Is Less More?
Oregon Bach Festival, smaller, relocated
There’s less of the Oregon Bach Festival than there used to be. Some of that amounts to addition by subtraction. Gone are the bloated, historically … Continue reading
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Catastrophically Funny
Actors Cabaret of Eugene's Disaster! is anything but
I was born in 1995. I was 6 when the Twin Towers fell, and only 10 when Hurricane Katrina hit. This last presidential election was … Continue reading
Dystopia Blues
Survival at all costs is key in The Bad Batch
Are there still interesting stories to be mined from the notion that we all do — or would do — shitty things to survive? Umpteen … Continue reading
Sulky Surf
Surf-rock band La Luz is a sepia-filtered road trip down Hwy 101 in the dead of summer. The group mashes together doo-wop, angst and dance … Continue reading
The Taming of the Shrewd
Do rich gifts wax poor in the elite bubble of Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival?
If, like me, you happen find yourself on some clear summer night seated just about dead center of the orchestra level at Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s … Continue reading
My Monster And Me
Bettreena (Betty) Jaeger performing live at the EW offices
Eugene Weekly presents Bettreena (Betty) Jaeger performing ‘My Monster And Me’. live at the EW offices. The last in her 07-27-2016 #lincolnstreetsessions recording. Bettreena (Betty) Jaeger … Continue reading
Sad Is All You Need
I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t from time to time like to feel sad — to occasionally pull melancholy over themselves like a warm blanket … Continue reading
Found Sound
Now based in Brooklyn, songwriter Lucy Marie Horton grew up in Vancouver, Washington. She says she didn’t experience catcalling until she moved back East. Working … Continue reading
Bach for Beginners
The leaner Oregon Bach Festival kicks off June 29
What, you’ve never been to the Oregon Bach Festival? That’s like living in Eugene and never once watching a track meet at Hayward Field, never … Continue reading
An Exercise in Awkwardness
In Mike White’s Beatriz at Dinner, an unexpected houseguest leads to an evening of discomfort and bitter comedy
If you found yourself at dinner with Donald Trump, what would you do? Grit your teeth and get through it, not wanting to upset or … Continue reading