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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.
From Eugene’s best local bands to returning music scene alumni, the 12th annual Whiteaker Block Party, Saturday, Aug. 4, features an all-day lineup of music … Continue reading
Portland weirdo-punkers The Woolen Men feel we’re living in a post-post world: post-punk, post-work, post-music industry. In fact, The Woolies have even named their new … Continue reading
Richard Swift was arguably the most prolific and best-known musician in Oregon. He toured the world with acts like The Black Keys and The Shins, … Continue reading
Josh McCaslin of Portland-based noir country act Roselit Bone tells me in L.A. it’s pretty normal to consider country, blues — and even Chicano — … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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