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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Looking Good at Treefort Music Fest
Look who’s looking good at the Treefort Music Fest.
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Photos from the Bernie Sanders Rally in Portland
All photos by James Rexroad.Click on an image to see a larger version. Eleven thousand Portlanders, Bernie Sanders, and one small bird dropped by the Moda Center today. This is what it looked like. Lots more photos after the jump!
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Chairlift and Lydia Ainsworth—Mississippi Studios, Wed March 23
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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Smashing Pumpkins and Liz Phair—”In Plainsong” Tour Opener, Tues March 22, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
All photos by Autumn Andel.Click on each photo to see a bigger version. “I would like to thank Billy for inviting me along on this tour,” said Liz Phair during a break in her opening solo set. “It gives us a real chance to explore different sides of these songs we have played so often.” […]
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Bruce Springsteen and the Secret Handshake—Moda Center, March 22, 2016
All photos by Christopher Keith Garcia.Click on each photo to see a larger version. “You better write something good, because that was amazing.” This is what the person sitting next to me says at the end of Bruce Springsteen’s show last night. He’s a member of the Fraternal Order of Bruce and spends three and […]
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Migos Photos and Live Review, Wonder Ballroom, Tues Feb 23
Minh Tran Minh Tran Not much to report at the recent Migos concert at Wonder Ballroom: The sound was great, the lighting was pedestrian, and Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff performed with immense swagger and confidence. As only an intermediate fan of the Gwinnett County trio, it was edifying to see them perform live to get […]
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Ty Segall and the Muggers at Aladdin Theater, Sat Jan 23
Photos by Christopher Keith Garcia. Beneath Saturday’s glowing full moon, Ty Segall took Portland on a fucked-up tour of the human subconscious in the same manner that fictitious chocolatier Willy Wonka led his Chocolate River boat ride. Dressed in a studded denim suit à la Justin Timberlake at the 2001 American Music Awards, Segall sifted […]
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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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Sturgill Simpson at the Crystal Ballroom, Sat Nov 14
All photos by Ryan J. Prado On Saturday night, droves arrived at the Crystal Ballroom for the triumphant Portland return of Sturgill Simpson, seemingly on a never-ending tour promoting his critically acclaimed second album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. As updates from Friday’s terror attacks in Paris streamed into the world’s collective consciousness, there was […]
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The Society Hotel Opens Today in Old Town, Offering Spartan Lodgings and a Rooftop Deck
Minh Tran Minh Tran Last week I received an email from the Society Hotel inviting me as a Portland “influencer” to spend a free night at their establishment prior to its opening, which is today (November 5). After I forwarded the email to all my friends and family as validation of my party-first lifestyle, I […]
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L7 at Crystal Ballroom, Mon Nov 2
All photos by Jason Quigley. L7 thundered through Portland earlier this week, playing a show at the Crystal Ballroom in which the grunge/proto-riot grrrl band tore through their ’90s classics. Photographer Jason Quigley was there to take these excellent, action-packed pics. Check ’em out! Lots more after the jump.