Oh, Vanna!
Sell your soul to dirty blues punk
All the tunes on Washington state-based musician Vanna Oh!’s Bandcamp page are listed as “demos.” She plans on eventually touching them up in the studio, … 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.
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Vocal Minority
People-of-color comedy show comes to Eugene
When it comes to race, the Pacific Northwest talks out of both sides of its mouth, says Jason Lamb, co-host and producer of Minority Retort, … Continue reading
Comedy, Tragedy, Trivia, Wormhole
Trivia host wants to know what you don’t know
The wrong answers interested Ty Connor just as much as the right ones, so one night, he started collecting all the discarded answer sheets from … Continue reading
Whole-Lotta Mangonada
Just in time for Summer, Eugene welcomes Zero Degrees
Glenn Liu’s wife Jenny Liu spent so much time at Portland locations of the California chain Zero Degrees, he asked her “Why are you waiting … Continue reading
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
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