Category Nancy Raskauskas

Captured Sound: Chancel Choir Advent Recital Comments

Dec10

Listen in as the Chancel Choir sings “Little Drummer Boy,” “The Jesus Gift” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?” at a recent Advent recital in the sanctuary of the Corvallis First Presbyterian Church.

Podcast: Gather ’round for a Christmas story Comments

Dec10

Listen in as Alice Tucker, Jane Sivetz and Claudine Dayton share Christmas stories from historic editions of the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Daily Barometer.

Greensky Bluegrass Comments

Oct23

Get a taste of Greensky Bluegrass’ new CD “Five Interstates.”

Interview with Lady A Comments

Jul30

Entertainer editor Nancy Raskauskas chats with Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum. The country group recently scored the No. 1 single on the country music charts with ‘I Run to You.’

French Troubadour finds sounds without borders Comments

May15

CORVALLIS — Three years ago, French musician Eric John Kaiser moved from his native Paris, France, to the Northwest.

“I followed a young lady who was from Portland,” he said.

Things didn’t work out with the girl, but Kaiser quickly fell in love with the Rose City and its vibrant music scene and to his surprise he found that Portland crowds embraced him, even if they didn’t always understand the words….

Folk icon returns with new stories Comments

Feb27

Folk singer and musician John McCutcheon — he plays fiddle, banjo, guitar and hammered dulcimer, among other instruments—can still remember his first West Coast tour circa 1980 when he played at the Old World Deli during a stop in Corvallis…

Morgan Grace drifts into Cloud 9 Comments

Feb27

Entertainer editor Nancy Raskauskas chats with Morgan Grace, a 1995 graduate of Corvallis High School, about her latest CD “Valentine” and her recent sucesses in the Portland music scene, where she just earned a Portland Music Award for best new artist. Grace will be in Corvallis for a show with The Bookhouse Boys at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Cloud 9, 130 S.W. First. St. Admission: $3. Information: www.morgangracemusic.com or www.myspace.com

Living in the 541 Comments

Feb27

Entertainer editor Nancy Raskauskas sits down with Albany native John Nelson, a.k.a. Poverty’s Posterboy, for an interview about his new CD “Barely Almost Making It” at Bogey’s Bar & Grill, which will host his CD release concert at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 4.

Choice Sound: The Big Trio Comments

Feb13

The podcast is here! Listen in as Entertainer editor Nancy Raskauskas talks with the legendary Mike Marshall and Corvallis native Alex Hargreaves of The Big Trio. The podcast also contains a preview of some of the group’s original music from their new CD, which will be available at their concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at First Presbyterian Church, 114 S.W. Eighth St., in Corvallis. You’ll hear selections from “House Camp,” “Boston Girl” and “Three Dragons.”

Curtain Up! Comments

Feb5

The audience at the Corvallis Repertory Singers’ “Curtain Up!” concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at First Congregational Church, is likely to leave humming at least one catchy tune from the last 150 years of musical history.