The American Poet
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker performs solo in Eugene
Eugene audiences have every opportunity to see great live music, but rarely do we have the chance to catch an artist so creatively potent and … Continue reading
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A Growing Tsunami
Starting with Ken Babbs’ newest work, Tsunami Books is venturing into the publishing business
An Irish fiddle plays over the radio as Tsunami Books owner Scott Landfield talks about his recent venture into the publishing industry. Surrounded by counterculture … Continue reading
Still Cray After All These Years
Bluesman Robert Cray and his band return to Eugene, where the group was initially founded
The Robert Cray Band has won five Grammy awards and has played alongside some of the giants of blues. But the origin story of the … Continue reading
Grammy-nominated indie folk musician Gregory Alan Isakov returns to Eugene
About a decade ago, Grammy-nominated indie-folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov was performing hundreds of shows a year, and, otherwise, living most of his life on … Continue reading
Erika Beyer Card Event at Karin Clarke
Greeting cards add a personal touch — either seriously or humorously — to convey affection, good will, gratitude and sympathy. They may seem like they … Continue reading
VLT Grows Up
Eugene’s Very Little Theatre hires its first paid executive director as construction begins on a remodel that raises the stage roof to provide fly space
Very Little Theatre’s charismatic old building is undergoing a long-awaited remodel, and when its doors open to the public in 2022, more than just the … Continue reading
Enjoy the heartwarming musical Holiday Inn
The John G. Shedd Institute for the Performing Arts is dreaming of a white Christmas, and Eugene audiences should be, too. In December, Shedd Theatricals … Continue reading
Celebrate in song with Eugene Concert Choir and Eugene Vocal Arts
When it was time to draw up a program for the holiday season, Diane Retallack, the artistic director of the Eugene Concert Choir and Eugene … Continue reading
‘Dear Sugar’
Oregon Contemporary Theatre comes back from the pandemic with a fast-paced reflection on pain, sorrow and redemption
The culture of therapy provides the framework for Tiny Beautiful Things, a moving but unconventional play that marks the return to live performance after a … Continue reading
Immigrant Song
No-No Boy brings engaging nonfiction pop music about the Asian American experience to the Hult Center
Portland musician Julian Saporiti, who performs as No-No Boy, tells me with a note of sarcasm that spring break 2019 was the worst ever. That’s … Continue reading