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Mainstream Blues

Jonny Lang

Music
Jonny Lang

Jonny Lang made his name as a 16-year-old blues guitar prodigy. Since then, he’s dabbled in rock, blues, gospel and pop — all the while remaining one of the most respected guitar slingers in the business.  Like John Mayer meets Eric Clapton, Lang’s got the voice — and good looks — of a teen pop idol, evidenced in 2013’s pure pop-leaning record Fight for My Soul.  All in all, there ain’t much left for blues purists in Jonny Lang, despite the record kicking off with a boogie-blues riff from track “Blew Up (The House).”  Continue reading →

Happy 10th Anniversary Grrrlz Rock

Music
Liz Vice

Happy 10th Anniversary Grrrlz Rock! Thank you to all the musicians, teachers, volunteers, parents and students who make music education and performance a priority during this month-long music and arts festival for the young girls and women in this town, especially when they may not be seeing much gender diversity on stages the rest of the year. Come celebrate with headliner, the Canadian-born, California-based rocker Lila Rose, who’s touring with new album WE.ANIMALS, 6 pm Friday, Nov. 6, at WOW Hall. Continue reading →

Nostalgia Blitz

Blitzen Trapper

Music
Blitzen Trapper

In their 15-year career, the five members of Blitzen Trapper have traversed wide musical landscapes, from the layered, progressive rock of small dive bars to the rustic alt country of Appalachia. Even within individual albums, Trapper is known for a range of sound that varies dramatically from song to song.  Continue reading →

Happy Returns

Returning musicians mark November music calendars

Music

Much of Oregon’s music is made by immigrants from back East, but a few native Oregonian musicians have reversed the process, going on to glory far from their native Northwest. Case in point: flutist Elizabeth Rowe, the Eugene native and South Eugene grad who now holds down the principal flute position with the Boston Symphony. She returns to her hometown to lead workshops and master classes at the UO, and joins the Oregon Mozart Players for a concert at 7:30 pm Saturday, Nov. 7, at Beall Concert Hall. Continue reading →

A New-World Old Master

The brilliant, challenging outsider art world of Henk Pander comes to Eugene

Visual Arts
Henk Pander

Henk Pander’s Portland studio is how I imagine an Old Masters’ pad — be it Vermeer, Rembrandt or Hals — in 17th-century Europe. Strewn about are remnants of still lifes, palettes with fat slabs of oil pigment and enormous canvases, all dwarfed by 20-foot ceilings. With the afternoon sun filtering in through skylights, it’s nothing short of glorious.  Continue reading →

Update: Rocky Horror Picture Show review

Film

In regards to the Rocky Horror Picture Show review that was published today, it has been brought to our attention that the cast names were inaccurate. We are incredibly sorry for this mistake and oversight. We have learned our lesson and will do everything we can to insure we don't make a mistake like that again.  We have posted the corrected article here. Continue reading →

Cave Music

Moon Hooch

Music
Moon Hooch

After a day or so of fighting our way through dropped calls and shitty cell reception, I get hold of Moon Hooch saxophonist Mike Wilbur somewhere in the middle of Idaho. He and his bandmates — saxophonist Wenzl McGowen and drummer James Muschler — are in the homestretch of their West Coast tour, which eventually will take them through Eugene. Wilbur is also audibly sick, which doesn’t seem to be getting him down in the slightest.  Continue reading →