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Buck, Minus 5 equal big bucks for wilderness
Friday, April 21, 2000
By PETER BLACKSTOCK
Though the full lineup for the show was confirmed just this week, Tuesday's benefit for the Washington Wilderness Coalition at the Crocodile Cafe looks likely to provide a solid financial boost for the environmental organization.
Among the top draws on the bill is R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, who will perform with the Minus 5, a side-project band he has participated in with Scott McCaughey on and off during the past five years. Fleshing out the Minus 5 lineup for this show are drummer Barrett Martin, guitarist John Ramberg and multi-instrumentalist Ken Stringfellow. (Both McCaughey and Stringfellow play with Buck in R.E.M. as sidemen.)
Stringfellow also is among a handful of local stars who will perform before the Minus 5 takes the stage. The others are Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger, John Roderick of Western State Hurricanes and Christy McWilson of the Picketts. McWilson is preparing for the June release of her solo debut disc, "The Lucky One," on HighTone Records.
Buck has been a longtime supporter of the Washington Wilderness Coalition, which works to protect wild lands and waterways in the state through outreach and public education as well as organizing and supporting grass-roots conservation groups. In 1998, he filmed a public service announcement for the coalition that aired nationally on VH1 and CNN.
Showtime Tuesday is 9 p.m.; admission is $8.
Given that the WWC benefit comes in close proximity to Earth Day (which is tomorrow), perhaps the abundance of international acts coming through town over the next few days qualifies this as World Week.
The most notable of the bunch is Thursday's appearance at the Century Ballroom by Muzsikas & Marta Sebestyen, among the biggest names in Eastern European folk music. Sebestyen has released several solo albums but is probably best known for the handful of records she has done with fellow Hungarian collective Muzsikas. Their newest collaboration, "The Bartók Album," traces the influence of their country's traditional music on the work of renowned composer Béla Bartók. Showtime is 8 p.m.; tickets are $17.50 in advance, $20 at the door.
Husband-and-wife Brazilian-jazz duo Airto Moreira & Flora Purim finish up a four-night stand at the New Orleans Creole Restaurant with shows at 9:30 tonight and tomorrow night. The $10 cover charge is also good for admission to several other Pioneer Square venues.
Sunday finds German electronica duo Mouse on Mars, touring behind its new Thrill Jockey Records disc "Niun Niggung," at I-Spy with opening act IQU. Showtime is 9 p.m.; tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door.
Tuesday, Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes and his quartet begin a six-night run at Jazz Alley with shows at 8 p.m.; tickets are $22.50 and $18.50.
Also Tuesday, Dutch duo the Ranch Girls and their rockabilly-swing backing band, the Ragtime Wranglers, play the Tractor with the Gun Street Girls and Johnny Deluxe (9 p.m., $5).
The Tractor also features two shows this week by American artists whose music leans toward international territory. Sunday, Arizona band the Mollys delivers a melting-pot of Celtic, country, Tex-Mex, bluegrass and Eastern European styles (8:30 p.m., $8). Thursday, it's traditional Irish fare with multi-instrumentalist John Williams and fiddler/
guitarist Randal Bays (8 p.m., $10).
Grateful Bread plays host this weekend to two shows sponsored by the Seattle Folklore Society: Gail Rundlett with Heidi Muller tonight (8 p.m., $8); and Greg Greenway tomorrow (8 p.m., $8).
The Folklore Society also is involved with Wednesday's Tractor Tavern appearance by Lucy Kaplansky, a member of the folk collective Cry Cry Cry who has a handful of solo albums on Red House Records (8 p.m., $10 advance, $12 day of show).
And The Showbox continues its Sunday "Songwriters for the Hell of It" series with Sean Nelson of Harvey Danger, John Roderick of Western State Hurricanes, Robb Benson of Nevada Bachelors and Herman Jolly of Sunset Valley (8 p.m., $5).
Top picks among local bands in action tonight include Left Hand Smoke at The Showbox with Swamp Mama Johnson (9:30 pm., $10); Huge Space Bird, Shuggie, Bullet Train to the Sun and Eric Richards at Sit & Spin (9:30 p.m., $7); and the Black Cat Orchestra and Larry Barrett at Jules Mae's (9:30 p.m., $6).
All-ages options tomorrow include a 3 p.m. show at Sit & Spin with the Slackers and the Diablotones ($7); and the Souls of Mischief at The Showbox (6 p.m., $12 advance, $14 day of show). Sunday's top all-ages pick is Graceland's triple bill with Botch, Raft of Dead Monkeys and Teen Cthulu (6 p.m., $8).
Peter Blackstock, P-I club columnist and free-lance writer, may be contacted via e-mail at: PIclubguy@aol.com
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