Sad Boys and Sad Girls go Dancing
Love emo dance parties in Eugene
Grab the eyeliner and dye those swooped bangs black, because emo music never went away. Eugene has emo nights at John Henry’s and WOW Hall, … Continue reading
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Baseball, The Beast and Boyhood
The Sandlot’s ‘Yeah Yeah’ recounts behind-the-scenes memories and other insights ahead of 35th anniversary screening and Q&A at McDonald Theatre
In 1991, the world was introduced to a little ragtag group of 12-year-old boys who lived and breathed baseball. They met up every day at … Continue reading
You’ll Be Dancing Once Again
The ultimate mother-daughter musical is still the same ABBA-driven party we’ve always loved
We’ve got three dads, we’ve got strong female friendships and we’ve got the unbreakable — yet forever complicated — mother-daughter relationship. Oh yeah, we’ve also … Continue reading
Make Art Every Day
Explore fine art and pop culture with Eugene artist Neato
Cottage Grove multimedia visual artist Alex Ihnat, known as Neato, hangs work at Plank Town Brewing Company through May 31. With a slogan of “make … Continue reading
Toad in the Hole
Toad the Wet Sprocket’s Glen Phillips plays Lane Arts Council Benefit in Eugene
Glen Phillips, lead singer of ’90s alt-leaning folk-pop bandToad the Wet Sprocket, performs a solo benefit concert for Lane Arts council May 13 at Unity … Continue reading
Live Wire
Eugene artist Cassie Taylor live-paints folksinger Willy Porter in Eugene
On May 6, Eugene multimedia artist Cassie Taylor live-paints Wisconsin folk singer-songwriter Willy Porter at Tsunami Books. Taylor, a full-time artist, renders live music performances … Continue reading
The Sun Sets
After 33 years, Black Sun Books is Outliers Books
More than 33 years ago, Peter Ogura was working for a legal publisher in San Francisco, struggling to stay awake during what he describes as … Continue reading
No Sleep `til Brooklyn
Portland fourth-wave alt country band makes Lane County debut in Cottage Grove
Fourth-wave alt-country is hot right now in the broader music industry, with indie-leaning artists like MJ Lenderman and more traditional country singers like Margo Price … Continue reading
Artists are the Priority
Ditch Projects Benefit Art Auction returns to Springfield
Ditch Projects, an artist-run contemporary arts space in Springfield, hosts its sixth annual benefit art auction on May 1. Artists in the auction include — … Continue reading
Grassroots Anthology
More than 150 local writers come together for River Road: The Anthology
River Road: The Anthology grew out of the River Road Reading program and includes literary works on such topics as love and loss, humility and … Continue reading