Music Stories Dana Janssen doesn’t stay in one place for too long. During the course of our conversation at Fresh Pot on North Mississippi Avenue... More
This Must Be the Place
Akron/Family’s Dana Buoy has spent his life on the move. He’s ready to settle down—in Portland.
Music Stories Dana Janssen doesn’t stay in one place for too long. During the course of our conversation at Fresh Pot on North Mississippi Avenue... More
Siren’s Echo: Wednesday, Nov. 14
Portland’s only female hip-hop duo returns—but don’t call it a comeback.
Music Stories [TIMELESS HIP-HOP] To hear Toni Hill and Sabrina “Syndel” Britt, of singer-rapper duo Siren’s Echo, discuss their artistic relationship, you’d think they were twins separated at birth. O More
Pony Village: Sunday, Nov. 18
Indie rock inspired by late nights, early mornings and the cold, gray Northwest (and a little Phil Spector, too).
Music Stories [BLEARY-EYED ROCK] It’s 5 am on election night, and Ryan Barber is just getting home from his job as sound guy at Kelly’s Olympian. The presidential race was called hours ago, and the Pony V More
Primer: Susanna Hoffs
Music Stories Born: In 1959 in Los Angeles. Sounds like: Fluttery, jangly pop that sounds great coming out of a transistor radio. For fans of: Big Star, Fleetwood Mac, Paul Williams, Jon Brion, Aimee Mann. Latest release: Someday, Hoffs’ third solo album, showcases her ageless voice and heartfelt lyrical explorations of love, heartbreak and growing old gracefully.
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The Thrill of it All
Thrill Jockey Records founder Bettina Richards talks 20 years of music without borders.
Music Stories Twenty years ago, Bettina Richards lived in a cramped fourth-floor walk-up in a particularly heroin-infested section of pre-Giuliani Manhattan. Out of that apartment, Richards, a self-professed More
Primer: Psychic TV
Music Stories Formed: In London in 1981. Sounds like: The quick rush of a DMT hit expanded to sometimes-epic lengths. For fans of: Throbbing Gristle, Coil, 808 State, Brion Gysin, William S. Burroughs, Timo More
Japandroids: Tuesday, Nov. 13
Cool rockin’ daddies born in the B.C., eh.
Music Stories [BUDDY ROCK] Japandroids had the breakup talk. After three rough years booking their own little shows in Vancouver, B.C., the exuberant power duo was planning to call it quits, self-releasing its More
La Mariachi
Edna Vazquez declares her independence.
Music Stories Edna Vazquez’s life in music began with a crush. When she was 13 years old, a boy in her tiny hometown of Tonila, in central Mexico, attempted to win her affections by giving her a guitar. Growi More
Primer: Cat Power
Music Stories Born: In Atlanta in 1972. Sounds like: The “sad girl” of teen films (see: Empire Records) if she expressed her angst less through black lipstick than by writing heartrendingly vulnerable mu More
Rap Class: Wednesday, Oct. 31
Portland beatmaker John Kammerle wants to take the songs stuck in his head and cram them into yours.
Music Stories [SAMPLE-BASED] To quote an overused hip-hop proverb, sampling is an art. For local beatmaker and DJ John Kammerle, aka Rap Class, it’s also a turn-on. “I don’t want that to sound w More
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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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