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
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Spontaneous Combustion
Audience and dancers collaborate continuously to create #instaballet performances
In 2013, ballet dancers Suzanne Haag and Antonio Anacan wanted an alternative to off-season ballet work — an opportunity to continue dancing throughout the summer. … Continue reading
Troll Hunter
Local author publishes otherworldly teen mystery series
By day, he’s a teacher at Thurston High School in Springfield — a “giant nerd” in his own words. But after work, Will Ritter inhabits … Continue reading
Artistic Oasis
Eugene Ballet Presents MOMIX
This season, Eugene Ballet Company audiences can look forward to a visit from MOMIX, a creative and divergent company with a long performance history arcing … 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
Subverting Tropes
Beach Rats’ tragic gay figures
Beach Rats is a lot of things in one film: beautiful, ominous, crushingly sad, tender, lonesome, scary, new and yet too familiar. Its contradictions are … 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
Black Movement Matters
A conversation with hip-hop dance legend Rennie Harris
According to Lorenzo “Rennie” Harris, the three laws of hip-hop culture are “innovation, individuality and creativity.” “Hip hop comes from the word ‘hippie,’ which means … Continue reading
Send in the Clown
Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s It is all (carnival) bark and no bite
I read Stephen King’s It when it came out in 1986, and even if that’s suddenly a hell of a long time ago, I do … 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