Mac's Restaurant

Widespread Haze
2024-08-15 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Mac’s Nightclub, 1626 Willamette St, Eugene, OR, 97401, United States
Outdoors Weather permitting
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$7 minimum purchase
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Widespread Haze is a time-travelling, hip-shaking, psychedelic rock-n-roll trio, specializing in organic earworms and lyrical hash. They were established over an Elvis album among the Evergreens of Southern Oregon with a nip of bourbon and an axe in hand, the six-string kind. Their original self-produced music crosses genres with whimsical cynicism that resonates across generations. Members: Tommy Whiteside (drums/vocals), Matthew Campbell (guitar/vocals), Kristi Rifenbark (bass guitar/vocals).

The Blu Aces
2024-08-08 19:00 - 22:00
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$7 Minimum Purchase
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American Rock’n Roll & Blues band from Eugene, OR.

Donnie Raye & The Blues Foundation
2024-08-01 19:00 - 22:00
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All Ages
$7 Minimum purchase
Southern Soul & Blues

The Dennis Jones Band CD Release Party
2024-07-25 19:00 - 22:00
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$7 Minimum Purchase
Dennis’s feet are firmly rooted in the past, yet his heart and soul are connected to the present. He writes songs that seamlessly blend the best of both worlds, presenting a unique and contemporary style of American rock and blues. And he isn’t afraid to tackle the controversial issues of today. Dennis has written songs for other notable artists as well. Guitar Shorty and others!
After opening for these greats, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, and most recently, George Thorogood and Tinsley Ellis… and touring the US, Canada, and Europe for years, Dennis Jones and his band are now HEADLINING! Sizzling hot guitar solos. Smooth and soulful vocals. High-energy stage performance. Backed by a rhythm section that is second to none, this IS Dennis Jones. Check out this live show, and you’ll instantly agree, this band ROCKS the blues like NO other!

RDBS Ladies Sing The Blues
2024-07-19 19:00 - 22:00
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$7 Minimum Purchase
Featuring: Jeanne Gregg, Darcy Lee, Dana Gibson, J’aime Beck, Erin Daniels, Siss Cassman, Dennis Monroe, John Collison & Dave Roberts.

Concrete Delta Electric Band
2024-07-12 19:00 - 22:00
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Americana (Originals & Covers)
Americana Music from 3 good friends (Steve Arriola, Todd Dennis, Paul Hobbs) who Love Guitars, Tube amps and 3-part harmony, paying respect to Old Country Music, Blues, and Rock n Roll with a polite nod to 20th century Pop & other surprises.

Inner Limits Featuring Rob Kohler (Bass Virtuoso)
2024-07-11 19:00 - 22:00
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Inner Limits is an energetic blues/funk/rock group out of Oregon that weaves original material and unique arrangements of solid classic blues and rock songs into each set. The group frequently headlines regional craft beer and music festivals and keeps a busy performance schedule at wineries, breweries and casinos.
The band consists of Olem Alves on guitar/vocals, Torrey Newhart on keyboards/vocals and Ryan Biesack on drums.

Rob Kohler

Rob Kohler

Bassist, composer, and educator Rob Kohler has been a featured performer at many music festivals around the world including; Montreux, Strawberry, Vancouver International, and the Stanford Jazz Workshop, to name a few.
He has been a regular at Stanford Jazz Workshop since 1991. From 2006-08 Kohler served as the Education Director for SJW. He helped to design and implement a successful middle school jazz program at NOCCA in New Orleans and is a regular clinician there to date.
As a composer Rob has been the recipient of two NEA Grants and his originals have been featured on numerous recordings. His greatly anticipated Jazz Theory Book is slated for an early summer release. He is currently directing an elementary orchestra in the Inglewood School District in Los Angeles, gigging around town, working in the studios, and writing songs for movies and TV.

Closed
2024-07-04 - 2024-07-06

Closed For Private Event
2024-07-03 08:00 - 18:00

SoulStruck
2024-06-29 19:00 - 22:00
Outdoors weather permitting
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$7 Minimum purchase
SoulStruck is a high energy funk and soul group that makes it hard to not move and will awaken your chakras

The Knockoffs
2024-06-28 19:00 - 22:00
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$7 Minimum Purchase
Featuring: Young James Resse, Dave Roberts,Michael Morningsun, Ronnie Raye Carper & Stefan Vereen

Skip Jones
2024-06-27 19:00 - 22:00
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Skip & his group, The Spirit of New Orleans, play a smattering of the great rhythm and blues hits of the ’50s and ’60s, as well as some great pop & rock organ classics of the ’60s and ’70’s. Add to that a bonifide New Orleans piano boogie-woogie and the party follows!
Over the last 20 years, frontman Skip Jones has enjoyed working with such bands as: The Coasters, The Drifters, The Platters, Joe Houston & Bo Diddley. He toured with the great Canned Heat in 1985-86 holding down Larry Taylor’s bass position. Skip has worked with The Etouffee Band, James Thornbury, James Bradshaw and Henry Vestine extensively. Skip can be seen performing at least 4 times a week in Eugene at the jams and with his own band The Spirit of New Orleans. He’s taken over for the Rooster Man hosting Eugene’s longest running Blues Jam.

The Greg Nestler Band
2024-06-22 19:00 - 22:00
Outdoors weather permitting

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$7 minimum purchase
Interweaving soulful vocals and dynamic guitar playing, Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter, Greg Nestler and his band have been delivering their fiery blend of soul/rock to audiences throughout the NW.
Trouble, is the latest album since his previous effort, Duality. Duality was produced by Bryan Bell and gave Nestler the opportunity to have featured guest appearances from Ray Parker, Jr., Freddie Washington (Steely Dan) and David K Mathews (Santana).
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Nestler, raised in Southeast Portland, was first introduced to the musical arts/performance at an early age through tap dancing. It wasn’t until years later that he began exploring his love of blues guitar and R&B/soul music. After moving to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon, Nestler began playing local venues with his songwriting duo, Nestler & Hawtin. The duo were soon playing sizable festivals throughout the Northwest (Portland Rose Festival, Bite of Seattle, Bite of Portland, Taste of Tacoma).
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Pulling from influences like Bill Withers to Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix, Nestler’s live performances feature superb blues guitar and groove fueled originals.

Greydogz
2024-05-29 19:00 - 22:00
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John Crain – Vocals, Guitar (acoustic, electric, slide, weissenborn)
Influences – Peter Green, Gatemouth Brown, Lightnin Hopkins, Taj Mahal, Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Mark Knofler, Neil Young, Delbert McClinton, Bob Marley, Chinna Smith, Dennis Bovell, Jimmy Cliff, Lowell George
Born Jackson Mississippi, Raised in Buffalo, Rochester NY. First Band El-Paso, Texas 1972
First gigs were with his mentor, Big Sonny Farlow (Sir Douglas Quintet, Lowriders w/Jimmy Carl Black) Sonny was the Big Dog in El Paso, Texas where John lived for a time. In addition to Texas Blues, he also became fascinated with Jamaican Blues. He moved to Eugene mid 70’s, and started Oregons’s first Reggae Radio Program Air Jamaica (KLCC). Played in several bands before forming Native Pulse in 1980 (first Oregon Reggae band with Belizian master drummer Bibs Goff and Alan Alexander (Dub Squad). The Pulse, and variations thereof, held the closing spot at the Oregon Country Faire three years running.
He moved to Portland 1989 and went back to the blues. John entered the Portland Blues scene playing lead guitar with local Blues vocalist J.C. Rico in a band which included some of Portland’s finest blues players, Claire Luce on Keys, Dave Kohl on bass, Paul Jones on drums, he also gigged with the late great Paulette Davis, before hooking up with the Kita Montgomery Band for a 4 year Stint. Next he formed Mumbo Gumbo with the fabulous soul singer Ural Thomas where the focus was 2nd line, Zydeco and New Orleans Blues. John also hired on to do a cross country tour with Etoufee who had lost their lead guitarist, John Foal to Dr. John. Other bands of note, Jaywalkers, Arousing Spirit, Public Eye, Pound for Pound.
Gigs of Note:
Oregon Country Faire (Native Pulse, Arousing Spirit, Jaywalkers)
Isla Mujeres Music Festival (Splash)
Portland Rose festival (Kita Montgomery Band)
Gulfshores Alabama, Shrimp festival (Etoufee)

Roosters Blues Jam
2024-05-28 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-05-21 19:00 - 23:00, 2024-05-14 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-05-07 19:00 - 22:00
Hosted By Skip Jones & Byron Case
No Cover
$7 minimum purchase

Karaoke For Cash!
2024-05-23 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-05-09 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-05-02 18:00 - 22:00
All Ages
No Cover
Prizes for top three performers. Guests can get a voting card from KJ Sweet D to vote for their top 3 performers of the night. All votes will be tallied at 10:00pm
Sign-ups begin at 6:00pm
First performer at 6:30pm

Closed for private party
2024-05-16

Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys
2024-05-10 19:00 - 22:00
$10 cover
Johnny Wheels & The Swamp Donkeys

Johnny Wheels is a singer / songwriter / harmonica player inspired by the soul of the Pacific Northwest.
The “Swamp Donkeys” are Johnny’s band-mates who are inspired by Johnny to “live a song” on the edge.
Johnny:
“Nope! You won’t hear a song exactly the same way twice – that’s what CD’s are for. We like to add some spice of musical exploration”
The son of a traveling bass player and singer, Johnny “Wheels” Kennicott had music in his blood since birth, but expressing himself musically took on new importance when Johnny broke his neck in a childhood accident, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.
“The days of football practice after school were definitely over”, Johnny says, but music still provided an outlet for his infectious energy and his creative potential.
Though his father’s instrument of choice and his early passion of playing drums were now out due to limited function, Johnny found, through determined trial and error, he could manipulate his paralyzed diaphragm to not only sing, but also blow the harmonica. Since that time, Johnny has been traveling the Pacific Northwest music scene, spreading the gospel of the blues.
Collectively, the band hails from Oregon, Texas and California and is typically tagged as a Blues band; Although, the diversity of the members’ musical backgrounds becomes evident as the worlds of R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk and Rock are blended under a Blues umbrella.
Members include:
Johnny Wheels, Vocals, Harmonica
Brandon Logan, Vocals, Guitar
Doug Knoyle, Drums
Michael Rabe, Vocals, Guitar
Taylor Frazier, Vocals, Bass
Members of Johnny Wheels and the Swamp Donkeys have performed and or shared the stage with:
Cheap Trick
Curtis Salgado
Dana Carvey
Jeff Tamelier (Tower of Power)
Jim Belushi
Linda Hornbuckle
Lisa Mann
Paul Delay
Rocco Prestia (Tower of Power)
Soul Vaccination
… and many others.

TJ Wong with Brady Goss
2024-05-03 20:00 - 23:30
$ 10 Cover
TJ Wong and Brady Goss team up bring their rockin’ show of original blues to Mac’s Restaurant and Nightclub backed by the Pacific Northwest Thunder crew featuring Alec Donn, and Timmer Blakely. This double header is one not to be missed.

The Joe Simbari Trio
2024-04-26 20:00 - 23:00
$7 Cover
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Joe Simbari, comes from some seriously excellent blues roots: Howlin Dogma, Blue Shimmay, Mikey and the Mainiacs, Shovelhead Road including some time working the Tucson, Arizona biker circuit. A long time stage performer, this sharp-dressed bluesman will bring us some supper hip jump blues swing to The Twisted Duck Pub. Joining Joe on stage will be Todd Barnes on bass, Jesse Yonally on sax and Dave Roberts on drums.

Natty "O" 's 75th birthday bash!
2024-04-19 20:00 - 23:00
$6 Cover
$7 Minimum purchase
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For over 50 years, Natty “O” has been playing music. Born in Los Angeles, and raised in the Bronx, Natty followed his brother to Eugene and started playing bass with the popular local band “Etoufee”.
Though Natty played with several Blues bands across the country before coming to Eugene, He enjoyed playing locally with The Roosterman, a popular Blues musician.
About 16 years ago, Natty was asked to host a show on KRVM. His brother, The Leffman, also hosted a show on another local public radio station.
Natty is a historian on Blues music and loves being a DJ on KRVM where he can share his knowledge with listeners. His mission is to try and keep the Blues alive.
For Natty, Blues music is about emotion and feeling and he tries to convey that to his listeners during his show.

The Andrew Matthews Band
2024-04-17 19:00 - 22:00
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All Ages
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$7 Minimum purchase
The Andrew Matthews Band is an exciting blues rock power trio based in Portland, OR signed with Lightning In A Bottle records.
Its leader, Andrew Matthews is a high energy guitarist & singer from Portland. He is a wave maker in his local Portland-Vancouver area and online, receiving top level recognition for his guitar skills.
Dennis Kaz is the hard hitting powerhouse on drums. He’s a seasoned professional touring and session musician. Kevin Kelley on bass recently moved to Oregon from Texas where he spent nearly 40 years as a music educator and radio host. Since his move to Willamette Valley, Kevin has quickly integrated into the Portland music scene.
In Feb 2023, the Andrew Matthews Band released a first taste of their debut album with the single “What I’m Feeling,” along with an accompanying music video. With the release of their debut album “Troubled Child” on July 1st, they released their second video for the song “Take Me Away.”
In July 2023, the Andrew Matthews Band released their debut studio album “Troubled Child” via Lightning in a Bottle Records. All 11 original tracks are written and performed by Andrew, backed up by a rhythm section featuring Kevin Kelley and Dennis Kaz. Andrew and the band have performed on some huge stages, including both the 2022 and 2023 Waterfront Blues Festivals, Clark County Fair, and at the Oregon State Capitol.

NatsuKashii Soul
2024-04-06 20:00 - 23:00
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https://www.natsukashiisoul.com/

THE
WORD

Natsukashii is the Japanese word pointing at the feeling you get when a sense (taste or smell usually) evokes a fond memory from your past. … But natsukashii – which derives from the verb “natsuku”, which means “to keep close and become fond of” – indicates joy and gratitude for the past rather than a desire to return to it . It’s Autumn’s favorite word.

THE
STORY

One day when Vince came over to jam a few tunes at Frank’s place, he brought Autumn Rose on a whim to sing a few tunes. Within the first 4 measures the sun shone bright and we were all filled with amazement when Autumn started singing. “Got to get Milo on the phone” Frank said — and he came over with his bass in hand. We played for a couple of hours, and we knew that magic was bestowed upon us. At the end of the afternoon we took the name Autumn thought up and we became Natsukashii Soul before the end of the day.

The Joanne Broh Trio
2024-03-27 19:00 - 22:00
Featuring Joanne Broh, Garry Meziere & Jon Brand
No Cover
All Ages
$7 Minimum Purchase

James Monroe CD Release with The Hank Shreve Band
2024-03-16 20:00 - 23:30
$10 Cover

Hank Shreve began playing harmonica at the age of 8 and has established himself as a major harmonica talent on the blues scene in the Pacific Northwest. Between the age of 8 – 18, he became proficient on other instruments such as Drums, Keyboards, Guitar, Dobro , Lap-Steel and Vocals,
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Hank won the Northwest Harmonica Championship in 2008 and CBA’s Muddy Award for Best Harmonica in 2009 and 2013. Hank has performed at the Toronto Jazz Festival and the Cognac Blues Passions in France with Karen Lovely, and Seattle’s Bumper Shoot with Magic Dick and Lee Oskar. In November 2018, Hank participated in the Jason Ricci/Winslow Yerxa Harmonica Collective, in New Orleans, with John Nemeth and Rick Estrin.
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Hank has shared the stage with delta-blues legend Honeyboy Edwards, Smash Mouth, Merle Haggard, Norton Buffalo, Gregg Rolie, Marcia Ball, Sista Monica Parker, Amy Clawson & Pam Tillis, Terry Robb, Magic Dick, Lee Oskar, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Karen Lovely, Deanna Bogart, Roger Fisher (from Heart), Curtis Salgado, DK Stewart, Lloyd Jones, Paul deLay and many other well-known national and international acts.
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Hank and his band, (The Hank Shreve Band) have performed at numerous notable venues/events such as The Waterfront Blues Festival, Big Sky Blues Festival, Fourth At The Fort Festival, Willamette Blues/Brews Festival, Eugene Celebration, Oregon State Fair, Highway 99 Blues Club (Seattle), Jazzbones (Tacoma), Sasquatch Brewfest (Eugene)….The Hank Shreve Band has won the CBA’s Muddy Award for Best New Act 2012, and Best Regional Act 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018.
Apart from being one of Eugene, Oregon’s respected and well-known musicians, Hank is an official Artist-In-Residency at Music Masters in South Eugene where he teaches music with a curriculum that includes Harmonica, Drums, Guitar, Lap-Steel and Piano.
