thursday 26 Back from the Dead BLUEBRASS—No one plays by the rules anymore. But that’s fine. As a result, we come across a new musical portmanteau at least once a week. This week’s winner: blue-brass, a fusion of bluegrass and brass band. Think Tom Waits meets Louis Armstrong, with the lyrical sensibilities of Johnny Cash. […]
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Our Picks 2/18-2/25
thursday 19 The Pillowman THEATER—When The Pillowman was released a decade ago, it stormed the theater world like a dark thundercloud rolling over a happy-go-lucky musical. Winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, the dark, yet morosely comic story follows a writer whose stories are a bit too much like a series of […]
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Film Events 2/18-2/25
ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2014 This festival is a collection of the best films from the 2014 edition of the Archeology Channel International Film and Video Festival. The series is a benefit for the entire festival, which takes place in the spring in downtown Eugene. Some of the films include: Davis Bottom: Rare History, […]
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Source Suggests 2/18-2/25
Blue Lotus Calling all Phish Phans and Grateful Deadheads! If you’re someone who considers yourself a fan of jam bands, Blue Lotus fills your need for rockin’ blues, jazz and funk-inspired sets. With one listen to the band’s melodic, yet high energy, danceable sound, it’ll come as no surprise that this group of Eugene-based musicians […]
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Adrian + Meredith bring forthright folk to Bend
Adrian Krygowski pens songs of the everyday working man (or woman) because he’s not so far removed from that life. A few years back he was going through the motions like most Americans, commuting to a day job with Verizob to pay the bills and giving his evenings and weekends to his passion—in this case, […]
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Walden Reincarnate
Three sisters of Joseph play dreamy rural folk
It wasn’t until 2011 that the Closner sisters (Natalie, Allison and Meegan) realized that perhaps, outside of the seasonal Christmas carols and backseat sing-alongs for the pleasure of annoying their brother, that they should be making music in a more professional regard. “I was always the ‘singer’ of the family,” explained Natalie. “And I was […]
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No ‘Wagon Wheel’ Covers
The Harmed Brothers attempt to dodge cliché
The front men of The Harmed Brothers, Alex Salcido and Ray Vietti, frequently recount how lucky they are to have found their musical soulmate in each other. “It’s a person who speaks your language of ideas and hopefully challenges you to learn and embrace new ones,” said Salcido in an interview with the Source. Paired […]
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Don’t Look So Woebegone
Members of Larry and His Flask return with new side project
What’s an underemployed musician to do when—after 10-years, five full-length albums, and hundreds of thousands of miles driving every direction on every highway in the US, Canada and Europe—he and his band decide to take a yearlong break? Guitarist and vocalist of Larry and His Flask, Ian Cook, and the rest of the band are […]
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Grumpy Crumpet
Santaland at Volcanic Theatre Pub…
If you’re an NPR listener, you’ll know the story well. After all, they run it every single holiday season without fail. Ever since it was first broadcast on Morning Edition in 1992, David Sedaris’ classic Christmas misadventure, The Santaland Diaries, has become a public radio classic, and helped launch the writer’s career. The tale, which […]
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TONIGHT’s Live Music: Everyone is Dirty and Problem Stick
Brusque grunge-pop recorded in an anonymous California basement, Everyone is Dirty is fronted by the charismatic Sivan Gur-Arieh on vocals and violin, a welcome addition to the terrific grime-rock. The burrowing and billowing blowback guitar riffs paired with the sweet stings of Gur-Arieh and driving simplistic percussion is a new twist on a ’90s classic. […]