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This jam is open to all acoustic instruments. We play a mix of bluegrass, folk, blues, and all around acoustic Jam tunes. Come enjoy!

Monthly dance party!

THE MADNESS OF ONE MAN

Based out of Bend, Oregon, Spencer Snyder sets the bar for creating powerful, original music live. 27-year old Snyder loops together multiple instruments to create moody, driven backdrops accompanied by smooth vocals. Hip-hop style drums drive funk-inspired bass followed by electrifying sounds from his keyboard and guitar.

A Long List of Musical Inspiration…

J Dilla / KRS One / I.N.I. / Gorillaz / Daft Punk / Earth Wind & Fire / Outkast / Glass Animals / Bag Raiders / Crystal Castles / Ratatat / Gangstar / The Roots / Guthrie Govan / The Doobie Brothers / Gnarls Barkley / Pharcyde / August Burns Red / Parkway Drive / Catherine / Comeback Kid / Rage Against the Machine / Red Hot Chili peppers / Modest Mouse / Tom Petty / Cake / The Offspring / Scarface / Weezer / Jake One / Pete Rock / Wax Tailor / Parov Stelar / RJD2 / DJ Shadow / The Doors / etc…

THE MADNESS OF ONE MAN

Based out of Bend, Oregon, Spencer Snyder sets the bar for creating powerful, original music live. 27-year old Snyder loops together multiple instruments to create moody, driven backdrops accompanied by smooth vocals. Hip-hop style drums drive funk-inspired bass followed by electrifying sounds from his keyboard and guitar.

A Long List of Musical Inspiration…

J Dilla / KRS One / I.N.I. / Gorillaz / Daft Punk / Earth Wind & Fire / Outkast / Glass Animals / Bag Raiders / Crystal Castles / Ratatat / Gangstar / The Roots / Guthrie Govan / The Doobie Brothers / Gnarls Barkley / Pharcyde / August Burns Red / Parkway Drive / Catherine / Comeback Kid / Rage Against the Machine / Red Hot Chili peppers / Modest Mouse / Tom Petty / Cake / The Offspring / Scarface / Weezer / Jake One / Pete Rock / Wax Tailor / Parov Stelar / RJD2 / DJ Shadow / The Doors / etc…

Maria Bamford stars in the semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, lauded as “revolutionary” by Entertainment Weekly and one of 2016’s must-see shows by Variety and Rolling Stone. The series was created by Mitch Hurwitz (Arrested Development) and Pam Brady (South Park).

Maria is the creator and star of Maria Bamford: the special special special and of the cult hit web series The Maria Bamford Show, which screened at the Museum of Art and Design. She was the first female comic to have two half-hour Comedy Central Presents specials and starred alongside Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis and Brian Posehn in the Comedy Central series The Comedians of Comedy and Netflix’s Comedians of Comedy: The Movie.

Maria voices characters on numerous animated series including BoJack Horseman, Adventure Time, Legend of Korra, Puss in Boots and PBS’s Emmy-winning series Word Girl. She can also be heard voicing lead roles on Fox’s Golan the Insatiable and Yahoo’s Talking Tom & Friends.

Maria recurred as DeBrie Bardeaux on Netflix’s Arrested Development reboot, for which she was praised as a “standout” (TIME) and “perhaps one of the high points of the entire new season” (Black Book Magazine). She has also recurred on USA’s Benched, FX’s critically-praised Louie, and currently recurs on the ABC hit Fresh Off the Boat. Her special Old Baby is available on Netflix.

This show will feature Jackie Kashian. Jackie Kashian is a comic whose current album, I Am Not The Hero Of This Story, was #1 comedy album on iTunes and Amazon and is critically acclaimed. She is in the thirteenth year of her podcast The Dork Forest, where she talks with people about what they love to do, think about and collect. She also has a podcast with Laurie Kilmartin where they complain and celebrate standup comedy. It is called The Jackie and Laurie Show.

Join us for Pau Hana Fridays on May 24 at Whirled Pies (199 W 8th Ave.) featuring award-winning Hawaiian music artist Weldon Kekauoha. This will be the ONLY Pau Hana Fridays event for this year. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from Whirled Pies.

Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Weldon Kekauoha puts a fresh spin on music classics and produces vivid, nostalgic original melodies. His lifelong training makes for innovative, melodious and addictive music. His numerous Na Hoku Hanohano awards include Male Vocalist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Favorite Entertainer.

Weldon is from Honolulu on the island of O’ahu. He plays music regularly with guitarist Jack Ofoia and bassist Alika-boy Kalauli IV. He will only be performing in Oregon on May 24 in Eugene.

The music of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist WELDON KEKAUOHA has been turning heads in Hawai’i’s music scene since 1998. Whether he’s belting out soulful ballads or plucking bright riffs from his guitar, the gutsy songster from Nu’uanu, Hawai’i, puts a fresh spin on the classics and brings a melodious candor to his own tasty tracks.

Lauded by the Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts, Weldon grew up with an instrument in his arms and a head full of inventive lyrics. His lifelong training makes for gentle, rich, and innovative music that’s as musically nuanced as it is addictive.

Vivid, nostalgic melodies materialize out of Weldon’s musical arrangements, alternating between achingly soulful and seductively alluring, Weldon’s songwriting combines ranging acoustic textures with an anecdotal knack. His lyrics are novel and rhapsodic, cutting through the clichés and trivia to deliver something honest and truly perceptive.

He’s performed through out Japan, and the continental US at many illustrious venues—as well as pretty much every noteworthy club in Hawai’i.

His accolades include a Grammy nomination in 2014 and numerous Na Hoku Hanohano awards that include Male Vocalist, Album of the year, Song of the Year, Favorite Entertainer.

Weldon lives in Honolulu in the area of Nu’uanu on the island of O’ahu. He plays regularly with guitarist Jack Ofoia and bassist Alika-boy Kalauli IV developing his signature genre-defining sound. The trio continues to pair contagious melodies with crafted musical arrangements and to tell the kind of emotionally resonant stories you’ll remember long after the song is over.

Tickets are available at http://eugenepauhanafridays.org/tickets/ or by emailing eugenepauhanafridays@gmail.com Tickets are $30 for VIP, $25 for reserved seating, $20 for general admission and free for children 5 and under. Aloha!

Currently located in Boulder, Colorado, Banshee Tree has quickly developed a reputation as one the west’s most multifaceted young touring bands. Combining the sounds of acoustic instruments with a diverse blend of EDM, jam, & early jazz, Thomas LaFond’s intrepid lyrics & compositions serve as a platform for hot swing and deep trance grooves. Fans of Gogol Bordello, Caravan Palace, and Django Reinhardt will appreciate this driving, earthy acoustic dance music. Their newest release, “In the Company of Crows”, is currently available through Bandcamp, Itunes, and Spotify.

There simply is no funkier horn band than Tower Of Power. We are Happy ‘Bout That to bring a Soul Vaccination Down To The Nightclub. With A Capital S.