And you thought lo-fi audio was just for surf rockers..
With his long-delayed Warner Bros. debut NoYork slated for a summer release, Blu has defied convention once again, dropping an unannounced 11 track album entitled “j e s u s” earlier this week. No leaks, no videos, not even a mention of the project before its release. Aside from his super-acclaimed 2006 Exile-assisted debut Below [...]
Up and Coming: Butterfly Bones
This week’s edition of “Up and Coming” is another piece of evidence suggesting I have only heard of bands that remind me of the summertime. But after two blisteringly hot days of 60-degree weather that may have motivated you to prematurely cut your jeans into shorts, you’re probably getting excited too. So if you’re like [...]
Up and Coming: Beat Connection and Jordan Heffernan
This week’s edition of “Up and Coming” (yes, it is weekly, you haven’t noticed it before? weird.) is a daily double. Scratch that, WEEKLY double! Two different artists, two different media, one convenient blog post. Both Seattle band Beat Connection and Eugene director Jordan Heffernan are worth keeping an eye on. If either one becomes [...]
SEX/DEATH
TYLER THE CREATOR: YONKERS MUSIC VIDEO BY PRETTY EYES from Josh Kennett on Vimeo. This is a music video I made from B-movie horror flicks from the 80′s and victoria secret commercials. I hope it entices/repulses you. See the original music video by Mr. T here
YELLOW
This week the Laverne Kraus gallery [in Lawrence Hall] is running a show entitled Yellow, which features the work of three UO arts students. While the artists chose yellow as the common thread throughout their projects, their use of non-precious materials makes this show cohesive. Each artist made special use of everyday items like tape, [...]
Noemie Goudal
Who the heck knows what ‘good art’ is, but I know what I like. I like pretty things, pretty things like the photographer/installation artist, Noemie Goudal, makes. In her 2009 photo series, Goudal explores the concept of escapism by inserting new spaces into others. The effect is dreamlike, where the reality of the new [...]
Back to the Future
There’s something inexplicably satisfying about looking at childhood photos: A kind of documented justification that, at least at one time, we were all super cute. Buenos Aires born photographer Irina Werning, and current art bloggers’ favorite, is working on an ongoing project that asks people to re-shoot their childhood photos. The attention to detail in [...]
The Thermals at the WOW
The Thermals, a staple of the Portland indie rock scene, made their way to Eugene last night for some high energy pop-punk. The show opened with Eugene band The Blimp. Although I only caught a few of their songs, they seemed wacky and fun…like a pillow fight! Next, a former Eugenian and currently Portlandian band, [...]
Chilly Willy’s top 25 songs of 2010
This winter break, warm up with some hot jams from 2010. It is only my opinion that these were the best songs to come out in 2010, but I think we can all agree that they were the sassiest. The song titles are also links to listen to the songs! How lovely to experience the [...]
The Best Websites of 2010 by Pretty Eyes
Hello Blog Followers, you are reading this so you must have internet. And you also must have free time otherwise you wouldn’t be visiting the Oregon Voice blog. You might be bored even, with nothing to do during winter break. If it is cold and rainy outside or all your friends are far away from [...]
Crispin Glover at the Bijou
This weekend Crispin Glover, (George McFly from Back to the Future,) will be in Eugene promoting his newest projects. Glover will showcase his two films, What is It? on Saturday night and It is Fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE on Friday and Sunday nights. Glover describes It is Fine as “my psychological reaction to the corporate restraints [...]
Time-Based-Art-Festival Presents: The film “Flooding with Love for the Kid” by Zachary Oberzan at the Northwest Film Center
It is a movie made entirely by Oberzan and starring a cast played entirely by Oberzan. It is based on the book First Blood and very similar in plot to the other movie First Blood starring Sylvester Stallone. All other resemblances dissolve, as the movie is all shot in his apartment with virtually no budget. [...]
Coachella 2010: In This Economy?
Every April, the tumbleweed-strewn town of Indio, CA welcomes a youthful mob roughly three times the size of the UO student body. The patrons suffer three days of sunburn, body odor, dehydration, and monetary exploitation in exchange for a chance to see performances by a pantheon of musical gods and goddesses. The art installations, trance-inducing [...]
Stop-Motion Animation, or What The Hell Was I Watching As A Kid?!
A few months back, I heard about a really bizarre movie coming out involving toys, stop-motion animation, and subtitles. It was called A Town Called Panic (2009), and once I saw the preview, I nearly lost my shit; if I didn’t go see that movie, I didn’t know what was right in the world. However, [...]
‘Spoon’ing tonight at McDonald Theater
Tonight, the McDonald Theater welcomes Austin, Texas based band SPOON, playing at 8:00pm with special guest Explode Into Colors. Spoon has been playing their indie hits since 1993, but really broke into the spotlight with their 2002 album Kill The Moonlight (which saw one of their songs gain popularity through the popular teen-drama “The O.C.”). [...]
Oddly Enough, ODDSAC in PDX March 29th
For most individuals at colleges under the Oregon University System umbrella, March 29th simply marks the beginning of spring-term classes. But more importantly, to those in the know, March 29th marks the long-awaited Portland debut of band Animal Collective and director Danny Perez’s visual album, ODDSAC, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. [...]
Tonight at the WOW Hall: Jens Lekman and Tig Notaro
Forgive the late notice. We’re sorry. But. Swede Jens Lekman performs tonight at the WOW Hall starting at 8 p.m. Lekman, formerly known as Rocky Dennis, is a singer-songwriter who blends melodic guitar with digital samples (think Andrew Bird) to produce a sound that can be experienced here. Heavily influenced by Modern Lovers [...]
Mysterious Issue 2.5
Within the cozy confines of the Voice Clubhouse, we are currently sifting through over 90 fantastic submissions for the forthcoming art, fiction, and poetry issue. Thanks to all who submitted work.
Artwork on Display
Some of Oregon Voice Art Director Evan Meister’s artwork is on display this month up in Portland, starting October 5th at Floating World Comics so if you are in the area, check it out Floating World Comics 1722 NW Raleigh #104 Portland, OR 97209 Evan did all of the cover’s last year, in addition to [...]
