COTTAGE GROVE – Jon Stinnett probably doesn’t have a theme song. But if he were to choose one, B.B. King’s “I Like to Live the Love (That I Sing About)” wouldn’t be a bad choice. Because Stinnett – even though he runs “about 30 miles a week” through the streets[Read More…]
Scene & Heard
Ear-ily familiar: Music takes the stage
Guitarist Steve Arriola, far left, and keyboardist Skip Jones, far right, are the leaders of the Steve Arriola Band, which hopes to make more frequent appearances at Village Green. COTTAGE GROVE – When Don McLean sang about “the day the music died” in his mega-hit song “American Pie,” few believed[Read More…]
Jack Maybe is looking for more monster performances
COTTAGE GROVE — Browse through the discography of The Jack Maybe Project and one thing quickly becomes obvious: This band has a lot of songs about monsters, and these particular monsters are animated caricatures who play musical instruments. “A lot of the songs I write are sad, so I try[Read More…]
Music Listing
FRIDAY, MARCH 13 • The HipBillys (acoustic folk rock). Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m. THU., MARCH 12 • T-Chronic, TENJ, Zazzle Saswell (reggae, hip-hop) Mohawk Tavern, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 13 • The HipBillys (acoustic folk rock) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m. • Anders Osborne (New Orleans singer-songwriter) Sessions Music Hall, 7:30[Read More…]
Original lyrics, unique sound drive eclectic band
Grace Honeywell on violin performs with Noah Tretter, who earned his music degree from UO. Ron Hartman/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Sometimes, as any good cook will tell you, tossing a bunch of diversified ingredients together in the same pot is the way to make the best stew. That’s sort[Read More…]
Cottage Theatre holds ‘Seeking Red’ auditions
COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Theatre will hold open auditions March 15 at 6 p.m. for the West Coast premiere of a new drama about truth and identity. Seeking Red, written by Chicago playwright Glenn B. Rust and directed by Kory Weimer, will be the third production in Cottage Theatre’s 2020[Read More…]
Area club celebrating iconic Dead bassist, 80
Quick, who’s the eldest member of the Grateful Dead, living or deceased? If you said bass player Phil Lesh, you win a complimentary dancing bear sticker. But you probably didn’t know that “Lesh Philling” was getting ready to turn 80 years old. To celebrate the occasion on Saturday, March 14[Read More…]
Falling for roller derby
Jen Blue/The Chronicle Emerald City Roller Derby and the Lane County Concussion on Saturday night battled it out at the Bob Keefer Center in Springfield. Lane County Concussion took on Portland’s Bridgetown Brawlers and was followed by a ”Leather vs. Lace” mashup featuring local and visiting skaters. The next event[Read More…]
Mr. Fantasy – Holbrook unveils a fanciful, fun play at the Opal Center
The younger cast members: Royal Staff members, (back row, left to right) June Smith (Royal Chief Engineer/Lynx), Iylah Molyneaux (Messenger Girl Ava/Deer), Ian Miller (King Winifred’s Soldier/Lion), Raven Foraker (Head Steward/Deer); (front row) Zoe Goings (Messenger Girl Ella/Parrot), Rose Smith (Yvette, Queen Zinnia’s Lady in Waiting/Bunny) and Monica Venice (Molly,[Read More…]
Spiders’ spin memorable show with original music, easy groove
Lead Singer Mariza ”Rossi” Cahill delighted the Brewstation audience with her voice, guitar and banjo playing. Noel Nash/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Urban legend has it that people can swallow up to 10 spiders annually in their sleep. The musical group Ten Spiders is happy to announce that you can[Read More…]
