MexAmericana
Llorona celebrate the release of So Far from the World Above
Eugene musician Marietta Bonaventure says she’d played in so many bands around town she felt “there’s really no music that needs to be played right … Continue reading
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A Kinder Murder
Two girls, feeling and unfeeling, plan a murder in director Cory Finley’s dark thriller Thoroughbreds
What, exactly, is a sociopath? Surprisingly, despite its widespread use these days as a term to describe everything from U.S. presidents to office colleagues, sociopath … Continue reading
Zipper Kingdom
Squirrel Nut Zippers bring out their first album in almost two decades
James “Jimbo” Mathus, bandleader with Dixieland jazz revivalists Squirrel Nut Zippers, says stories of “weird old New Orleans” inspired Beasts of Burgundy, the band’s first … Continue reading
Dad Music, Too
All the classical and rock classics
Ernest Hemingway played the cello. He went on to do a bunch of other stuff, too, after those childhood lessons in Illinois, like bullfighting in … Continue reading
Let's Get It On
Breakers Yard performing live at the EW offices
Eugene Weekly presents Breakers Yard performing ‘Next Big Town’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a … Continue reading
Superchunk
Live at Mississippi Studios 2.26.18
On Monday, Feb. 26, and exactly on time, the members of Superchunk took the stage at Portland’s Mississippi Studios, said a quick “heyhowyadoin” and got … Continue reading
On the Boards
Tragedy, farce and a bit of Jane Austen take the stage at this year’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The buzz in Ashland last weekend at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s season openings should, by all rights, have been about Bill Rauch. The popular and … Continue reading
The Book of John
They Might Be Giants coming to Hi-Fi
In the mid to late 1980s, They Might be Giants came up alongside what might be called “first-wave” alternative bands like The Cure, REM, Depeche … Continue reading
Cultural Phenomenon
Black Panther shakes up representation
It seems like people either love superhero movies or hate them. People either spend hours talking about the lore, what’s canonical or not and the … Continue reading
He’s the DJ
Jazzy Jeff coming to Hi-Fi
Here’s a little story all about how one man rose to fame in the shadow of a prince — a fresh prince, to be exact. … Continue reading