TajMo Return for Mo’
Blues musician Keb’ Mo’ had been working nonstop on what would become the Grammy-winning album TajMo. After a weeklong break, he gave it another chance. … Continue reading
Music: Page 70
Post-Post Punk
Portland weirdo-punkers The Woolen Men feel we’re living in a post-post world: post-punk, post-work, post-music industry. In fact, The Woolies have even named their new … Continue reading
Egotones — Full Session
live in the EW office
Eugene Weekly presents Egotones performing live for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live … Continue reading
As I Go
Remembering acclaimed musician, producer and Cottage Grove resident Richard Swift
Richard Swift was arguably the most prolific and best-known musician in Oregon. He toured the world with acts like The Black Keys and The Shins, … Continue reading
The Lonesome Cowboy
Roselit Bone plays Sam Bond's this weekend
Josh McCaslin of Portland-based noir country act Roselit Bone tells me in L.A. it’s pretty normal to consider country, blues — and even Chicano — … Continue reading
Modesto
Egotones performing live in the EW office
Eugene Weekly presents Egotones performing ‘Modesto’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live … Continue reading
Eugene Symphony Gets Ready to Feel the Force
Francesco Lecce-Chong readies his baton for a more civilized time
Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) told Variety in 2018 that John Williams’ score elevated Star Wars: A New Hope to the status of Lawrence of Arabia. And … Continue reading
The Avett Brothers
Night 1 at Edgefield [7.5.18]
Adventures in Runyonland
Guys and Dolls brings its backstory to The Shedd
Guys and Dolls is an ass-backward classic. Instead of starting with a great story and setting it to music, a pair of producers engaged a writer … Continue reading
Keep Punk Weird
First wave garage rock legends come to Eugene
With all the crust, noise and bluster, many fail to realize the extent to which surrealist and Dadaist art influenced bands of the original 1970s … Continue reading