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On the first evening of spring, and a few days into self-quarantine, I sat in the kitchen of my west Eugene home, watching stand-up comedians … Continue reading
Joe Manis should be in Europe right now. But because of the exponential spread of COVID-19, his tour with the David Friesen Trio Circle 3 … Continue reading
The Beautiful Mistake, an early influential emo band, returns this month with You’re Not Broken. I am. The five-song EP is the group’s first new … Continue reading
At first I didn’t understand the people on Twitter who were marveling about watching TV. They said it was weird, watching all these people touching. … Continue reading
On my way to Salem recently to review Capturing Power: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection, an exhibit at the Hallie Ford Museum of … Continue reading
One night nearly three decades ago, following a performance of Evita in which he had sung several ensemble roles, Calvin Orlando Smith stepped out on … Continue reading
Until recently, the threat of coronavirus still seemed distant. Even with several cases in Oregon, life in Eugene went on as normal. Plays and other … Continue reading
The news came slow, then fast. On March 12, in hopes of mitigating the spread of the coronavirus and amid calls for social distancing in … Continue reading
If it weren’t for music, Grace Potter might have become a visual artist. “My dad would let us use the records he didn’t like as … Continue reading
“Jesus and Elvis, painted on velvet/hanging at the bar here every night.” Nope, it’s not Kenny Chesney. Well, Chesney recorded it but singer-songwriter Hayes Carll … Continue reading