Pickathon 2019
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The Critical Hit
The Critical Shakes play all-ages show at Washington-Jefferson Skatepark
It’s definitely a sign when someone who books music for a living chooses to plan a concert for his birthday. “I just wanted to give … Continue reading
Old & Young Masters
Get inspired by everyone from Nat King Cole to Shakespeare to Harry Potter
John Pizzarelli loves the old masters. The popular singer/guitarist’s recent albums have offered remakes of or tributes to storied performers and songwriters from Frank Sinatra … Continue reading
Queen & Country
Wynonna Judd makes a big noise at McDonald Theatre
Country singer Wynonna Judd returned in 2019 with a chilling a capella rendition of Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” as well as “The Child,” a sparse, … Continue reading
Cinematic Sounds
Federale plays Morricone- and Gainsbourg-inspired pop at WildCraft
Collin Hegna has always been good at whistling. He just never expected the skill would be as useful as it is now, fronting the cinematic … Continue reading
Weird and Wooly
Portland’s The Woolen Men return to Eugene
All the songs on Human to Human, the 2019 release from The Woolen Men, were written by singer and guitarist Lawton Browning — a definite … Continue reading
Lost Boy Found
YBN Cordae lands a home at the McDonald Theatre
Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, YBN Cordae first made noise in 2018 after addressing critiques from older and better-established rap artists who have been very … Continue reading
Surfs Drugs — Full Session
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs full #lincolnstreetsessions recording live at the EW offices. Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live studio performances featuring … Continue reading
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Women’s Music
Hear the sounds of ancient and modern female composers in January
“With a golden apple in his hand, Emperor Theophilos slowly walked between two lines of contending beauties; His eye was detained by the charms of … Continue reading
Casual Anger
This past year’s best 50-track album — and it came from Portland
After four years Portland rap stalwart Slick Devious is back with a sprawling 50-track album that promises to satiate art rap fans while appealing to … Continue reading
House Rules
UO house show regulars open for Portland indie rockers
House shows are an important part of any music community. While house show scenes ebb and flow, Eugene’s is alive and well at the moment, … Continue reading
Hot Swing Hotties
Whiteaker Hot Club bridges 1920s jazz to the 2020s
Of all the different styles of jazz, the most inviting are hot swing and gypsy jazz, says Dan Mahoney, guitarist with Eugene-based early jazz dance … Continue reading
A Family Tradition
Country music gives local unhoused man a second chance
I was walking south on Willamette Street a few weeks before Christmas when a man’s singing voice caught my attention near Kesey Plaza. The line “It’s … Continue reading
Kamikaze Kid
Meow Meow brings post-post-modern cabaret to the Hult Center
I arrange a lot of phone calls with musicians. Sometimes it’s easier than others — I need to reschedule, they need to reschedule, or someone oversleeps … Continue reading