Thanks for Cher-ing
Mamma Mia! sequel makes ABBA great again
The credits rolled by, and I looked around me. I was the lone male in the Springfield movie theater. But that’s okay, because this is … Continue reading
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Summer Standards
OFAM opens up the American Songbook one more time
Every summer, The Shedd’s Oregon Festival of American Music approaches its two-week series of concerts, films, talks and more from different angles, but its perennial … Continue reading
Three Peas in a Pod
A Dixie summer means a toe-tapping mess of sun-kissed lovers, crisp iced tea and endless days spent soaking up the open air. Folk band Five … Continue reading
TajMo Return for Mo’
Blues musician Keb’ Mo’ had been working nonstop on what would become the Grammy-winning album TajMo. After a weeklong break, he gave it another chance. … Continue reading
Post-Post Punk
Portland weirdo-punkers The Woolen Men feel we’re living in a post-post world: post-punk, post-work, post-music industry. In fact, The Woolies have even named their new … Continue reading
Egotones — Full Session
live in the EW office
Eugene Weekly presents Egotones performing live for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live … Continue reading
Fedora Fever
The Shedd takes on the tacky suits of the ’50s in Guys and Dolls.
America’s fondness for the 1950s is a strange thing. Beehive hairdos and TV dinners are relics of a consumer-driven past that should have died out … Continue reading
As I Go
Remembering acclaimed musician, producer and Cottage Grove resident Richard Swift
Richard Swift was arguably the most prolific and best-known musician in Oregon. He toured the world with acts like The Black Keys and The Shins, … Continue reading
This Is Not a Drill
A father and daughter go off the grid in Oregon in Debra Granik’s Leave No Trace
Director Debra Granik’s 2010 coming-of-age drama Winter’s Bone set a new highwater mark for American independent cinema. A work of anxious discovery, ancient entanglements and … Continue reading
The Lonesome Cowboy
Roselit Bone plays Sam Bond's this weekend
Josh McCaslin of Portland-based noir country act Roselit Bone tells me in L.A. it’s pretty normal to consider country, blues — and even Chicano — … Continue reading