Pickathon 2019
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Garage Days Revisited
Popular Whiteaker bar-venue reopens, but the timeline for a return of live music remains uncertain
Stepping into Sam Bond’s Garage the other day was a little like seeing an old friend. Closed since March 2020 on account of the pandemic … Continue reading
Forever Young
Oregon Mozart Players virtual concert highlights youthful and diverse contributions to classical music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote music completely in his head, or so the story goes. Turns out, that’s mostly the stuff of legend. What is known, … Continue reading
Lucky 13
Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus perform virtually at OSU
There’s something both cerebral and untamed in the pairing of musicians Jimbo Mathus and Andrew Bird. Their brand-new collaboration, These 13, out now, is a … Continue reading
Desert Rose
Portland country singer-songwriter Kassi Valazza plays a hybrid virtual and in-person concert at the Hult Center
Playing music that could only come from the desert Southwest — arid, lonely and mysterious — country songwriter Kassi Valazza comes to Eugene supporting her … Continue reading
Chamber Music Amici – “French Masters”
The French are coming this week, and they’re bringing their chamber music! French composers take center stage in the last of the 2020-21 virtual concert … Continue reading
Supernova
Eugene indie rock trio Novacane, popular in the UO house show scene, releases debut LP
Forged in the raw immediacy of the University of Oregon house show circuit, Eugene-based indie rock trio Novacane knows what it means to maintain their … Continue reading
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
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Music of Today
Delgani String Quartet premieres eight new works from UO student composers, many of API heritage
Employing the theme and variation technique of classical music composition, “Irony” begins with a violin melody. Developing from there, a cello soon joins, bowing open … Continue reading
Life Lessons
Eugene’s Sammy Warm Hands releases memoir, retires from touring
Sam Wartenbee has always been DIY. “I self-published a book in elementary school,” the rapper, musician, podcast host and author who grew up in Eugene … Continue reading
Camera Ready
Eugene Symphony’s return to the Hult Center to be broadcast with venue’s new cameras
The last time Eugene Symphony performed at the Hult Center, it was Feb. 23 — 2020 — and the solo pianist Jeffrey Kahane had performed … Continue reading
Bringing the Blues to Oregon
Shemekia Copeland to perform virtually for OSU's American String Series
In her more-than-20-year career, blues singer Shemekia Copeland has not been one to shy away from addressing difficult subjects in her music. And in the … Continue reading
Marv’s Infinite Playlist
Eugene hip-hop artist Marv Ellis releases new single, music video
The 1993 comedy classic Groundhog Day has always been on Eugene native hip-hop artist Marv Ellis’ mind. But as life under quarantine went on, the … Continue reading
The Zauner Files
Acclaimed indie rock musician and South Eugene grad performs at inauguration ball, releases memoir
The night before President Joe Biden’s inauguration, acclaimed indie rock musician and South Eugene High School graduate Michelle Zauner contributed a live rendition of her … Continue reading