AltWeeklies Wire
Nostalgia and Everything Afternew
Talking to Adam Duritz on the phone is like watching nostalgia incarnate walk through the door. The idiosyncratic voice of the Counting Crows frontman is still as raspy and boyish as ever, a key to his charm. That voice helped define a post-Nirvana ’90s.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
09-24-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Fantastic Voyage of Jenny Lewisnew
Jenny Lewis sounds off on female musicians, working with Ryan Adams and putting out The Voyager.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
05-21-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
Catching up with Iris DeMentnew
Iris DeMent discusses collaboration, her unique voice, the difference between being an entertainer and a singer and her new project.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
03-30-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
Power of Threenew
A history of music, activism and friendship with Joan Baez and the Indigo Girls.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
06-25-2014 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Indigo Girls, Joan Baez
We The Commonnew
Thao Nguyen of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down is of the new generation of singer-activists.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex Notman |
09-06-2013 |
Music
Boom Townnew
The Willamette Valley's Electronic Music Scene Comes of Age.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex Notman and Kevin Piaskowski |
07-18-2013 |
Music
The Wayne Drury Project: Save the Musicnew
The Wayne Drury Project is a modern-day folk song revival. Twenty musicians from around the country (and one from London) joined together in Eugene, Ore., to save the music of Wayne Drury, the musician who brought alt-country music to the Willamette Valley.
Eugene Weekly |
Alexandra Notman |
11-09-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mic Checks and Protestnew
Exclusive interview with political activist and revolutionary hip hop artists Immortal Technique.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuñiga-West |
12-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hip Hop Unpluggednew
Sunspot Jonz of the Living Legends hip hop crew talks about the current state of "conscious" hip hop.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuñiga-West |
09-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Break on Through: John Giovanni Storms the Next Big Thing Competitionnew
A band of under-21 musicians called John Giovanni win the the Eugene Weekly's Next Big Thing contest to find Eugene's next hit single.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
11-13-2009 |
Music
Jenny Owen Youngs' Latest Album is a Charming 'Failure'new
Transmitter Failure is richly layered, confessional ballads snuggling up to wry admissions, strings that sweep sharing space with ukuleles that chirp, but Jenny Owen Youngs' voice is the eye of the lush, poppy hurricane.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
Squirrel Nut Zippers Mine Mysteries — and Their Back Catalognew
After a lengthy hiatus, the Squirrel Nut Zippers are back. Just don't call them a swing band, anymore, OK? Thanks.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
08-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Squirrel Nut Zippers, preview
Eugene House Concerts Scene Resurfacesnew
Eugene's house concert scene is slowly resurfacing. Just don't tell anyone. Offers an in-depth exploration and check-up on Eugene's house concert (rock, punk, pop, bluegrass) scene, circa 2008.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-03-2008 |
Music
Tags: music culture
Los Campesinos! Have Musical Unitynew
British pop-punk band Los Campesinos! brings silliness and general naïvety back to indie rock and do it with all the camaraderie of a band certainly more seasoned than these tweecore lads and lassies.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
06-03-2008 |
Reviews
Handmadenew
Yeltsin is still the tight as sardines band that they've always been; they just rock a little harder now.
Eugene Weekly |
Jeremy Ohmes |
05-02-2008 |
Reviews
