Monica Christoffels

Monica Christoffels

Born in Manila, Philippines, Monica Christoffels, 23, lived in Los Angeles as a child but considers Eugene, Oregon her home. After writing for the local newspaper in high school, she rekindled her affinity for writing after working as an administrative assistant at the Oregon Daily Emerald. When not covering the local music scene, Christoffels moonlights as a climate hawk, unofficial Eugene restaurant critic and diehard Oregon Ducks fan.
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Weekend Playlist - June 17, 2011

Published in Breaking News
Friday, 17 June 2011 07:00
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! "Nanana" - The Californian Laurel Kathleen interviewed four of the five members of this band - check out the video to see what they talked about! ...

Weekend Playlist - June 10, 2011

Published in Breaking News
Friday, 10 June 2011 07:00
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com!
“Morning Thought” & “Vocal Chords” - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Dan Cordie caught the band’s show at the Rickshaw Shop Saturday night.
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Sasquatch! in Review: Part Two

Published in Festivals
Friday, 03 June 2011 16:00
Continuing where we left off from my Sasquatch! in Review: Part One post, Saturday night of Sasquatch! had me waiting patiently for Robyn’s set to start at the Bigfoot stage. I tried to get into the Banana Shack dance tent to watch The Glitch Mob, but it was packed. What I could hear of the set, though, sounded great. Robyn took the stage abo...

Weekend Playlist - June 3, 2011

Published in Breaking News
Friday, 03 June 2011 07:00
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “The Heron and the Fox” - Little Scream
Kelly Knapp interviewed Laurel Sprengelmeyer aka Little Scream - here’s some of their conversation:
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Sasquatch! in Review: Part One

Published in Festivals
Thursday, 02 June 2011 10:00
photo credit: Kyle Johnson (official Sasquatch! Flickr page) The tenth anniversary of the Pacific Northwest’s Sasquatch! Music Festival 2011 had its ups and downs: riots broke out at the festival entrance, bipolar weather had people burning one minute and freezing the next, and many concertgoers' tents, including my friends', were litera...