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Who are the contemporary indie musicians truly making music of the Pacific Northwest? For stormy melancholy, an independent sensibility and a deep reverence for place, … Continue reading
Unknown Mortal Orchestra started out, well, unknown. New Zealand artist Ruban Nielson had just quit his band The Mint Chicks and moved to Portland to … Continue reading
Since sexism in the workforce is not a thing of the past, the South Eugene High School theater department put on an endearing performance of … Continue reading
It’s women’s weekend on the stage at beergarden and The Public House, and not a moment too soon. It’s time to ease the late winter … Continue reading
Carmen McRae met the great Billie Holiday when she was just 17 years old, and Holiday recorded in 1939 a tune she composed, “Dream of … Continue reading
In 2021, at the height of the pandemic, Pennsylvania rap duo Joey Bertolino and Braedan Lugue, who perform as Joey Valence & Brae, scored a … Continue reading
It’s been three years since Growing Pains, a band local to both Portland and Eugene, released its first full length album Heaven Spots. Since then … Continue reading
Musician Freedy Johnston wouldn’t recommend his songwriting approach to anyone. With a note of self-deprecating humor, Johnston says in a phone interview, “It’s very slow. … Continue reading
Legally Blonde, The Musical, which ran at the Hult Center Feb. 3-5, was not what I was expecting. I’m a big fan of the movie, … Continue reading
Anton Armstrong knew a good thing when he heard it as an undergrad at St. Olaf College in Minnesota — the school’s choir. He graduated … Continue reading