Music Worth A Listen
Bohemian musician Worth creates a mash-up of sounds akin to a spin-art kid’s toy: a beautiful mess. Within the course of one album, you’re taken … Continue reading
Kelsey Anne Rankin
Author: Kelsey Anne Rankin
A Boy and His Thumbs
The quality of a story’s substance isn’t necessarily the meat or the grit — sometimes it’s how a person chooses to tell it. Danny Yarborough … Continue reading
A Cabin in the Woods
“I sang before I talked,” laughs Kate Sawicki, lead singer of the richly eclectic band The Cabin Project. Sawicki and her solemn band mates string … Continue reading
Heart & Soul
R&B artist Bilal brings experimental soul to the heart of Eugene
One thing is for certain of Bilal: the neo-soul artist is surely on a journey of self-made greatness. Bilal says his story began in Philadelphia, … Continue reading
Rap Caviar
Ab-Soul hits town with his five-star hip hop
If there were ever rap raw enough to contend with a dish of five-star tartare, Ab-Soul would easily be the dollop of prime caviar served … Continue reading
The Slants
The Asian-American band that mustn’t be named is playing in Eugene
Artists live at the crossroads of the active and the passive, between merely creating and sharing or creating and engaging with the broader community. Asian-American … Continue reading
Moody, Broody and a Hell of a Good Beat
K. Flay’s music is an old fashioned that’s been spiked with a mystery upper: It has an edge you can’t quite put your finger on, … Continue reading
Tennessee Hip Hop
Isaiah Rashad Puts A Spin On The Classics
Isaiah Rashad has honed the flows across hip hop’s many eras and has put a contemporary twist on his craft. The established yet fresh face … Continue reading
The Key to Raising Graduation Rates
Career and Technical Education helps students stay in school
Lane County, our high school graduation rates stink. Surely that’s not new news, but what is new is the approach our schools are taking to … Continue reading
Questionably Satirical Hip Hop Artist Riff Raff Comes To Cozmic
Riff raff (/rifraf/): disreputable or undesirable people… Riff Raff, the hip hop artist, takes his craft to the truest lengths of that definition. If you … Continue reading