Charles Bradley at Treefort 2016 Katie Summer Treefort Music Fest is an amazingly diverse, fluid, comfortable, and professional five-day party. For the festival’s fifth year, Boise, Idaho played host to hundreds of artists, a noticeable percentage of which were women. Serious thank you and props to the bookers and organizers for being a cut above […]
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The Band Formerly Known as Viet Cong at Doug Fir, Tues Oct 20
Katie Summer Formerly Viet Cong The Canadian band formerly known as Viet Cong played the Doug Fir on Tuesday night amid online criticism and picketing protesters. Over the last three months (when Viet Cong was here last to play Pickathon) the band has been under heavier and heavier media fire for their inability to defend […]
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Pickathon Diaries: Pickathon Pic-athon 2015!
Katie Summer Viet Cong Katie Summer Sinkane This marked my fourth year in a row celebrating my birthday at the best place on earth, Pendarvis Farm, and my most playful Pickathon yet. Through a few years of experience I have learned to camp more, stress less, and stay open to being blown away by something […]
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Project Pabst 2015 Photo Gallery
Katie Summer Weezer headlines Project Pabst 2015 Katie Summer Blondie The second installment of Project Pabst has come and gone, and my heat stroke recovery lingers on. Here are some general thoughts from last weekend, which saw crowds brave 99-degree temperatures to see bands like Blondie, Weezer, and TV on the Radio: • WHY IS […]
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Genders, Helvetia, and Tiburones at Mississippi Studios, Friday, June 26
Katie Summer Genders at Mississippi Studios Friday night’s lineup at Mississippi Studios was one for the books. Local sweethearts Genders hosted a send-off show for their bassist, inviting fellow Portland bands Helvetia and Tiburones to share the bill. I am always a little surprised that Helvetia doesn’t get a larger crowd when they play. Don’t […]
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Shakey Graves and the Barr Brothers at the Crystal Ballroom, Wed May 27, 2015
Katie Summer The Barr Brothers at the Crystal Ballroom I first saw Montreal’s the Barr Brothers in a totally unexpected moment of pure magic—underneath the stars at my first Pickathon. I was in love. As anyone who has attended Portland’s Best Summer Fest knows, it’s hard to re-create the special something of those three days. […]
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Sleater-Kinney at the Crystal Ballroom, Tues May 5, 2015
Katie Summer Sleater-Kinney sell out the Crystal Ballroom Katie Summer Sleater-Kinney Tuesday night’s sold-out Sleater-Kinney show at the Crystal Ballroom had an interesting energy. The build-up for the reunion of a much-loved band, after a little fame and time, created a palpable feeling of expectation in the crowd. Expectant of magic, maybe, but for most […]
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José González at the Roseland, Fri April 24, 2015
Katie Summer José González at the Roseland Katie Summer José González at the Roseland Putting on a José González record always feels like therapy: plunging, honest, soothing, and beautiful in an aching kind of way—yet always upholding a forward moving motion. You’re going to be okay. And seeing him play live is all the more […]
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Treefort 2015 Photo Gallery
Katie Summer Portland’s Bearcubbin’! at Treefort 2015 Katie Summer Boyfrndz from Austin TX Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho, now in its fourth year, is current runner-up for my favorite music fest of the year. (Pickathon forever!) With this year’s Treefort hosting 400-plus bands in five days, I am so glad I had photos to […]
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La Luz, Prom Queen, and Is/Is at the Doug Fir, Fri Jan 23, 2015
Katie Summer La Luz at the Doug Fir Portland locals Is/Is opened a sold-out show at the Doug Fir on Friday night with Seattle’s Prom Queen and La Luz. We’ve been lucky to have La Luz visit Portland so often over the past couple years, and their following has visibly grown. They last played in […]