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Ovulators, Eagle Park Slim,
J.C. Rico, Walker T. Ryan,
Barbara Dzuro, Norma Fraser,
Caliente and The Sugar
Beets. And sidemen like
Skip Jones, Byron Case and
Paul Biondi.
Similarly, there’s a wealth
of venues. From the grandscale
Hult Center to established
and upstart clubs,
Eugene is graced with stages
of all shapes and sizes: Jo
Federigo’s, Luna, Luckey’s,
Sam Bond’s, the Vets Club,
Jaxx, Downtown Lounge,
the Black Forest, Samurai
Duck, Cozmic Pizza, John
Henry’s and the Wetlands,
to name but a few.
Yet in a community where
concert popularity can be
inversely proportional to
moisture collected at the
Deb Cleveland
has one
foot rooted in
the Sundayschool
gospel
influences of
her east Texas
Baptist upbringing,
the other in
classic pop and
rhythm-andblues
songs
from ‘60s AM
radio.
Photo by
Brian Lanker
Mahlon Sweet Airport
weather station, warm season
events reign supreme.
There are established favor-
ites: Art and
the Vineyard,
the Willamette
Valley
Folk Festival,
the Oregon
Country Fair,
the Lane
County Fair,
the Eugene
Celebration,
Saturday
Market. And
there are newer additions a
short drive from town: Cottage
Grove’s new venue The
Axe and Fiddle, the Springfield
Summer Concerts, the
spectacular Oregon Jamboree
and vineyard events like
the 2006 concerts at Secret
House and LaVelle wineries.
Until 2006, Cuthbert Am-
“There’s an
incredible wealth
of talent in this
tiny, wonderful,
sleepy-hollow
oasis of Eugene,”
-- Shelley James
phitheater
in Alton
Baker
Park was
a special
musical
environment
suffering
ill-favored
status. To
be blunt,
Cuthbert
simply wasn’t happening.
But last year’s city government
decision—to contract
with private businesses for
event management—has
contributed to a renewed
buzz.
January 24, 2012
Brendan Relaford of Big
Green Events coordinates
shows at the Cuthbert, as
well as the McDonald Theatre
and Eugene Celebration.
Relaford is optimistic
about the vitality of the
local scene. “Live music is
still undeniable,” he insists.
“If there’s a healthy stock
of good entertainment out
there, at some point people
latch on.”
in the hot seat
So who’s currently H-O-T
in musical Eugene? And
what’s buzz-worthy?
Over a few short years,
The Shedd has emerged
as an influential, highly
respected force. Its music
classes boast more than 700
students. The Now Hear
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