Superchunk
Live at Mississippi Studios 2.26.18
On Monday, Feb. 26, and exactly on time, the members of Superchunk took the stage at Portland’s Mississippi Studios, said a quick “heyhowyadoin” and got … Continue reading
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On the Boards
Tragedy, farce and a bit of Jane Austen take the stage at this year’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The buzz in Ashland last weekend at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s season openings should, by all rights, have been about Bill Rauch. The popular and … Continue reading
The Book of John
They Might Be Giants coming to Hi-Fi
In the mid to late 1980s, They Might be Giants came up alongside what might be called “first-wave” alternative bands like The Cure, REM, Depeche … Continue reading
Cultural Phenomenon
Black Panther shakes up representation
It seems like people either love superhero movies or hate them. People either spend hours talking about the lore, what’s canonical or not and the … Continue reading
He’s the DJ
Jazzy Jeff coming to Hi-Fi
Here’s a little story all about how one man rose to fame in the shadow of a prince — a fresh prince, to be exact. … Continue reading
Wet Hot Haunted Summer
California duo brings it moody soundscapes to Eugene
For L.A.-based husband and wife duo Haunted Summer, a visit to Ninkasi in Eugene began a beautiful musical partnership. “What started as a brewery tour … Continue reading
Next Big Town
Breakers Yard performing live at the EW offices
Eugene Weekly presents Breakers Yard performing ‘Next Big Town’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a … Continue reading
Into the Green
Creeping dread pervades writer-director Alex Garland’s Annihilation
If you’ve read Jeff VanderMeer’s 2014 novel Annihilation, you might view writer-director Alex Garland’s new adaptation of the story as yet another expedition into the … Continue reading
Wine in the Valley
Portland playwright Andrea Stolowitz's Successful Strategies opens at OCT
Now receiving its world premiere at Oregon Contemporary Theatre under the direction of Elizabeth Helman, Successful Strategies is a romantic comedy set right in the … Continue reading
And the Oscar goes to …
Our timely roundup of this year’s Academy Award nominees for Best Picture
In reviewing this year’s film reviews in Eugene Weekly, we were surprised and pleased to find that we’d hit just about every big, Oscar-nominated picture — … Continue reading