Pickathon 2019
Our favorite moments on the farm
All photos by Todd Cooper unless otherwise noted
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Glory Bound
Kathryn Claire leans into her own songwriting with new release
After she spent nearly a decade touring, the songwriting process changed out of necessity for Portland musician Kathryn Claire. With limited time to herself, the … Continue reading
Down to Business Again
Big Business returns after lengthy ‘paternity leave’
Last time Big Business came to Eugene, they had the ignominy of opening for what bassist Jared Warren describes as the worst Misfits cover band … Continue reading
Abby Posner
From Evergreen, Colorado, she went to Los Angeles to work on her dream. She turned professional in 2006 with her banjo, mandolin and almost any … Continue reading
Beautiful Noise
As the group nears three decades of performance, STOMP keeps banging it out
STOMP, the high intensity percussion show that’s a perennial favorite in Eugene, brings its weird musical instruments — think hubcaps, Zippo lighters, brooms and garbage … Continue reading
Blues in Corvallis
OSU’s American Strings series brings a bit of Chicago to the Majestic Theatre
An unusual music program at Oregon State University is bringing a pair of major blues players to Corvallis. Billy Branch and Ronnie Baker Brooks will … Continue reading
A Two-Tone Army of One
Second wave ska legends return to Eugene
Second wave ska bands in both the U.K. and the U.S. arose during the economic recession of the 1970s, only to find themselves responding in … 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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Medieval Multimedia
13th-century musical theater kicks off February for music lovers in Eugene
Multimedia performances are all the rage, and just wait until augmented reality tech allows even more multiples. But before shows that spiced up sounds with … Continue reading
Macks Rock
Eugene quartet updates classic rock for Zoomers
Yup, the brand-new album from The Macks, asserts with confidence that, at least for this young Eugene quartet, classic rock still holds sway. “Beatles, … Continue reading
Oregon Bach Festival Candidate Drops Out of Running for Top Job
Craig Hella Johnson still performing here in May
One of three finalists being considered by the University of Oregon to become the new artistic director of the Oregon Bach Festival has pulled out … Continue reading
Homegrown Hip Hop
yuckgod HD invites you over to his house. This is what it sounds like.
Under the moniker yuckgod HD, Ian Michael Lindsay lets his voice become the centerpiece in an unmastered collection of raps meant to soundtrack your lethargy. … Continue reading
The Lone Ranger
Ralph White plays outsider folk music at Old Nick’s
These days Ralph White does all his own booking. “I’m not very good at it,” White tells me with humility, cut by an edge of … Continue reading
Bach is Back
The beleaguered Oregon Bach Festival looks ahead as it prepares to name a new artistic director
The Oregon Bach Festival has finally begun to re-invent itself. In the wake of a 2017 scandal that drew international publicity and threatened the festival’s … Continue reading