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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.

Author: William Kennedy

Get a Handle on It

Comedian, author and TV personality Chelsea Handler performs in Eugene

Comedy 3 years ago

It’s clear what’s on Chelsea Handler’s mind based solely on the title of her current tour.  Her Chelsea Handler: Vaccinated and Horny Tour stops by … Continue reading →

The Main Attraction

Tavern on Main elevates dining in downtown Springfield

Chow 3 years ago

After nearly two years of takeout and delivery courtesy of the pandemic, I was feeling burned out on bar food when I stepped into Tavern … Continue reading →

Universal Appeal

Funky musician Karl Denson returns to Eugene

Music 4 years ago

Funk and soul musician Karl Denson is back home in San Diego, speaking on the phone with Eugene Weekly after a four-night run in New … Continue reading →

The Ego and the Id

Eugene instrumental rock band Egotones debut new music at WOW Hall

Music 4 years ago

In the depths of 2020’s live music shutdown, all of Eugene’s concert venues were quiet, save one: WOW Hall, where the long-running Eugene instrumental rock … Continue reading →

Feeling (20)22

Celebrate the New Year with great live music in Eugene

Music 4 years ago

Although we’re all still processing 2020, 2022 is just around the corner. If you’re masked, boosted and looking to celebrate the new year with live … Continue reading →

Driving Ambition

Seattle International Comedy Competition finalist performs in Eugene

Comedy 4 years ago

Comedian Sam Miller is on his way to pick up another comic in Federal Way, Washington, taxiing the stand-up a few hundred miles back to … Continue reading →

Burning Man

Delayed by the pandemic, Bruce Cockburn’s 50th-anniversary tour arrives in Eugene

Music 4 years ago

On the occasion of a 50th-anniversary tour and in preparation for a two-CD greatest hits collection, what is the best approach to evaluating an artist’s … Continue reading →

The American Poet

Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker performs solo in Eugene

Music 4 years ago

Eugene audiences have every opportunity to see great live music, but rarely do we have the chance to catch an artist so creatively potent and … Continue reading →

Grammy-nominated indie folk musician Gregory Alan Isakov returns to Eugene

Music 4 years ago

About a decade ago, Grammy-nominated indie-folk artist Gregory Alan Isakov was performing hundreds of shows a year, and, otherwise, living most of his life on … Continue reading →

Immigrant Song

No-No Boy brings engaging nonfiction pop music about the Asian American experience to the Hult Center

Music 4 years ago

Portland musician Julian Saporiti, who performs as No-No Boy, tells me with a note of sarcasm that spring break 2019 was the worst ever. That’s … 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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