These musicians played a tribute to Keith jarret last night at the Jazz station.
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Trek theatre
There is a theatre troupe in Eugene who puts on episodes of Star Trek as stage plays! Read more about them here!
They asked me to open because I play theremin. So for four performances I did some sci fi poetry and played some music.
Here are my drawings of the cast.
I wasn’t able to draw everyone, some people had very little stage time.
If you are interested in the lyrics to my Star Trek rap, which I will perform this Friday at Nerdlesque at cowfish, here you go!
Mugatu had some wicked horns
the metrons made kirk fight the gorn
after they destroyed the outpost on cestus 3
lursa and btor had a cleavage party
the salt vampire was SCARY
Lazarus was CRAZY
The game made everyone lazy
in the time war fight the ZINDI
wesley crusher was a clever bloke
general changs ship could fire while it was cloaked!
gotta love soren and his crazy theories
arex and mress were only in the animated series
the writers were forbidden to have conflict among the crew
so lets think up some villains to give us something to do
like the apes with spears from taurus 2
romulans, ferengi and klingons too
whats a day at work without a fistfight or two?
the federation is against violence
our mission is peaceful, our goal exploration
we report to our superiors at the space station
we never strike first, not even checkov
but we have been known to kick some ass when someone ticks us off
bog queen had a chilling grace
species 8472 was from fluid space.
squire of gothos what a tool
your a spoiled little kid don’t try and play me for a fool
Janice Lester switched bodies with kirk
commander shran was a major jerk
q’s hungry for mischeif
he could eat anything among the stars
but he’s got crow on the menu if he messes with Picard
look out for data’s evil brother
lava monster horta turned out to be a mother
they first met the bog when q sent them out far
bastard armus killed Tasha Yar!
The crystalline entity consumes civilizations
omicron theta was a tasty little snack
it was destroyed by dr Marr
who wanted vengeance after an attack
For a peaceful mission, there sure were some epic fights
Repeat after me, there are four lights
If topless robot were still a thing, I’d submit this to impressive acts of nerdery!
Marco Benevento with Andy Borges and Dave Dreiwitz
Marco’s music is amazing. His keyboard chops are solid. He plays a piano into pedals that make the sounds shimmer! Andy and Dave lay down danceable grooves. I found this set to be his best I’ve seen, as he played accessible familiar covers and kept a high energy for a firm two hours. I include these photos because Andy had such funny expressions as he played, he really gets into the music. I like that Marco has cheesy Casio keyboard sounding tinny drum machines sometimes, and then there are such huge pounding drums as well. Listen here! Or look him up on Spotify or Apple Music.
I drew him and reviewed his cd before, you can see it here.
Mikaela Davis
Wow, here is a talented musician! Mikalea plays intricate beautiful harp music and sings haunting melodies. I had just been listening to a podcast about the Manson murders ( you must remember this) and eerily, her lyrics seemed to be about murder and a creepy manipulative figure who means to do the listener harm! It gave me shudders. Here’s a drawing. 
And of course a microphone is blocking her face. Ah well. Look her up if you like Ruth Acuff, Bjork, or Joanna Newsome, ov!
On her record there are synthesizers, bells, strings and a drum set but live she played just the harp. (Into a delay pedal) wow! Great stuff!
The Red Elvises!
Your favorite band! Wait, your favorite band too? They are MY favorite band! Igor’s original band has gone their separate ways but he still tours with a younger roster of talented beautiful people including Dejah on bass, Tim on keys and trumpet, and Jasmin on drums! Check out their history, discography and tour schedule here.
Evan Greer, Ari and her Banjo, Beat Alice
Evan plays intelligent folk music: about unions, the importance of sharing, environmentalism and peace. They played a Phil Ochs cover, “love me, love me, love me, I’m a liberal.” I have had that song stuck in my head ever since, especially the chilling final line, “now I’m older and wiser, and that’s why I’m turning you in.” Check them out online at evangreer.org
I enjoyed Ari and her banjo, she is playing at my vaudeville show In April. She plays fingerpick style with great control! Beat Alice was a very confessional and humorous songwriter.
Ska music: The Toasters, Israelites, the Bandulus, Heavy City, The Longshots
I’m so lucky to live where great musicians play ska music! Here are a few drawings. The Toasters are from New York City. You may have heard their hit,”Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
The Israelites are from Portland, Oregon.
The Longshots are from Eugene and Portland.
Heavy City are from Portland! they have many of the same members as the sentiments, and their drummer organizes a ska big band!
Here are some pencils for The Bandulus, Heavy City and The Longshots.
Summer Twins, Pancho +the Factory, VCR
The Summer Twins play beautiful dream pop. They remind me of Tennis, Shannon and the Clams, She and Him, the Shivas, and the Beach Boys. They were such a tight band, with dynamics and beautiful harmonies! Chelsea can solo impressively, and the whole band plays as a cohesive ensemble.
VCR play fuzzy power pop, very fun and some amusing stage antics and between song banter. You can tell they really love what they are doing.
Pancho + the Factory were a super enthusiastic party band! Four vocalists! Needs keyboards though. I drew this in pen and I wasn’t happy with the drawing of Jen so I drew her over again. Abbie said, “aw, look how pretty I am!” They dressed up in wild costumes and put on a real fun show. There was a fifties Elvis/rockabilly style to Pancho’s vocals, and a disco vibe to their costumes. Everybody oozed sexuality and the music was pleasantly minimalist, room to breathe. I dug it.
“Iceberg Social Club” live from Eugene, Or.
I played a show here in Eugene at the Wandering Goat, opening for Eleinvaders, an indie jazz swing band. Thanks for watching! I’m so lucky to have Shane Connor from the Longshots on tenor sax.
and as a bonus, here we are playing “Stanford Prison Experiment”
Kneedalus and Naytronix
I have been drawing many saxophones lately and they are very hard. What I usually do, is just pencil in a rough outline and then “cheat” looking at a photo at home for reference.
This band was very good. Sounded like the Neville Brothers and Paul Simon sometimes. Check them out online.
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