The Magic of St. Olaf
The premiere a cappella choir comes to Eugene Feb. 8
Anton Armstrong knew a good thing when he heard it as an undergrad at St. Olaf College in Minnesota — the school’s choir. He graduated … Continue reading
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‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’
Cartoon characters come alive in a comedy-driven musical at Cottage Theatre
Charlie Brown has yet to go out of style. The Peanuts gang still hangs out on occasion, and now it’s ready to take the stage. … Continue reading
Jazz Funk [Soul]diers
Natsukashii Soul hits the ground running post-pandemic shutdowns
It all came together in a matter of hours, according to Eugene musician Frank Visconti, trumpeter and manager with Natsukashii Soul, a brand-new jazz, R&B … Continue reading
Legally Blonde, The Musical
“Girls, I’m going to Harvard,” Elle Woods says to her sorority sisters in the iconic 2001 film Legally Blonde. As former president of Delta Nu … Continue reading
The Sounds of Silence
Many in Eugene’s do-it-yourself music scene say the police’s latest crackdown on loud gatherings is hurting the music community
On the day of the University of Oregon’s 2022 spring football game in April, many students were preparing to cheer on the Ducks. Junior Claudia … Continue reading
Singing a Song of Eugene
From folk and pop to hip hop, Mat Kearney does it all
For many Duck football fans, Mat Kearney’s “Coming Home (Oregon)” is a song that’s almost as iconic as “Shout.” The song plays during the interlude … Continue reading
Witching Hour
Psychedelic rock band Frankie and the Witch Fingers makes Eugene debut at Old Nick’s Pub
Few bands can match the pleasantly violent assault on the ears of The Stooges’ 1973 classic Raw Power. But Frankie and the Witch Fingers can … Continue reading
A Walk Through Old New England
Works from three late 19th and early 20th century American composers are spotlighted at The Shedd
It’s been a bastion of flowering culture throughout the nation’s history, with Western European threads tied to much of it, and a slice of that … Continue reading
A ’20s Twist
Eugene Opera set to renew a Puccini classic with a flapper-era update
“It goes by much quicker than an Avengers movie,” Andrew Bisantz says of the opera La Bohème. “There’s never a dull moment.” Bisantz, in his … Continue reading
When Bad Gets Good
The worst movie in the world — The Room — to be screened, featuring in-person Q&A with leading actor at Corvallis’ Whiteside Theater
The first time I watched The Room, it was on the late-night network Adult Swim sometime in the late ’00s. As the credits rolled, my … Continue reading