Visions & Dreams — Nature & Spirit
Asante Riverwind has been an activist for decades on social and ecological issues, and he has often expressed himself on these issues through music, art … Continue reading
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Big Thief
Live at McDonald Theatre [5.5.22]
Thick as Thieves
Critically acclaimed indie rock band Big Thief performs in Eugene
It’s a sunny afternoon in Ithaca, New York, and Big Thief guitarist Buck Meek is seated at an outdoor picnic table when he excuses himself … Continue reading
Coming Home
Portland singer-songwriter Laryssa Birdseye reaches out to her roots when she returns to Eugene this weekend
More than a decade ago, when she was just another unhappy teenager at South Eugene High School, Laryssa Birdseye took solace in music and drama, … Continue reading
Down and Out
A young homeless couple in Eugene and Springfield is portrayed with grace and honesty in local director Jarrett Bryant’s new movie Maxie
One of my favorite films of this past year was Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza, an endearing vision of young, star-crossed love that is so … Continue reading
EarthGang
The Biodeghettable Tour live at McDonald Theatre [4.26.22]
Rose City Killers
Portland band Soft Kill plays post-punk inspired by addiction, recovery and loss
The pandemic disrupted the fundamental rhythms of the music business in 2020 when Portland band Soft Kill released its often-sublime album Dead Kids, R.I.P City. … Continue reading
The Bard is Back
After taking 2021 off, a much-changed OSF kicks off a new season
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back. After two years of pandemic shutdown, made worse by summer wildfire closures and the layoffs of 90 percent of … Continue reading
National Dance Week in Eugene
It’s time to scrape off the pandemic rust and work out the kinks to those joints in preparation for National Dance Week, and the Cultural … Continue reading
Quiet Rage
Punk singer-songwriter Bob Mould plays classics and workshops new songs on solo-electric tour stop in Eugene
Legendary punk singer-songwriter Bob Mould, former frontman with the wildly influential Midwestern hardcore band Hüsker Dü, has toured a few times recently as pandemic restrictions … Continue reading