Music in Motion
Seattle’s HTST Wants Your Head and Your Heart
Perpetual motion is behind the music of Don’t You Want to Dream Again?, the new release from Seattle rock quartet Happy Times Sad Times. “I’m … 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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Pussy Riot
Seattle rockers fight for your right to say ‘pussy’
When Whitney Petty rolls into a new town while on tour, she likes to go where the locals are, the real divey-looking bars. “Sometimes you … Continue reading
Losing Our Groove
EW’s pop music writer laments the closing of CD World
Back in the ’90s I started working at CD World’s Corvallis location — and in case you weren’t aware, yes, there was a CD World … Continue reading
Not Slowing Down for 50
OCF’s 50th anniversary music lineup brings it on
That Oregon Country Fair knows how to throw a party is a well-established fact. It follows, then, that OCF would do it up right on … Continue reading
Sky’s the Limit
Local musicians say ‘happy birthday’ to Dylan’s Nashville Skyline
At this point, arguments about whether or not Bob Dylan can sing are pretty tired. I did recently say on social media that I’d rather … Continue reading
White Light/White Heat
Elizabeth Colour Wheel are having a quarter-life crisis
In Chinese culture, white is the color of mourning. On Boston-based Elizabeth Colour Wheel’s upcoming West Coast tour supporting their debut release, Nocebo, singer Lane … Continue reading
A Subtle Lake Kingdom
New and old Oregon meet at Suttle Lodge and Boathouse
How do you catch an Instagram influencer? Simple. Take the formerly rustic and somewhat rundown Lodge at Suttle Lake, located near Sisters just west of … Continue reading
The French Connection
L.A. songwriter Jessica Fichot honors multicultural heritage
Leave it to a teenager not to fully appreciate where they grow up, even if it’s a Parisian suburb. “When I was very little, I … Continue reading
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
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