Musical ‘Influencers’
Meet six people who are instruments of the Eugene sound
Music scenes are like phantoms: Point them out, and they disappear; name them and they shift; call out a great house-show venue and watch it … 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
It’s Different for Barnes
EW talks with the frontman of Athens band of Montreal
I ask Kevin Barnes from of Montreal whether early Bowie stuff or bands like T Rex were on his mind when writing and recording Innocence … Continue reading
Big Plates Small Dreams
Spice ’n’ Steam and dim sum
John Li, founder of Spice ’n’ Steam, Eugene’s brand new dim sum-style restaurant, visits his native Guangdong (Canton) every few years. He says the southern … Continue reading
Food Ambassador
Chef Ibrahim Hamide recalls nearly 50 years in Eugene
Eugene, Oregon, and Chef Ibrahim “Ib” Hamide, founder of Café Soriah on 13th Avenue, have been through a lot together: the tumultuous ’60s, the booming … Continue reading
Character Sketches
Songs from an imaginary font of lost love and loneliness
Julien Ehrlich says that when he started writing as a duo with guitarist Max Kakacek, the musicians “wanted the songs to sound like they were … Continue reading
Top 5 Places in Eugene to Cry in Public, Ranked
Make sure to bring tissues
Did it all start on November 8? Or was it January 20? Whenever it happened, there have been gallons of tears flowing around town the … Continue reading
Death is Real
Mount Eerie's fragile renderings of grief
Last summer Québécois artist and musician Geneviève Castrée died of pancreatic cancer. Now her husband, Washington state musician Phil Elverum, known for work with indie … Continue reading
‘Top of The Pile’
FAB Performances presents Rolling Stones tribute at Springfield’s Wildish Theater
For Lane County musician and educator Tony Rust, Rolling Stones’ record Sticky Fingers is a “top of the pile” album. “It’s an album I grew … Continue reading
Giving Back to the Scene
Eugene recording studio launches battle of the bands
Thaddeus Moore, owner and operator of Eugene’s long-running Sprout City Studios, jokes that he hates battles of the bands. Nevertheless, to celebrate Sprout City’s 20th … Continue reading
California Social
Old school California punk band Social Distortion, together since the late-`70s, has, over time, and not unlike The Clash, adopted the patina of classic rock … Continue reading