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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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A Wife’s Place is Behind a Mic

Eugene indie rock quartet ExWife plays Market Fest in Eugene

Music 7 days ago

Eugene indie rock quartet ExWife will play their most high-profile local concert Saturday, August 23, at Market Fest, the Eugene Market District’s annual street fair … Continue reading →

A Place for People

Domek restaurant in downtown Eugene hangs work from internationally known Serbian-American artist Vesna Pavlović

Visual Arts 7 days ago

One day, not long ago, Vesna Pavlović, a photographer and Vanderbilt University associate professor of art, got a notification that someone she didn’t know from … Continue reading →

Great Gen X-Pectations

Laugh like MTV still plays music videos with Kevin Nealon and Janeane Garafolo in Eugene

Comedy 2 weeks ago

’90s icons and Saturday Night Live alumni Kevin Nealon and Janeane Garofalo perform standup comedy in two separate runs of shows at Olsen Run Comedy … Continue reading →

Block Rockin’ Beats

The (Unofficial) return of the Whiteaker Block Party

Music 3 weeks ago

Before the pandemic, the Whiteaker Block Party, a large street festival held the first Saturday in August, celebrated perhaps Eugene’s most “Eugene” of all neighborhoods, … Continue reading →

The Mezcalero

Virginia restaurateur shares his knowledge of mezcal in Eugene

Drink 3 weeks ago

Sample rare mezcal at Party Bar in downtown Eugene August 10, in a Rare Mezcal Tasting Class. It is taught by Charlottesville, Virginia, restaurateur River … Continue reading →

Family Legacy

Nashville gospel, soul and R&B singer-songwriter Kyshona celebrates her family history at The Hybrid Gallery

Music 4 weeks ago

A few years ago, Nashville gospel, soul and R&B musician Kyshona had a day off in D.C. while on tour, and stopped by the National … Continue reading →

The Park Ranger

Free ambient sound installation celebrates a year at Monroe Park in the Whit

Whats-Happening 1 month ago

July 24 is your last chance to experience The Future Belongs Here, a sound installation from Eugene musician and audio artist David Graves at Monroe … Continue reading →

Shakespearean Salud

Get thee out of town with three Oregon Shakespeare Festival plays this summer season

Theater 1 month ago

This summer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, a trio of plays interrogates topics of representation, identity and the power of storytelling, while remaining … Continue reading →

Eugene’s Best Rock Show This Summer

See Frankie and the Witch Fingers at a small venue like WOW Hall while you can

Music 1 month ago

L.A. band Frankie and the Witch Fingers arrive in Eugene July 18 at WOW Hall behind one of the most dynamic rock records of the … Continue reading →

Yes, And

Eugene improv troupe No Script Society ‘Yes, ands’ their way through typical cable access fare July 20 at 255 Madison

Comedy 1 month ago

“Yes, and” is improv theater and comedy’s animating principle. Your scene partner says you’re in a dentist’s office, another adds “[Yes, and] a dragon is … 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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