Friday, May 25

Upper Extremities #40: Memorial Week at the Know

Music Today marks the beginning of the Know’s stacked Memorial Week series, which will find Portland’s... More

May 24, 2012 10:30 am by CHRIS STAMM | Comments 0

Cut of the Day: Vinnie Dewayne, "Can't Lie," Castaway Mixtape

Music If there's one thing I get all blustery about on a regular basis when it comes to the Portland music... More

May 23, 2012 03:35 pm by CASEY JARMAN | Comments 0

Kickstarted: The Chicharones Bring It Back To Warped Tour

Music The project: The Chicharones Bring It Back To Warped TourWho's behind the project? Longtime WW... More

May 23, 2012 02:11 pm by ROBERT HAM | Comments 0

Upper Extremities #39: Justin Pearson Primer

Music I interviewed San Diego-based musician-writer-entrepreneur-provocateur Justin Pearson last year, whe... More

May 18, 2012 04:47 pm by CHRIS STAMM | Comments 0

TOUR DIARY

Loch Lomond Tour Diary: Killer Prosts (or) That's a Bingo! (Wetzlar, Germany)

Music Yes, Loch Lomond has been home for a bit. Yeah, they played Portland this weekend. No, that does not... More

Mar 26, 2012 04:18 pm by Loch Lomond | Comments 0

Loch Lomond Tour Diary: Hot Sauce and Laundry in Germany

Music words by Dave DepperDuisbergAh, Germany. My favorite country in Europe. A bustling, thoroughly moder... More

Mar 16, 2012 11:28 am by Loch Lomond | Comments 0

Megan Holmes on Tour: Chicago

Music Megan Holmes is a Portland photographer currently on tour with Talk Normal and Zola Jesus. She's sen... More

Mar 12, 2012 03:03 pm by Local Cut | Comments 0

Loch Lomond Tour Diary: Carnival of Candy and Beer (Nijmegen, Netherlands)

Music In the malleable and ever-shifting enigma that is Loch Lomond, class of ’12 is poised to take over... More

Mar 6, 2012 02:10 pm by Loch Lomond | Comments 0

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Album Review: Tragedy

Darker Days Ahead (Self-Released)

Album Reviews [CRUST PUNK] Tragedy is justly revered the world over for its dense and crepuscular take on crust punk, but an album-length masterpiece has eluded this staunchly DIY Portland quartet since its 2 More

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 CHRIS STAMM

Album Review: Arjay

Love Strong (Self-Released)

Album Reviews [HOMETOWN R&B] Arjay lives, like many urban singers of his generation, at the intersection of hip-hop and R&B. If you know his name, it’s probably from the former: The Portland staple ha More

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 CASEY JARMAN

The Good, the Bad and the Odd

We review new local albums to see who’s keeping Portland the weirdest.

Album Reviews Plankton Wat, Spirits (Thrill Jockey) Weirdness scale: 5/10 What kind of weird: Watching the slow-motion moments in a David Lynch film on repeat weird. It would appear that the men of Eternal Tap More

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 WW Staff

Album Review: Order Of The Gash

Configuraton (Self-Released)

Album Reviews [DEATH METAL] Hearing Configuration makes me realize how many times I’ve seen Order of the Gash in DIY settings with inadequate sound systems. These three good folks operate without ego, alway More

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 NATHAN CARSON

Album Review: Palo Verde

Zero Hour (Phratry)

Album Reviews [FREE HARDCORE] The striking white stallion that adorns the cover of Zero Hour probably wasn’t meant as a sight gag, but it works as one: Palo Verde, you see, is no one-trick pony. Drummer Lauren More

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 CASEY JARMAN

Album Review: Pellet Gun

Great Divide (Jealous Butcher)

Album Reviews [MINIMAL ROCK] A lot has changed since 2002. New president. Oklahoma City has a pro basketball team. Osama bin Laden? Totes dead. Another thing that’s changed in the 10 years since Pellet Gun More

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 MATTHEW SINGER

Album Review: Iame

Lame$tream (Self-Released)

Album Reviews [HEAVY HIP-HOP] Sandpeople’s Iame has gone through some fascinating changes in the past two years. Physically, he’s almost unrecognizable, having lost considerable weight after cutting alcoh More

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 CASEY JARMAN

Album Review: Horse Feathers

Cynic’s New Year (Kill Rock Stars)

Album Reviews [SUBDUED CRAFTSMANSHIP] Horse Feathers is a band of subtleties. Creating a rich sonic space using soft arrangements and minimalist instrumentation is quite a feat. Yet, the Portland band’s fou More

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 EMILEE BOOHER

Album Review: Serge Severe and Terminill

Service Without A Smile (Self-Released)

Album Reviews [HIP-HOP] We’re used to Serge Severe being the Sharon Jones of boom-bap (boom-Baptone?). On his last two records, the Portland MC has branded himself as a throwback, flowing over jazz and funk More

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 CASEY JARMAN

Album Review: Radiation City

Cool Nightmare (Tender Loving Empire)

Album Reviews [FUTURE POP] I don’t think the members of Radiation City are perfectionists, but together they make some perfect pop music. The Portland quintet’s live shows sound like elaborately produced st More

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 CASEY JARMAN