George Evano’s all-star tribute to Nancy Wilson
“Guess Who I Saw Today” was the single that started it all in 1960, and the great jazz singer Nancy Wilson never looked back in … Continue reading
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Leave a Light On
JRAD singer and guitarist returns to Eugene with new music project
Tom Hamilton had a distinct vision when he and Philadelphia-based guitarist Raina Mullen went into the studio to conjure their new band, Ghost Light. Hamilton … Continue reading
Keep Gaining Momentum
EarthGang returns to Eugene after successful debut
Although their major-label debut Mirrorland only came out this past September, Atlanta hip-hop duo EarthGang has been putting in work for years. A steady stream … Continue reading
Keep it Simple
Springfield-Born Singer releases jazz vocal record, can also be heard on new Jeff Goldblum jazz album
Jazz vocalist, author and educator Gina Saputo grew up in an old farmhouse near Springfield. “In this house, the kitchen is higher, elevated,” Saputo tells … Continue reading
Leading Ladies of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Eugene’s Grrrlz Rock grows bigger and cozier by the year
Feminism is growing up into a family affair: little girls in black Converse, gripping their mother’s hands; the stickered ukulele case of a 14-year-old front … Continue reading
Minnesota Twins
Remo Drive mix emo with rock traditionalism
Remo Drive announce their rockist intentions with “Two Bux,” the opening track off the Minnesota band’s brand new full-length Natural, Everyday Degradation, out now on … Continue reading
Relevant Music
Classical, jazz, Star Wars and rock ‘n’ roll coming our way
Eugene Concert Choir’s Nov. 8 concert at the University of Oregon’s Beall Concert Hall features a moving new work by New York composer Michael Bussewitz-Quarm, … Continue reading
Subhumanism
Classic English punk band returns with new record
English anarcho-punk band Subhumans return this year with Crisis Point, their first full-length album in over a decade. Based solely on the political climate in … Continue reading
Having it All
Grammy award winner Jason Mraz talks his upcoming tour, new musical endeavors and farming coffee
Jason Mraz is walking through his farm in Southern California, harvesting figs and dealing with the occasional weed as he talks on the phone to … Continue reading
Guerillas in the Mist
Talking open-heart surgery and plant cognition with New York’s Guerilla Toss
Guerilla Toss play music that could only come from the urban environs of New York City — over-stimulated and arty, crowded with ideas, and existing … Continue reading