Plastic Soul
'I can be the archetype of whatever you feel.'
There are things both vintage and new in the plastic soul of Denver-based husband and wife duo Tennis. On the band’s latest release, Yours Conditionally, … Continue reading
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Vote Hari!
Stand-up comedian Hari Kondabolu appears in Eugene
Don’t call Hari Kondabolu a political comedian. “I don’t talk about Democrats and Republicans,” the New Yorker says. “I don’t care so much about the … Continue reading
Dreaming of a Damp Christmas
Fifty-some hours of holiday fun on Oregon’s drizzly south coast
Oregon’s south coast — we’re talking Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston — provides a great holiday getaway for the hardy, with a range of … Continue reading
Burnt Offerings
A father is faced with the ultimate sacrifice in The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Take just about any film — Casablanca perhaps, or Fast Times at Ridgemont High — utterly drain it of emotion and affect, and you’d end … Continue reading
Euzine 2.0
Zines are pumping a pulse into Eugene’s art scene
Eugene’s art scene is not dead. While the closing of the Jacobs Gallery dealt a blow to art’s accessibility in the city, a group of … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Stanley!
LCC Theater’s The Birthday Party shines
They don’t make them like Harold Pinter anymore, and right now at Lane Community College you can enjoy Pinter’s masterful The Birthday Party, tenderly cooked … Continue reading
’Tis the Season to Listen
From New Age synth rock to serious comic opera, there’s holiday music around town for every taste
Nothing ignites the holiday spirit like music — and you can find plenty of festive music happening around town between now and the start of … Continue reading
Perspective and Pigment
Interpreting the landscape at White Lotus Gallery
An appealing mix of reality and imagination in each of Jon Jay Cruson’s paintings reminds me of a bit from the first days of the … Continue reading
Not All Who Sonder Are Lost
Kishi Bashi comes to the WOW Hall
“Sonder” is defined by The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows as the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as … Continue reading
Violin Virtuosos
Rock stars don’t always play the guitar
From Joseph Joachim to Jascha Heifetz to Itzhak Perlman to Joshua Bell and so many more, solo violinists have been the closest things to rock … Continue reading