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Podding in the Name Of
OSU’s Bob Santelli kicks off podcast on music biz with guitar legend Tom Morello, Arlo Guthrie
“I was the only Black kid in an all white town,” guitar legend Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine fame says on an Oregon State … Continue reading
Going the Distance
Eugene singer-songwriter and producer Tyler Fortier returns as Last Year’s Man
At the end of November, 2020 jokes are so last year — almost literally. What will 2021 bring for Eugene songwriter Tyler Fortier, now performing … Continue reading
That Rock Island Sound
Eugene concert revives little-known British popular music movement called ‘skiffle’
Traumatized communities and a cratered economy: That’s what many teens of today face mid-pandemic. It’s also what many young people faced in England, post-World War … Continue reading
The Challenger
Portland neo-soul singer Tatiana performs at the University of Oregon
The social media tag came the same day the post went up. In June, acclaimed hip-hop musicians Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry posted an instrumental … Continue reading
Music of the Pandemic
Commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival, award-winning pianist and composer to premiere An American Mosaic
In April, Grammy-winning classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein was quarantined at her home in Brooklyn’s Park Slope when the phone rang. On the line was another … Continue reading
The Early Bird Cool Cat
Seattle singer-songwriter Damien Jurado headlines wildfire benefit in Eugene
Since our phone call is scheduled bright and early, Seattle indie singer-songwriter Damien Jurado seems to be a morning person. This challenges my notion that … Continue reading
Is Garth Brooks a Hippie?
Finding common ground, even in country music
We here in Eugene have garnered a reputation for being hippies. So it would seem we might turn up our noses at country music mega-star … Continue reading
Music to Heal a Dying Planet
Contemporary composers contemplate the apocalypse
On a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon in May, hundreds of people crammed into the gymnasium at Burns High School in eastern Oregon for a concert. … Continue reading
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buhbuh Steps
Eugene rapper lil buhbuh mourns a friend’s disappearance and releases debut album influenced by golden age hip hop
Evan Lytle, a Eugene-based rapper who performs and identifies as lil buhbuh, is a friend and roommate of Michael Bryson, the 27-year-old Lane County resident … Continue reading
Park Songs
Local musicians perform pandemic-related music at two free park concerts in Eugene
Putting on a concert in the park in late September in Eugene normally means things might get rained out. These days, however, event organizers must … Continue reading
M5 Vibe and Julian Outlaw
If you’re a fan of hip hop then come out to WildCraft Cider House on Sept. 26 for a show featuring M5 Vibe (pictured) and … Continue reading
Pod People
The Hult Center and WildCraft are partnering to let live music happen
The first time I heard Brown Stallion perform, I was in a prison yard at Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem. I wasn’t there as … Continue reading
Mac’s Nightclub and Restaurant
Like jazz? Love the saxophone? On the evenings of Sept. 23 through 25, Mac’s Nightclub and Restaurant will set up its outdoor stage and fire … Continue reading
Songwriting, Alone
Central Oregon songwriter releases album of intimate, introspective recordings from isolation
Acoustic singer-songwriter Pete Kartsounes’ studio work is known for big production, with lots of guest appearances. For years, though, Kartsounes’ friends and fans wanted a … Continue reading