Alpha Charly Bravo
Brooklyn’s Charly Bliss makes heartbreak danceable
Some music fans live and die for a towering guitar solo or thunderous drum fill. Me? I’m a swine for simplicity. I sip finely-crafted pop … Continue reading
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Joe Manis
As long as jazz has existed, musicians have taken songs from the radio and played it in their own styles says saxophonist Joe Manis. Manis … Continue reading
Pegasus Playhouse
A new youth theater company in town debuts with a musical
Pegasus Playhouse, a new theater company for young people, opens its first show this weekend when the original musical Too Many Princesses: A Feminist Fable … Continue reading
Antique Roadshow
Sean O’Reilly and Eugene Printmakers connect youth to the history of the press
It’s not many people I can bond with over memories of cutting ruby or amberlith screens, the artifacts of now-dead printing processes. “I loved cutting … Continue reading
Local and Smokal
Finding a homegrown musical bud for a smokin’ experience
Weed is to music as a shovel is to soil. When you’re high, you uncover that bass line or fluttering synth in the background, you … Continue reading
David McCosh/Entanglements at Karin Clarke Gallery
A new show of work by the late Eugene artist embraces abstraction without forgoing nature
Eugene’s Karin Clarke Gallery has glass walls on two sides. You can see the art from the street or from the side that faces Manifest … Continue reading
Blasphemous Rumors
Kayo Dot play heavy metal space opera at Old Nick’s Pub
With the heightened drama of a Bowie-esque space opera, the interstellar terrain of prog rock and the fault lines of metal, Blasphemy, the latest concept … Continue reading
StoneCutters Union
Reuniting for the first time in a few years, the StoneCutters Union will perform a reading of their fiction writings in “Bad Stories from Worse … Continue reading
They Saw the Light
Eugene old-time folk duo release new album, Due to Darkness
As a songwriter, Eugene musician Liat Tova Lis works best when she’s in motion. “Usually on my bike,” Tova Lis says. “I find a little … Continue reading
Symphonic Dissonance
Administrative changes, unhappy choristers and a sabbatical for the executive director at Eugene Symphony
As Eugene Symphony musicians tune up for their season opening concert on Sept. 26, a sour note behind the scenes has led to some singers … Continue reading