Music Stories Festivals are a drain—not just physically, but mentally too. As if wading through a sea of tweens in feathered headdresses for four days wasn’t exhausting enough, the performance schedule of More
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Music Stories Festivals are a drain—not just physically, but mentally too. As if wading through a sea of tweens in feathered headdresses for four days wasn’t exhausting enough, the performance schedule of More
Primer: Bolt Thrower
Music Stories Formed: In the loo of a pub in Conventry, England, in 1986. Sounds like: An armada of Space Marines overtaking a battle cruiser full of Chaos Warriors. For fans of: Carcass, Napalm Death, Godf More
Bombino: Sunday, May 26
A displaced Saharan guitar genius finds stability in stardom.
Music Stories Omara Moctar has spent his life on the run. In 1990, at age 10, the Saharan-born guitarist, who grew up in an encampment of nomadic Tuaregs in northern Niger, escaped to Algeria wit More
Bringing Out the Dead
A PSU student attempts to recreate a lost Grateful Dead show, based on the memories of those who were there. Good luck!
Music Stories They say anyone who remembers the ’60s wasn’t there. Tell it to Travis Neel. For the last six months, the 29-year-old Portland State University graduate student has been studying the Gratefu More
George Rozwick, Accordion Master
At age 94, Portland’s accordion king is still pushing buttons.
Music Stories The accordion has 233 buttons, 41 keys and 8,888 chords. George Rozwick won’t claim he knows all the chords off the top of his head. Pretty much everything else, though? He’s got it. Of cour More
Blood Bros
Wampire crawls out of the basement.
Music Stories Six years ago, the last band anyone would’ve pegged to make it big outside of Portland might have been Wampire. First of all, there’s that name. An inside joke goofing on the German pronunciat More
SoHiTek Records: Wednesday, May 8
Not every young person comes to Portland to retire. Some start record labels.
Music Stories The founder of SoHiTek Records, 30-year-old Erik Carlson, lives the quintessential Portland dream. Aside from owning and operating his own homegrown record label, he also curates the SoHiTek visua More
Primer: Big Boi
Music Stories Born: In Savannah, Ga., in 1975. Sounds like: Listening to the coolest dude at the party shoot the shit as the DJ spins ’70s soul, ’80s boogie funk and the occasional modern electro-pop recor More
Family Function
Meet the Salas-Humaras.
Music Stories Walter Salas-Humara and Charlie Salas-Humara have nothing in common. Well, except for the last name, of course. And Charlie’s dad, who happens to be Walter’s brother. In musical terms, More
Soriah: Sunday, May 5
Inside the golden throat of Portland.
Music Stories [TUVAN THROAT SINGING] One of the world’s best Tuvan throat singers lives in Portland. His name is Enrique Ugalde—though before explaining who he is, maybe it’s best to explain exactly what More
Top Articles from Music Stories
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The WW music staff picks their best albums of 2011. Rhythm And Booze
Drinking with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar. The Rise and Fall and Rise of Starfucker
State Of The Artistery
An important Portland all-ages venue says goodbye (and good luck). One Small Dubstep
What is the dance music subgenre dubstep, exactly? Depends on who’s dancing. Samurai Jazz
Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin gives experimental jazz its groove back. Just A Hobby
Fernando Viciconte tried to quit music. His friends wouldn’t let him. The Sound And The Fury
Kelli Schaefer takes a leap of faith. Ween: An Abbreviated History
Tracing the ascent of music’s most gleefully unclassifiable psychopaths.
Why doesn’t Portland’s best band get along? You’re The Best—Around!
The WW music staff picks their best albums of 2011. Rhythm And Booze
Drinking with Destroyer’s Dan Bejar. The Rise and Fall and Rise of Starfucker
State Of The Artistery
An important Portland all-ages venue says goodbye (and good luck). One Small Dubstep
What is the dance music subgenre dubstep, exactly? Depends on who’s dancing. Samurai Jazz
Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin gives experimental jazz its groove back. Just A Hobby
Fernando Viciconte tried to quit music. His friends wouldn’t let him. The Sound And The Fury
Kelli Schaefer takes a leap of faith. Ween: An Abbreviated History
Tracing the ascent of music’s most gleefully unclassifiable psychopaths.
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