Ferns
performing live at the EW offices.
Eugene Weekly presents Ferns performing for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live studio … Continue reading
Music: Page 75
Willpower and Humanistic Surge
A collaborative conversation about everything with Flaming Lips ringleader Wayne Coyne
I’ve seen The Flaming Lips covered in fake blood with skeletons and Santa Claus and dancing bears and huge balloons. I’ve seen The Flaming Lips … Continue reading
Revivals and Arrivals
June brings us Jerome Kern, new music and Nellie McKay
Frat boys and jocks were popular subjects for Jazz Age musicals. Jerome Kern’s 1933 Roberta wasn’t as important or as lucrative as Kern’s earlier Showboat, but it scored … Continue reading
The Jolly Rogers
Popular ’90s-era live act Jollymon returns with new album
Void Walker is the first record in 18 years from Portland-based rockers Jollymon. Vocalist and bass player Carey Rich tells me he wasn’t sure he … Continue reading
Written in Stone
Eugene’s ambient post-rockers Ninth Moon Black celebrate the release of Amaranthine
Contrary to common misperception, metal-heads tend to be the nicest dudes in any given music scene, and Eric Eiden, guitarist for local outfit Ninth Moon … Continue reading
David Byrne … forgive us … burns down the House on Memorial Day at the Hult
Making art out of his own discomfort
The stage is empty and slate grey. A single spotlight highlights a human brain on a table. Holding the brain in his hands, David Byrne, … Continue reading
Sasquatch Music Festival 2018
Photos from 2018's Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington
Resurrecting The Revelers
A Eugene musician is bringing back long-forgotten music
Eugene singer Craig Phillips was just looking for new repertoire for his classical vocal quartet. Instead he discovered a treasure trove of music manuscripts by … Continue reading
Byrne-ing Man
Musical polymath and Talking Heads founder returns to Eugene
“I dance like this / Because it feels so damn good” sings David Byrne on “I Dance Like This,” from his 2018 release American Utopia. … Continue reading
Tap into Anvil
‘Real life’ Spinal Tap hits Old Nick’s Pub
Anvil has become a synonym for persistence. Many music fans probably know the band from Anvil: The Story of Anvil, released in 2008. In addition … Continue reading