Skip to content

Eugene Weekly

We've got issues.

  • News
  • Arts
  • Calendar
  • Best of Eugene
  • Advertise in Eugene Weekly
  • Best of Eugene Nomination Round
  • News
  • Arts
  • Culture
  • Music
  • Opinion
    • Slant
    • Letters
  • Calendar
    • Submit An Event
    • Calendar Guidelines & FAQ
  • EW Newsletters
  • Support Eugene Weekly
  • MORE
    • Visual Arts
    • Photo Galleries
    • Performing Arts
    • Film
    • Chow
    • Drink
    • Cannabis
    • Outdoors
    • Classifieds
    • Obituary
    • What’s Happening Podcast
  • Facebook
  • Mastodon
  • Instagram
  • Contact Us

Will 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: Will Kennedy

Lips, the Teeth, the Tip of the Tongue

Avant-garde vocal arts ensemble Roomful of Teeth joins the Oregon Bach Festival

Music 4 months ago

Grammy Award-winning vocal ensembleRoomful of Teeth performs an evening of Indigenous-inspired music July 1 in their first appearance at the Oregon Bach Festival. Their repertoire … Continue reading →

Ill Switch

Anonymous apocalyptic folk tricksters play Art House

Music 4 months ago

Ak’chamel, The Giver of Illness, performs June 23 at Art House, playing a mischievous hellbroth of original, ritualistic, psychedelic music from around the world, and … Continue reading →

This Band Sux

Seattle punk band celebrates new album at Campbell Club

Music 4 months ago

Two Pacific Northwest punk bands celebrate new releases June 12 at Campbell Club, the oldest student housing cooperative at the University of Oregon. Seattle-based band … Continue reading →

The Tides are Turning

New acoustic music festival at Island Park in Springfield

Music 4 months ago

Turning Tides Music Foundation, a promoter booking acoustic music in the Eugene area, presents the new daylong Turning Tides Folk Festival, Sept. 19, at Island … Continue reading →

Happy 250, USA

From Renaissance thinkers to rodeo clowns, EW’s picks for the July 4 weekend

Music 4 months ago

America’s 250th birthday is coming up, and understandably, the mood may not strike you as celebratory. Nonetheless, Lane County has lots to do over the … Continue reading →

Summer Concerts are in Eugene

Rulebreaking roots rockers and PNW punk legends come to town

Music 4 months ago

Two of Oregon’s most newsworthy rock and pop concerts happen in Eugene this summer on the same night. Rule-breaking country rocker Zach Bryan and equally … Continue reading →

Rap Star

Oglala Lakota rapper and singer Stella Standingbear performs in Eugene

EW-Extra 4 months ago

Stella Standingbear, a rapper, hip-hop singer and enrolled member of the Oglala Lakota Nation, performs June 7 at WOW Hall supporting her “Off the Rez” … Continue reading →

Community Light

High-energy Ukrainian folk band performs in Eugene

Music 5 months ago

Kommuna Lux, a lively folk music ensemble from Odesa, Ukraine, performs May 30 at Tsunami Books on a West Coast U.S. tour, raising funds for … Continue reading →

AAPI Appreciation

Whats-Happening 5 months ago

The fifth annual Asian Night Market returns to the Farmers Market Pavilion and Plaza May 22 for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. … Continue reading →

The Time Traveler

Step through history with Randy the Walking Historian

Travel 5 months ago

Spring and summer are times for travel. But this year, journey back in time with Randy “the Walking Historian” Gudeika, instead. For about a decade, … Continue reading →

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Will 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.

  • Facebook
  • Mastodon
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Find A Paper
  • Advertise with Eugene Weekly
  • Submit An Event
  • Promotions
  • Masthead
  • Contact
  • Support Eugene Weekly
  • We Are Hiring

© Eugene Weekly, 2026