Party People
The Whiteaker Block Party rages on
Leading up to the summer of 2006, a small group of friends in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood had an idea that what the neighborhood needed was … Continue reading
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Two Festivals, One Weekend
Our music writer picks his favorite acts at the Whit’s Block Party and Pickathon
Music fans, you’re in luck. This weekend offers two live music festivals to choose from. The Whiteaker Block Party, an annual celebration of the people … Continue reading
The Selectors
DJs behind popular Portland dance party play free show in Eugene
According to Merriam-Webster, a musician is “a composer, conductor or performer of music.” Portland DJ Stephen Strausbaugh, who performs as The Incredible Kid, says this … Continue reading
Temporary Light
Eugene songwriter Halie Loren lands an Emmy for her music video “Noah”
To her growing list of awards and accomplishments, Eugene singer/songwriter Halie Loren can now add an Emmy. Loren recently garnered a “Best Music Video” Emmy … Continue reading
Swing Time
Shake your blues away at Oregon Festival of American Music
Too rarely, a single musical style unites listeners who crave artistic innovation with those who just wanna get down. For a decade beginning in the … Continue reading
Music in Motion
Seattle’s HTST Wants Your Head and Your Heart
Perpetual motion is behind the music of Don’t You Want to Dream Again?, the new release from Seattle rock quartet Happy Times Sad Times. “I’m … Continue reading
Pussy Riot
Seattle rockers fight for your right to say ‘pussy’
When Whitney Petty rolls into a new town while on tour, she likes to go where the locals are, the real divey-looking bars. “Sometimes you … Continue reading
EW and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Harry and the Potters brings wizard rock to Eugene
Rock Against Purebloods Harry and the Potters brings wizard rock to Eugene Public Library By Henry Houston In the 1970s, when an epidemic of racism … Continue reading
Swinging Eugene
OFAM opens its annual jazz fest at The Shedd with Chuck Redd at the helm
Maryland jazzman Chuck Redd, who’s played with the likes of Charlie Byrd and Mel Tormé, has been a regular with the Oregon Festival of American … Continue reading
Losing Our Groove
EW’s pop music writer laments the closing of CD World
Back in the ’90s I started working at CD World’s Corvallis location — and in case you weren’t aware, yes, there was a CD World … Continue reading