Creative Healing
Becoming an artist while being locked down
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
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
Radio, Radio
In the time of COVID-19, popular Eugene DJ keeps KRVM on the air
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
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
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
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
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
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
Run to Daylight
Grace Potter returns with first new music in four years
If it weren’t for music, Grace Potter might have become a visual artist. “My dad would let us use the records he didn’t like as … Continue reading
Yuvee Rays
Former Eugene post-punk band releases new album
After fashioning a live-in vehicle from an 18-passenger van, Brendon and Jacob Broome, two brothers living in Dayton, Ohio, hit the road. Their plan was … Continue reading
Winds of Winter
Portland heavy rock band with Eugene roots plays Old Nick’s
In 1970, the riff-centric songwriting and dark atmosphere of Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut stood at the intersection of two emerging styles: metal and goth rock. … Continue reading