Dylan Shock’s first word was guitar. He has been playing for over half his life, approaching a musical intuition and vocabulary of one much older than his years. He started performing publicly with Anthony Forcellini in the Americana duo Dylan and Anthony.

Over the years, members of Uncle Stumbles have opened for the Cast of Clowns, Clinton Fearon, George Porter, The Zen Tricksters, The Bridge, Jefferson Starship, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Quicksilver Messenger Service. They have also been involved in fundraising for community radio stations KRVM and KSOW-LP. Come on down and visit everyone’s favorite uncle sometime. You never know what might happen.

Photo by Joe Klementovich

What’s in your Snowpack? Community Snow Observations and the Value of Citizen Science

With David F. Hill, PhD, Professor, Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University

February 13, 2020 | 6:30-8:30PM; Doors open @ 5PM | $5 Suggested Donation
 

If you don’t live in it, it can be easy to ignore snow. Tire chains, show shovels, down jackets…all someone else’s problems. But in the Pacific Northwest and other mountain environments, even if you don’t live in it, snow is an essential and unavoidable part of our water resources. Snowpack stores water, and slowly releases it to downstream locations in the spring time. Stream ecology, agriculture, and thirsty people all benefit. And, before it melts, let’s not forget the incredible recreational resource that snow provides to the Pacific Northwest. Understanding the distribution and evolution of our snowpack is therefore important, but can be difficult for many reasons. It’s cold, the days are short, and it’s hard to get to it to measure it.

This talk will discuss some of the ways in which we observe and study snow. It will introduce citizen science as a valuable way to crowd-source unique snow depth information. Wax your boards, tune your edges, and help improve what we know about the snow.

David Hill is a professor at Oregon State University and a National Geographic Explorer. For over 25 years, he has studied how water behaves as it travels from mountain headwaters to coastal environments. He currently co-leads the Community Snow Observations project, one of six citizen science projects funded by NASA to improve understanding of our physical environment. Hill has recently been an Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. No matter the hemisphere, if it is spring time, You’ll find him out surveying the snow between mountain summit and trailhead.

Science Pub Eugene is a monthly event that is open to anyone and everyone. No RSVP or scientific background required. Just bring your curiosity, sense of humor, and appetite for food, drinks, and knowledge! For more information or to sign up for our mailing list, email: sciencepub@omsi.edu.

Free
This event is all ages.
An Amazing evening with the Cozmodelic songwriter Psy Joda; join with Cameron the man with the awesome folk rock library. Jamming originals and choice covers.

Today the Jazz Café presents for your listening enjoyment these fine artists Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Kevyn Lettau, Herbie Hancock, Dave Brubeck, Bobby Hutcherson, Royal Jelly Jive, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Chuck Leavell and much more. Broadcasting LIVE from Whirled Pies in downtown Eugene and streaming LIVE @ live.kocf.org