Byrne-ing Man
Musical polymath and Talking Heads founder returns to Eugene
“I dance like this / Because it feels so damn good” sings David Byrne on “I Dance Like This,” from his 2018 release American Utopia. … Continue reading
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Tap into Anvil
‘Real life’ Spinal Tap hits Old Nick’s Pub
Anvil has become a synonym for persistence. Many music fans probably know the band from Anvil: The Story of Anvil, released in 2008. In addition … Continue reading
Deep Water
There’s very little mid-range in the music of popular Portland quartet Blackwater Holylight: It’s all or nothing. “There’s lots of ways of describing our sound, … Continue reading
Slade
Ferns performing live at the EW offices.
Eugene Weekly presents Ferns performing ‘Slade’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live … Continue reading
Waka Flocka
Live at Venue 252 [5.19.18]
Middle Suite
Ferns performing live at the EW offices.
Eugene Weekly presents Ferns performing ‘Middle Suite’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of … Continue reading
Flower Power (Pop)
The Posies come to Eugene behind classic album reissues
Ken Stringfellow says the music of his band The Posies — melodic and dreamy — went against the prevailing winds of the Seattle music scene … Continue reading
Breaking Musical Barriers
A singer and a pianist seek to change classical performance in the era of #MeToo
Eugene Soprano Emma Lynn realized something wasn’t right in the realm of classical music. She noticed that songs traditionally sung by men are received differently … Continue reading
Season Endings
Winding up the symphonic season with the big sound of Mahler
Mahler’s music seems like a closing chapter. It marked the end of a certain kind of big, Romantic orchestral music, so all-encompassing that 20th-century composers … Continue reading
Soromundi Just Can’t Keep Quiet
The Eugene lesbian chorus celebrates nearly 30 years in song
When Eugene’s Soromundi Lesbian Chorus began in 1989, nine people met in founder Karm Hagedorn’s living room to sing. Now, almost three decades later, 85 … Continue reading