Album Cover for Adrianne Lenker's Live at Revolution Hall. Photo Via Pitchfork

Adrianne Lenker recorded her first live album, “Live at Revolution Hall,” in Portland, Oregon, across two performances that took place on June 20 & 21, 2024, and on April 24, 2025 she released the full recorded performance for all to hear. 

Revolution Hall began as Washington High School and was originally built in 1906. The high school closed in 1981 and remained vacant until it was reopened at Revolution Hall in 2015. With a restaurant on the main floor, a rooftop bar, and a concert hall, all while still looking like a high school, Revolution Hall is a super unique venue that has hosted hundreds of artists. 

This album begins perfectly with the sounds of people bustling into Revolution Hall, awaiting Lenker's arrival. The sound of bouncers checking IDs and people searching for their seats transports you into the environment as if you’re really there. This,…

Maxwell Zembur, aka DJ Mixwell, during his Up & Up performance in the fall of 2024. 

It’s a Thursday night and just off Madison St., in an old wine cellar, a crowd of people await Maxwell Zembur, known in this setting as DJ Mixwell, as he prepares to begin his set on stage. Lights are flashing, music is blasting, and groups of fellow students, peers, and aspiring musicians are gathered to watch Mixwell do what he does best. Although it's hot in the room and people are stumbling over one another trying to get to the stage, as soon as Mixwell begins his set, everyone cheers, filling the room with dancing, hollering, and praise for all that is DJ Mixwell. 

Originally from Princeton, New Jersey, Zembur came to the University of Oregon for something new, a fresh start after growing up on the east coast, he decided that he wanted to come out west for a change. Zembur was first introduced to music around first grade, when his parents signed…

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Photo via Coastal Jazz.

Still Woozy, the psychedelic-pop musician behind hits like “Goodie Bag” and “Habit”, is bringing his Loveseat tour to the Pacific Northwest for Eugene’s Over and Out Festival. Though now renowned as Still Woozy, the singer-songwriter started his musical journey under his legal name, Sven Gamsky. In 2011, while attending the University of California, Santa Cruz, Gamsky co-founded the indie band Feed Me Jack alongside guitarist Robert Ross. As the group expanded, Feed Me Jack embarked on a four-year journey that produced three EPs, a single, and their original album "Chumpfrey".  Following the band's split in 2016, Gamsky began a solo venture, adopting an alias that would come to be known around the world. In 2017,…

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Album covers taken from DJ Luz’s Spotify playlist linked below. Collage by Alex Levy. 

This week’s DJ spotlight highlights Natalie Vogel, AKA DJ Luz. Natalie is a third-year economics major from Portland. She became involved with KWVA during her sophomore year and has been sharing her love for world music on the radio ever since. 

Though her show is currently on hiatus, you can plan to tune in Fall 2025 to hear and learn about music from across the globe. 

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DJ Luz: My DJ name is DJ Luz. The first song that I ever listened to that got me into world music was “Lite Spots” by Kaytranada. It features a sample from a song called “Pontos De Luz” by Gal Costa, who’s from Brazil. I loved that song – “Lite Spots” – and I was like, ‘Oh My God, I’m obsessed with this sample’. This…

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Goth Babe and his dog Sadie. Photo via Protect Our Winters. 

On May 16, 2025, Kesey Enterprises, Mammoth NW, the University of Oregon Music Industry Collective, and KWVA 88.1 FM will be hosting the Over & Out Festival at the Cuthbert Theater in Eugene, Oregon. With Still Woozy and Goth Babe headlining, and UO’s Verb8im, Dana & Alden, and Miss Mia also in the lineup, there is a lot of anticipation for this collection of artists. But who exactly are they?

Griff Johnson, known by Goth Babe in musical contexts, is just one of the amazing artists performing at this festival, and not one that you want to miss. Originally based in Nashville, Goth Babe started his music career around 2015, releasing his first single, “Breathe,” in 2016. Since then, he has uprooted to New York, then Los Angeles, and most recently is traveling up and down the Pacific Northwest, continuing to make music along the way. 

Goth…

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