For the final night of the Works, a pair of Portland rock bands played, one well known, the other nearly lost to memory. Quasi opened the evening with a thundering set of old songs and new, proving once and for all that they are an infinitely better band once Sam Coomes gets off the synthesized […]
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Across the North Atlantic
Ólöf Arnalds’ Crystalline Folk
Ólöf Arnalds filters American-style folk music through an
Icelandic lens.
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What Are You Doing Tonight? You Are NOT Staying Home, Damn It.
De La Soul is just the tip of the iceberg in tonight’s live music options. My, oh my, there is a lot of good music to see tonight. Not only is De La Soul doing up the Roseland (8 NW 6th), but you’ve got the Casualties playing at Satyricon (125 NW 6th), Explode into Colors […]
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Scotland Barr, Maker of Music and Hot Sauce, Dies
We just received the sad news that Scott Moritz, known in Portland music circles as Scotland Barr, has passed away after a battle with cancer. His band, Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags, made rootsy Americana rock that encompassed a wide stylistic range, highlighted by Barr’s empathetic and unpretentiously soulful vocals. Portlanders also will know […]
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An Inevitable Thriller
What Comes After Z?
1969’s antiquated Z is still worth watching.
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Bread, Circuses, and Os Mutantes
The Legendary Brazilian Group Rises from the Ashes
Legendary Brazilian psychedelic group Os Mutantes return with a new
album.
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The Kris Jensen Memorial Site Has Some Amazing Things for Auction
Last night’s Kris Jensen Memorial fundraiser was, despite the somber occasion, a lot of fun. There was an incredibly sturdy piñata (did anyone ever break that thing?) filled with handmade crafty goodies, and a ton of good music on the Holocene stage, highlighted by the jazzy spirals of AU turning dance-happy YACHT, Copy, and May […]
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Bonobo Chimps Like to Have Sex
The Bonobo chimp is a lot like a human, which this partially NSFW video demonstrates: Bonobos sometimes walk upright, and they even sometimes have sex facing each other. The BBC lady in this doc also seems to think that they’re also capable of being inspired by the beauty of a majestic waterfall, which supposedly makes […]
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An Unlikely Collaboration
Two Musicians and a Filmmaker Create Under Glass
Pullout: TBA 2009
Musicians Ethan Rose and Laura Gibson, and filmmaker Ryan Jeffery
collaborate on Younger.
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Posters and Artists
Died Young, Stayed Pretty: So. Many. Concert. Posters.
Died Young, Stayed Pretty: So. Many. Concert. Posters.
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Under the Wrapper
Pissed Jeans’ Hard Shell and Candy Center
Pissed Jeans sound hardcore, but have a gooey center.
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Bungle in the Jungle
Soul Power Feels Like an Empty Celebration
Without context, Soul Power feels like an empty celebration.