Pickathon Announces 2019 Lineup
Round 1 Revealed
Late last night, Pickathon posted its first phase of artists confirmed to play this year’s fest. As usual, you can expect a diverse and inspiring … Continue reading
Whats-Happening: Page 299
Back To His Roots
In today’s thicket of Soundcloud rappers who flaunt gaudy face tattoos and a few pounds of diamond chains around their necks, it’s easy for hip … Continue reading
A Return to Beauty
New show at Schnitzer Museum highlights Oregon painters who came of age before art became arid
Somewhere in the late 20th century, art in America went through a cosmic shift: “Beauty” became a dirty word. In the 1950s, a middlebrow, slightly … Continue reading
A Different Kind of Baller
Could Oregon’s next pinball champ come from Eugene?
Anyone who’s ever played pinball knows what I’m talking about: those damn chutes at the side of every pinball machine that seem to magnetically attract … Continue reading
Music for Films
It’s not every day Eugene gets compared with a world-class city like Berlin. But Danielle De Picciotto of nomadic avant-garde and ambient-electronic duo HackedePicciotto sees … Continue reading
Beale Street Blues
Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel walks an uneven path of racial injustice
The older couple exiting the theater in front of me was pissed. Outraged. As they ducked their gray heads together in conversation, confabulating, commiserating, I … Continue reading
A Feast for the Senses
Broadway production of The Lion King brings something new to Disney’s animated classic
I have a confession: I never really liked The Lion King. As a child of the ’90s and subsequently Disney’s Renaissance period, I was obsessed … Continue reading
Recovering Armenia’s Past Through Music
Portland's Cappella Romana return to Eugene for free concert
Cappella Romana is one of Oregon’s most famous classical music institutions. Founded in 1991, the Portland-based professional vocal ensemble has gone on to become the … Continue reading
Broken Dead — Untitled / Cycle of Addiction
Broken Dead performing live for Lincoln street sessions
Eugene Weekly presents Broken dead performing ‘Broken Dead — Untitled / Cycle of Addiction’ for #lincolnstreetsessions live at the EW offices. Eugene Weekly’s Back Beat: … Continue reading
Teaching the Blues
Eugene band Inner Limits releases tribute to blues legend
If you were to choose to get into blues music, where would you start? In the internet age, blues from across the decades exists for … Continue reading