Rain Songs
Singin’ in the Rain, Handel’s Messiah and more
Musicals used to start on stage and then go to the big screen. But that’s been changing lately, and one of the most prominent early … Continue reading
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Truthful Masks
Slow Magic brings their sound to the WOW Hall
In 1891, Oscar Wilde wrote: “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you … Continue reading
A Eugene musician takes her son to Tori Amos
A second-grader's take on a classic performer
I brought my second-grader, P, to the Tori Amos show at the Hult Center Nov. 25 (his first, my fifth) thinking that, as a budding … Continue reading
Ohio Man
Eugene Weekly presents ShiSho performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents ShiSho performing ‘Ohio Man’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions . While this folk punk duo’s residency in Eugene may have … Continue reading
Less Ladylike
Tori Amos influences a generation of Eugene artists
Eugene artists Halie Loren, Bettreena “Betty” Jaeger and Amelia Reising will never forget the first time they heard the music of Tori Amos. Jaeger is … Continue reading
Plastic Soul
'I can be the archetype of whatever you feel.'
There are things both vintage and new in the plastic soul of Denver-based husband and wife duo Tennis. On the band’s latest release, Yours Conditionally, … Continue reading
’Tis the Season to Listen
From New Age synth rock to serious comic opera, there’s holiday music around town for every taste
Nothing ignites the holiday spirit like music — and you can find plenty of festive music happening around town between now and the start of … Continue reading
Not All Who Sonder Are Lost
Kishi Bashi comes to the WOW Hall
“Sonder” is defined by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows as the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as … Continue reading
Violin Virtuosos
Rock stars don’t always play the guitar
From Joseph Joachim to Jascha Heifetz to Itzhak Perlman to Joshua Bell and so many more, solo violinists have been the closest things to rock … Continue reading
Shrouded In Shadows
Eugene Weekly presents ShiSho performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents ShiSho performing ‘ Shrouded In Shadows’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions . While this folk punk duo’s residency in Eugene … Continue reading