Mic Check
Recommended
This event is in the past
Thu., Sept. 29, 10 p.m. 2016
McMenamins White Eagle Saloon
Eliot (Portland)
$5 - $7
Readers, let’s all take a moment to thank our respective deities and fate-makers for gracing Portland with Alana Chenevert’s presence. As the Last Artful, Dodgr she delivers clever verses in a jazz-soaked flow that holds the tension of someone split between places—specifically, Portland and her former hometown of Los Angeles. This city-hopping West Coast connection is audible in her music; she’s got the cadence of someone deeply familiar with LA rap, and a melodic dark streak that seems to stem from Portland’s sensitive sincerity. Last Artful is casual in her talent, with impressive bars that demand attention simply by existing. That’s a feat in any city, but especially in one with a criminally under-acknowledged rap scene. EMMA BURKE