Pickathon 2019
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Bach to the Future
Cellist brings Bach and more to University Park for a socially distant performance
Eric Alterman sits down in a chair on the stage of University Park’s outdoor theater with a cello. It’s the fourth outdoor concert in a … Continue reading
Confidence Bounce
Eugene hip-hop soul singer Elena Leona returns for her first show since the pandemic shut down live music
July 23 marks a pair of firsts for Eugene musician Elena Leona: her first gig back since the coronavirus and her first performance since she … Continue reading
Classical Garage Band
Spire Duo’s weekend concert brought art song to an audience in the street
Four months ago, classical singer Emma Rose Lynn could never have guessed that her next live concert would be performed right out of her garage. … Continue reading
Supporting Black Artists in Eugene
A look into some of Eugene’s talented Black performers
Eugene is not known for its racial diversity. In fact, the city has a long history of racism. Black people have been marginalized in Oregon … Continue reading
The Boatswain’s Call
Eugene musician’s new release is a handmade multi-media experience
Eugene musician Jessica Haeckel grew up in the ’90s along the coast of California, traveling on occasion back East to visit her grandparents. Haeckel says … Continue reading
Yuck!
The new hip-hop album from yuckgod HD is yucky, grimy and grainy
Ian Michael Lindsay, the musician behind the rap project yuckgod HD, is talking via FaceTime about the group’s latest album, Symphonie Macabre, when he pauses … 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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Shipe Shape
Eugene singer-songwriter gets vulnerable on his first new release in a decade
On July 17, longtime Eugene singer-songwriter John Shipe will release “Love Ain’t Easy,” the first single off The Beast is Back, which is due out … Continue reading
Virtual Bach Fest
Escape Zoom hell and stream OBF’s greatest hits for the next two weeks on KWAX
Normally in this issue we’d be telling you all about the Oregon Bach Festival’s upcoming concerts. But “normally” scampered off a while back, to return … Continue reading
To Zimbabwe With Love
Local live stream concert benefits clean water in Zimbabwe
As Oregon moves into summer, Zimbabwe faces winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Even when there’s not a pandemic, winter is a time when viruses can … Continue reading
Music in Motion
Rock docs and biopics highlight artists and scenes missed the first time around
The best rock documentaries and musical biopics tell untold stories about artists, sounds and scenes that, although they were little known in their own time, … Continue reading
Laundry Day
Eugene indie rockers explore different perspective on new release, Fast Cars
Although it just released a new album in late April called Fast Cars, Eugene indie rock quartet Laundry is already working on new material. In … Continue reading
The Boys of Summer
Could 2020’s summer hit come from Eugene?
A new studio EP and a brief summer tour were derailed by COVID-19 for pop band The Graduating Class. Nevertheless, the group stayed busy, recording new … Continue reading