Hardcore Quiet
Bang your head gently with Eugene’s Filomena
Some bands are good. Some bands are so good that when they perform live they inspire musicians in the audience to start bands of their … Continue reading
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Ode to Joy
Eugene Symphony packages work of Beethoven for youth in upcoming concert
Classical music carries a stigma of being inaccessible. Composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, whose 100th birthday was celebrated by the Eugene Symphony last year, knew … Continue reading
The Song Builder
Portland singer-songwriter returns to Eugene
Portland songwriter Jeffrey Martin likes to be alone, whether he’s working construction, tinkering with the home he shares with his girlfriend, singer-songwriter Anna Tivel, or … Continue reading
A Musical Children’s Crusade
Youth and access are center of Eugene’s music universe
Most of the non-pop music we cover at Eugene Weekly is for grownups. Not because of naughty, (Tipper) Gore-y lyrics — young ones hear plenty … Continue reading
Let There Be Light
Eugene Symphony’s upcoming concert brings together light and sound to realize a composer’s dream
New Zealand-born pop star Lorde, who has written Billboard-topping songs like “Royals” and “Green Light,” has synesthesia, a condition that makes her see specific colors … Continue reading
Orchestral Maneuvers
Unknown Mortal Orchestra returns to Eugene with unfulfilled potential
Eugene gets to experience a tiny little slice of Coachella when New Zealand-via-Portland indie rockers Unknown Mortal Orchestra kick off a string of West Coast … Continue reading
This Time It’s Personal
Arizona acoustic punk band AJJ returns to Eugene
When Sean Bonnette of Arizona-based folk-punk band AJJ talks about his songwriting process, he brings up that C.S. Lewis quote about how you can’t get … Continue reading
Spring Songs
Performers give voice to vocal music of all kinds
The birds aren’t the only ones raising their voices to celebrate spring’s arrival. The Shedd’s annual Vocal Arts Festival, which runs Thursday through Saturday, April … Continue reading
The Dreamer
Eugene musician Ky Burt seeks a simpler life
In the song “Small Town Dream,” Eugene musician Ky Burt sings, “Trying to build us a home where most people drive through/ Small town dream.” … Continue reading
Sister Shock
Shook Twins honor the good men with a new Album release
Katelyn and Laurie Shook, twin sisters who perform as the Shook Twins, have been singing together since they were two years old “in the back … Continue reading