Location: 136 E 11th Ave, Eugene OR Owner: Stacey Jackson Building History St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County, who currently owns the property, tore down the building shortly after John Henry’s closed it’s doors May 3, 2002. John Henry’s and the other businesses on the 100 block of East 11th Avenue were evicted in order to start construction on a low-income housing … [Read more...]
Snapshot of Lane County in the 1990's
Club Arena (1983-1990’s)
Location: 959 Pearl St, Eugene OR Located beneath Perry’s on Pearl (later Diablo’s), the Arena was the “Studio 54 of Eugene” in the ‘80s and ‘90s and one of the first venues in the city to cater to a LGBT clientele. Source: Eugene Weekly article 9/19/12 … [Read more...]
O’Callahan’s (1978-1999)
Location: 440 Coburg Rd, Eugene OR O’ Callahan’s was a disco dance hall. Building History Building is currently is a small strip mall where Cafe 440 is located. … [Read more...]
Hult Center for the Performing Arts (1976-Present)
Location: 1 Eugene Center, Eugene OR 97401 Concert History Dec 7, 1988 – Four Tops Feb 1986 – Jefferson Starship More Content Coming Soon! … [Read more...]
Black Forest Tavern (1974-Present)
Original Location: 2657 Willamette St, Eugene OR Current Location: 50 E 11th Ave, Eugene, OR Content Coming Soon! … [Read more...]
Henry Cooper
Henry Cooper aka: Sir Henry Cooper Born in Eugene, Oregon Genre: Blues Band History: Los Explores (1980-1982) Los Falcons Henry and the Hamhocks The Terraplanes Duffy Bishop Band Bluesman Exposes his Eugene Roots - Nov 19, 1999 RG article … [Read more...]
Yob
Yob (1996–2006; 2008–present) Genre: Doom Metal/Stoner Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon YOB is a doom metal band from Eugene, Oregon, composed of Aaron Rieseberg, Travis Foster and Mike Scheidt. YOB was founded by the vocalist/guitarist Mike Scheidt in 1996 (Source: Wikipedia) … [Read more...]
Surf Trio
The Surf Trio (1984–2000; 2002–present) Genre: Punk/Surf Rock The Surf Trio recorded and played mostly original material; instrumental surf, 60's garage, pop-punk and Ramones influenced punk rock. Base Location Eugene, Oregon Founding Members: Ron Kleim - guitar and vocals Pete Weinberger - guitar and vocals Dave Meyers - bass Aaron Temple … [Read more...]
Floater
Floater (1993–present) Genre: Rock/Alternative Rock Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Floater is an American rock band currently based in Portland, Oregon. The band was started in 1993 by Robert Wynia, Peter Cornett and David Amador. They are known for their progressive concept albums, stylized storytelling, intense live performances, and devoted fanbase. Source: wikipedia … [Read more...]
Vipers
The Vipers featuring Deb Cleveland Genre: Blues Base Location: Eugene, Oregon Members: Byron Case - vocals, bass guitar, background vocals Jon Silvermoon - vocals, harmonica, background vocals Rick Markstrom - vocals, drums, background vocals Deb Cleveland - vocals, background vocals John Ward - guitar, background vocals … [Read more...]