Eugene’s larger venues, like the Hult Center, McDonald Theatre, John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts and WOW Hall, are well-known to locals and those new to town soon hear about them. Some other places for music — like John Henry’s, Blairally Vintage Arcade and Sam Bond’s — are bar venues, meaning their concerts are 21-and-over, so many University of Oregon undergraduate students can’t get in.

There are, however, lots of great lesser-known places in Eugene for new students who may be underage to catch a show. These venues book everything from jazz to punk, acoustic music and more. We’ve compiled some of them here. Did we miss some? Let us know.

At the edge of the UO campus neighborhood is Art House (492 East 13th Avenue), a longtime movie theater turned part-time events venue. Betreena

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