Sing a Slaying Song
Veteran heavy metal demi-gods Slayer return to Eugene behind their 12th studio album, 2015’s Repentless. And — besides a long and consistent output of some … Continue reading
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Square to the Dance
Do-si-do in the gay community
Am I allowed to fall in love with a 60-plus gay man on the dance floor? Can I do that? I, a person who identifies … Continue reading
Big Bands
Ensembles perform everything from international fusion to George Gershwin
Every artist wants to build a brand these days, so it takes some courage to change your name after building up a reputation and a … Continue reading
Drag Queen Storytime
A debutante tells a story of acceptance
The Sneetches got really quite smart on that day, The day they decided that Sneetches are Sneetches And no kind of Sneetch is the best … Continue reading
Not Just Black and White
Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit offers a historical critique of modern-day police brutality
There is a tendency in Hollywood to profit from Black suffering — think 12 Years a Slave, The Help, Django Unchained. These films are prevalent, … Continue reading
Dancing in the Street
The Wayward Lamb puts on its second Downtown Pride Block Party
Normally, Pride festivals take place in the downtown sector of big cities, or at least nearby — take Portland Pride along the waterfront or Seattle … Continue reading
Bisexual Invisibility
Liking both can render you silent
So what’s it like to be bisexual? Henry Osborne, 22, says it can be confusing. “It’s weird to be attracted to both, and people don’t … Continue reading
Stand Up at the Eugene/Springfield Pride Festival
Liberal or conservative, you should go to Pride
As a student at a local Christian college, I am probably the most conservative person at Eugene Weekly. I want to attend Pride to show … Continue reading
All the World’s a Stage
Hipsters meets hippies in VLT’s As You Like It
The trend in Shakespeare performance is to toss off all the “adieus” and “but softs” with the casual tone of a texting teenager. I, for … Continue reading
Rosies
Summertime heat is perfect for sipping ice-cold rosés
On the 17th floor of Eugene’s creakiest high-rise, behind the pebbled-glass door marked “Wine Investigations,” my pal and partner, Mole, set out a display of … Continue reading