WOW Hall Events

May 16 - 18 - The WOW Hall

KWVA Eugene 88.1 FM turns 20 this year and is celebrating by throwing a week long music and media festival called BETTERFEST! KWVA wants to party with you May 13th - 18th! The festival culminates in three main stage concerts at the legendary WOW Hall featuring performances from your favorite college radio artists.

During the week leading up to the concerts enjoy a kick off party, record swap, hip-hop freestyle tournament, Small Howl local band showcase, unique radio programming, campus events, and participation of local businesses.

May 19 - Sunday @ 8:00 pm - The WOW Hall

Los Angeles four-piece Cold War Kids elevate their passionate take on indie rock with their emotionally raw fourth album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, released in April via Downtown Records.

Formed in 2004, the band's breakthrough debut Robbers & Cowards was released to considerable acclaim in 2006. The darker Loyalty To Loyalty followed two years later, and 2011's Mine Is Yours introduced deeper anthemic qualities into the eclectic group's catalog.

May 21 - Tuesday @ 8:00 pm - The WOW Hall

Trevor Powers, whose stage name is Youth Lagoon, began writing his debut album The Year of Hibernation in 2010. Based around the idea of psychological dysphoria, Powers tried to document the trails of his mind through songs of minimalism and hypnotic ambience.

Powers later described his writing process as, "my mind communicating with me, not the other way around... it can take me to scary places but I've realized those bizarre thoughts I have don't define me."

May 22 - Wednesday @ 8:00 pm - The WOW Hall

Goth girls to survivalists, bovines to bibles, antique pistols to vintage motorcycles: Alberta-born honky-tonker Corb Lund’s songcraft covers it all.

From a rustic retreat deep in the Rocky Mountain forest, Cabin Fever, Lund’s enthralling new album, evolved from a period of introspection and hard traveling. Just like the prolific Lund’s subjects run the gamut, so do the sonics on the live-sounding long-player, ranging from rockabilly to Western swing, cowboy balladry to country-rock.

May 23 - Thursday @ 9:00 pm - The WOW Hall

Critically acclaimed Fool's Gold MC Danny Brown just wrapped up a new album and is hitting the road for his first solo headlining tour.

Danny Brown is on fire: after the "Worst Of Both Worlds" Tour with chart-topping DJ phenomenon Baauer, the Detroit superstar leaked "#HottestMC” -- a controversial response to MTV's list of the same name.

May 24 - Friday @ 9:00 pm - The WOW Hall

Eleven Eyes is one of Eugene's most colorful musical institutions and they are about to reach the magical age of 11 years old!

This only happens once and Eleven Eyes couldn't be happier to be be gracefully aging while playing their best music ever. May 24th's WOW Hall show will be the exact day of Eleven Eyes' first performance 11 years ago.

May 28 - Tuesday @ 9:00 pm - The WOW Hall

London production duo Disclosure released The Face EP in 2012.

Brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence (aged just 21 and 18 respectively) have already been playlisted by Radio 1, received enthusiastic co-signs from Pitchfork, FACT, Fader and The Guardian, toured the UK and Europe, and supported SBTRKT on his UK tour.

May 29 - Wednesday @ 9:00 pm - The WOW Hall

Mike Pinto will take to the road on the Truthful Lies Tour with his full band in support of his forthcoming LP of the same name. The tour starts on May 16 in Long Beach, CA, making 48 stops (with more dates being added) across the nation.

Pinto and his band (Mike Hatton on bass, Brian Daggett on drums, Max O'Leary on trumpet and Jon Cestero on tenor sax) are gearing up for the tour and anticipation levels are already high.

May 30 - Thursday @ 8:00 pm - The WOW Hall

Blitzen Trapper is an experimental country/folk band signed to Sub Pop Records.

Blitzen Trapper self-released its first three albums. 2007’s Wild Mountain Nation won critical acclaim from critics at Pitchfork Media, The Nerve, and Spin Magazine. The group signed to Sub Pop Records that summer.