Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

Random and not so random library podcasts

We’ve been recording some of the literary and musical events at the library for awhile. Did you know, for example, that the popular Random Review series has been recorded since 2007?  Click here for a link to the series along with the podcasts.

The Library welcomes musician and novelist Willy Vlautin

On Thursday, February 16, at 6:30 pm in the Main Meeting Room, Willy Vlautin will present a program that combines music and literature.  Vlautin will read from his Oregon Book Award-winning novel Lean on Pete as well as play songs which inspired the book.

The power of music

Most of us recognize the influence music has on our mood.  Why else do we listen to music at the gym, if not to harness its potency to make us exercise harder while enjoying  it more?

Dive into it!

You may have noticed the red bar that runs across our homepage. There is a ton of amazing information that hides just below the surface of the red bar. And not in a creepy way, but in an amazing, “wow I didn’t know that was there!” way. A lot of people use the red bar [...]

it’s a small world after all (or at least a global village)

“So is music an asylum. It takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto.”

American Song Database

You now have access to more streaming music!

Holiday classics online

For those contemplating a warm fire, tree trimming and hot cocoa… Here is a list of online holiday classics in multiple formats. Point, click and enjoy!  

Reunion Rock!

I was lucky enough to see the Pixies at the Hult Center in Eugene last night.

The Beatles are coming to America, Again!

The Beatles by Dunechaser on flickr With all the news about the remastered CDs and Rock Band, why not read-up on the Fab-four!  

Remembering Woodstock

This year is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock – it ran from August 15th to 18th in 1969. But, if you want to reminisce, or want to learn more about the culture in the late 1960s, here are some books to help get you there.