Documenting the rise of Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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Record Review: Jeffrey Martin, One Go Around
Jeffrey Martin isn’t so much a singer/songwriter as he is a wandering troubadour of the downhearted and desolate. A former high school English teacher, Martin’s lyrics have been compared to the work of short story masters Raymond Carver and Annie Proulx. Much like fellow Portland musician Willy Vlautin, Martin’s voice is pained, vulnerable, and intimately […]
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Record Review: Jeffrey Martin, One Go Around
On One Go Around, Jeffrey Martin is fluent in the language of the crestfallen and heartbroken.
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Against Me! Is Still Challenging Prejudices and Defying Expectations
AGAINST ME! Sun 9/10 Wonder Ballroom Casey Curry Since its inception in 1998 as a raucous Floridian two-piece, Against Me! has defied expectations of what a punk band should look and sound like. Their songs not only take on the usual punk rock villains—authoritarianism, capitalism, wage slavery, musical ability—they challenge members of the punk community […]
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Honky-Tonk Hero Steve Earle Embraces His Outlaw Roots
STEVE EARLE “I’ll sit in this here chair, and I’ll look at ya, but I ain’t gotta like it.” Chad Batka Steve Earle’s got some stories. You don’t pal around with Townes Van Zandt, sustain a 30-year career in music, survive a devastating heroin addiction, serve hard time, and collect six ex-wives without gaining a […]
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Steve Earle’s Got Some Stories
On His New Record, the Honky-Tonk Hero Embraces His Outlaw Roots
The honky-tonk hero embraces his outlaw roots.
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Adult Skate Parties Get It Jukin’
Minh Tran They arrive one by one, beginning at 11 pm on a Saturday night. They greet each other with smiles, hugs, and high-fives. The DJ steps into his booth, tests the gear, then starts his set with the latest Drake hit, or with an old-school joint by 2Pac or Geto Boys. After stretching their […]
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Aminé’s Debut LP (Mostly) Lives Up to Its Great Expectations
It’s hard to think of any debut, especially from a Portland artist, with bigger expectations than Aminé’s Good for You. After his breakout single “Caroline”—which has earned triple-platinum sales and a music video with more than 179 million YouTube views—skyrocketed the Portland rapper into superstar status in mere months, the burning question on many people’s […]
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Adult Skate Parties Get It Jukin’
Adult skate parties get it jukin’.
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Record Review
Aminé, Good for You
Aminé’s debut LP (mostly) lives up to great expectations.
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“Burn the Town Down”: The Albina Riots of 1967
Portland police chase a Black protester during the 1967 Irving Park riot. OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY NO. BB005805 Tensions had been building for weeks. Portland Police, emboldened by the newly established Intelligence Division, had become a regular presence in North/Northeast’s Albina neighborhood, monitoring civil rights activity and “agitators.” Police relations with Portland’s African American community had […]
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The Prince of Darkness Returns to Portland After Releasing 2016’s Skeleton Tree
NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS Wed 6/21 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Kerry Brown Throughout his four-decade career as a songwriter, poet, and novelist, Nick Cave has conjured up a long litany of fictitious serial killers, thieves, madmen, demons, ghosts, and ghouls. But none of these make-believe horrors could rival the very real and unimaginable […]