Pickathon 2019
Our favorite moments on the farm
All photos by Todd Cooper unless otherwise noted
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Cinematic Sounds
Federale plays Morricone- and Gainsbourg-inspired pop at WildCraft
Collin Hegna has always been good at whistling. He just never expected the skill would be as useful as it is now, fronting the cinematic … Continue reading
Weird and Wooly
Portland’s The Woolen Men return to Eugene
All the songs on Human to Human, the 2019 release from The Woolen Men, were written by singer and guitarist Lawton Browning — a definite … Continue reading
Lost Boy Found
YBN Cordae lands a home at the McDonald Theatre
Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, YBN Cordae first made noise in 2018 after addressing critiques from older and better-established rap artists who have been very … Continue reading
Women’s Music
Hear the sounds of ancient and modern female composers in January
“With a golden apple in his hand, Emperor Theophilos slowly walked between two lines of contending beauties; His eye was detained by the charms of … Continue reading
Casual Anger
This past year’s best 50-track album — and it came from Portland
After four years Portland rap stalwart Slick Devious is back with a sprawling 50-track album that promises to satiate art rap fans while appealing to … Continue reading
House Rules
UO house show regulars open for Portland indie rockers
House shows are an important part of any music community. While house show scenes ebb and flow, Eugene’s is alive and well at the moment, … 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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Hot Swing Hotties
Whiteaker Hot Club bridges 1920s jazz to the 2020s
Of all the different styles of jazz, the most inviting are hot swing and gypsy jazz, says Dan Mahoney, guitarist with Eugene-based early jazz dance … Continue reading
A Family Tradition
Country music gives local unhoused man a second chance
I was walking south on Willamette Street a few weeks before Christmas when a man’s singing voice caught my attention near Kesey Plaza. The line “It’s … Continue reading
Kamikaze Kid
Meow Meow brings post-post-modern cabaret to the Hult Center
I arrange a lot of phone calls with musicians. Sometimes it’s easier than others — I need to reschedule, they need to reschedule, or someone oversleeps … Continue reading
A Passion for the Poor
Eugene Opera takes a passionate look at poverty
“It was terribly cold and nearly dark on the last evening of the old year, and the snow was falling fast.” So begins H.C. Andersen’s … Continue reading
Pop Music Dreams
To this year in local music, EW music writer Will Kennedy says, ‘Ok, boomer’
2019 saw Garth Brooks sell out Autzen Stadium and the Oregon Country Fair celebrate its 50th birthday with a music lineup appropriate for the occasion, including … Continue reading
The Allman Sisters
Ashleigh Flynn’s new project breaks musical glass ceiling
Longtime Portland singer-songwriter Ashleigh Flynn says there’s a glass ceiling for women in music. She wants her new band, The Riveters, to break it. “I … Continue reading