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Kurtis Fields, a lifelong resident of Douglas County and lead guitarist in the band Elenora, has recently been diagnosed with Burkitt’s Lymphoma. He is beginning treatment at OHSU.

Friends of Kurt are asking for your help in donations of any amount to off-set some of the medical expenses his family will be faced with. He has no medical insurance.

Donations may be made at any Umpqua Bank in the Kurtis Fields Medical Account.

I’d just like to throw something out there. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very against SOPA and I think you should voice your opposition to it (I have). That said, if you download pirated products from the Net, if you pirate a video game, movie, music album, computer program or anything else, then you helped to cause this. You’re consciously stealing content from people who put a lot of time, effort and money into creating a product for you to use. I’m not saying I’m completely free of blame here, I’m saying that if you brag about not having bought a CD in years (I’ve heard this happen frequently), if you ridicule people who pay to rent or buy movies (I’ve been ridiculed quite a few times for this), then you’re part of the problem. Be part of the solution. The solution isn’t free (that’s the point), but it can be done at a fair price, without completely ripping off content providers. If you really want to fight the problem, here are a few links for you. These services are relatively extremely cheap, provide you with great content, and are completely legal.

http://movies.netflix.com/
http://mog.com/
http://www.gamestop.com/

If you’re going to continue to download music, movies, games and programs from torrent/pirate sites for free, then you have no right to complain about SOPA. You helped create SOPA and you are responsible for the consequences.

Looking at it from a purely musical standpoint (since I’m a musician, and not an actor or game producer), people who pirate music make it very discouraging to become a professional musician. It’s already an extremely hard market to crack, and the more prominent internet piracy becomes, the more musicians begin to feel that there’s really no market left to crack, and there’s no point in trying to break into a market that doesn’t exist. Keep that in mind next time you download a pirated album; you’re helping to cause this creative void we see in music today, because the poppy corporate bands/singers will get paid no matter what you do (they’re paid to look pretty, not to make music), while the true musical artists are going to find livings that will earn them money.

It’s not about calling people out. Well, it kind of is, but it’s really also calling myself out in a big way. I admit that I’ve used torrent sites a lot in the past, and quite a bit of the music on my computer was ripped from the Linn-Benton County Library. So I’m not trying to lay any blanket condemnation. Rather, it’s a self-realization more than anything, that my actions had a direct influence on this tyrannical piece of legislation and that I really have no right to complain about SOPA because the government is trying to stop actions that I’ve committed. But I haven’t used a torrent site in over a year (more because my apartment really cracks down on them than for any moral reason), and I’ve come to realize that it’s actually pretty cheap and easy to obtain electronic goods. MOG is a great service for music, Netflix is a great service for movies, GameStop is a great service for games, and a lot of really expensive software is available at drastically reduced student discounts designed for people who need these programs but don’t have the means to buy them at full price.

–Jason Lusk

Fam Jam is BACK!!! Join us at Rosso’s After Dark in Medford for a night of some of Southern Oregon’s greatest musical talent!

Featuring:
-Lovebite
-Rogue Suspects
-Craig Wright
-Michelle Bellamy
-Frankie Hernandez
-Ras Cricket
-Andy Casad
-Gene Burnett
-Lost Maven
-The Herbal Crew

RSVP on Facebook!

This Fam Jam will be benefiting Good Grief America a local non-profit that helps stop foreclosures and teaches local communities about their rights against corporate America! “Good Grief America is committed to restoring economic justice and personal dignity for the American People by challenging corporate Wall Street, stopping the siphoning of money and resources out of local communities and our economy, and rebuilding Main Street America.”

Check out the Good Grief America website for more info: http://goodgriefamerica.ning.com/

This Fam Jam is at Medford’s new premiere restaurant and venue Rosso’s in the heart of downtown Medford! Come before the show for some excellent dinner and enjoy a night full of amazing music! show starts at 8:30pm!

We have a suggested donation of $5-10 at the door and we will have a raffle consisting of great prizes all donated from local businesses, restaurants and local artisans!

See you all there and thanks for the support!

Alex’s Plaza Restaurant and Grill
35 N. Main St., Ashland, Oregon

Schedule

Thursday, January 26th

-Hamfist (Ashland americana/bluegrass/cowboy/folk)
-Oak Street Bluegrass (feat. members of 8 Dollar Mtn.)

Friday, January 27th

-Brothers Young (Portland indie folk rock)
-Jef Fretwell and The Detractors (Ashland roots rock)
-John Shipe (Eugene singer/songwriter)

Saturday, January 28th

-LEFT (Ashland all-star roots rock)
-Celilo (Portland atmospheric alt. country)
-Justin Gordon (Roots troubador)

Sunday, January 29th

-Flat Five String Band (Ashland’s swinging’ jazz)
-Kites & Crows (Ashland indie folk trio)
-Intuitive Compass (Old timey folk punk)

RSVP on FaceBook!

Friday, January, 6th 2012 @ 8pm, $6 cover

Tumbledown, The Fret Drifters, All My Discretion ..with special guests!

at Rosso’s After Dark (31 S Grape St, Medford)

Tumbledown

alt/country/pop-punk-a-billy
Bremerton, WA

The music of Tumbledown takes that sepia-tinged image of Americana and sends it hurtling into the present, with the help of some punk-inflected riffs and pure rock & roll attitude. All of the album’s songs written on the road, the characters in Herrera’s songs drink to forget; they ask for a reason to stay in town without really expecting to get one; they look at the madness around them and wonder whether it’s them or the rest of the world that’s gone crazy.

“I want to paint those colors that they’ve been missing but never knew were missing until they heard them on this new record and now life is never the same after that,” Herrera explains. “We have a good time each time we perform and we want our fans to have the same reaction while listening.”

Watch Arrested In El Paso Blues Video by Tumbledown on YouTube

The Fret Drifters

Folk / Instrumental / slap/tapping
Southern Oregon

The Fret Drifters create a multi-textual landscape of sound through just two guitars and an unconventional percussionist. Drumming on the body of of one guitar while mesmerizing two-handed tapping on the neck of the other guitar make this fusion of organic grace, brilliant rhythms, and contagious melodies of The Fret Drifters a truly one of a kind act to see!

Watch Andy Casad and the Fret Drifters at the Rogue Theatre on YouTube

Watch Andy Casad featured in 541Live’s Music for Eating and Drinking Series

541Live’s Music for Eating and Drinking!

Watch some of the Rogue Valley’s finest musicians perform in HD at 38 Central. The below HD footage features interviews and performances by Kyle Cregan, Cornflower, Harlee Case and Andy Casad.

The Videos

Kyle Cregan (The Delta Halos)

The Delta Halos is a solo project written, produced, and (mostly) recorded by Medford local Kyle Cregan of Idle Threats. Kyle pulls from influences ranging from Blues, Soul, 60′s Garage & Rock, Pop, Acoustic, and everything in between.
Buy The Delta Halos 5 song EP!

Harlee Case

Harlee Case was one of last year’s Grand Finale Performers at Southern Oregon’s Got Talent and is the Winner of Image & Modeling Development’s Singer of the Year Award!
Like Harlee on Facebook!

Cornflower

Cornflower is a vocalist, beatboxer, one-man jam-band. His music is a fusion of Organic Live-electronica, Soul, Dub & Tribal-Funk-Hop.
Hear more music by Cornflower!

Andy Casad

Andy’s unique style makes him a truly entertaining act to experience. In 2008, he was awarded First Place at the Star of Stars Competition of Southern Oregon. He then captured First Prize at the First Annual Breedlove Festival talent competition in Bend, Oregon.
Listen to more Andy Casad!

The Meal

David Graham Owner and Executive Chef at 38 Central prepared an exclusive menu prepared with some of the finest ingredients. The main course was Salmon and Prime Rib!

The Event and Media

The entire evening was filmed in HD, photographed and recorded. The goal of the event was to capture the passion and authenticity of the musicians as they speak about their craft and perform one of their songs.

Special thanks to..

38 Central, 541Live, Ivory Harp, Jambot Media and Philip David Photography! Stay tuned for more!

FREE! A Wild Goose NEW YEAR’S EVE hosted by The New Autonomous Folksingers + more!
8:30pm-late, December 31, 2011
at the Wild Goose Cafe & Bar, 2365 Ashland Street, Ashland, OR
The Wild Goose cordially requests your presence this New Year’s Eve as The New Autonomous Folksingers make a comeback one-time revival show! Special Guests include (but are not limited) to the following:
* Justin Gordon and Wrecking Ball
* Sage Meadows and Her Small Band
* The Maybe Sometimes
* Jef Fretwell and The Detractors (sans one)
… and many, many more!
The night will be Streaming LIVE for those of you home bound folks! (The live stream will be posted on the Facebook event page.)

New Years Eve with 100 Watt Mind at the Caldera in Ashland
8:30pm-late, December 31, 2011
at the Caldera Tap House, 31 Water Street, Ashland, OR
“Merry Christmas everybody! We will be playing at Caldera Tap House in Ashland on new year’s eve so you all better come rock out with us.” –100 Watt Mind

Conscious New Year: The 2012 Awakening ($15/$20)
6:30pm-late, December 31, 2011
at the Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak Street, Ashland, OR
A Benefit Concert for Grandma Agnes Baker Pilgrim and the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, Community Works and Food Drive for Ashland Emergency Food Bank.
Featuring Music by:
* Alice DiMicele Band
* Eastern Sunz
* State Of Jefferson
* Frankie Hernandez
* Alcyon Massive and the Bound for Glory Band
..and a Women’s Songwriter Circle featuring:
* Windsong
* I-chelle
* Michelle Bellamy
* Myshkin
* Michelle McAfee
..and surprise guests!

NEW YEARS EVE with Indubious, Cornflower, and Outpost!
8pm-late, December 31, 2011
at the Rogue Theater 143 SE H st Grants Pass OR 541-471-1316
Tickets: $25 presale, $30 at the door
Featuring:
* The Intergalactic Reggae Revolutionaries, INDUBIOUS
* The One-Man JamBand/Beatboxer, CORNFLOWER
* Portland’s very own Conscious Hip-Hop/Reggae group, OUTPOST
* Hosted by Mystic Mama!

New Year Celebration with THE HERBAL CREW- ft. 541 Syndicate
9pm-late, December 31, 2011
at The Pub In Cave Junction Oregon, 238 N. Redwood Hwy, Cave Junction, OR
Reggae, Jam Rock, and Hip Hop are kicking off the New Year Irie style with THE HERBAL CREW and 541 Syndicate blowing the roof off all night. Champagne toast @ Midnight!!!

2011 Rocking Reggae New Years Eve Bash
7pm-late, December 31, 2011
at The Venue Community Civic Center LLC, 1029 Narregan Street, Medford, OR
Artist Performing:
* Cricket & The Cultivators
* Sol Seed
* Synrgy
* Mista Chief w/special guest Stryk9
* Only Natural
* Oneironauts
* Kamaki
* The Seaons

“Transcendent. Her voice is haunting and his musicianship is superb. Their music stirs the soul and moves the spirit.”
- Monica Rizzo, PEOPLE Magazine

“Gypsy Soul, the exquisite duo, is one of the most brilliantly instrumented and vocally adept bands, alive and kicking!”
- O.C. Weekly

“Gypsy Soul creates gourmet music for music lovers.” – K-LOS Radio “…strikingly beautiful with the group’s seamless blend of folk, jazz, pop and world music.”
- Orange County Register

“The music of Gypsy Soul IS a Conversation with God.”
- Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God

Friday, December 16th – DUO

Online Tickets

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Saturday, December 17th – BAND

featuring, Michal Palzewicz, Mikey Stevens and Jason ‘Cedar’ Miller!!
Online Tickets

Location: Unitarian Center in Ashland
Time: 7 PM Doors. 7:30 PM Concert
Tickets: $15 Adv. $20 Door
Info: (541) 362-5812
In Person Tickets available at Music Coop (Ashland); Willow Creek (J’Ville) & Terra Firma Home (Medford)