Mid-Valley Special Events Information: Local Venues & Musicians
The information is presumed to be accurate, but you should always check before you drive.
One day, there's a show; next day, there's something else. It happens...
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Boccherini's Coffee & Tea House [208 First Ave. SW; Albany, OR; 541-926-6703]
A cozy venue: play games, read the paper, dig the vibe. The coffee is the best!
They have meals at lunch time and various munchies for the morning and evenings.
(*)
Pizza King of Albany [231 Lyons St SE; Albany, OR; 541-926-9468]
You must try the taste of Italy on Friday nights!!!
VENUES, in alphabetical order:
WE are now affiliated with NowTowns. All venues with a Nowtowns page have been updated to Nowtowns links.
IF the venue has a stand-alone web page, click the phone number to get there.
(*) AJ's Pub [137 SW Second St.; Corvallis, OR; 541-758-4582]
(*) Beanery [500 SW Second St.; Corvallis, OR; 541-753-7442]
Big River Restaurant [101 NW First St.; Corvallis, OR; 541-757-0694]
(*) Bombs Away Cafe
[2527 NW Monroe; Corvallis, OR; 541-757-7221]
Mr. C's Music Bar [3170 Commercial ST. SE; SALEM, OR; 503-364-2539] Call about the BLUES JAMS
(*) Fox & Firkin Pub [202 SW. First; Corvallis, OR; 541-753-8533]
Hayloft Concert Series [5304 Center St. NE; Salem, OR]
Headline Cafe [300 SW Jefferson Ave; Corvallis, OR; 541-758-1642]
Interzone Cafe [1563 Monroe Street; Corvallis, OR; 541-754-5965]
Iovino's [126 SW 1st; Corvallis, OR; 541-738-9015]
Lefty's Pizzeria & Blues Club [1230 State St.; Salem, OR; 97301; 371-3855] Serious BLUES!!!
Mac's Place [201 North Water St.; Silverton, OR; 503-873-2441
Macleay Country Inn [8362 Macleay RD SE; SALEM, OR; 503-362-4225]
(*) Mallard Creek Golf Course Clubhouse
[31966 Bellinger Scale Rd; Lebanon, OR; 541-258-6909]
Merlin's Bar & Grill [45 W. Sherman St.; Lebanon, OR; 541-258-6205]
Murphy's Restaurant & Lounge [2740 SW Third Street; Corvallis, OR; 541-758-9000]
(*) New Morning Bakery [219 SW 2nd St; Corvallis, OR; 541-754-0181]
Novak's Hungarian Restaurant [2306 Heritage Way SE; Albany, OR; 541-967-9488]
Oregon Trader Brewing [140 Hill St SE; Albany, OR; 541-928-1931]
Orchard Heights Winery [6057 Orchard Heights Road NW; Salem, OR; 503-363-0375]
(*) Platinum Club [126 SW 4th St; Corvallis, OR; 541-738-6996]
(*) Sahalie Wine Cellars [151 NW Monroe Ave; Corvallis, OR; 541-754-7457]
Smokin' Swine Public House[2809 Market ST NE; Salem, OR; 503-399-1995]
Squirrel's Tavern [100 SW 2nd Street; Corvallis, OR; 541-753-8057]
Steam Heat Coffee House [3860 River Road North, Suite 101, Keizer, OR; 503-393-4595]
(*) Tom's Peacock [125 SW Second St.; Corvallis, OR; 541-754-8522]
The Wooden Nickel [1610 Pine St; Silverton, OR; 503-873-9979]
(*) Denotes a venue/owner that has supported our events. We hope you will support them in return.
The other venues are included because our friends play there.
Novak's doesn't do live music, but you should go anyway. Yummy!
Pizza King does an outrageously fine "Taste of Italy" on Friday nights!
Let us know if we are missing any venues or home page links.
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SHOP LOCALLY! Get better service and keep the valley music scene going strong.
(Listed in reverse alphabetical order, just to keep you on your toes.)
Magnolia's Audio & Music [115 2nd Ave SW, Albany, OR; 541-917-0808]
Gracewinds Music [137 SW 3rd St, Corvallis, OR; 541-754-6098]
Fingerboard Extension [120 NW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR; 541-752-5679]
Bullfrog Music, Kurt Dietrich [133 SW 2nd ST, Corvallis, OR; 541-752-1253]
Albany Music & Sound [805 Burkhart St SE, Albany, OR 97322; 541-967-8293]
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Links to Some Mid-Valley Musicians (from a-z):
All Rights Reserved - classic rock
Bad Mojo - blues rock
Bob Dylan's Grandmother - Dylan covers, Blues/Rock, 60's/70's, originals
Ray Beltran - Blues Harp
Deep Woods Band - An Americana Band In The AlteredNative Genre
Tom & Ellen Demarest: - folk/country/blues tunes, including originals
Elixxer - classic rock
FATE 55 - progressive classic rock
The Kindreds - acoustic country flavored folk with a dash of bluegrass
Microcosm - high energy psychedelic groove rock
Porch Dawgs - Greasy Low-down and Stank R&B
David Samuel Project - blues/rock/jazz/funk fusion
School of Cool - lowdown stinky blues
Mark Seymour - silky smooth acoustic rock and blues, including originals
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Be on the radio! KGAL 1580 AM. Every other Thursday, 11AM to NOON: "music talk w/Tim Ryan" starting 02/19/04
Local artists come in, perform live and/or play cuts off their demo; Talk about the local music scene,
upcoming shows, etc....
Submitted 02/05/04 by Tim Ryan
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