The Spin
Who’s who and what’s what in dance this month
We hear University of Oregon professor of dance and Dance in Dialogue co-founder Shannon Mockli recently participated in an open showing at Seattle’s renowned center … Continue reading
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The Odyssey of These Days
Local artists create collaborative memorial
In the summer of 2015, Wes Hurd was in a melancholy place. “My mom and dad had passed away, and artistically, I wanted to work … Continue reading
The Comfort of Being Sad
The relentless pursuit of happiness is a bittersweet joke
Sarah Ruhl is an interesting playwright. Her work achieves emotional valences that, for me, are completely contradicted by her style — a style I find … Continue reading
Monsters On Main Street
Director Jordan Peele’s debut film Get Out is a perfectly structured social thriller about insidious racism
Get Out’s opening scene appears, at first, disconnected from the main story — a moment that simply sets the stage. As a young black man … Continue reading
Mythical, Magical, Tacocat
I first heard of Seattle band Tacocat (read it backwards!) from friends up north. They said seeing the pop-punk group live was like sighting a … Continue reading
We Have Seen The Enemy
In the new documentary I Am Not Your Negro, late author James Baldwin calls out the racism always eating away at American society
James Baldwin is one of my all-time heroes. His writing, not to mention the mere fact of his life and times, inspires in me a … Continue reading
Voices & Vino
Underrated Beethoven, Argentine music and a uke master come to town
Imagine a single concert that featured the public premieres of these classical masterpieces: Beethoven’s mighty Fifth (da da da DAH) and Sixth symphonies, fourth Piano … Continue reading
Identity Politics
LCC’s excellent student production Constant Revolution takes on sticky issues of authenticity
Identity is a bitch. By the time we’re grown up enough to ask ourselves who we are and what the hell we’re doing with this … Continue reading
Spark Up with Sol Seed
Popular Eugene hip hop-soul-reggae act Sol Seed is prepped to release its new studio record Spark. Vocalist, keyboardist and didgeridoo player Sky Guasco says the … Continue reading
Speaking of Immigrants
The Art of Marc Chagall at the University of Oregon’s Schnitzer Museum
Marc Chagall lived for nearly a hundred years. He left Russia for Paris and then, due to the rise of the Nazi party and anti-Jewish … Continue reading