Pat Mason was a major N.W. agent and promoter (Far West Amusements). Pat booked national acts and N.W. local bands to perform primarily on the weekends at his club, The Cascade Club. Location: Cascade Club, 3202 Jasper Rd, 2 miles east of Springfield, Oregon. The Cascade Club was mostly closed during the week and also served as a recording studio under Lavender Label … [Read more...]
Snapshot of Lane County in the 1970's
Hot Fun in the Summertime (1975)
Location: Eugene Speedway on w 11th near Beltline Rd in Eugene, Oregon Date: Aug 30, 1975 Only Tanker, a San Francisco group performed. They did 45 min set then were rained out. RG article: Rain cancels concert … [Read more...]
Eugene Blues Festival (1975)
Location: Eugene Hotel, Downtown Eugene Date: 1975 Curtis Salgado started the blues festival in order to meet and play with as many established blues stars as possible. The festival became an annual event, allowing Curtis to back up, befriend and occasionally house legends including Floyd Dixon, Frankie Lee, Luther Tucker, Otis Rush, Clifton Chenier, Sonny Rhodes and Albert … [Read more...]
Willamette Valley Folk Festival
The Willamette Valley Folk Festival ran from 1971 to 2009. In 2010 it was renamed and re-structured to become the Willamette Valley MusicFest (2010-Present). The locations also changed over the years! Indoor and Outdoor stages at UO Campus Locations to the Cuthbert Ampitheatre then back to Indoor and Outdoor stages at various UO Campus Locations. First Annual … [Read more...]
Super Sunblast Summer 73′
Location: Eugene Speedway at w 11th near Beltline in Eugene, Oregon Date: Sept. 1973 Attendance: ~5,000 Line-up: Elvin Bishop Band, Sons of Champlin, Country Joe McDonald & His All-Star Band, Stoneground, and special guest stars. RG article: Motorists advised to avoid traffic jam at rock concert … [Read more...]
Field Trip Picnic (1972)
Location: Veneta, Oregon at the The Renaissance Faire site. Date: Aug. 27, 1972 The Renaissance Faire was the original name for Oregon Country Fair. Line-up: Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage One fan notes, “Jack Casady, bassist, Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, was hanging around the stage during the show but did not play”. For more details about the concert; … [Read more...]
Wheatfield
Wheatfield (1971-2006) Genre: Americana/Folk/Bluegrass/Country/Rock Base Location: Eugene, OR Wheatfield formed in October, 1971, as a folk duo by Pete Wolfe and Will Hobbs, who met in the Odyssey Coffee House in Eugene, Oregon. Their first impromptu rendition of “Helplessly Hoping” met with immediate applause, and the two decided they had something special and worth … [Read more...]
Viscous Circle
Viscous Circle (1979-1981) Genre: Rock Base Location: Eugene, OR Members: Bob Allen - Bass Jeff Bement - Drums Ron Kleim - Guitar/Vocals Vicious Circle existed in Eugene, OR, in 1979. We played "Project Space" in Eugene a couple times. - Ron Kleim, October 2008 - Source: PNW Bands … [Read more...]
Vendu
Vendu (1971-1973) Genre: Rock, Blues Base Location: Eugene, OR Members: Randy Bryson – Guitar, Vocals (also played in The Moguls, Mother Giant, Elmac Spider) Charles LeBeau - Lead Guitar Gordon Scott – Harp, Vocals (also played in Seventh Resemblance Blues Band, Mother Giant, Elmac Spider) Steve Pellegrin - Keyboards (also played in Elmac Spider and Vendu) Jim Reinking … [Read more...]
Turkey Run
Genre: bluegrass/country-rock Base Location: Eugene, OR Members: Robert Adler - Drums, Standup Bass Tony Dal Molin - Guitar, Pedal Steel, Vocals Paul Friedlander - Bass, Banjo, Vocals Gary Robinson - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals TURKEY RUN - started out as bluegrass/country-rock band initially. In fact, Robert played stand up bass and there was no drummer. … [Read more...]