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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 Sound of Music

Accomplished Oregon Bach Festival ensemble singer Zerrin Agabigum Martin steps forward to share her hearing loss journey

Music 3 days ago

Oregon Bach Festival audiences have likely heard Zerrin Agabigum Martin sing. Since 2010, the University of Michigan and Westminster Choir College-trained mezzo-soprano voice has joined … Continue reading →

Baby Talk

Portland indie rockers Baby Grendel perform in Eugene at John Henry’s on their first West Coast tour

Music 1 week ago

Jonathan Suarez is hatching a plan and losing his brain. At least, that’s what he sings on “Hatching,” the first song on Suarez’s indie rock … Continue reading →

Matthew’s Passion

Oregon Bach Festival brings Considering Matthew Shepard, a major work in the queer classical music canon, to the Hult Center in Eugene

Music 1 week ago

Whenever Craig Hella Johnson asks, Grammy-nominated tenor Brian Giebler says, “Yes.” Giebler reprises the role of Matthew Shepard June 28 at the Hult Center, part … Continue reading →

Umpqua Odyssey

Put on your wings and fly to Elkton for the 18th annual Blooms & Butterflies Festival

Whats-Happening 2 weeks ago

Umpqua Valley’s cultural and natural history will be celebrated at the 18th annual Blooms & Butterflies Festival June 21 at the Elkton Community Education Center … Continue reading →

Yard Work

California avant-garde dance pop band Tune-Yards perform at WOW Hall behind their first new album in four years

Music 3 weeks ago

Merrill Garbus sees a connection between her background in puppeteering and the music she makes with Tune-Yards, her Oakland, California-based avant-garde dance pop band, performing … Continue reading →

There’s No Place Like Home

Springfield High School graduate and jazz vocalist Gina Saputo plays June 13 at Wildish Community Theater

Music 3 weeks ago

Jazz vocalist Gina Saputo, a Springfield High School graduate who sometimes performs with Jeff Goldblum’s Los Angeles-based jazz band, Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, plays June 13 … Continue reading →

Clay Play Day!

The inaugural Second Avenue Arts Fest on June 8 is a collaborative event between Whiteaker Printmakers, Wildling Collaborative Arts and Clay Space, neighboring arts organizations in the Whiteaker neighborhood

Whats-Happening 1 month ago

Eugene’s ceramic arts scene steps forward with the Second Avenue Arts Fest on June 8, a collaborative event between Whiteaker Printmakers, Wildling Collaborative Arts and … Continue reading →

Insane in the Kinane

Portland via L.A. comic Kyle Kinane performs a three-night stand at Olsen Run Comedy Club & Lounge in Eugene

ComedyEW-Extra 1 month ago

Comic Kyle Kinane likes college towns. “They’re more self-sufficient,” he tells Eugene Weekly in a phone call from Portland, where he lives: Fewer big box … Continue reading →

Permanent Residency

Eugene Tejano rock musician Marshall Falcon celebrates his album release, Permanent Resident, May 24 at Sam Bond’s Garage

Music 1 month ago

Eugene Tejano rock musician Marshall Falcon grew up in Houston. He says that means he likes to talk. “I chat people up all the time, … Continue reading →

Sisters of the World

Soromundi Lesbian Chorus celebrates 35 years in Eugene with two concerts, a book and an exhibit at the Hult Center

Music 2 months ago

Soromundi Lesbian Chorus of Eugene founder Karm Hagedorn says she’s not a visionary. “I just wanted to sing with friends,” Hagedorn writes in an email … 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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