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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.
While writing lyrics for the self-titled debut EP from Portland trio Mystrionics, singer and guitarist Aaron Stern was recovering from a debilitating back injury. Did … Continue reading
John Davis & the Cicadas’ latest release, El Pulpo, shouldn’t be as good as it is. On paper, the concept sounds terrible: a collection of … Continue reading
Loads of tall tales surround legendary Portland soul singer Ural Thomas. Some say Thomas opened for The Rolling Stones and Otis Redding and played alongside … Continue reading
Previously big on the underground mixed-tape scene, Bay Area rap quartet SOB X RBE (the X is silent) earned heat-seeking status when they scored a … Continue reading
Nashville songwriter Liza Anne remembers the date of her first concert better than she remembers some of her loved ones’ birthdays. The concert was Hilary … Continue reading
Gregg Emley, bassist with Portland hard rockers Holy Grove, tells me his bandmates wanted to workshop their new material on the road before heading back … Continue reading
Eugene musician Marietta Bonaventure says she’d played in so many bands around town she felt “there’s really no music that needs to be played right … Continue reading
James “Jimbo” Mathus, bandleader with Dixieland jazz revivalists Squirrel Nut Zippers, says stories of “weird old New Orleans” inspired Beasts of Burgundy, the band’s first … Continue reading
In the mid to late 1980s, They Might be Giants came up alongside what might be called “first-wave” alternative bands like The Cure, REM, Depeche … Continue reading
For L.A.-based husband and wife duo Haunted Summer, a visit to Ninkasi in Eugene began a beautiful musical partnership. “What started as a brewery tour … Continue reading