Spring Songs
Performers give voice to vocal music of all kinds
The birds aren’t the only ones raising their voices to celebrate spring’s arrival. The Shedd’s annual Vocal Arts Festival, which runs Thursday through Saturday, April … Continue reading
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The Dreamer
Eugene musician Ky Burt seeks a simpler life
In the song “Small Town Dream,” Eugene musician Ky Burt sings, “Trying to build us a home where most people drive through/ Small town dream.” … Continue reading
Sister Shock
Shook Twins honor the good men with a new Album release
Katelyn and Laurie Shook, twin sisters who perform as the Shook Twins, have been singing together since they were two years old “in the back … Continue reading
Fyre 2.0 Coming to Eugene
City Council grants eternal tax break to underwrite rock festival
In its latest attempt to bolster downtown business, the City Council voted unanimously last week to host the controversial Fyre Festival 2.0 this summer on … Continue reading
The Disaster Twins
Brooklyn-based folk-noir duo plays Cottage Grove
The Brew Station & Coast Fork Feed in Cottage Grove features beer, food, animal feed and live music. If there was ever a more “you … Continue reading
The Sound of Politics
Music inspired by politics and war takes the music throne in Eugene
Before human-caused climate change was humanity’s weapon of choice for destroying life, nuclear weapons were the go-to. The man most responsible for turning them into … Continue reading
Two of a Kind
L.A. duo Kolars returns to Eugene
When she was a little girl, Lauren Brown, percussionist with Los Angeles duo Kolars, was about to go on stage for a dance recital, but … Continue reading
Singin’ in the Rain
Eugene’s thriving, unique karaoke scene is more than just an ‘empty orchestra’
I’m not expecting much when I walk into The Barn Light for its weekly Thursday night karaoke. The place is dimly lit and crowded, and … Continue reading
Into the Wild
EDM musician evokes the American West
Entire schools of American art have been inspired and influenced by the sweeping vistas of the western U.S., from the great landscape painters to the … Continue reading
Look Back to Heritage
Chicago-based Mariachi Herencia de Mexico comes to the Hult Center
The Hult Center is the perfect place for Mariachi Herencia de Mexico, says Director César Maldonado, because mariachi is a high art and should be … Continue reading