Musically speaking, many exciting things happened this week in history. Here are a few of my favorites: Story of the Week: Patricia Anne Boyd – Rock Muse This week in 1966, George Harrison married Patricia Anne Boyd. Unlike Jenny (867-5309),…
Category: Music
CD Review: New Politics
I have problems with pop music. Not with the messages, goodness no. Nor is it an aversion to catchy and infectious beats that Dr. Dre came up with years ago. It’s not even a music snob…
Vagabond Opera shows their vaudeville prowess
Vagabond Opera brought their eccentric stage show to Ashland last Friday, playing to a packed house at CultureWorks. The “Bohemian Cabaret†ensemble played for over two hours, singing in a variety of languages and playing a variety of…
Built to Spill brings their energy to the Ashland Armory
Built to Spill will be bringing their unique sound to the Ashland Armory this Thursday. Known for their amazing live performances which include much improvisation and well-selected cover songs, the Boise-based band have been honing their live show for over…
Vagabond Opera comes to Ashland
Classifying themselves as a “Bohemian Cabaret†ensemble, Vagabond Opera will be bringing their stunning stage show to Culture Works, 310 Oak St., at 9 p.m. this Friday. Begun in 2002 by classically-trained operatic tenor Eric Stern, the group defies definition…
Kings of Leon lighten up on “Come Around Sundown”
Kings of Leon have made a career out of selling enticing images of moonlit, whiskey-soaked nights in the hot South with deserted dirt roads awaiting pretty girls in pickup trucks and skies full of stars that speak of boundless possibilities.…
One Horse Shy’s Americana blend
One Horse Shy are here to stay. Three years and two albums into their career, the band is continually growing its fan base here in Oregon and across the United States at an alarming pace. Formed in 2007, the core…
Robbie DaCosta rocks Alex’s
Robbie Dacosta talks about music with the fiery intensity of a 5-year-old frantically unwrapping his favorite new toy on Christmas morning. Sitting outside a coffeehouse, cigarette in hand and ever-present black fedora perched askew on top of his head, his…
Kites and Crows soars
The music of Kites and Crows soars and sails through alternating bright and dark landscapes while carrying listeners along as if they were indeed the flailing tail of this musical kite. At times elating and at other times moody, the…
Eclectic, complex, noise-filled; Finn Riggins
If there is a cosmic soup containing the likes of Built to Spill, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Pink Floyd and The Beatles, then Finn Riggins is navigating its choppy waters quite well. Originally based in Sun Valley, Idaho, the three members…