Party On, Garth
Pop country superstar and OCF’s 50th highlight summer concert season
It’s summertime in Eugene and the livin’ is sometimes easy, while other times it’s a mad dash to get out of town before all the … Continue reading
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Music for Ghosts
Dance out the darkness with Ghost House
For some, the Eugene music scene is about dancing barefoot in the grass to a jam band or some reggae-rock hybrid. But for nearly a … Continue reading
Bach to Summer
The Oregon Bach Festival is back — as are Eugene Symphony’s outdoor concerts
For classical music lovers, summer in Eugene means Bach. The two-week Oregon Bach Festival, a fixture here for more than four decades, opens June 28 … Continue reading
Summer in the (Music) City
Symfest, Mood Area 52, Chamber Music Amici and more coming to a venue near you
Summer brings sunshine, smoke (maybe) and our annual influx of regular returning visitors. Eugene Symphony’s third annual SymFest returns to the Hult Center June 1 … Continue reading
Lonely Hearts Club
Classic country comeback with J.D. Miller and Broken Heart Rodeo
Every story Sam “Cletis” Reaves tells sounds like a country song. The native Texan has lived in Eugene for more than a decade. Lately he’s … Continue reading
OSU Loves the 2000s
Oregon State University’s music festival has Akon and Jesse McCartney headlining
Oregon State University, known as a research school, must have been working on a time machine when it put together DAMJAM 2019 because it’s filled … Continue reading
Lone 97
Alt-country heartthrob plays Sam Bond’s
On the song “Total Disaster” from Rhett Miller’s latest release, The Messenger, Miller sings: “The truth is, I’m a total disaster.” Catchy tune, but I’m … Continue reading
The Vulnerable Adversary
California experimental band Xiu Xiu plays Old Nick’s
Jamie Stewart’s mom warned him not to become a musician. “My dad and uncle were successful musicians,” he says. “Mom discouraged me. She knew it … Continue reading
Crooked Arrow
Male rock stars steal femininity as transgression, Arrow de Wilde steals it back
Nearly a day after the show, I want to be able to tie a pretty-little-bow on what I saw as Arrow de Wilde and her … Continue reading
Raising Queer Voices
An award-winning new opera opens doors to the transgender experience
When Kimberly Reed was growing up in Helena, Montana, “it was hard to be an opera fan,” she remembers. There were no major opera companies … Continue reading