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Will Kennedy is a freelance writer and a senior music writer with Eugene Weekly. He lives in Eugene with his wife, daughter and two cats. All of whom politely accommodate his obsessions with Doctor Who and The Smiths.
When Teresa Suárez Cosío was a young girl she dreamed of owning a guitar. “It was PTSD from wanting a guitar really bad,” the singer, … Continue reading
With elements of reggae and West African music blended with big festival potential, The Hip Abduction (THA) are something like 21 Pilots, Imagine Dragons or … Continue reading
Ethan Miller has a little black book, but it’s not what you think. Instead, it’s a black Moleskine notebook the singer and guitarist jots notes … Continue reading
The top of John Wurster’s resume reads “drummer and comedy writer.” How did he end up with two of the coolest jobs on the planet? … Continue reading
On a recent summer Tuesday when the University of Oregon campus was still relatively quiet, the delightfully-named Sunny Moon was busy with a lunch rush … Continue reading
Folk music goes in and out of vogue from one era to the next, sometimes representing all things insurgent and transgressive and, other times, comfy … Continue reading
Midway through his career, comedian Shane Mauss was at a crossroads. He’d already accomplished a lot of what he’d set out to do as a … Continue reading
Mireya I. Ramos knows the patriarchal tradition of mariachi very well. She grew up in Tijuana. Her family owned a Mexican restaurant where her father … Continue reading
Like calling an artist a genius, claiming a band is in a genre all its own is difficult to prove. Usually it’s an overstatement. Montreal’s … Continue reading
Naomi Sparrow is a sun-chaser. The singer-songwriter grew up in Alaska before migrating to Portland. “When I moved to Oregon, I had an upgrade in … Continue reading