The wages of fear
Horror is human in It Comes at Night
Too much has already been said about It Comes at Night, a completely insidious and utterly unsettling new horror film that continues to worm its … Continue reading
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Pop Culture Nerd Orgy
Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque hits Eugene
According to Selena Mooney, aka Missy Suicide, in order to understand the impact of burlesque as an art form — to, as she puts it, … Continue reading
One Hell of a Road Trip
A high schooler’s life takes a serious detour in Eugene author J.C. Geiger’s Wildman
The premise is strictly film noir: Returning from a road trip to Seattle, a high school valedictorian from Oregon — an all-American kid, first-chair trumpet … Continue reading
A Rose with Thorns
The musical masterpiece Gypsy opens this weekend at The Shedd
The overture to Gypsy kicks off the show with one of those rousing, familiar tunes that practically bellows “classic American musical.” And a classic this is, the … Continue reading
A Clear Case of Bunburyism
Cottage Theatre plays it straight with Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest
Perhaps it’s just fate, a roll of the dice, but in all the several years I’ve been reviewing the work of community theaters, I’ve seen … Continue reading
Sex-Positive Sock Hop
Eugene musician Katelynn Erb wants you to attend the event she’s helped plan, produce and promote. The event is The Joy of Sex: A Celebration … Continue reading
Riding The Edge
Ben Falgoust, vocalist with New Orleans-based extreme metal act Goatwhore, recalls when he first heard metal music. “It was like a feeling,” he tells me … Continue reading
Music Like Lemonade
Dear Lemon Trees music is a glass of homemade sun tea on a hot Southern porch
Country folk band Dear Lemon Trees is more than a balanced collage of solo artists gone trio. Their music is a glass of homemade sun … Continue reading
Die, Bart Simpson, Die!
University Theatre goes apocalyptic with Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play
Mr. Burns: a Post-Electric Play, written by Anne Washburn and directed by Tricia Rodley, imagines an eerie future where firelight provides the only illumination and … Continue reading
Loving the Summer of Love
Salem museum explores rock concert posters and counterculture fashion of the 1960s
It was 50 years ago today — well, more or less — that my generation found itself. Rock ’n’ roll turned grand and pretentious that … Continue reading