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Thaddeus Moore remembers sitting in a movie theater in 2008, watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall and hearing Frank Black’s “You Can’t Break a Heart and Have … Continue reading
Are we living in the best of times or the worst of times? When it comes to performing Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, it … Continue reading
With long days of summer upon us, it’s time to kick off outdoor music season and soak up the sun at the Eugene PorchFest. In … Continue reading
The Oregon Bach Festival returns to the stage this month in Eugene after a two-year pandemic break with a battle of the conductors highlighting the … Continue reading
Grab your tie-dye, folks. Phil Lesh and Friends will visit Cuthbert Amphitheater for a jam under the sun in mid June. They’ll be looking for … Continue reading
The 9-foot Steinway grand piano sits on a simple stage or a flat-bed trailer — a bit out of place, perhaps, in forests, national parks, … Continue reading
All photos by Todd Cooper unless otherwise noted
It’s a sunny afternoon in Ithaca, New York, and Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek is seated at an outdoor picnic table when he excuses himself … Continue reading
More than a decade ago, when she was just another unhappy teenager at South Eugene High School, Laryssa Birdseye took solace in music and drama, … Continue reading
The pandemic disrupted the fundamental rhythms of the music business in 2020 when Portland band Soft Kill released its often-sublime album Dead Kids, R.I.P City. … Continue reading