The Cello With A Twist
Portland Cello Project returns to OBF June 29
It began innocently enough. Nine cellists got together one night in 2006 in Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge for a night of playing Western classical music … Continue reading
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Pushing the Limits
Eugene-based band releases first album in five years capturing their live vibes
Usually, when I’m in Eugene guitarist Olem Alves’ basement, he’s guiding me through the world of jazz guitar legends, like a wise Jedi Master. But … Continue reading
Drawing Themselves Straight
The son of Oregon’s late Indigenous artist Rick Bartow begins to walk in his father’s footsteps with a gallery show in Newport
One night in late 2016, Booker Bartow — best known in those days, if at all, as a skateboard videographer and hip-hop DJ performing as … Continue reading
This is Your Pilot Speaking
Blind Pilot, a Portland-based indie folk band with two UO graduates, debuts new material in Eugene
Israel Nebeker says WOW Hall changed his life. The Blind Pilot lead singer and primary songwriter was a University of Oregon student in 2002 when … Continue reading
Cool Days At The Coast
The ‘Oregon Coast’ exhibit is at White Lotus Gallery through August 10 Summer is here, and if you can’t make it to the coast on … Continue reading
Raised a Racist
A narrative of racism, and of redemption
Some years ago, I read a Washington Post story about R. Derek Black’s journey from white nationalist wunderkind to antiracist. I was intrigued because first, … Continue reading
Misfit Island
Mismiths, an L.A.-based Smiths-Misfits tribute act, at Sam Bond’s June 14
According to Mismiths co-lead singer, Gorrissey, his band is a joke gone too far. One night a few years ago, he says, he and a … Continue reading
Spirited Album
Billie Eilish’s new melodies hit just right
After three years of silence, Billie Eilish has been feeding her fans well with her new album Hit Me Hard and Soft, released May 17. … Continue reading
What it Means to Be a Brat
Charli XCX’s new album Brat is the album of the summer
Are brats annoying? Cool? Jaded? Perhaps they’re just misunderstood? But honestly, who cares? Charli XCX’s newest album, Brat, isn’t trying to put brats like her … Continue reading
The Most Eclectic 2024 Playlist
What the Eugene Weekly Staff is Listening to in 2024
2024 is already shaping up to be a wild year for new music. Beyoncé released the second installment in her genre-bending trilogy with the country-inspired … Continue reading