Classic 90s swing band the Squirrel Nut Zippers are on tour again with Suite Cella Blue from the White Ghost Shivers and Dr. Sick from the Asylum Street Spankers! The show was fantastic and they played many classics. They have a new album out, their first in 18 years! This is a drawing I made of them in 2009, where they played in San Francisco with original female vocalist Katherine Whalen.
I made some large horn signs for HONKFEST, a free outdoor festival here in Eugene that celebrates brass bands! Brazilian music, marching bands, klezmer, and more! Bands tour from Seattle and beyond! What a fun party!
Neon Brass Party \\ Seattle
Humboldt Bandemonium \\ Humboldt County
Beat Crunchers \\ Eugene
Samba Ja \\ Eugene
Kef \\ Eugene
One More Time Marching Band\\ Eugene
The Friendly Space Goblins \\ Corvallis
Unpresidented Brass Band\\ Eugene & PDX
Hearticorn Brass Band \\ Eugene
Pakava It \\ Moscow
Tropical contemporary is a queer post modern art collective here in Eugene, Or that hosts events and curates galleries. I got to attend an event called “draw a drag queen.” Here are some of my drawings.
Here are some of the photos taken at the event.
Thank you Tropical Contemporary and Genuine Farce, Dandy Farce, Diana Rott and Ellen Degenerate. You can follow Tropical Contemporary on all the social media and see their website here.
Also, see what others have done with the hashtag: #drawadragqueen. These photos are not by me.
A fun time was had by all at Vanilla Jill’s ice cream shop and cafe. Sketchy the clown hosted and we had dance from Dark Lightly and Rainbow Dash, Izmagnus and Tryx, Jennifer Bucholtz and Heidi, Magic by Invincible Vince, Juggling by Artemis Sharpe, and comedy by Gabby Jesus, Lacie Wallace and James Wood. We were even visited by a baby possum!
James named the possum “waffles” and tried to get him to come onstage. (This photo is by Lacie Wallace)
The next vaudeville show is July 27! Performers to be announced.
This fantastic, Grammy nominated , traditional Brazilian guitar group played the Wow hall this spring. The music is very fast and peppy. The percussion is played on only a tambourine. Thank you Dudu Maia, Douglas Lora and Alexandra Lora.
Their percussionist Alex also played us some solo pan music with an instrument known as a ufo or a “hand pan.”
Wayward Ghost plays touching indie pop. I saw them open for Alok Vaid-Menon at the U of O Women’s Center. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Check them out on Spotify.
Kimya Dawson writes touching songs celebrating her lifestyle and her friends.
Some songs are so heartbreaking and others you can’t help but laugh out loud. She’s a warm and giving performer, even if she does forget her lyrics sometimes or her thumb is giving her a hard time.
I drew Kimya a few times before. Here are two I drew when she played an outdoor show in Fairbanks in the rain.
Here’s one I drew of her performing in Austin with Jeffrey Lewis.
Isaac and the Awkward Situations 