Raffi for Grown-ups
Maybe Jimmy Buffett is just a guy living his best life. Maybe I’m just jealous. But there’s always been something about his leering, capitalist grin … Continue reading
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Discord Dents and Bends
Eugene Weekly presents Gazelle(s) performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Gazelle(s) performing ‘Discord Dents and Bends’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of … Continue reading
Politically Incorrect
These days, some people complain we’ve become too politically correct, or that we’ve become afraid to say what we really mean. Murray Acton, better known … Continue reading
Women’s Works
Beautiful just part of music by women you can hear in coming weeks
Carole King vaulted to fame by co-writing a slew of sensational ’60s hits for various bands, most notably the Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” She … Continue reading
A Sacred Obsession
On his 13th birthday in the early 1970s, Scott “Wino” Weinrich, vocalist and songwriter with Maryland hard rock act The Obsessed, saw Black Sabbath perform … Continue reading
The GGOOLLDD Standard
Margaret Butler, singer with Milwaukee-based electropop act GGOOLLDD, calls her band’s music “dungeon disco glam.” (Pronounced “gold,” the unusual spelling of the band name comes … Continue reading
Mr. Brightside
The music and aesthetic of London-via-New York musician Gustav Ahr, better known as Lil Peep, is such a Frankenstein’s monster of rap, emo and indie … Continue reading
Don't Feel Like Surfin'
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing for #lincolnstreetsessions
Eugene Weekly presents Surfs Drugs performing ‘Don’t Feel Like Surfin’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions. Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series … Continue reading
Soft Sounds
Former Eugene musician Michelle Zauner returns to town with her project Japanese Breakfast
Michelle Zauner, who writes music under the moniker Japanese Breakfast, was born in Seoul, Korea, but grew up right here in Eugene. “I feel like … Continue reading
The Firing of OBF’s Matthew Halls
In this audio interview, we catch up with EW Arts Editor Bob Keefer about the story he broke on the firing of Matthew Halls, the Oregon Bach Festival’s Artistic Director. Halls was fired near the end of August 2017, years before his contract was supposed to expire in 2020. Keefer talks about the events that may of led to Halls’ firing and the secrecy OBF and the University of Oregon have kept. He also talks about where OBF is going from here. Read Keefer’s full story online at EugeneWeekly.com.