Oregon Legends
December offers a buffet of music from classical to musical comedy
Among classical composers based in Oregon today, four are likely to make it in the music history books. One of them, Portland’s Tomáš Svoboda, turns … Continue reading
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First of His Name
CharlestheFirst brings a sound that’s digital in nature to the WOW Hall
Lake Tahoe-based musician Charles Elias Ingalls, performing as CharlestheFirst, draws inspiration from what might seem like a contradictory place for an electronic musician: the natural … Continue reading
Big Papa
Hip-hop legend — and father of Oregon Ducks running back — performs in Eugene
Many University of Oregon students head home for the Thanksgiving holiday. Some, though, stick around town, waiting for their families to come to them. One … Continue reading
Eugene Welcomes Home the Troops
A dark Bandstand offers 1940s swing and cigarette nostalgia
Truth be told, I half expected to see a small gathering of MAGA hats in the Hult Center for Bandstand, Broadway’s Tony award-winning musical that … Continue reading
‘Hi, How Are You?’
Eugene musicians pay tribute to the music of Daniel Johnston
Like a lot of people, Eugene musician Sarah Boehm discovered Daniel Johnston via the The Devil and Daniel Johnston, a 2005 documentary about the Austin … Continue reading
Musical Healing
Rethinking music therapy, former Eugene musician redefines music theory
“Just think about what you want to talk about,” Joey Helpish tells me via a Facebook message. Helpish, perhaps better known to Eugene music fans … Continue reading
Feminist Remakes in the Woke Age
Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels is less cringe, more fun
Consider me a Charlie’s Angels fangirl. I was captivated by the 2000 film, as much for its bizarre self-aware camp and early-aughts attempts at girl … Continue reading
Welcome to Mirrorland
EarthGang returns to Eugene with Guapdad 4000
The Queen of Bounce
Big Freedia’s ‘Azz Across America’ tour comes to Eugene
You could call Freddie Ross, who performs as Big Freedia, the Louis Armstrong of bounce music, helping bring mainstream attention to the style of what’s … Continue reading
A Whole Lotta Jazz
And when you’re done grooving with David Friesen, check out the Mozart Requiem from Eugene Symphony
In the mid 1960s, a young jazz bassist named David Friesen found his band playing opposite the classic John Coltrane Quartet at a Seattle club … Continue reading