Young Shakespeare
What’s in a word? Poet, author and hip-hop artist George Watsky has dived into the world of writing for more than a decade, and it … Continue reading
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America II
The Shifts performing live for Lincoln street sessions
Eugene Weekly presents The Shifts performing ‘America II’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series … Continue reading
Star Dancers
New York dance troupe brings Bowie tribute to Eugene
Like a one-man artistic movement, David Bowie’s creativity knew no boundaries. He touched everything from rock and pop music to film and theater. So why … Continue reading
Up in Praise
A night on the couch with the kids, a stroll through a mossy grove, or sweating in a room with 30 strangers while holding an … Continue reading
The Gossamer Strings Full Session
Performing live for Lincoln street sessions
Eugene Weekly presents The Gossamer Strings performing for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of … Continue reading
The West Coast Girl
Exploring Americana Music with Sarah Jane Scouten
Born near Vancouver, British Columbia, singer-songwriter Sarah Jane Scouten says she’s a West Coast girl. “I may strike folks as a bizarro Oregonian,” she tells … Continue reading
Southern Steel
Like a lot of ’90s kids, The Steel Wheels vocalist Trent Wagler grew up listening to Nirvana. “What attracted me to punk was authenticity,” Wagler … Continue reading
Small-Scale Sounds
Check out early music, HIP music and high school string players doing ‘60s rock
October’s big show is the Eugene Symphony’s Thursday, Oct. 18, Hult Center concert featuring eminent Portland composer David Schiff’s Stomp, Leonard Bernstein’s ambitious “Age of Anxiety” symphony … Continue reading
Where's the Light
The Gossamer Strings performing live
Eugene Weekly presents The Gossamer Strings performing ‘Where’s the Light’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are … Continue reading
Betty Jaeger
In this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, EW arts contributor Will Kennedy catches up with musician Betty Jaeger, now of Baroque Betty and formerly of other groups Betty and the Boy and Betty and the Babes. Jaeger plays a song for us live, in-studio. Kennedy also previews upcoming concerts to check out in the next few weeks and we listen to a never-before-heard track from local band Pancho + The Factory from their upcoming full-length album.
Music in this episode is from Betty Jaeger, Pancho + The Factory and Charlie Moses.