Keep Punk Weird
First wave garage rock legends come to Eugene
With all the crust, noise and bluster, many fail to realize the extent to which surrealist and Dadaist art influenced bands of the original 1970s … 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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All’s Fair
OCF 2018 Musical Lineup Features Strong Female Musicians
We love the Oregon Country Fair because it’s a place we go to be ourselves and where we can dance as if no one is … Continue reading
After 25 Years An EP
Eugene songwriter Paul Quillen tells me the first guitar he ever owned was a “disaster-of-a-piece-of-plywood guitar with a Hohner neck screwed on to it for … Continue reading
The Living Dead
Original Grateful Dead members return to Eugene fronted by younger-generation pop star
Asking me whether I like The Grateful Dead is a little like asking if I believe in God: It’s not a yes-or-no question, instead landing … Continue reading
Acoustic Innovator
After so many years of playing guitar, Portland musician Terry Robb says the fingers on his left hand are longer than the fingers on his … Continue reading
Mama’s Place
Popular Mexican restaurant expands in the Whiteaker
Mayra Medina is from the Michoacán state of Mexico. Her father died when she was six, and to make ends meet, Medina’s mother took jobs … Continue reading
The Soul Sisters
Sara Billdt taught herself to sing listening to the old R&B and soul tunes her father, a professional musician, played for a living. Billdt now … Continue reading
That Old-Time Feeling
Eugene’s Breakers Yard revives the past with new album
Much to his chagrin, Brandon Olszewski’s 12-year-old daughter likes pop country music. “I can’t stand it,” Olszewski tells me. “It’s awful.” He prefers Hank Williams. … Continue reading
Share the Ride
Bike sharing service Comes to Eugene in time for summer
The blue bikes seemed to appear overnight, scattered around the central core of Eugene. But Lindsey Hayward, general manager of PeaceHealth Rides, a new local … Continue reading
Might as Well Honk
Who’s ready for public spaces in Eugene to be alive with the sound of … honking? This weekend the fourth-annual Honk! Fest Eugene comes to … Continue reading