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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Madonna’s Sex-Charged Spectacle at the Moda Center, Sat Oct 17
All photos by Autumn Andel. Madonna‘s show Saturday night at the Moda Center was stunning in a lot of ways. As you can see from the incredible photos Autumn Andel took for us—which she shot, mind you, from the far end of the arena and only during the show’s first three songs, per the photographer […]
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Ariel Pink and Black Lips at Roseland, Fri Oct 9
Ariel Pink Black Lips All photos by Autumn Andel. On Friday night, LA pop auteur Ariel Pink and Georgia flower-punk band Black Lips shared the stage for a show at the Roseland. Photographer Autumn Andel was there to take these terrific photos. Check ’em out! Ariel Pink: Black Lips:
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Mew at the Wonder Ballroom, Mon Sept 28
All photos by Autumn Andel. In an industry that seems to pump out a new band every millisecond, some people may have forgotten about Mew. The last time Mew stopped in Portland was on December 19, 2009—an unusually frigid winter night for the Rose City, with icy roads threatening to spoil the attendance. Almost six […]
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Kraftwerk at Keller Auditorium, Sat Sept 19
Photos by Robert Ham. If we’re being perfectly honest, Kraftwerk didn’t even need to show up at the Keller Auditorium on Saturday night. The technopop pioneers from Dusseldorf could have given the entire two-and-a-half-hour performance over to their robotic proxies, instead of just doing so for one song (“The Robots,” natch) and there’s a good […]
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Destroyer at the Wonder Ballroom, Fri Sept 18
All photos by Autumn Andel. For someone who has only seen Destroyer live from a distance (behind several rows of crowd on a small outdoor stage at the Pickathon music festival, only a man—Dan Bejar—and his guitar), I had little expectation of Destroyer’s tour kickoff show at the Wonder Ballroom making for a wild Friday […]
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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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D’Angelo and the Vanguard at Crystal Ballroom, Sun Aug 9
All photos by Minh Tran. Whatever rock D’Angelo has been hiding underneath for the last 15 years has thankfully not caused any lasting damage, as his performance Sunday night at the Crystal Ballroom proved. I’d been fortunate enough to catch D at the Fox Theatre in Detroit during the 2000 Voodoo tour, and it had […]
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Nap Eyes and Monomyth at Bunk Bar, Mon July 6
Monomyth Nap Eyes All photos by Autumn Andel. Ah, Monday—probably everyone’s least favorite day of the week. For a good chunk of population, it means having to abandon the leisure and indulgence of the weekend behind, to face the reality that keeps the world in motion. But the Monday following an Independence Day weekend is […]
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Iceage at Mississippi Studios, Tues June 30
All photos by Autumn Andel. Last night Iceage hit Mississippi Studios, playing tunes from their new album Plowing into the Field of Love (which is not to be mistaken for this album). With singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt at the front of the stage and the rest of the quartet backing him up, the Danish band […]
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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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Purity Ring at Crystal Ballroom, Wed June 17
Minh Tran Minh Tran Minh Tran Are there any live music venues left in Portland with a retractable stage curtain? The impact of an elaborate stage setup risks being dulled when the audience gets to scrutinize its details before the performance has even begun. Thankfully, once Purity Ring‘s light/visual show did kick in at their […]