The River Keeper
Okkervil River looks back while moving forward
From the outside, the creative process seems so mysterious and alchemical. We want in on it, to take nip off that bottle, to be there … 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
Magic Window
Checking in with Newman’s Fish Market’s take-out window
There’s almost always a line at the Newman’s Fish Market’s take-out fish and chips window, just off the south side of Newman’s Fish Market on … Continue reading
Amber Pop
Learning life lessons with Cayucas
As though preserved in amber, Real Life, the brand-new release from Los Angeles twin-brother duo Cayucas, captures and inhabits all those moments growing up that … Continue reading
Dead Like Us
Jim Jarmusch plays it a little too safe in new zombie satire
Every zombie story is about the human response to mortality and the pernicious fear of the “other.” In most zombie stories — the best ones, … Continue reading
Can’t Tell Her No
Summer Cannibals return to Eugene
“Can’t Tell Me No” is the rowdy leadoff single from Portland garage-punk quartet Summer Cannibals’ fourth album, which has the same name as the song. … Continue reading
Eugene Balkan-i-ana
Sample the many musical moods of Mood Area 52 in the band’s new album
Michael Roderick is feeling modest. “I’m not ambitious to a flaw,” he says, despite the fact his band Mood Area 52 has released eight studio … Continue reading
Party On, Garth
Pop country superstar and OCF’s 50th highlight summer concert season
It’s summertime in Eugene and the livin’ is sometimes easy, while other times it’s a mad dash to get out of town before all the … Continue reading
Music for Ghosts
Dance out the darkness with Ghost House
For some, the Eugene music scene is about dancing barefoot in the grass to a jam band or some reggae-rock hybrid. But for nearly a … Continue reading
Lonely Hearts Club
Classic country comeback with J.D. Miller and Broken Heart Rodeo
Every story Sam “Cletis” Reaves tells sounds like a country song. The native Texan has lived in Eugene for more than a decade. Lately he’s … Continue reading
The Vulnerable Adversary
California experimental band Xiu Xiu plays Old Nick’s
Jamie Stewart’s mom warned him not to become a musician. “My dad and uncle were successful musicians,” he says. “Mom discouraged me. She knew it … Continue reading