It’s About Time
April comes with bees and nesting
April and May are the two busiest months in the annual cycle of native Oregon herbs and shrubs. Changes are fast and dramatic, spurred by … Continue reading
Whats-Happening: Page 350
Beer Builds Brotherhood
Plank Town Brewing Co. offers more than just great food and drink
Wooden floors, tables and ceiling beams give Plank Town Brewing Co. its name. At the center of the brewery, a U-shaped counter glistens in the … Continue reading
Laughing Like Hell
The Death of Stalin dares to find humor, and lots of it, in the murderous mechanics of a totalitarian regime
If there is a God, and if he is indeed all-knowing and all-powerful and all that, what must he think of the human race and … Continue reading
Chicago Synth Pop Duo Zigtebra Plays Hi-Fi
In this week’s episode of What’s Happening, EW music freelancer Will Kennedy chats with Chicago synth-pop duo Zigtebra about DIY touring for nine months, secret shows and their upcoming Eugene performance at Hi-Fi Music Hall’s lounge on Saturday, April 7.
Music in this episode:
– “Say Something” by Ryan Little
– “I Can Dance” by Zigtebra
– “Greatest Love” by Zigtebra
– “Wildlife” by Zigtebra
A New Paper in Town
Longtime local stalwart Eugene Weekly has been sold
Sending shockwaves throughout the notoriously liberal stronghold of Eugene, it was announced Monday that the city’s longstanding weekly newspaper has been sold to a media … Continue reading
SOBxRBE and Cuban Doll
Live at McDonald Theatre [3.24.18]
French Photography at the Schnitzer
Looking back at photos from before iPhones and selfies
It’s not often the work of a 10-year-old artist winds up in a museum. The French child prodigy Jacques-Henri Lartigue is an exception, having been … Continue reading
That’s Edutainment
John Davis combats Wall Street on his new album
John Davis & the Cicadas’ latest release, El Pulpo, shouldn’t be as good as it is. On paper, the concept sounds terrible: a collection of … Continue reading
Welcome to the Institution
Involuntary commitment to a mental ward is just the start of her problems in Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane
Franz Kafka’s The Trial opens on a terrifying scene: Joseph K., a mild-mannered bank clerk, wakes up one fine morning to find he’s been placed … Continue reading
Embrace Sinclair!
It’s a new media world out there
For this first issue of Eugene Guillotine, the new owners of the paper have asked me to dispense with our previous liberally biased Slant column … Continue reading