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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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Code Red

Music 8 years ago

Popular Eugene rock act Fortune’s Folly celebrates the release of its new EP, titled simply Red EP. And Fortune’s Folly vocalist Calysta Cheyenne tells EW … Continue reading →

Blue Beat Dance Music

Music 8 years ago

Bay area songwriter and soul singer Quinn Deveaux has his own term to describe the music he plays: “blue beat dance music.” “For the soul … Continue reading →

Country Music Road Songs

Music 8 years ago

Portland’s Jenny Don’t and The Spurs are on the road promoting their latest release, Call of the Road, out now on Mississippi Records. Guitarist, vocalist … Continue reading →

Lunar Landing

New music store Moon Rock Records opens its doors in Eugene

Music 8 years ago

When Callie Dean and Alex Yusimov — veteran employees of Portland-based record store, music venue and record label Mississippi Records — decided to go into … Continue reading →

Country Cross-over

Familiar face, fresh choices and missed musical opportunities at OCF

Music 8 years ago

I’m going to take a sec and highjack this piece on 2017’s OCF music lineup to complain that Lane County — and Eugene specifically — … Continue reading →

Indie-Rock Micro-Fest

Music 8 years ago

“Everyone I talk to, there’s something different in the air,” says Bri Childs, guitarist with Eugene/Portland instrumental act Childspeak. She’s talking about the energy in … Continue reading →

Sad Is All You Need

Music 8 years ago

I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t from time to time like to feel sad — to occasionally pull melancholy over themselves like a warm blanket … Continue reading →

Found Sound

Music 8 years ago

Now based in Brooklyn, songwriter Lucy Marie Horton grew up in Vancouver, Washington. She says she didn’t experience catcalling until she moved back East.  Working … Continue reading →

Pop Culture Nerd Orgy

Suicide Girls Blackheart Burlesque hits Eugene

Music 8 years ago

According to Selena Mooney, aka Missy Suicide, in order to understand the impact of burlesque as an art form — to, as she puts it, … Continue reading →

Chicken Ninja!

At Buck Buck, chicken is life

Chow 8 years ago

Butchering — cutting down an animal for food — is an art, a calling, a passion.  But for Mikey Lawrence from wildly popular food truck … Continue reading →

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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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