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
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.
Author: William Kennedy
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
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
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