NYE in PDX: Where the Party at?
My New Year’s resolution for 2010 was to not do something lame next New Year’s Eve. Sadly, with only nine days left until the ball drops, I have no NYE plans. As I understand it, a large mass of Eugene’s student population will be spending New Year’ Eve in Portland. If you know of an [...]
Ozric Tentacles with Reeble Jar at the WOW Hall
I’m a bit of a psychedelic junkie. And I’ll be the first to admit I don’t often critically judge the merits of jam bands because I’m so thoroughly stoked they’re playing…endlessly…for us to enjoy. It’s just so sweet, isn’t it? But besides all the initial warm and fuzzy’s I got last night, I can recognize [...]
CAT Offers Bike-Building Apprenticeship
The Center for Appropriate Transport (CAT), located on the corner of W 1st and Washington, provides many services for the Eugene bike community, from tool rentals to bike maintenance workshops. But by far the coolest thing the cats at CAT do is to build by hand their own line of cargo bikes — heavy-duty people-powered [...]
Last Chance to see Astral and Savage & Strawberry in the Pocket Theatre
This evening is the last chance to join playwrights and performers in The Pocket Theatre for two plays of fantastical realism. The University of Oregon’s Theatre Arts Department presents New Voices, a project that supports emerging playwrights by selecting and mounting short, original works considered ready for first production. This year New Voices presents two [...]
It’s going to be Nipsey Friday Night in Portland; Cost is 20$ Curren$y
Friday night at 8 p.m. Curren$y, Nipsey Hussle, and Dom Kennedy will be taking turns crushing the mic at the Roseland Theater in Portland, on the West Coast run of the Smokers Club Tour. For those of you who haven’t heard, Curren$y is one of the hottest current underground rappers, and just released Pilot Talk [...]
Indie Film Night at DIVA this Thursday — Definitely Roll
As he works towards an MFA in Digital Arts at the UO, Ian Clark is already an established indie filmmaker. In short films like Recordings, Daybreak, and Regular Guy, Clark displayed his directorial chops and earned an opportunity to film a documentary on electronic musician Dan Deacon for Pitchfork.tv. This Thursday at DIVA, Clark presents [...]
Sir Elton to Play Matt Knight Arena (OMG!)
According to Oregon Live, the fabulous and elegant pop icon Sir Elton John is set to play the opening concert at the Matt Knight Arena on February 17th. Also, I can’t tell if it’s a joke or not but apparently, Elton will be dressed in a different football uniform for every song. That has to [...]
Parting Words “for” Loko
It’s official. Alcoholic energy drinks have been banned by the FDA and have about a week to leave the shelves. And as Four Loko leaves our lives forever, I think it’s worth asking, what even was Four Loko anyway? Was it just the cheapest way to get fucked up? Yes, it had the highest drunk-to-dollar [...]
Ducks beat Trojans/Iceland/Hawks
The Oregon Ducks men’s club hockey team defeated the USC Trojans 3-2 in front of a capacity crowd of 23,670 at the Lane County Fairgrounds on Saturday night. The win puts the Ducks in the drivers seat of the Pac-8 conference, with a 17-3 record. Adam Banks scored once and assisted twice, the second time [...]
Built To Spill at the WOW Hall
I saw Built to Spill for the first time a week ago at the WOW Hall. I was surprised when I saw their setup—a drummer, a bassist, and 3 guitarists (lead singer included). I’ve always enjoyed their melodic and harmonic guitar lines, but I had no idea there were three of them. As the show [...]
!Yo!Gabba!Gabba!
Yo Gabba Gabba performed at the Hult Center on Monday, November 15th. According to Wikipedia “Yo Gabba Gabba” was created as a show for young children, it has slowly become a sensation among teenagers, college students and even some parents who are entertained by its retro style, bright colors, simplicity, and entertaining music from many [...]
Doing it to You in Your Eardrums
Everyday publicity representatives for rising artists and record labels inundate the Oregon Voice inbox with propaganda. We’ve selected and embedded the creme of them for your musical enjoyment. 1. Das Racist is a duo formed by two comical rapping Wesleyan grads, one from Queens, the other from San Fran. Their lyrics, packed with punchlines, puns, [...]
Keller Williams…WOW
If you weren’t at the Keller Williams show Wednesday night at the WOW Hall, chances are whatever you did instead couldn’t compete with the epic that was Keller Williams. If you can picture three guitars, a bass, beat machine, keyboard, mic, and one man all bundled together, you’ll only have scratched the surface. He looped [...]
Leo London Release Party with And And And & Sean Flynn
Come see Eugene’s own Leo London perform at Sam Bond’s this Saturday as he sends his new CD out into the world. Notably, the rad raucous Portland sextet And And And will be following him. At Musicfest North West, AAA fried faces with an exceptionally energetic set. The Weekly is rather down with both Leo [...]
OSPIRGingtons Drop Science Regarding High-Speed Rail
This morning the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG), the same OSPIRG that lost its incidental fee funding last year, held a press conference with Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and Oregon State Representative Phil Barnhart to present a study on the benefits of high-speed rail. Since the Voice rarely receives invitations to press conferences, [...]
Diplo Blows Your Head with New Dubstep Compilation
Diplo (aka Wesley Pentz), the disc jockey genius behind Major Lazer and M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes,” just released Blow Your Head Vol. 1: Diplo Presents Dubstep, a compilation of his favorite dubstep selections. Although the new club sub-genre is by no means Diplo’s forté, he gives his seal of approval to a number of dubstep’s greatest, [...]
Halloween Weekend Preview: Let’s Fuck Shit Up—Together
Historically, when Halloween coincides with the weekend, campus area parties degenerate into riots. The Eugene Police Department is preparing for the worst. The EPD has reserved space in the Springfield Municipal Jail in anticipation of increased arrests. Lieutenant Doug Mozan told the Emerald, “We’ll have a mobile arrest processing center, and we’ll be able to [...]
Oregon Commentator: Losesrs.
Do you also regret your typos? Hats off! At least you guys are putting out issues… sacrificing quality for quantity since 1983.
OV does The District
. A week and a half ago, the Oregon Voice had its annual bar crawl and along the way they stopped at The District. Inhibitions disappeared and dancing ensued.
Dr. Dog to Rock WOW Hall this Halloween
Haven’t heard about the Dr. Dog show on Halloween? Shame, Shame on you!! Let’s get the basics down first. The WOW Hall is, in our opinion, the best sounding, badass venue in Eugene. On my first Halloween in Eugene, I caught Architecture in Helsinki at the WOW and still can’t stop talking about it. Pair [...]
Kanye’s Masterpiece?
Selita Ebanks Kanye West’s short film “Runaway” dropped yesterday, in anticipation of Kanye’s new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which comes out November 22. This film, the first directed by Kanye West, is an artsy, aesthetically interesting take on his new single Runaway, off West’s upcoming album. It could be the next generation of music [...]
Blue Scholars at the WOW this Thursday and Friday night
Blue Scholars, the Seattle based rap duo comprised of DJ Sabzi and MC Geologic, perform this Thursday and Friday night at WOW Hall. The pair will be releasing their upcoming album, “Cinematropolis”, in 2011. Both shows are at 8 pm and will feature Grieves & Budo, another Seattle duo.
Wiz Wows Eugene
Photos by Mike Reiner “Rule #1: Get high. Rule #2…Get home safely…but you can get high on the way there.” These were the two rules of the night stated by Wiz Khalifa midway through his sold out stop at the WOW Hall this past Saturday. In August, the stoner rapper received a public offer from [...]
