The Queen of Bounce
Big Freedia’s ‘Azz Across America’ tour comes to Eugene

You could call Freddie Ross, who performs as Big Freedia, the Louis Armstrong of bounce music, helping bring mainstream attention to the style of what’s … Continue reading
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You could call Freddie Ross, who performs as Big Freedia, the Louis Armstrong of bounce music, helping bring mainstream attention to the style of what’s … Continue reading
In the mid 1960s, a young jazz bassist named David Friesen found his band playing opposite the classic John Coltrane Quartet at a Seattle club … Continue reading
As I sat watching Oregon Contemporary Theatre’s current production of Larissa FastHorse’s cutting and uproarious comedy The Thanksgiving Play, I found myself several times recalling … Continue reading
Hip-hop artists Mykah 9 and Abstract Rude are running late, but nobody seems to mind. I’m in a west Eugene backyard, part of an invite-only … Continue reading
Four years ago, Eugene holiday lovers had a choice of seeing — count them — five different versions of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas … Continue reading
“Guess Who I Saw Today” was the single that started it all in 1960, and the great jazz singer Nancy Wilson never looked back in … Continue reading
Autumnal equinox is receding into the past, with rate of day length change slowing to a crawl. Days will get shorter, and nights will get … Continue reading
Old friends and collectors embrace her in warm welcomes, sharing admiration for her art now decorating the walls of White Lotus Gallery. For the first … Continue reading
Thursday, Nov. 14 The Thanksgiving Play, 7:30 pm Thursday through Saturday & 2 pm Sunday, through Nov. 24, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, info & tickets at … Continue reading
Tom Hamilton had a distinct vision when he and Philadelphia-based guitarist Raina Mullen went into the studio to conjure their new band, Ghost Light. Hamilton … Continue reading