FRIDAY, DEC. 13 Ben Johnson & Company (Blues, rock, soul, country) Saginaw Vineyard, 6 p.m., no cover Downside Up (Southern rock, funk, disco) Mohawk Tavern, 9 p.m. Joshua Scott Jones (Singer-songwriter) Twisted River Saloon, 10 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 14 WOW Hall Membership Party: Cap’n Trips Plays Bob Dylan, The Muddy[Read More…]
Scene & Heard
Just living it up – Farrow and the Peach Leaves
Graham Knibb (right) is the lead singer for Farrow and the Peach Leaves while his dad, Keith Knibb, plays lead guitar at the Brewstation. Noel Nash/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE — Farrow and the Peach Leaves are doing exactly what every wannabe rock star wants to do. They’re living out their[Read More…]
Deeper than dance
Michael Moloi (left) and Joshua Caraco (right) perform for a small crowd at the Cottage Grove Armory, Saturday, Dec.7. Moloi danced the gumboot and pantsula, while Caraco played the kora. Cody Warren/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – South African artist Tumelo Michael Moloi dazzled a small crowd last week at the[Read More…]
Nature of Gratitude’ gives back to county
Tom Titus and flautist Gentle Thunder performed together during a piece called ”Spirits,” about Titus’ childhood home, during the fifth annual Nature of Gratitude at the Opal Center on Dec. 6. Aliya Hall/The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Eric Alan, one of the creators of Nature of Gratitude, said that in[Read More…]
Creswell’s Jones as ‘Oliver!’ takes audience back to Victorian England
Audriahna Jones, as Oliver, Matthew Michaels as Artful Dodger; and Zoe Goings, Quinn Branstetter, Jayshing Goolsby, Elizabeth Blakely, Jayling Goolsby, Mariah Bailey as the Fagins boys perform at The Cottage Theatre. Photo provided/Emily Bly COTTAGE GROVE – Cottage Theatre packed the house during the opening weekend of ”Oliver!,” the classic[Read More…]
Cohn finds ‘balance’ and advocacy in new album, tour
Jill Cohn’s performance Sunday night at the Cottage Events Venue featured songs from her new album, ”Balanced on the Rail.” Bradley Cook/Special to The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Listen to the song ”Yellow Rose” by Jill Cohn and you’ll get to hear an excellent sampling of her dynamic work. Listen[Read More…]
Cohn enjoying ‘new life’ on latest tour
Robert Wynia leads The Floaters during a raucous set recently. Peter Cornett, the band’s co-founder, has struck out on his own and hopes to perform around the area. Bradley Cook/Special to The Chronicle COTTAGE GROVE – Jill Cohn couldn’t be happier about the way her new CD came out. ”Balanced[Read More…]
Scene & Heard – Building Chops
Hanna Cooper File photo CRESWELL – Times were tough for Hannah Cooper when she first moved to Oregon. It was shortly after the financial collapse of 2008 and she needed a job. But nobody was hiring. ”I was crashing with friends in Lincoln City, and I go on Craig’s List[Read More…]
McKenzie Cider and Craft Beer Festival
Fresh from Utah, Cooper Kranid offers a cold one with a smile for Springfield’s own Planktown Brewing Company. Jen Blue/The Chronicle SPRINGFIELD-Last weekend, an estimated 3,000 people attended the seventh annual McKenzie Cider and Craft Beer Festival at the Bob Keefer Center in Springfield. Over 150 varieties of cider and[Read More…]
Playwright brings first full show to stage
A scene from the production of Aaron Smart’s previous show at Lane Community College, ”Electra’s Oresteia.” Photo provided SPRINGFIELD – For Aaron Michael Smart, 23, of Springfield, writing is a compulsion. That compulsion has propelled him into the premiere of his first full-length play, on Nov. 14 at Lane Community[Read More…]
