Jeff Tweedy
Live at Jaqua Concert Hall March 30
The Shedd
A Walk Through Old New England
Works from three late 19th and early 20th century American composers are spotlighted at The Shedd
It’s been a bastion of flowering culture throughout the nation’s history, with Western European threads tied to much of it, and a slice of that … Continue reading
Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Live at The Shedd [2.7.22-2.8.22]
Musical Funnyman Ian Whitcomb, a Shedd Regular for 22 years, Has Died
The British born musician rocked the ukulele before it was cool
Ian Whitcomb, a longtime favorite performer and lecturer in Eugene at the The Shedd Institute’s Oregon Festival of American Music, died in Los Angeles Sunday, … Continue reading
Jazzman Bucky Pizzarelli, Frequent Performer in Eugene, Died of COVID-19
The jazzman was a regular at the Oregon Festival of American Music
New York jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, who for more than a decade was a regular performer at The Shedd Institute in Eugene, died in New … Continue reading
Staging the Holidays
A little something for everyone in this year’s offering of Christmas productions by local theaters
The sheer intimacy and immediacy of theater lends itself splendidly to the holidays. It’s as though, facing the stage, we are basking as one in … Continue reading
Last Week Live
Santana, DJ Jazzy Jeff, They Might Be Giants and Taj Mahal
Zipper Kingdom
Squirrel Nut Zippers bring out their first album in almost two decades
James “Jimbo” Mathus, bandleader with Dixieland jazz revivalists Squirrel Nut Zippers, says stories of “weird old New Orleans” inspired Beasts of Burgundy, the band’s first … Continue reading