Folk Queen
Portland singer-songwriter Tara Velarde fuses a wide range of vocals and Latin rhythms to create a concoction I can only describe as diva folk. In … Continue reading
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Berlin to Baroque
December music features everything from feminist capers to Fantasia
Ah, the holidays! Time for families and friends to get together and celebrate love and friendship and all those other virtues. So what’s the big … Continue reading
Spaghetti Westerners
Mike Stortz always dreamt of relocating his band Johnny Raincloud from South Florida to Portland. During a recent visit to Oregon, Stortz caught a show … Continue reading
Tune in, Turn On, Drop Out
As a young man, Chris Robinson experienced overnight success with his band The Black Crowes. The Crowes had a major hit in the late ’80s … Continue reading
Choice Words for a New President
YG's "Fuck Donald Trump" tour hits Eugene
YG might not be a rapper that everyone has heard of, but his politically straightforward message echoed throughout cities across the nation last Tuesday night … Continue reading
Hatred Doesn’t Always Win
Rachel Weisz delivers as a passionate crusader burdened with proving the Holocaust happened
“Not all opinions are equal.” This statement, tucked into Denial with little fanfare, forms the meat of the film’s focus. A sturdy yet affecting courtroom … Continue reading
Hungry for Generations
The Big Meal at Oregon Contemporary Theatre is full of dynamic performances
Dan LeFranc’s quickly dives into a chaotic script with his play, The Big Meal, which features an otherwise mellow plot. Two young lovebirds meet and … Continue reading
The New Classical
A new season, new cellist and new album featuring new music: Eugene’s Delgani String Quartet just keeps refuting the outdated notion that classical music is … Continue reading
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Horror Movie Director
A conversation with Henry Weintraub
Local writer and filmmaker Henry Weintraub suspects that the horror genre has come to a dead end. “Modern horror movies don’t really capture me too … Continue reading
Hot Shit
Cherub (an electro-indie band, not a naked angel baby) made me a little weary at first listen. It’s a group of dudes that seem like … Continue reading