This Time It’s Personal
James Mercer has been listening to David Bowie. Now based in Portland, Mercer is the primary songwriter and sole remaining original member of The Shins … Continue reading
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King Wayne
Back in 2007, rapper Lil Wayne no-showed for a concert at MacArthur Court on the University of Oregon campus. Katie Matthews, life-long hip hop fan … Continue reading
Rabbit Monster on the Loose
California-born DJ TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) is a sculptor of space who uses sound as her tool. Between trip-hop, lo-fi beats, classic sampling methods and uniquely … Continue reading
Freedom Singers
Mountain Moves, the latest album from San Francisco art-rockers Deerhoof, features guest appearances and collaborations from artists like Argentine songwriter Juana Molina, Stereolab vocalist Laetitia … Continue reading
Slow ‘n’ Steady
A pair of modern folk artists, one looking forward and the other back, plays Hi-Fi Lounge
Syrian-American Azniv Korkejian’s self-titled debut, released under the moniker Bedouine, is an effortlessly elegant collection of country-tinged folk-pop recalling midnight-blue classics from Leonard Cohen, Nick … Continue reading
Seeing Red
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing ‘Seeing Red’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions. Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live … Continue reading
Let's Go To A Party
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing ‘Let’s Go To A Party’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions. Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a … Continue reading
Taking it Outside
Portland pianist brings free classical music to Mt. Pisgah and other Oregon outdoor spots
A few years ago, Oregon-born pianist Hunter Noack was scheduled to play Arnold Schoenberg’s famous 1899 composition Transfigured Night at London’s Barbican Center. Since the original poem … Continue reading
Bathing In Moonlight
Chicago is a city of enormity — physically and energetically — and in its emotiveness lies a stoic beauty. From every beat of traffic, somber … Continue reading
Heavy Metal Dreamer
English heavy metal singer Blaze Bayley recalls sitting with his mother and watching early seasons of Star Trek and Doctor Who. Bayley feels this started … Continue reading