Second Chances
Jay Rock is lucky to be alive.
Jay Rock is lucky to be alive. In 2016, at what might have been the pinnacle of any other artist’s career, Rock was thrown from … Continue reading
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Every Song Has a Story
Chico Schwall and friends perform early British folk tunes at The Shedd
A century ago, Englishman Cecil Sharp came to the U.S. looking for British folk songs he first collected in the U.K. “And he found tons … Continue reading
Following Through
The Gossamer Strings performing live
Eugene Weekly presents The Gossamer Strings performing ‘Following Through’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a … Continue reading
Men in Skirts
The Real McKenzies bring Celtic punk to Whirled Pies
Why would a kid in Vancouver, British Columbia, grow up to play Celtic-influenced punk rock? “It’s my parents’ fault,” The Real McKenzies bandleader Paul McKenzie … Continue reading
Music for Changing Times
Multicultural collisions spawn exciting concerts this month
“The times change, and we change with them. How? Time passing makes mankind worse.” That 17th-century epigram may sound depressingly apt to observers of our … Continue reading
Promises Kept
Singing night after night in bars and rock clubs can take a toll on a rock singer’s voice. Adam Thompson’s voice has been feeling scratchy, … Continue reading
Truth and Story
The Gossamer Strings performing live
Eugene Weekly presents The Gossamer Strings performing ‘Truth and Story’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are … Continue reading
John Prine at the Hult Center 9.19.18
Who cares about The Oxford Coma?
When Billy Tegethoff was a kid, his dad put on a copy of Pink Floyd’s Meddle, recreating a Pink Floyd laser lightshow for his son … Continue reading
You Oughta Know
Montreal Quebec post-punk band Ought was after something different when it went into the studio to record its latest album, Room Inside The World. Compared … Continue reading