The Great Glaspy
Back in my CD-slinging days (remember CDs?) a new release would arrive pre-stickered “For fans of,” a bald-faced marketing ploy to hitch a new artist … Continue reading
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Much Ado About Something
Eugene Opera at 40
When Mark Beudert arrived as its artistic director in 2006, Eugene Opera was in trouble. It was losing so much money that it could only … Continue reading
A New Spin on Good & Evil
Eugene Ballet reimagines Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen
Next spring, Eugene Ballet Company will stage the biggest project the outfit has undertaken in its 38-year history — a brand new, quarter-million-dollar envisioning of … Continue reading
All Pop-Punk-d Out
Pop-punk played a big role in a majority of millennials’ childhoods. From moshing at the Vans Warped Tour to staying dedicated to the fact that … Continue reading
Heartbreak and Honey
The alt-country duo HoneyHoney may seem like a basic pair of guitar-wieldin’ country youngins, but after a decade of jamming together, the two have cultivated … Continue reading
Left of the Dial
Fred Crafts brings back the golden days with Radio Redux
From screwball comedies to hardboiled gumshoes to fantasy, science fiction and holiday fare, Radio Redux brings the past into the present. “We’re exploring great … Continue reading
Movie Shorts
Denial Of all the things in this world to be in denial of, the Holocaust is perhaps the most odious. The British-American film Denial is … Continue reading
Mean & Melodic
Music writers constantly pester bands with the very question many musicians struggle to answer: “Tell me, in words, what your band sounds like.” Nevertheless, King … Continue reading
(Laugh)TrackTown, USA
Eugene comics build local scene with open mics and showcases
As a kid, Eugene-based stand-up comedian Seth Milstein watched Saturday Night Live religiously. “I thought it was the greatest,” Milstein recalls of NBC’s long-running sketch … Continue reading
Movie Roundup
The Birth of a Nation is now playing at the Bijou
The Birth of a Nation: Director Nate Parker purposely reclaims the title of perhaps the most racist film of all time, D.W. Griffith’s The Birth … Continue reading