The French Connection
L.A. songwriter Jessica Fichot honors multicultural heritage
Leave it to a teenager not to fully appreciate where they grow up, even if it’s a Parisian suburb. “When I was very little, I … Continue reading
Music Archive
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
Oh, Vanna!
Sell your soul to dirty blues punk
All the tunes on Washington state-based musician Vanna Oh!’s Bandcamp page are listed as “demos.” She plans on eventually touching them up in the studio, … Continue reading
A diminished Bach Festival opens in Eugene, as does a world music fest in Salem
The 49th Oregon Bach Festival has lately been looking like a bit of a Blah-ch Festival. If the venerable University of Oregon music institution is … Continue reading
Best Year Ever
2019 starts strong for Eugene Symphony’s Francesco Lecce-Chong
Francesco Lecce-Chong is on a road trip with his fiancée, the harpist Chloe Tula, when I talk with him about what could be the best … Continue reading
Best Teef in the Game
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Thundercat and Earl Sweatshirt perform at Edgefield (6.22.19)
The River Keeper
Okkervil River looks back while moving forward
From the outside, the creative process seems so mysterious and alchemical. We want in on it, to take nip off that bottle, to be there … Continue reading
Amber Pop
Learning life lessons with Cayucas
As though preserved in amber, Real Life, the brand-new release from Los Angeles twin-brother duo Cayucas, captures and inhabits all those moments growing up that … Continue reading
Minus 5 at Sessions Lounge June 14
Subterranean Brainsick Blues
The Minus 5 debuts the brilliant, baffling Stroke Manor in eugene
Minus 5’s new release is a concept album, of sorts. In song after song on the aptly named Stroke Manor, words slip their foundation, falling … Continue reading