This Time It’s Personal
James Mercer has been listening to David Bowie. Now based in Portland, Mercer is the primary songwriter and sole remaining original member of The Shins … Continue reading
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King Wayne
Back in 2007, rapper Lil Wayne no-showed for a concert at MacArthur Court on the University of Oregon campus. Katie Matthews, life-long hip hop fan … Continue reading
Reinventing Tesla
Harmonic Laborator plugs into a collaborative, multi-media effort based on great 20th-century futurist
For Harmonic Laboratory, the concept of “collaboration” keeps getting redefined. “It’s been a topic of conversation for six years,” says the group’s inter-media, music and … Continue reading
Rabbit Monster on the Loose
California-born DJ TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) is a sculptor of space who uses sound as her tool. Between trip-hop, lo-fi beats, classic sampling methods and uniquely … Continue reading
Spontaneous Combustion
Audience and dancers collaborate continuously to create #instaballet performances
In 2013, ballet dancers Suzanne Haag and Antonio Anacan wanted an alternative to off-season ballet work — an opportunity to continue dancing throughout the summer. … Continue reading
Troll Hunter
Local author publishes otherworldly teen mystery series
By day, he’s a teacher at Thurston High School in Springfield — a “giant nerd” in his own words. But after work, Will Ritter inhabits … Continue reading
Artistic Oasis
Eugene Ballet Presents MOMIX
This season, Eugene Ballet Company audiences can look forward to a visit from MOMIX, a creative and divergent company with a long performance history arcing … Continue reading
Sleuth & Mole Turn Out the Lights
Our longtime wine writer and his bosom buddy bid a fond farewell
On the 15th floor of Eugene’s most decrepit high-rise, I dragged my feet down the hallway littered with pieces of broken tiles and remnants of … Continue reading
Freedom Singers
Mountain Moves, the latest album from San Francisco art-rockers Deerhoof, features guest appearances and collaborations from artists like Argentine songwriter Juana Molina, Stereolab vocalist Laetitia … Continue reading
Subverting Tropes
Beach Rats’ tragic gay figures
Beach Rats is a lot of things in one film: beautiful, ominous, crushingly sad, tender, lonesome, scary, new and yet too familiar. Its contradictions are … Continue reading