Down to Business Again
Big Business returns after lengthy ‘paternity leave’
Last time Big Business came to Eugene, they had the ignominy of opening for what bassist Jared Warren describes as the worst Misfits cover band … Continue reading
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Abby Posner
From Evergreen, Colorado, she went to Los Angeles to work on her dream. She turned professional in 2006 with her banjo, mandolin and almost any … Continue reading
Making Architecture Great Again
Our golf-resort president calls for a federal design code and disses the designer of Eugene’s courthouse
It’s nice to discover, at long last, that Eugene’s Wayne L. Morse Federal Courthouse is officially un-American. Who hasn’t suspected this all along? When the … Continue reading
Beautiful Noise
As the group nears three decades of performance, STOMP keeps banging it out
STOMP, the high intensity percussion show that’s a perennial favorite in Eugene, brings its weird musical instruments — think hubcaps, Zippo lighters, brooms and garbage … Continue reading
Poised for Wonder
Eugene Ballet offers both a classic and a brand-new work
Eugene Ballet is putting on a whimsical double feature Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8 and 9, with its oft-performed Alice in Wonderland and an all-new … Continue reading
Murder in the Grove
Cottage Theatre presents Arsenic and Old Lace
Cottage Theatre opens its 2020 season with new seats and an absurd, slow start. Let me be clear: It’s supposed to be slow. Directed by … Continue reading
Blues in Corvallis
OSU’s American Strings series brings a bit of Chicago to the Majestic Theatre
An unusual music program at Oregon State University is bringing a pair of major blues players to Corvallis. Billy Branch and Ronnie Baker Brooks will … Continue reading
A Two-Tone Army of One
Second wave ska legends return to Eugene
Second wave ska bands in both the U.K. and the U.S. arose during the economic recession of the 1970s, only to find themselves responding in … Continue reading
Mystery is Beautiful
Claire Burbridge looks deep into nature in enormous drawings at JSMA
Claire Burbridge is moved by small things. Her drawings in Claire Burbridge: Pathways to the Invisible at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art are of … Continue reading
Medieval Multimedia
13th-century musical theater kicks off February for music lovers in Eugene
Multimedia performances are all the rage, and just wait until augmented reality tech allows even more multiples. But before shows that spiced up sounds with … Continue reading