The Jolly Rogers
Popular ’90s-era live act Jollymon returns with new album
Void Walker is the first record in 18 years from Portland-based rockers Jollymon. Vocalist and bass player Carey Rich tells me he wasn’t sure he … 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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David Byrne … forgive us … burns down the House on Memorial Day at the Hult
Making art out of his own discomfort
The stage is empty and slate grey. A single spotlight highlights a human brain on a table. Holding the brain in his hands, David Byrne, … Continue reading
Byrne-ing Man
Musical polymath and Talking Heads founder returns to Eugene
“I dance like this / Because it feels so damn good” sings David Byrne on “I Dance Like This,” from his 2018 release American Utopia. … Continue reading
Deep Water
There’s very little mid-range in the music of popular Portland quartet Blackwater Holylight: It’s all or nothing. “There’s lots of ways of describing our sound, … Continue reading
Flower Power (Pop)
The Posies come to Eugene behind classic album reissues
Ken Stringfellow says the music of his band The Posies — melodic and dreamy — went against the prevailing winds of the Seattle music scene … Continue reading
Can-Do Spirits
Wine in a can gains traction at Oregon wineries
Canned wine is growing in popularity. Some might welcome this development as a populist insurgency countering wine culture’s more elitist tendencies. For others, it may seem … Continue reading
Future Bluesman
North Carolina’s Reed Turchi & His Kudzu Choir recorded their latest release, Just a Little More Faith, in a single day. The album is out … Continue reading
Candy Corn
Rich Sellers, vocalist and bandleader with Eugene-based Candy Apple Bleu, remembers a time from the late ’70s to early ’90s when there was a difference … Continue reading
First Dance with Mary Jane
A marijuana newbie goes shopping at a local weed joint
Tyler Banks, budtender at Moss Crossing, a weed dispensary located in Eugene’s Friendly Street neighborhood, wants you to know it’s OK if you don’t know … Continue reading
Outer-Space Cowgirl
Get cosmic with country singer Caitlin Jemma
Eugene musician Caitlin Jemma wanted a vintage sound for her new album Love Notes, so she decided to record it at the OK Theatre in … Continue reading