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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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An Arts Business? Or Just a Bar?

During the lockdown, Eugene’s smaller music venues find little relief

News 5 years ago

Music stages have gone silent in Eugene as they have across the country, cratering the concert industry at every level. What’s more, small bar and … Continue reading →

Talent on the Home Front

Hult Center’s virtual Stay Home Talent Show shines light on local talent during the lockdown

Music 5 years ago

In one video, an average dad, or perhaps a youthful grandpa, dances the “Banana Cabana” behind a black curtain, with only his hands and face … Continue reading →

Couching for a Cause

Live-streamed music festival to benefit FOOD for Lane County

Music 5 years ago

OK, maybe Coachella isn’t happening this year. But Saturday, May 2, Covchella, an online music and arts festival, will stream live on the Twitch platform. … Continue reading →

Creative Healing

Becoming an artist while being locked down

Visual Arts 5 years ago

Art began to creep into my social media feed not long after isolation hit: parents sharing their children’s sketches or their own personal doodles. Some … Continue reading →

Radio, Radio

In the time of COVID-19, popular Eugene DJ keeps KRVM on the air

News 5 years ago

From quarantine, KRVM radio DJ “Jivin’” Johnny Etheredge has kept himself busy, producing off-site the majority of the community-supported radio station’s most popular programming since … Continue reading →

Quarantine Space

Post coronavirus, local composer live streams musical improvisation — and tarot readings

Music 5 years ago

Within a couple of hours after being temporarily furloughed from his job due to the coronavirus, contemporary classical composer Nicholas Chase was talking to his … Continue reading →

Just the Basics

Eugene tech firm develops a UBI calculator

Culture 5 years ago

In the days of COVID-19, UBI, or universal basic income, is having a moment.  Tech mogul Andrew Yang made his UBI plan, called The Freedom … Continue reading →

Islands in the Stream

A Eugene Weekly music writer cozies up to live streaming in the time of COVID-19

Music 5 years ago
Photo of Halie Loren.

On the first evening of spring, and a few days into self-quarantine, I sat in the kitchen of my west Eugene home, watching stand-up comedians … Continue reading →

Mistakes Happen

Influential emo band, with a member living in Eugene, releases new EP after 16-year absence

Music 5 years ago

The Beautiful Mistake, an early influential emo band, returns this month with You’re Not Broken. I am. The five-song EP is the group’s first new … Continue reading →

The Sounds of Silence

Musicians adjust to life without music in the midst of coronavirus

Music 5 years ago

The news came slow, then fast. On March 12, in hopes of mitigating the spread of the coronavirus and amid calls for social distancing in … 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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