Movie Shorts
Denial Of all the things in this world to be in denial of, the Holocaust is perhaps the most odious. The British-American film Denial is … Continue reading
Whats-Happening: Page 416
Mean & Melodic
Music writers constantly pester bands with the very question many musicians struggle to answer: “Tell me, in words, what your band sounds like.” Nevertheless, King … Continue reading
(Laugh)TrackTown, USA
Eugene comics build local scene with open mics and showcases
As a kid, Eugene-based stand-up comedian Seth Milstein watched Saturday Night Live religiously. “I thought it was the greatest,” Milstein recalls of NBC’s long-running sketch … Continue reading
Movie Roundup
The Birth of a Nation is now playing at the Bijou
The Birth of a Nation: Director Nate Parker purposely reclaims the title of perhaps the most racist film of all time, D.W. Griffith’s The Birth … Continue reading
Band Campus
Six Student bands not to miss
The University of Oregon has opened its gates to the world, and as you read this, freshmen with guitars and amps are swapping numbers, meeting … Continue reading
Bedroom Sounds to Nameless Ghouls
Marissa Nadler performs with Swedish glam-goth band Ghost BC
There’s a ghost-like quality to Marissa Nadler’s 2016 release Bury Your Name that’s perfect for fall and winter in Eugene. Throughout the record, the strings … Continue reading
Great Books
Gutenberg College discusses the works of Western Civilization
Once upon a time in the way back when, the role of higher education was not to prepare you for the treadmill by clipping you … Continue reading
The Irish Problem
Very Little Theatre comes up historically short with ambitious production of Juno and the Paycock
Although I’m aware that conflicts of one kind or another have rocked Ireland for centuries, my knowledge of early 20th-century Irish history is admittedly, and … Continue reading
Call to Action
Nahko and Medicine for the People
Mainstream music has fallen prey to a habit of being short, sweet and shallow. Nahko and Medicine for the People, the multi-cultural music collective that … Continue reading
Forty Years and Countless Costumes
Fashion and theater collide for Alexandra Bonds’ historic runway show at the UO’s Hope Theatre
Alexandra Bonds’ retrospective costume fashion show this weekend, Portfolio, promises a lively look back at nearly four decades of stitching, with 40 garments leaping from … Continue reading