The Thinker
The old Spoon but with extra disco boop
Even though he loves The Ramones, Britt Daniel sometimes gets tired of that straight-ahead rock ’n’ roll 4/4 beat. Daniel is lead singer and guitarist … Continue reading
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Death is Walking With Me
Cigarettes and Milk performing live for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Cigarettes and Milk performing ‘Death is Walking With Me’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street … Continue reading
Shoulda Been Fine
Cigarettes and Milk performing live for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Cigarettes and Milk performing ‘Shoulda Been Fine’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are … Continue reading
That Rock ’n’ Roll Feeling
Eugene garage band Nudie Mags drops first EP
Tatiana Havill Affatati, bassist and back-up vocalist with new Eugene garage-rock three-piece Nudie Mags, has been reading David Byrne’s book How Music Works. She’s particularly … Continue reading
2017 In Review
In this week’s episode of What’s Happening, host Meerah Powell talks with Eugene Weekly staffers and freelancers about their favorite music, movies, theater and news events from the last year. We catch up with EW freelancer Will Kennedy who muses about local bands like VCR, Nudie Mags and Pancho + The Factory. We hear EW news reporters Corinne Boyer and Kelly Kenoyer chat about their favorite stories they got to report on ranging from a long-term investigation on retirement homes in the state to visiting a chimp sanctuary and finally, EW senior staff writer Rick Levin talks about his favorite 2017 films and plays, as well as some of his Oscar nomination predictions. Make sure to grab a print issue of Eugene Weekly in its little red boxes every Thursday or check us out online at EugeneWeekly.com.
Mic Check
Eugene’s One Dollar Check pushes the boundaries of reggae
Reggae is not monolithic. Yet — a little like country music, hip hop or punk — stereotypes exist about how reggae should sound, how the … Continue reading
Ghost Tour — Full Session
Eugene Weekly presents Ghost Tour's full Lincoln Street Session
Eugene Weekly presents Ghost Tour performing live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions. They were the ghosts with the most. Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions … Continue reading
The Original Tesla
Eugene’s Harmonic Laboratory takes an artistic look at a tech pioneer
Clean energy. Wireless charging. A world connected by invisible communication technology. For many, these technologies are today’s reality and tomorrow’s hope — but they were first realistically … Continue reading
Two Steps Forward
Sometimes you just need to stop and hear the music
“No big bands ever play Eugene.” I frequently hear variations on this sentiment repeated by local music fans — and it drives me nuts. This … Continue reading
Help The Hoople
Years before this little band called Nirvana suddenly put Seattle on the glittery transcontinental map of rock music, a cornball clutch of great local outfits … Continue reading