In this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, EW arts contributor Will Kennedy talks with musician Joshua Isaac Finch of Entresol on the new release How Quickly We Normalize What Feels Like The End Of The World. Kennedy also previews some upcoming concerts and we listen to some tracks from ICED and Childspeak.

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In this week’s episode of What’s Happening, Eugene Weekly staffers dramatically read their favorite I Saw Yous from the year. I Saw Yous are sort of like modern day love letters that EW readers send in about strangers on the street, loved ones, friends and whoever. Get ready for some slam poetry from people who don’t know how to do slam poetry. The royalty free tracks we used in this episode were: - “Say Something” by Ryan Little - “Hard Boiled” by Kevin MacLeod - “Backbay Lounge” by Kevin MacLeod - “Sidewalk Shade - slower” by Kevin MacLeod

Our Favorite I Saw Yous of 2018

In this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, Eugene Weekly staffers discuss some of their favorite reads from this year — from novels and nonfiction to short stories and children’s books. The royalty free music we used in this podcast was: - Stellas Changes by Stephan Siebert - In Between 26 by Stephan Siebert - Leo by Stephan Siebert

Winter Reading 2018

In this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, EW arts contributor Will Kennedy talks with musician Berg Radin of Eugene band Surfs Drugs on the band’s new album, Radin’s musical history with bands like And And And and more. And we get to hear a few tracks off of Surfs Drugs’ new album “Lets Go To A Party.” Kennedy also previews some upcoming concerts and we listen to some tracks from Ezza Rose and King Tuff. Here are the tracks played on this episode: - “No Means No” by Ezza Rose - “Rainbow Blue” by King Tuff - “Nova.” by Surfs Drugs - “Really Want It Back.” by Surfs Drugs

Surfs Drugs

On this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, host Meerah Powell talks with EW news reporter Henry Houston about the results of the mid-term elections. Powell and Houston touch on the governor’s race, statewide measures, Lane County races and more for a localized look at election night.

Mid-Term Elections 2018

Eugene Weekly writers, and horror lovers, Rick Levin and Meerah Powell discuss the scariest shows and movies to check out this season. From monster movies to psychological thrill rides, we’ve got it all.

2018 Horror to Watch

In this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, EW arts contributor Will Kennedy catches up with musician Betty Jaeger, now of Baroque Betty and formerly of other groups Betty and the Boy and Betty and the Babes. Jaeger plays a song for us live, in-studio. Kennedy also previews upcoming concerts to check out in the next few weeks and we listen to a never-before-heard track from local band Pancho + The Factory from their upcoming full-length album. Music in this episode is from Betty Jaeger, Pancho + The Factory and Charlie Moses.

Betty Jaeger

In this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, host Meerah Powell chats with EW intern Amber Cecil about her experience seeing the Magic Men Live, all-male revue, show at McDonald Theatre. Amber will be producing a story on the show in the near future.

Magic Men Live hits Eugene

EW arts contributor Will Kennedy chats with local musician Sam Wartenbee on his various musical projects throughout the years, most notably his rap project Sammy Warm Hands. Sammy Warm Hands is releasing a new album, called “Figures of Speech."

Sammy Warm Hands

This episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast revolves around EW’s issue of Bravo, a preview of upcoming live performing arts. Host Meerah Powell chats with EW senior staff writer Rick Levin about what he’s looking forward to in upcoming theater. She also touches base with EW staff writer Henry Houston who wrote the cover story for Bravo on American classical musician Leonard Bernstein and his connection to Eugene. Check out our issue of Bravo out Sept. 6, 2018, in print or online at eugeneweekly.com.

Bravo: Upcoming Performing Arts

In this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening, host Meerah Powell talks to EW writer Amber Cecil about her story on a virtual reality program training teachers on implicit bias in the classroom.

Tech-ing on Implicit Bias

In this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, arts contributor Will Kennedy sits down with local musician Paul Quillen to discuss his debut EP. Tune in to listen to some tracks from Quillen, hear about his recording and songwriting process and more.

Paul Quillen

In this episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening Podcast, EW arts contributor Will Kennedy chats with Kit Day of local post-rock band This Patch of Sky to preview this year’s Whiteaker Block Party happening in the Whiteaker neighborhood Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. Hear details about the block party and listen to tunes from This Patch of Sky and other artists playing the event.

Whiteaker Block Party and This Patch of Sky

On this week’s episode of Eugene Weekly’s What’s Happening podcast, host Meerah Powell chats with two EW writers, freelancer Will Kennedy and intern Taylor Griggs, about the stories they wrote for EW’s Oregon Country Fair issue.

Get Prepared for Fair

This episode of What’s Happening accompanies our quarterly issue of Chow, a collection of stories about the best eats in the area. EW freelancer Will Kennedy and EW calendar editor and staff writer Henry Houston talk about a few of the spots they visited

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