Isis w/ Soilent Green, Witch Mountain and YOB Tues June 19, 8 pm Pine Street Theater If we use the ocean floor to symbolize the human psyche, then Isis are viperfish–the menacing, self-illuminating creatures who live in the deep water where the sunlight cannot reach. Isis scavenge the darkest and coldest emotions found in the […]
Josh Hooten
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On and On Until the Break of Dawn
The True Spirit of Hiphop Lives on the Streets of Portland
“In its third decade of existence, hiphop’s influence is pervasive. While there are signs of weakness–its overwhelming dependence on major corporations for funding, its occasionally gleeful celebration of anti-social tendencies–it shows no signs of heading for the respirator anytime soon.” –Nelson George, hiphop america Galleries won’t show your paintings? Turn your neighborhood into a gallery […]
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Life with the Weakerthans
It’s Not About Them, It’s About YOU
A lot of music is about practitioners shining a light on themselves, a plugged-in plea to be showered with attention. Me, me, me. Take, take, take. The stages of rock clubs often serve as podiums for prima donnas looking to validate their self-importance as viable art. Which is too bad; rock music’s accessibility can do […]
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Courtney and Katrina
Zero Zero Makes You Prance
Bad dancers who think they’re good dancers must all face the music when reality cuts in. I’ve always fancied myself a good dancer. Then Zero Zero’s AM Gold arrived in my mailbox. Seconds into track one, “True Zero,” I was dancing around my living room looking idiotic with furrowed brow, glance trained on the horizon, […]
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Botch Will See You Now
And You Won’t Know How to Dance
Botch w/ Neurosis Fri April 20 Pine Street Theater Outside of amusical context, the word “botch” stirs up thoughts of medical procedures gone wrong. The desperate smell of medicine and the horror of a routine operation run afoul due to human error. A sponge left in a chest cavity. A clamp forgotten in a patient’s […]