All photos by Autumn Andel.Click on each photo for a larger version. Even if you were not familiar with the Mississippi neighborhood, you could identify Mississippi Studios—where Wednesday night’s sold-out Chairlift show took place—from blocks away by the rare sight of a prodigious tour bus parked outside its doors. Chairlift, the electropop project initiated by […]
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The Garden and Minden at Mississippi Studios, Fri Dec 11
The Garden Minden All photos by Autumn Andel. If one had to use only one genre to describe the Garden, it would be punk. But according to singer/bassist Wyatt Shears, they create “Vada Vada”: “an idea that represents pure creative expression, that disregards all previously made genres and ideals.” The Orange County duo tries hard […]
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Ariel Pink and Black Lips at Roseland, Fri Oct 9
Ariel Pink Black Lips All photos by Autumn Andel. On Friday night, LA pop auteur Ariel Pink and Georgia flower-punk band Black Lips shared the stage for a show at the Roseland. Photographer Autumn Andel was there to take these terrific photos. Check ’em out! Ariel Pink: Black Lips:
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Mew at the Wonder Ballroom, Mon Sept 28
All photos by Autumn Andel. In an industry that seems to pump out a new band every millisecond, some people may have forgotten about Mew. The last time Mew stopped in Portland was on December 19, 2009—an unusually frigid winter night for the Rose City, with icy roads threatening to spoil the attendance. Almost six […]
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Destroyer at the Wonder Ballroom, Fri Sept 18
All photos by Autumn Andel. For someone who has only seen Destroyer live from a distance (behind several rows of crowd on a small outdoor stage at the Pickathon music festival, only a man—Dan Bejar—and his guitar), I had little expectation of Destroyer’s tour kickoff show at the Wonder Ballroom making for a wild Friday […]
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Nap Eyes and Monomyth at Bunk Bar, Mon July 6
Monomyth Nap Eyes All photos by Autumn Andel. Ah, Monday—probably everyone’s least favorite day of the week. For a good chunk of population, it means having to abandon the leisure and indulgence of the weekend behind, to face the reality that keeps the world in motion. But the Monday following an Independence Day weekend is […]
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TV on the Radio and Natasha Kmeto at the Crystal Ballroom, Thursday, Dec 11, 2014
All photos by Autumn Andel. TV on the Radio TV on the Radio Natasha Kmeto [EDITOR’S NOTE: TV on the Radio and special guest Natasha Kmeto played last night for a Portland crowd that braved Windpocalypse Y2K14 and sold out the Crystal Ballroom. Photographer Autumn Andel was there and got these terrific shots of both […]