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Coin of the Realm Orchestra embodies the true spirit of traditional Ukrainian folk music. The band joined together in 2005 on the premise of keeping the music of the old culture alive. Coin of the Realm Orchestra indefatigably performs a conglomeration of kozachoks, kolomyjkas, waltzes, polkas, and the occasional oberek. They must be heard to be believed! www.MySpace.com/CoinoftheRealm
Darrell McElmurry - lead and Rhythm guitar We play hot club jazz and choro/ bossa nova instrumental music. Our sound is fun and interesting. We play very much along the lines of Django Rhienhardt, Jimmy Rosenburg Trio and Hot Club of San Fransisco
Vanderwall gives a modern interpretation to pieces from the Renaissance through Romantic periods, exploring all the tonal possibilities of a solo guitar. Eric is also involved in other music projects spanning blues, metal, hard rock, and jazz. He is studying guitar at Oregon State University.
FREE ADMISSION with $2 minimum purchase. Our wildly popular Talent Search night features Oregon's best local acoustic performers. Cash prize purse awarded to the top three acts. First place winners are eligible to compete in the Acoustic Showdown playoff. $5 Entry Fee required for the Contest Round. Sold out crowds are a testament to the growing community of musicians and artists in Southtown. Sign-up happens shortly before 9pm.
Performance Groundrules: All Open Mic performers agree to share time
equally, limit volume to acoustic levels, refrain from the use
of profanity and keep content "family friendly" i.e.
no lewd, graffic or offensive content. For more info contact Ocean Liff-Anderson, FireWorks Proprietor & Open Mic Host.
Open Mic favorite Matthew Bauer shares his talent with guitar, saxophone and song.
Joanne Trzcinski, pianist and jazz vocalist, is a fresh addition to the Oregon Willamette Valley music scene. Although a local to the area now, she brings a touch of her back east urban roots to the Willamette Valley. She has performed jazz standards and originals at local wineries, eateries and special events over the past few years. Her first CD, White Shirt Black Suit, was recorded with an ensemble of jazz musicians, two of which are her own family members and released a year ago. Joanne's vocals are smooth and dreamy and her "easy listening" musical style makes her music enjoyable to audiences of any age.
The Infallible Collective is composed of Lance Albertson on trumpet, Doug Meyers on guitar, w.g. "Malkiel" davies on electric upright bass, and Van Walk on drums. We play a variety of styles, ranging from '50s & '60s bop to Latin Swing & Bossa Nova to modern trip-hop and jams. The band is always exploring new and original compositions as well as the occasional bop-era standard; currently we have been arranging Herbie Hancock's 1964 soul-jazz groover Cantaloupe Island. Doug has composed a beautiful ballad dedicated to his lovely wife entitled Julie's Calm. Additionally, we have re-vamped the pulse-beating Last Chance to better reflect its bop sensibilities and are currently constructing two new groovers, Super Bad Mode 2000; so-titled for its nod to '80s fav "Knight Rider", and Groove Stew; which is best served with a side of freshly baked biscuits. Yes indeed kids, jazz is alive and well, and we invite you all along for the ride.
FREE ADMISSION with $2 minimum purchase. Our wildly popular Talent Search night features Oregon's best local acoustic performers. Cash prize purse awarded to the top three acts. First place winners are eligible to compete in the Acoustic Showdown playoff. $5 Entry Fee required for the Contest Round. Sold out crowds are a testament to the growing community of musicians and artists in Southtown. Sign-up happens shortly before 9pm.
Performance Groundrules: All Open Mic performers agree to share time
equally, limit volume to acoustic levels, refrain from the use
of profanity and keep content "family friendly" i.e.
no lewd, graffic or offensive content. For more info contact Ocean Liff-Anderson, FireWorks Proprietor & Open Mic Host.
Long time folk & blues artist from Summit and Open Mic favorite. Karl Smiley plays his finger-pickin' eclectic mix of folk classics and originals.
Sid Rosen is a local
guitarist whose music has been heavily influenced by that of
India. He will be accompanied by Corvallis musical renaissance
man George Beekman.
What has happened to America's original musical art form jazz? It seems it has become an antiquated museum piece securely placed under a glass case, ever-guarded by the Jazz Police, transformed from a vibrant, expressive art form into an object to be observed and dissected in universities ("Jazz Studies"), and barely acknowledged by a distracted American listening public. The be-bop championed by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and then developed by all the great musicians sonically immortalized on those 50s and 60s Blue Note, Verve, Impulse Prestige, etc. records surely deserves our continual respect, admiration and listening. However, consistently regurgitating the musical past is a form of artistic suicide. What to do? The Van Myers Jazz Duo wishes to abandon the past and invite the listener and viewer into a musical world where artistic communication and the thrilling risk of blazing new musical ground is a never ending goal. Is it "jazz proper"? And where is the bass player? Does it really matter? Just dig the journey. . . http://web.me.com/vmjazzodd/Site/home.html
FREE ADMISSION with $2 minimum purchase. Our wildly popular Talent Search night features Oregon's best local acoustic performers. Cash prize purse awarded to the top three acts. First place winners are eligible to compete in the Acoustic Showdown playoff. $5 Entry Fee required for the Contest Round. Sold out crowds are a testament to the growing community of musicians and artists in Southtown. Sign-up happens shortly before 9pm.
Performance Groundrules: All Open Mic performers agree to share time
equally, limit volume to acoustic levels, refrain from the use
of profanity and keep content "family friendly" i.e.
no lewd, graffic or offensive content. For more info contact Ocean Liff-Anderson, FireWorks Proprietor & Open Mic Host.
Jesse Meade is a singer-songwriter now living in Eugene, Oregon. He accompanies himself with his own finger-style, acoustic guitar playing. His influences include musicians like: Ray Charles, Hank Williams, Elizabeth Cotten, John Hurt, Sam Cooke, Patsy Cline, Fats Domino, and Aretha Franklin. www.jessemeade.com
Formerly Hines is an eclectic mix if
music flavors. Rock, jazz, country, folk, classical and big band.
This is a band with few illusions about how music must be torn
apart and rediscovered at every junction on a page of words and
notes. All, but a very few, of the songs and tunes heard by this
band are original. They tend to stretch the thoughts when laying
down a track or writing a word for the right phrasing to make
a song fly.
Cloud Mountain Ramblers plays the finest Old Time Mountain Music, with musical roots in the Ozarks, Ireland and Africa. The band features John Meade on banjo and Joe Huff on fiddle. myspace.com/cloudmountainramblers
FREE ADMISSION with $2 minimum purchase. Our wildly popular Talent Search night features Oregon's best local acoustic performers. Cash prize purse awarded to the top three acts. First place winners are eligible to compete in the Acoustic Showdown playoff. $5 Entry Fee required for the Contest Round. Sold out crowds are a testament to the growing community of musicians and artists in Southtown. Sign-up happens shortly before 9pm.
Performance Groundrules: All Open Mic performers agree to share time
equally, limit volume to acoustic levels, refrain from the use
of profanity and keep content "family friendly" i.e.
no lewd, graffic or offensive content. For more info contact Ocean Liff-Anderson, FireWorks Proprietor & Open Mic Host.
Chayag was founded in Quinto, Ecuador in 1990 by Alex Llumiquinga. For over 20 years, Chayag has been dedicated to sharing and preserving the ancestral music and culture of the indigenous peoples of the Andes. The versitility of Chayag's musical style delights audiences of all ages.
The Acoustic Showdown is a quarterly playoff of weekly 1st place winners, who compete for the grand prize: a 5 hour recording session with Cameron Denning at Chameleon Creations studio. Crowd response voting and local celebrity judges assure an exciting night of music and celebration. Our wildly popular Talent Search night features Oregon's best local acoustic performers. Sold out crowds are a testament to the growing community of musicians and artists in Southtown. Performance Groundrules: All Open Mic performers agree to share time
equally, limit volume to acoustic levels, refrain from the use
of profanity and keep content "family friendly" i.e.
no lewd, graffic or offensive content. For more info contact Ocean Liff-Anderson, FireWorks Proprietor & Open Mic Host.
Long time friends Amish Rage and Judy Parker join together with a sound that is compelling and inspiring. www.myspace.com/inchicoremusic
Corvallis singer-songwriter Erika Gabonay's inspiration reflects everyday observations and personal experiences. Accompanied by percussive guitar, her honest lyrics are delivered with an evocative voice, creating an alternative folk sound that is unique and compelling. www.myspace.com/goodnplentyragtimeband
River Rocks is a four-person ensemble,
consisting of Laurie Childers, Mina Carson, Bill Veley, and Shelley Willis.
RiverRocks plays multi-genre lyrical originals and covers on
a variety of instruments. River Rocks sends their musical messages
straight to your heart. Their songs will make you laugh or cry but
probably both. www.lauriechilders.com
Taking the hook of indie-pop, adding a dose of lyrical twist, and driving it all home with a beat that won't allow you to sit still... Master Cylinder will draw you in and keep you there. The thump of the backbeat in songs like "Complementarity", "Radar", and "Blue" is the siren that beckons you. You will be humming along and tapping your feet to the clever lines, the velvety bass, and unforgettable guitar melodies. Alaskan born artist Marty Baggen "is
not famous, and may never be but he damn well should be!"
writes Stephanie Guinn of the Indie Reviewer. "Pure pop
that rivals The Goo Goo Dolls in their finest hour" writes
Greg Mandel of the Oregonian. 
The genre-defying music of Gabriel Surley must not be missed. Intricate fingerstyle guitar, symphonic composition, driving rhythm and epic lyrical poetry are fused to bring forth mesmerizing soundscapes and evocative storytellling. Gabriel is joined tonight by Kevin Kovalchik on drums and Zach Konowalchuk on Violin. www.reverbnation.com/gabrielsurley
My dad taught me to play guitar when I was in the fourth grade. I've been playing off and on ever since (mostly on). During the college years I lived in Missoula, Montana and played with a great musician and friend, Geoff Peddicord under the name "Trout Farm." (we were both fly-fishing guides at the time). After college I moved back to Oregon where I have been an elementary school teacher for the last 16 years and currently teach. On the weekends and during the summer, I love getting to share my music. http://www.reverbnation.com/danielreynolds
Hailing from Corvallis, Matthew Rosenberg, builds upon his own distinct genre of music. With folk roots and a love for the Reggae style of syncopation, and occasional melodies of traditional Nigun, Rosenberg keeps audiences listening to his every word. Rosenberg has made crowds of more than 200 people enthusiastically cheer with his own versions of Beatles songs, Mason Jennings and Bob Marley. His own musical creations will stay with any listener for their deep lyrical philosophies as well as their catchy vocal melodies. In between songs, Rosenberg has a knack for making the audience laugh and continuously smile.
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Sunday,
February 5, 8pm
Monday,
February 6, 9pm 
Saturday, February 18, 8pm
Saturday, February 25, 8pm
Monday,
April 2, 9pm
TBA, Comin' Soon!