This weekend, don’t miss the Led Zeppelin concert in Eugene.
Projected onto the Bijou Art Cinema’s screen, the three and-a-half-hour “Hammer of the Gods” concert, recorded July 1977 in Seattle, will play as a part of the “Live Archive ‘In-Concert’ LateNite” series, which runs until June.
Led Zeppelin’s show is split into two parts and played on alternating nights through this weekend and the first weekend of November.
“His show is a knockout,” said Bijou Cinemas series producer Darren Aboulafia.
Aboulafia said the November showing of the 1980 Bob Marley and the Wailers Germany concert is “phenomenal.”
Aboulafia hand selected all twelve digitally remastered concerts from the decades he considers to be the formative years of rock music – the late 1960’s through the 1980’s. Each recording featured in the “LateNight” series is full-concert length and digitally remastered to 5.1 genuine surround sound.
The rare, highly sought-out concerts include Bob Marley, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Wonder. All featured concerts are unreleased, non-commercial recordings.
Non-profit organizations Bijou Art Cinemas and KRVM radio are producing this project with the vision of honoring and combining music, film and art. The “LateNite” series is a celebration of rock music history’s most influential artists.
“The shows get people back into the eras when magical moments were coming out of music,” Aboulafia said. “It was a magical time for rock evolution.”
Folk fans will enjoy the December showing of the 1976 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young concert. For blues lovers, January hosts Stevie Ray’s 1984 Germany Loreley Festival. “The freaky fun” of David Bowie’s concert will be shown in April and May.
Aboulafia selected the series concerts from his collection of unreleased concerts he has been building for at least a decade.
“Now with digital technology there is astonishing production,” Aboulafia said. The easier access to recorded performances will lend to a potential future series with current bands like Dave Matthews Band, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Tool.
Aboulafia hope the shows will expand appreciation for this influential era of music and give music lovers and passionate fans a fresh taste of old favorites. The high-quality concerts from years past are a great gift, Aboulafia said.
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