Two Steps Forward
Sometimes you just need to stop and hear the music
“No big bands ever play Eugene.” I frequently hear variations on this sentiment repeated by local music fans — and it drives me nuts. This … Continue reading
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Fish and lips
An unlikely love story is at the heart of director Guillermo del Toro’s magical The Shape of Water
In what has already proven something of a banner year for movies, writer/director Guillermo del Toro plunges in just under the wire with what is … Continue reading
We Don’t Need Another Hero
Latest Star Wars installment The Last Jed questions our notions of what it means to be right
Within hours of The Last Jedi’s release, a lot of internet discourse about the film turned hostile. If you loved the movie, you were a … Continue reading
Give Guide
Give until it feels good. Then give some more.
“No one has ever become poor from giving.” — Anne Frank Every year, EW writers ask the community, “What groups should people donate to?” And we … Continue reading
Help The Hoople
Years before this little band called Nirvana suddenly put Seattle on the glittery transcontinental map of rock music, a cornball clutch of great local outfits … Continue reading
‘Drive It Like You Stole It’
Adam Grosowsky: New Paintings at Karin Clarke Gallery through December 23
When I met Adam Grosowsky to discuss his art, I wasn’t expecting a philosophical discussion. But Grosowsky, 58, was in a reflective mood, as interested … Continue reading
Seasons Change
Living the last days of tape culture with Eugene’s VCR
I’m hanging out with Eugene band VCR and two oversized black house cats at their rehearsal space in the Whiteaker. Drummer Tyler Howard is treating … Continue reading
'Easy'
Eugene Weekly presents Ghost Tour performing live at the EW offices.
Eugene Weekly presents Ghost Tour performing “Easy’ live at the EW offices for #lincolnstreetsessions. Back Beat: Lincoln Street Sessions are a series of live studio … Continue reading
A Thousand Words
A roundup of the best photography books of the year
La Calle : Photographs from Mexico by Alex Webb. Aperture, $60. La Calle get its name from the Octavio Paz poem, which is pure genius … Continue reading
The Roc is in the Building
Jay Z's 4:44 tour hits the Moda Center with special guest Vic Mensa [12.14.17]
