Subhumanism
Classic English punk band returns with new record
English anarcho-punk band Subhumans return this year with Crisis Point, their first full-length album in over a decade. Based solely on the political climate in … Continue reading
William Kennedy
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.
Author: William Kennedy
Best Singer-Songwriter
1. Halie Loren HalieLoren.com. 2. Calysta Cheyenne Fortune’s Folly. FortunesFollyBand.com. 3. Bettreena Jaeger BaroqueBetty.com. At this point it’s pretty clear: Eugene loves Halie Loren, winner … Continue reading
Best Local Band
1. High Step Society HighStepSociety.com. 2. Fortune’s Folly FortunesFollyBand.com. 3. Medium Troy MediumTroy.com. High Step Society, winner of this year’s Best of Eugene best band … Continue reading
Guerillas in the Mist
Talking open-heart surgery and plant cognition with New York’s Guerilla Toss
Guerilla Toss play music that could only come from the urban environs of New York City — over-stimulated and arty, crowded with ideas, and existing … Continue reading
Get Happy
Stop worrying and listen to Cory Wong
Cory Wong was put on this Earth to make you happy. “Every artist has a North Star that drives them — their passion, their motivation,” … Continue reading
Laughin’ it Up
Stand-up Comedy Festival comes to Eugene and Salem
A mysterious elderly man recently approached Max Brockmann, a local stand-up comedian and host of Laugh Track Town USA, a monthly stand up show at First … Continue reading
Eastern Son
Exploring World War II Japanese-American internment with Kishi Bashi
While writing his latest record, Kaoru Ishibashi, who performs as Kishi Bashi, visited the sites of former World War II-era Japanese-American internment camps to absorb … Continue reading
Scars of Experience
Thugcore legend plays Eugene
Even legends of hip-hop and hardcore music have to grow up one day. “I have a son now,” says Dan Singer, who performs as Danny … Continue reading
Alpha Charly Bravo
Brooklyn’s Charly Bliss makes heartbreak danceable
Some music fans live and die for a towering guitar solo or thunderous drum fill. Me? I’m a swine for simplicity. I sip finely-crafted pop … Continue reading
Blasphemous Rumors
Kayo Dot play heavy metal space opera at Old Nick’s Pub
With the heightened drama of a Bowie-esque space opera, the interstellar terrain of prog rock and the fault lines of metal, Blasphemy, the latest concept … Continue reading