Oregon Children’s Choir
It’s been a hard year away for everyone with the pandemic restrictions. For the Oregon Children’s Choir, it has meant Zoom rehearsals in the winter … Continue reading
Music Archive
Moving On To Other Platforms
Lawrence Brownlee is among the headliners at this year’s virtual OBF
For some, the COVID pandemic has been a frustrating period of idling, and this is especially so for musicians in the arts. Not so for … Continue reading
Color Coding
Promising new post-prog trio from Eugene releases music video on YouTube, preps for live shows
Eugene musician Derek Sibert identifies as synesthetic, meaning that when he hears music, he sees colors. He sings, plays bass and is the primary songwriter … Continue reading
The Beat Goes On
After 24 years, Eugene’s Sprout City Studios owner Thaddeus Moore is moving on — but the space will remain
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
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