WOW Tales (Blog)
Ice Cream Social & Historic Tours Saturday Aug. 24, 2024 Part of maintaining our nonprofit status in the State of Oregon and status on the Historic Registry means opening up our facility for public tours, and we intend to make this event an annual shindig. With free ice cream bars courtesy of Aldens Organic […]
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Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024 Guttermouth, with John Dough Boys & Suckerpunch Two Southern Oregon bands from the Grants Pass/Medford area drove up to serve as openers for iconic 90s SoCal skater punk band Guttermouth this evening: John Dough Boys, and Suckerpunch. The two bands shared the same drummer, who pulled double-duty for the night. […]
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Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024 IX of Swords, Grumpster, Growing Pains Crowd was a bit late in arrival for this show, and we delayed the start time by 15 minutes to allow for a few more bodies to enter before the music started. This show was a showcase of three regional bands that have been […]
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Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 Jerry Joseph, with Ella Spencer This was a seated show at the WOW Hall for two acoustic singer-songwriters. Our audience was both hurt and helped by outside events — Saturday was the EUGPride event which may have worn out some of our regulars, but the cancellation of the sold-out Ween […]
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Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024 Rushadicus The WOW Hall as a community center for performing arts is no stranger to the avant garde, the abstract, the absurd, the bizarre…and then there’s Rushadicus. A cello virtuoso who has performed on our stage previously as a past member of Elephant Revival, Rushadicus has reinvented himself by embracing […]
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July 29 – Aug. 2, 2024 Music’s Edge Rock Camp (Session 1) There is no more of a chaotic time at the WOW Hall each year than the two-week stretch when we host Music’s Edge Rock Camp. Each summer youth with musical aspirations pack into every nook and back storage room, forming up bands […]
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Saturday, July 27, 2024 Pretty Suspect, Vampire Champagne, Tarantula Trust Fund, Missed Connection This was a showcase of local Eugene bands that regularly play our stage, the evening serving as an album release for the band Pretty Suspect.
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Friday, July 26, 2024 Common Girl, Rhododendron, Twistur, Swing, Senza This show was the latest in our series of local and regional act showcases. Five bands were on the bill, all catering towards indie rock, emo, or hardcore genres — three of which were from Portland. Thank you to all who attended, and to […]
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Friday, July 19, 2024 Valleyheart, Marble, Bowl Peace, [glazier], Mothra This was a packed bill, mostly of local Eugene bands along with two touring national acts, and sometimes I’m happy to say we mix and match lineups just right. It was heartwarming to see the two name acts share such an affinity and support […]
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Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Dengue Fever, with Filthy Rich & the Gold Diggers Coming fresh off the Oregon Country Fair, there may have been some fatigue from our staff and our regular alike heading into this show, because despite pulling out all of the stops we possibly could marketing-wise (including a last minute buy-one-get-one-free […]
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Tuesday, July 9, 2024 The California Honeydrops Occasionally we have bands capable of carrying a bill all by themselves, no opening act needed — we call these “an Evening With…” events. Tonight was the California Honeydrops, a show that was much anticipated but we had some concerns about due to the fact that the […]
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Sunday, July 7, 2024 Cosmic Charlie, with guest appearances by the Sugar Beets, Caroline Aiken Normally the WOW Hall sits dormant during these dog days of summer with excessive heat, largely due to the majority of our staff and patrons fully living it up at the Oregon Country Fair out in Veneta. However, this […]
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