Skip to content

Eugene Weekly

We've got issues.

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

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

Collective Action

Fermata Ballet Collective, a Eugene nonprofit providing space for marginalized communities to connect to movement, presents its first evening-length performance

Dance 8 months ago

Eugene-based Fermata Ballet Collective presents Fall Works Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at Very Little Theatre in Eugene. Founded in 2020, Fermata has presented workshops, … Continue reading →

Rainbow’s End

Keep the spooky season going with the moody folk-pop harmony group Rainbow Girls at WOW Hall

Music 9 months ago

Halloween was last week, but according to singer Erin Chapin of northern California folk-pop harmony group Rainbow Girls, every day is Halloween for her band. … Continue reading →

American Graffiti

New York comic Caitlin Cook brings her one-woman bathroom stall graffiti-inspired musical to Eugene

Comedy 9 months ago

Caitlin Cook studied art history in college, and now, as a touring standup comedian and musician, she spends a lot of time in public restrooms. … Continue reading →

Diamonds in Her Eyes

Avant-garde pop artist My Brightest Diamond performs in Eugene behind her first new album in six years

EW-ExtraMusic 10 months ago

One of Shara Nova’s earliest musical memories took place in Oregon. Nova’s mother was studying pipe organ at Southern Oregon University, where her grandfather was … Continue reading →

The Great Northwest

Tour the world’s greatest castles with author and comedian Lindy West in Eugene

EW-Extra 10 months ago

Lindy West likes to rank things. The writer, podcaster and comedian ranked dragons recently on her Text Me Back! podcast with co-host Meagan Hatcher-Mays. West’s … Continue reading →

The Game-Changer

Country musician Nick Gamer, formerly of Eugene and now based in Portland, celebrates his Oregon-themed new album release at John Henry’s

Music 11 months ago

At the height of the pandemic, country music songwriter Nick Gamer, then based in Eugene, almost left the state. “I had to get out of … Continue reading →

Leder of the Pack

Los Angeles standup comedian and Comedy Store regular Annie Lederman preps for her first comedy special in Eugene

Comedy 11 months ago

Annie Lederman says she’s “here to entertain, baby.” She is a podcast host and breakout Comedy Store regular — the legendary Los Angeles comedy club where … Continue reading →

Out of the Ordinary

Intimate husband-and-wife folk duo Ordinary Elephant performs in Eugene

Music 11 months ago

It was at an Americana music festival that Crystal Damore met Dirk Powell, the acclaimed music producer known for working with Joan Baez and Levon … Continue reading →

Class Dismissed

Stay after class with a teacher-themed stand-up comedy show at Wildish Theater in Springfield

Comedy 12 months ago

Without resorting to a hacky cliché, what is the best headline for a teaching and education-themed stand-up comedy show?  Whatever it is, Portland comic and … Continue reading →

Hi-Res

Iconoclastic and controversial rapper JPEGMafia performs in Eugene

Music 12 months ago

International terrorism, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the 2008 crash, outrage culture and the memeification of current affairs: This is the backdrop upon which hip-hop … Continue reading →

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

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.

  • 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, 2025