Minh Tran Minh Tran Minh Tran Does it matter how many pictures were taken of a human selecting and playing records in a room full of other humans? Will the images bear any credence in the minds of organisms who weren’t there? If beside you there is someone checking the late night TriMet schedule, and […]
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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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More Food Porn from Harvest at the Bindery
This week, I reviewed the newish, agrarian-themed Harvest at the Bindery, which should move to the very top of your list of plant-based restaurants to try, especially for brunch. And no, that’s not me speaking as a vegan. Because I’m not a vegan, which also doesn’t mean I need to eat animal products at every […]
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Shy Girls at Wonder Ballroom, Fri May 29
Minh Tran Fresh off a successful national tour, Portland’s prince (and king, for that matter) of R&B, Shy Girls, returned to a hero’s welcome from his hometown crowd this past Friday night at Wonder Ballroom. As I entered the nearly sold-out venue and navigated through said crowd, I noted that it was also an exceptionally […]
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Tame Impala at Roseland, Wed May 27, 2015
Minh Tran Minh Tran All photos by Minh Tran. The traveling Tame Impala show came to Portland this past Wednesday. Sounding not unlike a band that could have emerged from Portland’s own music scene, Kevin Parker’s songs tighten certain elements of the psych-rock formula to pop preciseness, while stretching out and expanding the others in […]
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Caribou at Roseland, March 3, 2015
Minh Tran Minh Tran Dressed in all white except for their shoes, the Caribou clan gingerly walked onto stage and proceeded directly into their respective nooks amongst the musical machinery, at which point their Tuesday night performance at the Roseland began. Lots more photos after the jump! Minh Tran Minh Tran Minh Tran The proceedings […]
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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 […]
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Big Haunt at Mississippi Studios, Sun Jan 18, 2015
All photos by Nicole Knutson. With haunting harmonies and strong melodies, Big Haunt is eerily beautiful just like their name describes. The band includes Lars Ballard’s delicate guitar parts, Lily Breshears’ elegant piano, and Jeff Evans’ careful percussion with all three singing, and on Sunday night at Mississippi Studios, they brought all the pieces together. […]
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Patti Smith at the Crystal Ballroom, Tues Jan 20, 2015
Autumn Andel Autumn Andel Last night Patti Smith righteously rocked a capacity crowd at the Crystal Ballroom, and Autumn Andel was there to take these great shots. Of the show, Autumn reports: A few hours after Obama’s State of the Union speech, in which he gave himself a pat on the back for the current […]
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And And And at the Doug Fir, Thursday January 15, 2015
All photos by Nicole Knutson. Last week, And And And played the release show for their new album, The Failure, at the Doug Fir. And photographer Nicole Knutson was there to document the show with her photograph-taking machine! (They really should come up with a name for those things.) Take a look at these photos […]