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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.

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The Postman

Multi-faceted Salem artist with connections to Eugene sends concerts to your mailbox

Music 21 hours ago

The daily mail delivery has become a comfort — thanks to  the depths of the pandemic and working from home, and despite the U.S. Postal … Continue reading →

Escaping the Future

Eugene sci-fi author touches on climate change, corrupt governments and the coming apocalypse in the second book in his four-part series

Books 21 hours ago

The Foreseeable Future, the second book in the SEEDER series from Eugene-based sci-fi author Howard Libes, is a gripping and well-paced expansion of the universe … Continue reading →

A Woman of Africa

Popular Eugene performer RatieD releases her debut EP

Music 2 weeks ago

When she was a girl living in Zimbabwe, Eugene musician Claire Ratidzo Dangarembwa, who performs as RatieD, would sing out loud in front of an … Continue reading →

Silent Since Spring

But with the advent of a vaccine, live music may cautiously return in 2021

Music 4 weeks ago

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance: the five stages of grief. We’ve all been at one stage or another since March. Sometimes in tandem, dualities of … Continue reading →

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Popular Eugene live band Judo Pony returns with debut release after six-year hiatus

Music 1 month ago

About a decade ago, Judo Pony was a popular live band in Eugene, playing light punk and alternative-influenced, ’90s-style guitar rock.  In 2010, Judo Pony … Continue reading →

Going the Distance

Eugene singer-songwriter and producer Tyler Fortier returns as Last Year’s Man

Music 2 months ago

At the end of November, 2020 jokes are so last year — almost literally. What will 2021 bring for Eugene songwriter Tyler Fortier, now performing … Continue reading →

That Rock Island Sound

Eugene concert revives little-known British popular music movement called ‘skiffle’

Music 2 months ago

Traumatized communities and a cratered economy: That’s what many teens of today face mid-pandemic. It’s also what many young people faced in England, post-World War … Continue reading →

The Challenger

Portland neo-soul singer Tatiana performs at the University of Oregon

Music 3 months ago

The social media tag came the same day the post went up. In June, acclaimed hip-hop musicians Flying Lotus and Denzel Curry posted an instrumental … Continue reading →

Music of the Pandemic

Commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival, award-winning pianist and composer to premiere An American Mosaic

Music 3 months ago

In April, Grammy-winning classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein was quarantined at her home in Brooklyn’s Park Slope when the phone rang. On the line was another … Continue reading →

Borat in Eugene? Very nice!

Eugene has an unexpected cameo in the latest Borat installment

ArtsBlogFilmStreaming 3 months ago

Some will stream the new Borat sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, to see for themselves whether former New York City mayor and current Trump crony Rudy … Continue reading →

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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.

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